GPS

Google Maps Sued After Father Drives Off Collapsed Bridge

Google sued by family after father was allegedly directed by Google Maps off collapsed US bridge and to his death

1 year ago

TikTok Denies Report It Can ‘Track’ US Citizens

Chinese owned TikTok has denied a media report that it had 'targetted' US citizens, and says it does not collect…

2 years ago

GCHQ Boss Jeremy Fleming Warns Of China Tech Threat

No real threat from TikTok says GCHQ boss, but there is real concern over China's digital currencies and its Beidou…

2 years ago

TomTom Confirms Hundreds Of Job Losses

Satnav giant TomTom says it will “reset” the organisation, which unfortunately includes hundreds of job losses at its Mapping unit

3 years ago

Reporters Use Leaked Location Data To Track President Trump

New York Times follows Donald Trump's movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone…

5 years ago

Apple iPhone 5 Users Warned To Update iOS Now, Or Lose Functionality

Users of older Apple devices warned to immediately update the iOS due to 'GPS time rollover issue'

5 years ago

Russia Refutes Israel Claim Of GPS Jamming

Finger pointing. Russia denies it is responsible for disrupting GPS signals at major Israeli airport

5 years ago

Russia Regularly Uses GPS Spoofing – Report

When Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to town, a bubble of spoofed GPS signals surrounds him

6 years ago

Support Grows For A GPS Backup System Amidst Hacking Danger

South Korea and the US have signalled their support for a land-based radio navigation system as incidents of GPS disruption…

7 years ago

Police Warn On Privacy Dangers Of Snapchat ‘Snap Maps’ Feature

Users - and particularly young people - may not realise Snap Maps is broadcasting their precise location whenever the app…

7 years ago

Europe’s Galileo Sat Nav System Goes Live

Seventeen years in the planning, delayed and over budget, but 2016 witnesses the arrival of Europe's answer to the GPS…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: GPS

A product resulting from the Cold War, the GPS system has transformed people's lives and indeed journeys

8 years ago

Decommissioned GPS Satellite Knocked Out UK Digital Radio Broadcasts

A GPS satellite taken out of service last week by the US Air Force caused a software glitch that affected…

9 years ago

How To Futureproof Your Business For Digital Transformation

Michael Allen, Solutions VP at Dynatrace, explains how to successfully embrace digital transformation in three simple steps

9 years ago

US Air Force Discovers Two-Year-Old GPS Glitch

The problem, which seems to involve the GPS satellites' ground-based indexing software, dates back to 2013

10 years ago

Nokia’s ‘Here’ Maps Arrive On Samsung Devices

The ‘old’ Nokia brings offline maps to Samsung’s phones, tablets and smartwatches

10 years ago

Galileo Satellites Launched Into Wrong Orbit

The two Galileo navigation satellites launched on Friday have entered a 'noncompliant orbit', space officials said

10 years ago

Lookout App Promises ‘Selfie’ Of Mobile Thieves

Thieves beware, as a new app targets the sticky fingered when they purloin people's precious mobile phones

11 years ago

GPS: TechWeek Quiz Of The Week

Where would we be without GPS? Our quiz looks at the history of a technology we all rely on

11 years ago

Intel Confirms Acquisition Of ST-Ericsson’s GPS Business

Intel is to acquire the GPS chip business of ST-Ericsson, as the chip joint venture closes down

12 years ago

Google Said To Consider Waze Acquisition

First it was Apple, then Facebook, and now Google is reportedly interested in the Israeli start-up

12 years ago

Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports

Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple

12 years ago

Smartphone Navigation Apps Slash Device Sales

Sales of dedicated navigation devices are being badly squeezed by the growing use of mobile navigation apps

12 years ago

Apple Developing ‘Street View Alternative’

A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device

12 years ago

Chinese GPS Alternative Opens To Consumers

BeiDou satellite navigation system will finally appear on smartphones

12 years ago

Researchers Identify Mobile Users Through Anonymous Location Data

Anonymised location data? There’s no such thing

12 years ago

Apple Acquires Indoor Map Startup WifiSLAM

Apple Maps' indoor mapping to be improved by $20m acqusition of WifiSLAM

12 years ago

GPS Jamming: eLoran Offers Solution To A Dangerous Problem

Professor David Last from General Lighthouse Authorities tells TechWeekEurope why we need eLoran – the land-based alternative to GPS

12 years ago

MWC 2013 Video: TomTom “Adds Value To Smartphones”

Pieter Gillegot-Vergauwen from TomTom talks about the future of navigation

12 years ago

US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill

Senator Al Franken wants to put a stop to “stalker apps”

12 years ago