GPS

Google Adds Indoor Maps For Christmas Shopping

To aid the Black Friday and Christmas shopping spree, Google has released indoor maps of selected worldwide locations

12 years ago

Oracle To Use Nokia Maps, As Apple Maps Backlash Spreads

Oracle like Nokia Maps, and so do quite a few TechWeekEurope readers

12 years ago

If Not Apple Maps – Then What Do You Use?

Tell us how you get around: Apple Maps, Google, Nafteq, TomTom... or paper?

12 years ago

Skyhook Sues Google Maps Over Navigation Patents

Google Maps is using Wi-Fi positioning technology without a licence, says Skyhook

12 years ago

iOS 6 Maps Show London In 3D: Gallery

See the Shard, St Paul’s and Tower Bridge as they appear on Apple Maps

12 years ago

Artist Creates GPS Shoes That Point The Way Home: Gallery

Wizard of Oz inspired Dominic Wilcox to construct bespoke GPS-enabled footwear

12 years ago

BAE Develops GPS Alternative

BAE Systems' Navsop 'learns' the user's location from hundreds of existing signals, allowing it to continue operating in case of…

12 years ago

TomTom Sat-Navs Lose Their Way

A “leap year bug” blamed on the third-party software caused GPS navigation devices to lose the connection

13 years ago

Space App Developer Competition Launches

The ESNC calls out to entrepreneurs and developers to cash in on space-related ideas

13 years ago

Smartphone Social Media Users Are Prone To Identity Theft

Smartphone owners and social media users are more likely to become victims of identity theft, claims Javelin Strategy

13 years ago

Illegal GPS Jammers Are Widespread, Study Finds

Research by the Government-backed Sentinel consortium shows dangerous GPS jammer use in the UK is on the rise

13 years ago

Sony Xperia Phones To Use Russian GLONASS Sat Nav System

Sony says using both GPS and GLONASS will make navigation and positioning more accurate

13 years ago

US’ LightSquared Pushes For Quick 4G Decision

LightSquared has asked regulators to give it the go-ahead for a 4G rollout in the US, despite GPS interference issues

13 years ago

ICO Warns Of Location Privacy Issues

The ICO used a speech this week to warn that attention must be paid to individual's location privacy

13 years ago

Sensewhere’s ‘Crowdsourced’ Indoor Nav App

Sensewhere has launched a self-correcting global positioning system (GPS) – that works indoors

13 years ago

Mobile Google Maps Move Into Malls And Airports

Google Maps for Android has added indoor locations such shopping arcades and airports, with GPS

13 years ago

CSR Promises Indoor Navigation With New Chip

CSR has developed a 'breakthrough' chip that it says can even work indoors, and tell what floor you are on

13 years ago

Galileo Navigation Satellites Lift Off Thursday

Europe's answer to America's Global Positioning System (GPS) is set to be launched into space this week

13 years ago

MoD Halts GPS Jamming After Safety Complaints

A huge naval exercise has been banned from using GPS jamming technology after safety complaints

13 years ago

Report: Google Calls Location Data ‘Extremely Valuable’

Apple has downplayed the importance of location data, but a report suggests Google thinks differently

14 years ago

Student Uses GPS To Sniff Out Stolen iPhone

Student tracks thief, and parachutist finds dropped mobile using the free GPS app Find My iPhone

14 years ago

Britain’s GPS Reliance Could Lead To ‘Loss Of Life’

Brits are "dangerously over-reliant" on satellite navigation systems, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering

14 years ago

WikiLeaks Gets German Satellite Boss Sacked

WikiLeaks says satellite CEO slated Europe's GPS rival... but still signed a contract to build it

14 years ago

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

EC: Europe Can’t Afford To Ignore Satellite Apps

The EC wants governments and businesses in Europe to switch to Galileo from its GPS rival

14 years ago