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Conspiracy Theory: Why, Really, Did Nevada Remove Geocaches?

RACHEL, Nev. -- This lonely stretch of road in central Nevada draws conspiracy buffs from the world over who ponder such unknowables as whether aliens have landed on Earth and what the feds really do at nearby Area 51. But lately there's been another mystery among locals: Why did the Nevada Department of Transportation...

New 4G Network Could Cripple GPS Navigation [VIDEO]

Scientists: A Solar Storm Could Have the Power of Katrina

Worsening solar storms could shut down telecommunications, ground airline service and even lead to global blackouts, scientists and government officials warned in Washington, D.C. People need to be aware of the dire consequences a massive solar storm could have on the global infrastructure, Helena Lindberg of the Swedish...

Saudi Arabia Detains Suspected Israeli Spy -- a Bird

Saudi Arabia has detained a suspect accused of being a stealthy secret agent invading the kingdom on a spy mission from Israel. But interrogation could prove fruitless. The suspect is a bird. Earlier this week, Saudis in the rural town of Hyaal became suspicious when they saw a giant griffon vulture, with a wingspan of...

Google Latitude: Should We Be Happy About an App That Tracks Your iPhone?

(Dec. 14) -- Geo-positioning applications for smart phones are all the rage these days, but Google is taking this technology to a new level with Google Latitude for the iPhone, which lets users share and track each other's locations in real time. Foursquare, Gowalla and similar social-networking applications work by...

gps News From AOL

MOBILECRUNCH

Kayak Teams Up With Skyhook To Bring Reliable Location Services To Its Kindle Fire App

Amazon's Kindle Fire is currently the most popular Android-powered tablet, but it doesn't feature a GPS chip.

AOL AUTOS

Out With Maps, In With Apps

What used to cost thousands of dollars for car buyers will now cost less than some people's weekly frappuccino addiction at Starbucks.

ENGADGET

Newcastle University preps in-car GPS for the elderly, helps grandmum get home safely

Most Engadget readers will have grown up with GPS , but the UK's Newcastle University has realized that many in the older generation might be first-timers and unfamiliar with all those keep-lefts and turn-rights.

AUTOBLOG

Report: UK gov't backs GPS system designed for elderly

What do you call a navigation system designed specifically for the elderly?

ENGADGET

NASA READIs early detection GPS network, aids first responders with earthquake warnings

After tacking space shuttle Discovery onto the back of a 747 , the brainy gang over at NASA 's READI for a new challenge -- earthquake detection.

gps News From the Web

06/02/12 Location Tracking of Mobile Devices Gets Really Nosy Source: PC World By now you likely understand that Apple, Google, your cellular carrier, and others can track your phone's location.
06/02/12 The service location and monitoring of motor vehicles... Source: TMCnet The service location and monitoring of motor vehicles using GPS devices to direct transmission of data based on the executed and implemented by the...
06/02/12 Join TomTom's Map Paradise Project and be one of the... Source: Appletell TomTom today has launched its Map Paradise Project which is giving 5 groups or families a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend two weeks on a tropical islands and earn 10,000 euros â just to map an island using TomTom's mapping and navigation devices and technology.To pique your interests about this gig, well there will five tropical islands to map and one among Fiji, St. Lucia, Mauritius, Cape Verde and the Seychelles can be your island of responsibility in case you and your team wins the gig.
06/02/12 Improved Efficiency for iSURVEY with Sonardyne SPRINT... Source: PR.com Lodon, United Kingdom, June 02, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Norwegian survey and positioning specialists, iSURVEY Group AS, has chosen to invest in a SPRINT (Subsea Precision Reference Inertial Navigation Technology) system from Sonardyne International to support its ROV surveys and deep water marine construction activities.
06/02/12 Verizon to acquire Hughes Telematics for $612 million Source: domain-b.com Verizon Communications Inc today agreed to buy Hughes Telematics Inc, for $612 million in cash in order to expand its capabilities in the automotive and fleet telematics market.

Background on gps

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.

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