Global Positioning Systems
IN SPACE - JANUARY 23: In this handout from the NOAA/National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center, shows a solar flare erupting from the sun late January 23, 2012. The flare is reportedly the largest since 2005 and is expected to affect GPS systems and other communications when it reaches the Earth's magnetic field in the morning of January 24.
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Garmin Smartphone Link solves the problem of having to pay for an extra data plan to use live services on a PND by utilizing the existing connection of a smartphone ... It is a great example of how smartphone apps can complement navigation devices, which offer key benefits such as bigger screens and better GPS reception.
Woz says voice commands work better on Android. Android's built-in navigation system, where the phone acts like a GPS system, is another advantage.
She flew to Tallahassee, rented a car, and got royally lost ... I'd love to see a GPS map of where she went.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Obama signs bill modernizing aviation system
(AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation Tuesday that modernizes the nation's aviation system, speeding up the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology. The law also opens up the skies to military, 2/14/12 Read more »
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AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit
Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games.But in the past few weeks, there has been none of that, because AT&T; Inc. Read more »
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Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS
(AP) -- A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years, received final congressional approval Monday.The bill passed the Senate 7 Read more »
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LIRR changes aim to keep riders informed
LIRR officials have gotten the message, and now they're trying to improve theirs.Responding to complaints about the quality of its communication with customers during a service disruption, the Long Island Rail Road is making changes -- including putting Read more »
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High court: Warrant needed for GPS tracking
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.The decision was a defeat for the government and police agencies, and it raises the possibility of serious complicatio Read more »
Around the web
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Free MapSearch Version Offers Basic Google Maps for PlayBook Users
One of the things missing on my PlayBook is a solid GPS app that compares to BlackBerry or Google Maps on my smartphone. Sandsoft has been working on a stopgap solution for now that works relatively well based on Google Maps V3 JavaScript API but until now 2/14/12 from Berry Review Read more »
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Cisco Systems: Mobile devices will outnumber humans by 2016
will make up more than two thirds (71 percent) of mobile traffic in 2016. Electronic medical record readers and other systems used in health care will also expand dramatically. See all your followed company news on your personalized dashboard. To access the 2/14/12 from Tampa Bay Business Journal Read more »
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FCC pulls plug on LightSquared plan over GPS fears
This was printed from Washington Business Journal See all your followed company news on your personalized dashboard. To access the full benefits of bizWatch and receive a weekly email with aggregated news on all the companies you are following, please prov 6:32 AM from Washington Business Journal Read more »
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Man to stand trial in homicides
CHARLOTTE — A car connected to Christopher Perrien traveled down the driveway of a home around the time, prosecutors say, a Delta Township couple was killed, according to information extracted from a GPS device in the car. GPS data from a Garmin unit that 4:31 AM from Lansing State Journal Read more »
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FCC to block LightSquared network roll-out
US regulators are set to block LightSquared's proposed LTE/satellite network, after concluding it would cause serious interference with GPS devices. In a letter summarising the tests to date, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration t 3:23 AM from Telecom Paper Read more »
