Avi Greengart has what may be the funniest — and truest — explanation of why GPS on cell phones is now probably the most desired feature on mobiles. “It’s really the best of both worlds, because women ...

Apple’s iPhone GPS is a fabulously useful tool: Personally I’ve used it when lost in the city a few dozen times. But Apple’s retaining a tight grip on both its own software and third party ...

Over the next few years, the GPS chipset market will be driven by integration into mobile devices, including personal navigation devices (PNDs), cellular handsets, mobile PCs, and a variety of ...

Global Positioning System (GPS) capability is one of the most popular new features for current and next-generation cell phones. Using the GPS feature and associated firmware, it is possible to ...

Most modern technology, including smartphones, runs on GPS. But the system might be more vulnerable to failures than you think. The U.S. lacks backup geolocation technology, meaning outages or ...

Sprint Navigation gives accurate turn-by-turn directions, but the interface isn’t as user-friendly as that of AT&T or Verizon’s applications. To see how they stacked up, I tried all three apps on ...

The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

The project aims to build an affordable mobile tracker built around an AVR and using a GSM module with built-in GPS. One of the applications of this device includes being placed in a car where an ...

The root of America’s health crisis is bad habits formed in childhood. To protect children from harm, parents are keeping kids indoors, where they get sick, watch TV and form lifelong habits of screen ...

Spireon has launched a new optimized GPS mobile platform and connected that platform to its FleetLocate and VehiclePath solutions. With the new platform, FleetLocate and VehiclePath customers can ...