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Chinese GPS alternative Beidou launches for commercial and civilian use with 16 satellites
Beidou, China's own competitor to GPS, is now officially available for civilian and commercial use. Continue reading…
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Microsoft's cloud-based GPS gets your location with a tiny fraction of the power
Microsoft Research is working on a GPS technology that gets around high power requirements by Continue reading…
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DARPA's robotic pack mule now follows voice commands and navigates in the dark
We've been following DARPA's development of the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) for over a year Continue reading…
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After losing GPS-tracking case at high court, FBI goes after warrantless cell-site location data
Antoine Jones, a Washington D.C. nightclub owner accused of running a major cocaine ring, won a case Continue reading…
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Garmin CEO retires amid transitional phase for navigation giant
Dr. Min Kao, who co-founded Garmin and has presided as its CEO since the company's inception, is Continue reading…
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Police issue warning after Apple Maps leads drivers astray in Australian wilderness (update: fixed)
Local police in the city of Mildura, Australia, have been forced to warn motorists of the i Continue reading…
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Parent hacks quadcopter drone to follow his son to the school bus stop
Most parents opt for a low-tech way to walk their children to the bus stop every morning, but Paul Continue reading…
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Banjo 3.0 instantly fetches tweets, Instagrams, and check-ins from anywhere in the world
On election day, pollsters interviewed hundreds of thousands of people to find out who they were Continue reading…
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Glympse 2.0 one-ups Apple's Find My Friends, makes location-sharing less creepy
Seattle-based location-sharing company Glympse today announced version 2.0 of its service for iOS Continue reading…
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The bubble that wasn’t: what happened to ‘people discovery’ apps?
The SXSW festival is known as a launchpad for new trends in mobile apps, and last year the prophets Continue reading…
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Inventor of the GIF uses awards ceremony to remind us how it's pronounced
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Programmer shuns images, recreates intricate London subway map from pure web code
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Teens are tired of Facebook 'drama,' escaping to Twitter and elsewhere, says Pew
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Damon Lindelof opens up on 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars,' and 'Tomorrowland'
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Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' digitally stitches actors' faces to naked body doubles
