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Google updates My Tracks app for Android with Google Earth integration and statistics tracking

By Kimber Streams on July 13, 2012 04:11 pm + 5 comments

Google's latest update of My Tracks for Android has revamped the UI and added several new features, Continue reading…
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Garmin introduces rugged Fenix GPS watch for 'outdoorsmen'

By Louis Goddard on July 10, 2012 09:59 am + 9 comments

GPS firm Garmin has introduced a new ruggedized watch designed to offer quick access to navigation Continue reading…
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Navigon for iOS update includes Google Street View

By Louis Goddard on July 3, 2012 07:56 am + 48 comments

Hot on the heels of Apple's controversial decision to drop all Google Maps services — including Continue reading…
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Fujitsu developing indoor guidance system using Ultra Wideband radar

By Kimber Streams on July 2, 2012 01:46 pm

Fujitsu and Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) are Continue reading…
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Researcher hijacks aerial drone using GPS spoofing vulnerability

By Evan Rodgers on June 29, 2012 04:04 pm + 15 comments

Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully taken Continue reading…
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Canon EOS 7D firmware update with improved auto ISO and RAW burst mode coming in August

By Nathan Ingraham on June 28, 2012 09:42 am + 5 comments

Canon has just announced that it'll be releasing firmware version 2.0 for the EOS 7D this August. Continue reading…
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TomTom expands free daily map updates to all its GPS devices

By Adi Robertson on June 28, 2012 09:03 am + 12 comments

TomTom, that venerable maker of dedicated GPS systems, is rolling out daily map updates across the Continue reading…
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Garmin Swim GPS watch launched: track aquatic workouts for $149.99

By Adi Robertson on June 25, 2012 09:48 am + 6 comments

GPS company Garmin has branched out a little more in the world of sports with the Swim, a watch that Continue reading…
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Facebook 'find friends nearby' feature available for web and mobile

By T.C. Sottek on June 24, 2012 02:01 pm + 27 comments

Facebook has quietly made available a new feature called 'find friends nearby' that locates Continue reading…
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ArduSat Kickstarter project puts an Arduino-based satellite up for rent

By Evan Rodgers on June 21, 2012 11:27 pm + 16 comments

While most of us wouldn't know where to start if we were given access to a satellite, the ArduSat Continue reading…