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Telstra and Navman Wireless extend GPS tracking partnership

By Spandas Lui | 20 October, 2011 10:41

Long-time partners to offer GPS vehicle tracking solution on 36-month contracts.
FCC tells retailers to stop selling mobile phone jammers

By Grant Gross | 06 October, 2011 08:07

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has issued warnings to 20 online retailers selling illegal mobile phone jammers, GPS jammers, Wi-Fi jammers and other signal jamming devices, the agency said Wednesday.
LightSquared to defend project in open letter in newspapers

By John Ribeiro | 26 September, 2011 14:37

LightSquared said late Sunday that it planned to run the next day in major newspapers in the U.S. an open letter explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, particularly concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).
LightSquared says GPS fix will cost $50-$300

By Stephen Lawson | 22 September, 2011 07:09

Satellite-4G carrier LightSquared said Wednesday that gear to prevent interference between its network and precision GPS gear will cost US$50 to $300 per device and it is in talks with the U.S. government about covering the cost of upgrading or replacing all federally-owned devices.
Iridium creates link from iPhones to satellites

By Tim Greene | 08 September, 2011 04:34

Satellite service provider Iridium is introducing a new satellite phone and access point that enable communications anywhere on the face of the Earth from Blackberry and Android mobile devices, and will offer support for Apple's iOS-based gear later this year.
Optus brings mobile device remote data wiping to SMBs

By Spandas Lui | 06 September, 2011 12:32

Optus has launched its OfficeApps Mobile Security product for SMB customers which has the ability to remote lock, wipe and reset passwords for mobile devices.
After takeover, Navigon goes with Flow as Garmin goes 3D

By Peter Sayer | 02 September, 2011 03:26

Garmin and Navigon each launched devices at a joint news conference on Thursday, on the eve of the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin. The navigation companies are still following separate roadmaps, Garmin's June acquisition of its former rival too recent to influence their product plans.
Ford puts cloud services at heart of Evos concept car

By Peter Sayer | 01 September, 2011 22:21

Ford's Evos concept car shows how the company is increasingly looking to electronics and entertainment to keep customers hooked on driving its cars, Chief Technical Officer Paul Mascarenas said Thursday.
TomTom HD Traffic service aims to ease congestion on roads

By Ross Catanzariti | 04 August, 2011 10:13

TomTom has finally unveiled its HD Traffic service in Australia, promising timely and fresh traffic updates that aim to ease congestion on Australian roads.
APP OF THE DAY: Locale

By Hafizah Osman | 06 July, 2011 11:30

The Locale app for the Android platform allows users to create situations and specify the conditions under which the settings on the smartphone should change.
GPS group slams LightSquared's new plan

By Stephen Lawson | 06 July, 2011 11:04

A group of GPS vendors and users has challenged mobile startup LightSquared's credibility in a response to the company's new plan for a hybrid satellite and LTE mobile network.
LightSquared to start building LTE network

By Stephen Lawson | 01 July, 2011 08:41

LightSquared plans to start building its terrestrial wireless network soon, despite a regulatory approval process that has sparked vehement opposition from GPS vendors and won't be over until at least the middle of August.
GPS makers trade barbs with LightSquared

By Stephen Lawson | 01 July, 2011 05:38

A GPS industry group dismissed mobile startup LightSquared's alternative proposal for an LTE network that would operate on frequencies close to the GPS band, saying the company hasn't presented any clear plan to reduce interference.
LightSquared files GPS report and new plan

By Stephen Lawson | 01 July, 2011 00:18

LightSquared filed a long-awaited report on possible GPS interference by its planned cellular network to the FCC on Thursday, along with a formal proposal to use a different block of frequencies to prevent those problems.
LightSquared faces more turbulence over GPS

By Stephen Lawson | 30 June, 2011 11:37

There's little disagreement about what a test report expected this week will say about LightSquared's proposed LTE network: It knocks out GPS on many devices. There's far less consensus about what causes the problem and what to do about it.