Infineon Technologies has added to its portfolio with a high-sensitivity low noise amplifier (LNA) for GPS-enabled mobile phones. Bearing mobile phone design requirements in mind, the BGA715L7 has ...

January 22, 2008 Wireless technology provider CSR, in collaboration with Samsung, has announced the development of a new module that it says will halve the cost of embedding GPS solutions in mobile ...

June 9, 2008 It may have taken a while to get traction, but GPS appears to be the next technology destined for ubiquity. A new research report from Parks Associatesindicates that by 2012, more than ...

Nokia, NAVTEQ and UC Berkeley signed a new agreement that enables GPS capable mobile phone owners to act as traffic sensors by sending traffic data to a remote server for processing. The new program, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanks to the an almost undocumented feature on the Nokia 6110 Navigator, we unwittingly racked up over AU$50 in data charges the first month we used it. Read on to find out how to avoid our fate.

Everyone knows satellite navigation is great for drivers, but the global positioning system (GPS) is even better for the latest generation of smart phone users. With GPS, an Android phone knows where ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The Federal Communications Commission has announced plans that would require all mobile phones to ...

Is the venerable GPS navigation pioneer Garmin trying to put itself out of business? With its new slate of mobile applications for $39.99, you might think so, because there’s no need to shell out ...