GPS: A loop hole in the texting law?

by KHQA Newsdesk QUINCY, ILL. — Texting and driving is a law that is commonly broken, but hard to spot. So what are authorities looking for when it comes messaging behind the wheel? "It was less than a one second text," Dani Felder, a texting and …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts [...]

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Rocket sent into northern lights for GPS research

AP ITHACA, NY — The rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems. It was a mission launched Saturday by a NASA funded group of 60 …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps [...]

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There is more to GPS than you think

by Garrick Enright KWCH 12 Eyewitness News US Senator, Pat Roberts, was at Exploration Place today in Wichita explaining the importance of technology. Roberts says GPS is crucial for the aviation and agriculture industries to move forward.See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health -intext:doctor Note: Newswire stories are [...]

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Ship GPS holds key to Italians' trial in India

NEW DELHI: The GPS ( global positioning system), the space-based satellite navigation system, on board Italian tanker Enrica Lexie holds the key to determine whether six Italian naval personnel could be prosecuted in Indian courts or it should be left …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health -intext:doctor [...]

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EA Sending Mass Effect 3 Copies into Space with GPS Trackers, Find One If You Can

The last time I really had to look hard to find a video game I wanted was way back in the day when Goldeneye was the most popular game in the realm. Now, EA is running a marketing stunt for Mass Effect 3 and this may be the coolest marketing gimmick in …See all stories [...]

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FCC plans to stop wireless network that may jam GPS

By ANICK JESDANUN – AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Federal officials plan to kill a proposal to build a new national high-speed wireless network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices.See all stories on this topic » SunHerald.com Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health -intext:doctor Note: Newswire [...]

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Summary Box: FCC plans to kill wireless broadband network that threatens GPS …

GOODBYE: Federal officials plan to kill a proposed national high-speed wireless network. ABOUT THE NETWORK: It would have been a competitor to super-fast, fourth-generation wireless services being rolled out by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and others.See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health -intext:doctor Note: Newswire stories are provided as [...]

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GPS tracks down stolen equipment

A TINY transmitter has saved Toowoomba earthmoving operator Marcus Austin from losing more than $ 200000 worth of equipment to thieves. The Olivers Earthmoving operations manager said satellite tracking devices installed in the majority of his company's …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health -intext:doctor Note: Newswire stories [...]

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Fairfield man caught by Darien police with stolen GPS

A Fairfield man's suspicious attire drew the attention of Darien Police on Thursday, Feb. 8, which led to his arrest for burglary and larceny. Police reported seeing Christopher Guthman, 19, walk into the Shell gas station in Noroton Heights wearing a …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health [...]

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3 teens charged with thefts of GPS devices

Three teens were arrested on Grand Island late Friday and charged in the thefts of GPS devices from vehicles parked in the vicinity of Cardinal Lane, the Erie County Sheriff's Office reported today. One 17-year-old and two 16-year-olds were arrested by …See all stories on this topic » Google Alerts – intitle:gps -intext:Gap -intext:GP -intext:health [...]

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