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Google Maps adds traffic data for 7 new countries, improves data for 19...
One among the most useful features of Google Maps is traffic data which provides users with real-time information about the traffic conditions. The feature started off in the USA but is now available...
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Glympse shares your location with friends and family [iPhone]
Glympse allows friends and family to keep track of each others' locations. Without even having to sign-up, this app allows you to share your location privately with anyone within seconds. Glympse...
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Expecting company? Get updated on when they will arrive with Proximity [iPhone]
Proximity is a location sharing app that texts your location information. Millions of texts are sent out every day to friends & family in regard to travel time. For example, many spouses will text...
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Garmin introduces tech that displays turn-by-turn GPS directions on your...
Smartphone GPS navigation apps have become a staple for many, and some car manufacturers have even included built in heads-up-displays (HUDs) in their more recent car designs in order to accommodate...
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NVIDIA Shield Android-based gaming handheld goes on sale July 31 for $299
Android is slowly becoming a gaming platform, one that could become a threat for Microsoft, Sony, and even Nintendo in the years to come. However, only a single company seems to have the qualities to...
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Security engineers hack into cars, control the cars using their laptop
In a recent development, security engineers from Indiana have hacked into the software of the 2010 models of both the Toyota Prius and the Ford Escape using laptops which were connected to the cars’...
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Researchers remotely hijack $80 million yacht by spoofing GPS signals
A custom GPS device designed by a research team at the University of Texas has proven how easy it is to remotely hijack a $80 million superyacht, “White Rose of Drachs”. The research team led by Todd...
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Apple Maps strikes again, leads people in Alaska to drive onto airport runway
When Apple first released its own standalone Maps app, reports of wrong directions and even life-threatening situations were aplenty. But after avoiding the spotlight for some time, the sometimes...
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Elderly couple drive into a mud pit after blindly following their GPS
An elderly couple traveling from Ridgecrest, Calif., to the Oregon coast, found themselves stuck in a mud pit after the GPS mapping system they were relying on sent them in the wrong direction. The...
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NSA planned on tracking Americans via cellphone GPS but then shelved the idea
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been quite busy over the last couple of years in its attempt to track persons in the U.S. of A. According to a new report via the New York Times, the NSA was...
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South Korea creates robots trained to kill jellyfish, humans are next?
Wait a minute, what’s all this? Robots designed to destroy jellyfish? Well, robots killing humans had to begin somewhere. Apparently, scientists in South Korea have developed a team of aquatic robots...
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An example of bad GPS [Comic]
And this is a perfect moment to take another shot at Apple Maps.
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American cops start using GPS bullet, to curb high-speed chases
American police have a new ally when it comes to high-speed chases, one that allows them to stop the chase, save some lives and damage, and still catch the suspect they are after. This comes in the...
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CIA wants to ban Russian “spy” stations in the US
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is moving to block the Russians from building stations inside the United States, stations the Russian claim are part of their GLONASS global positioning system...
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CarLock helps to protect your car from theft
It’s never easy to protect your car from thieves, but it appears a change is on the horizon. There’s a new device available right now that is designed to track what is happening to your car, and it is...
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