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GPS performance could degrade but won't fail, Air Force says

The Global Positioning System in use by the U.S. military, as well as millions of motorists globally as they navigate roadways, is not in danger of going down, although there is some risk of degraded performance as reported by a government accountabi...

Google seeks to boost geo apps with new Maps API

Google has released a new API for Google Maps designed to relieve developers of the burden of maintaining their own repositories for geographical data.

Google Street View hits privacy gridlock in Germany

Germany and Google remained at odds Wednesday over how the company holds certain data used for its Street View map imagery.

Google Street View to add UK tourist attractions

Google has revealed that it plans to photograph areas of public interest and natural beauty for its StreetView service.

GPS system could begin to fail within a year

The Global Positioning System faces the possibility of failures and blackouts, a federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress. Mismanagement by and underinvestment by the U.S. Air Force places the GPS at risk of failure in 2010 and beyond. Th...

GPS close to collapse

The world's Global Positioning System (GPS) could collapse next year, say US officials.

News Analysis: Courts grapple with law enforcement's use of GPS tracking

Two recent court decisions -- one in New York and the other in Wisconsin -- highlight the continuing struggles that courts around the country are having over law enforcement's use of GPS devices to track an individual's movements.

Zenprise add-on tracks, manages BlackBerry devices

Zenprise is adding a BlackBerry device management option to its flagship MobileManager application.

GPS minimizes animal-human conflict in Africa

The Africa Wildlife Foundation has devised a way to use GPS technology to curb rising conflict between wild animals and humans as well as tackle an ongoing problem with poachers.

Google begins tracking swine flu in Mexico

Google Inc. is running an experiment of sorts to follow the swine flu's path through Mexico.

Linux group investigates Microsoft patents in TomTom case

A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft patents that were at the heart of a recent lawsuit with GPS device maker TomTom.

Linux group investigates Microsoft patents in TomTom case

A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft patents that were at the heart of a recent lawsuit with GPS device maker TomTom.

Australia hits Google swine flu map

Two suspect cases of the swine flu virus - which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States - have been pinned on a map of Queensland on a Google map tracking the global movement of the possible pandemic.

Interactive maps debut on Tokyo subway

Travellers on Tokyo's subway system are getting some high-tech help finding their destinations with the start of trials Monday of an interactive map system.