I was sent a Nokia N800 to evaluate as part of the Nokia Nseries Blogger Relations program and have used it off and on for a couple of months, but after updating the device to the latest OS 2008 and ...

SkyTraq Technology Inc., a fabless GNSS positioning technology company, today introduced highly integrated Venus816 single-chip GPS receiver capable of supporting dual passive antenna and active ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In my line of work I am on the road a lot. I will often times fly into cities I have never been ...

I've been active in the world of handheld/PDA based GPS systems for a few years now, including beta tested a number of programs and reviewing hardware and software. It never fails to amaze me how far ...

A one-chip multiconstellation GNSS receiver, now in volume production, has been tested in severe urban environments to demonstrate the benefits of multiconstellation operation in a consumer receiver.

The latest SiRFstar chipset has broken free, and it's promising increased accuracy, lower power consumption, faster fixes and better integration with other positioning sensors; in short, everything ...

Although a lot of in-car entertainment systems come equipped with navigation these days, you were unlucky enough to have to pimped out your fleet of luxury vehicles before the bubble burst, and now ...

Our everyday GPS struggles in “urban canyons,” where skyscrapers bounce satellite signals, confusing even advanced navigation ...

There’s currently a lot of hype surrounding Apple’s iPhone (I can call it that now, right?) but the device that I’d really like to see coming out of Cupertino is not a iPod/cellphone hybrid, it’s an ...

New hardware option modules will be showcased at The Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS 2004, September 21-24, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, Booth #327 & 329 Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM), ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote lovingly about GPS. For me, at least, GPS on the iPhone OS family is often more about the social features that location unlocks than about simple positioning. With GPS, you ...