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GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Technology / Telecom

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toronto teens send Lego man into space: video

A video posted on YouTube Wednesday appeared to show the amazing voyage of a Lego man sent into space on a homemade spacecraft by two Toronto students.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 12

New generation GPS satellite starts tests in Colo.

A $5.5 billion upgrade to the Global Positioning System moved a step closer to launch this week when a prototype arrived at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado to begin months of tests.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop one of the world's smallest electronic circuits

A team of scientists, led by Guillaume Gervais from McGill's Physics Department and Mike Lilly from Sandia National Laboratories, has engineered one of the world's smallest electronic circuits. It is formed ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Antarctic fur seals breed where they were born

Scientists have discovered that female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Review: Nike device improves, but oversimplified

(AP) -- Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPS shoes for Alzheimer's patients to hit US

The first shoes with built-in GPS devices -- to help track down dementia-suffering seniors who wander off and get lost -- are set to hit the US market this month, the manufacturer says.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

EU launches its first satellite navigation system

A Russian rocket launched the first two satellites of the European Union's Galileo navigation system Friday after years of waiting for the start of the program billed as the main rival to the ubiquitous American ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Launch of EU's Galileo system set for Friday

The launch of the first two satellites for the European Union's Galileo navigation system was postponed until Friday - adding at least one more day to years of waiting for a program promoted as the main rival ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Russia surprised as Apple uses Glonass in new iPhone

The secret is out and making Russia proud: pop culture and geek tech icon Apple has picked Russia's Glonass navigation system to run alongside GPS in its iPhone 4S models that hit stores this month.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

GM: Self-driving vehicles could be ready by end of decade

Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors Vice President of Global Research ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New tool analyzes black-box data for flight anomalies

An airplane's digital flight-data recorder, or "black box," holds massive amounts of data, documenting the performance of engines, cockpit controls, hydraulic equipment and GPS systems, typically at regular ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US reconnaissance plane under jamming attack: aide

A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, an aide to a lawmaker said Friday.

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

North Korea upgrades jamming devices: report

North Korea is upgrading jamming devices to disrupt South Korean military communications, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a defence ministry report.

Technology / Other

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Texting, grand theft auto style; alarms pose risk

Texting and driving don't go well together - though not in the way you might think.

Technology / Other

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0