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Having four satellites that loop over Japan and Australia in a figure of eight orbit will allow for uninterrupted coverage and puts engineers on course to switch the system on in April.

Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS

Japanese GPS can locate devices to within several centimeters compared with the common US system, which has an accuracy...

11 Oct 2017 11:35 AM IST

The system started operating in mainland China in 2000 and then expanded to cover the Asia-Pacific region in 2012. The Beidou-3 satellites represent an upgrade with enhanced ability to communicate with other satellite navigation systems.

China adds 2 satellites to homemade global navigation system

China plans to complete a network linking more than 30 satellites providing real-time geospatial information worldwide...

6 Nov 2017 3:18 PM IST

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Here's how GPS tracking device can help in daily life routine

If you already own a GPS device, you will put it to best use post you go through the top 10 uses listed.

23 Sept 2017 10:58 AM IST

Tokyos Olympic organising committee is aiming to collect eight tonnes of gold, silver and bronze from old smartphones and other electronic devices to make 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals. (Photo: AFP)

Broadcom next-gen chips will have powerful GPS chips

Broadcom is working on chips with enhanced GPS detection but use lesser power.

22 Sept 2017 7:36 PM IST

At the event held in London, Huawei announced not one but three new handsets Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 X and the Porsche Design Mate 20 RS.

Huawei announces world's most precise GPS tech with L5 L1 dual antenna

The GPS chip makes it capable of supporting the simultaneous positioning of three satellite systems for rapid and...

17 Nov 2018 9:38 AM IST

20 satellites make up the Global Positioning System, or GPS, enabling precise positions to be measured at any time.

Norway says Russia jammed GPS signal during NATO drill

The ministry said that Norway's Foreign Ministry earlier had raised the issue with Russian authorities.

14 Nov 2018 8:53 AM IST

Finally, GPS provides me journey-long insurance till I hear: Youve reached your destinationâ€!

Mystic Mantra: Get your GPS right

There's another GPS I love unconditional, absolutely free, universally accessible, invisibly omnipresent and eternally...

1 Nov 2018 6:47 AM IST

He was using an app called Waze which is owned by Google (Photo: AFP)

SUV sinks in frozen lake because driver blindly followed GPS

The vehicle had two passengers when the accident took place and police confirmed that all three survived.

26 Jan 2018 3:06 PM IST

There are six different modules available at launch, each costing $35, in addition to the price you will be paying for the smartwatch.

CES 2018: Blocks modular smartwatch finally arrives in the market!

The watch, which was expected to come in 2015 is now available and customers can expect delivery before April.

10 Jan 2018 11:47 AM IST

AI always has been a boon to the surgeon that helps them with high precision and accuracy. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Artificial Intelligence can help doctors

The following are the few latest technologies that have proved to help the doctors.

25 Feb 2018 8:46 PM IST

The relief for feature phone manufacturers was provided after they complained that installing GPS would push up the cost of these phones.

Lack of GPS in feature phones delays panic button roll-out'

GPS service is known to be a much better way of tracking a phone user over alternative methods like triangulation of...

4 Feb 2018 7:38 AM IST

The conventional clocks, which we currently have in our smartphones, utilise atoms to estimate time. (Image: Pixabay)

Molecular clocks to reshape future of smartphone navigation systems

The research included testing molecules for churning out time and thereby establishing navigations systems.

14 July 2018 4:52 PM IST