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FAA Introduces GPS For Airlines (WESH via Yahoo! News)
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will begin building a new high-tech satellite-based air traffic control system, awarding a $1 billion contract to begin work on the project that will work using GPS, or global positioning satellites, cutting down on delays and enabling the FAA to handle two to three times the amount of air traffic using the skies.
IFA 2007: Porsche Design launch P'9611 GPS unit (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
New GPS unit launched in connection with Design house
Share Your Best Rides With GPS (BusinessWeek)
With a navigation system, motorcyclists can leave their maps at home and—via the Web—share and swap their best rides. Since GPS units can record a given journey, you can upload a favorite route to a ride-sharing site such as SundayMorningRides.com.
Cell Phone GPS Tattles on Office Slacker (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)
Nothing new about a government employee facing termination for skipping out on the job. But here's the twist in the strange case of John Halpin , a construction foreman for the New York Department of Education: Managers tracked his whereabouts using the GPS receiver in his company-issued cell phone, and now they're using that data to prove that he was lounging at home when he should have ...
Consumer Reports Announces New Ratings for Portable GPS Navigation Systems (The Auto Channel)
YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 30. 2007; As the popularity of portable Global Positioning System (GPS) navigators continues to grow, experts at Consumer Reports say consumers don't have to spend a lot of money to get a good one.
TomTom GPS Now Offers Voice Recognition (PC World via Yahoo! News)
TomTom is introducing a new top-of-the-range model to its GPS product line-up with the TomTom GO 920 T.
Thieves target GPS systems (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
FORT WORTH — Fort Worth police say car thieves all seem to want the same thing right now: GPS navigation systems. Officers started noticing the trend in January. Nearly 60 GPS systems have been stolen in just the last six weeks.
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