NAVTEQ to present at China location based services summit

""We are currently in the midst of an LBS revolution in which an endless array of data can provide us with customized information about our surroundings based on time, location and personal preference," said Naddell. "As such, the availability of rich, high-quality map...

Driving in circles? Hackers may be at work

Experts show it's easy to send false data to car navigation systemTHEY call it the 'keep your parents from getting home attack'. A Korean model showing off a car navigation system that provides real-time traffic information and TV shows....

Hide that Navigation Bar of Blogspot Blog

I never felt the need of navigation bar which always get appear with all the blogspot blog. Finally I found some cool ways (say hacks) to hide this nav bar from any blogspot blog by just adding few CSS line.

Google Streetview Camera Car Fleet Set to Invade America

Google cars are everywhere..."A camera-toting tipster saw what appeared to be a giant armada of Chevy Cobalt cars in the Google parking lot, getting ready to take pictures of the entire world (or thereabouts) with special 360° cameras. The tipster says he followed a Google...

Covert Cars Target Sat Nav Thefts

"Gwent Police have started using covert "capture" cars, fitted with hidden cameras, to trap sat nav thieves. The cars, which will be parked at different locations, also have satellite technology to notify officers when they are being tampered with. Police are hoping the car...

MoD set to Block Sat Nav Systems

"People in Cornwall have been warned satellite navigation systems will not work later this week as the Ministry of Defence carry out a jamming exercise. The aim of the GPS blocking exercise is to find out how interference could affect military personnel. It will take place on...

Are Mobile Phones Killing the Bees?

Following up earlier posts, here is a new development in the honeybee die-off mystery. Scientists are positing that honeybees are refusing to return to hives when a mobile phone is nearby, leading to the mass abandonments that characterize Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD),...

£96,000 Merc written off as satnav leads woman astray

This is what happened to a driver who put her faith in her satellite navigation system – she ended up in deep water. The £96,000 Mercedes sports car was swept away in a swollen river and the motorist had to be rescued as it sank.

Eclipse AVN2210p + Tom Tom navigation

The Eclipse AVN 2210p featuring TomTom GO 510 GPS navigation unit, integrates seamlessly with an installed stereo system, and also pops out for fully-functional walking-around duty. Additionally, the AVN2210 has a direct iPod input that will allow control through the...

Government's destruction of evidence condemned by Fire Engineering [9/11]

Fire Engineering, an authoritative firefighters' magazine, published an editorial saying: "Fire Engineering has good reason to believe that the "official investigation" blessed by FEMA and run by the American Society of Civil Engineers is a half-baked farce...