Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...
Telecom
Jun 16, 2011
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A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.
Telecom
Apr 6, 2011
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North Korea used jamming equipment to block South Korean military communication devices last week, a report said Sunday, amid high tension over the joint drills between Seoul and Washington.
Other
Mar 6, 2011
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The average U.S. soldier on a 72-hour patrol carries between 10 and 20 pounds of batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 4, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If a plan to build new 4G mobile phone base stations in the US goes ahead, engineers say GPS satellite navigation systems will be seriously jammed and huge areas of the country will become GPS dead zones.
Frustrated by students habitually skipping class, police and school officials in Anaheim, Calif., are turning to GPS tracking to ensure they come to class.
Other
Feb 21, 2011
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(AP) -- Golf is a constant quest for improvement, which is why new clubs, balls, training aids and other gadgets are introduced each year. If gadgets were truly the answer, of course, there would be more top-notch golfers ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2011
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A top European official slapped down reports on Tuesday that the much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system could be 20 billion euros over budget, as he named a new contractor for the project.
Telecom
Oct 26, 2010
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South African rangers on Thursday announced a plan to implant GPS devices in the horns of rhinos in a new effort to combat rampant poaching.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2010
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It's been 10 years since HackAttack and Ma Bell planted one of the longest-active geocaches in the country and the oldest in Texas -- known as Tombstone, in Arlington -- but since then it has been found 342 times and counting.
Other
May 18, 2010
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