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‘GPS’ Stories

Telenav Scout’s ’3 screens’ pushed as Web, Phone, and Car

Chris Burns, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Telenav are speaking on Scout, their newest effort in the mobile space for a fully-integrated GPS-based experience. This application takes on everything Telenav has learned since their inception and makes it a reality on a smartphone - have a peek at the newest update to this app from this past week. In their talks about how the company is growing at a great rate year to year across the earth but especially here in the USA, Telenav touted their "Seamless 3-Screen User Experience", this including oh the phone, in the car, and on your computer at home. Read The Full Story

ASUS Transformer Prime GPS dongle is free – won’t work with keyboard dock

Cory Gunther, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [16]

Remember all the talk about the poor GPS and WiFi in the ASUS Transformer Prime quad-core Android tablet? Well apparently ASUS has decided to make right with all the early adopters and loyal customers by provided a free GPS dongle that will enhance performance for those in need. We reported leaks on the module earlier this morning, but now ASUS has made it official. Read The Full Story

Telenav touts Scout for 2012 GPS market growth

Chris Burns, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today Telenav announced that they're doing quite well, hitting 27 million paid subscribers globally with free subscriptions numbering at 3.3 million as of this quarter. Telenav navigation has had its revenue grow from $12.5 million to $15 million to $35.5 million in the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 - a healthy set of jumps indeed. With a strategy to work with consumers "Everywhere Everyday" as well as to attack "Everything Local," Telenav is set to bring Scout (newly updated) and the rest of their GPS-based services to the USA and areas across the earth in an ever-expanding way through the future. Read The Full Story

ASUS Transformer Prime GPS dongle pictured and detailed

Ben Kersey, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [5]

The issue regarding GPS on the Transformer Prime will soon be fixed, and while we learnt not too long ago that ASUS would be offering a free dongle that would rectify the issue, it may be a little bigger than people first imagined. Pictures have emerged of the dongle, which will lock into place at the bottom of the device, similar to the keyboard dock. Read The Full Story

Speed for iPad drops with Retina quality upgrade

Chris Burns, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a brand new upgrade for the best-selling speedometer iPhone application, redesigned fully for the new iPad with a new interface as well as high-definition Retina-quality graphics. This app is made for you to be able to get an alternate look at your iPad-found numbers from its speedometer, odometer, and compass. The developers of the app, High Caffeine Content, have created a whole new user interface here that takes full advantage of not only the sharpness of the new iPad, but the entire space they're afforded here as well. Read The Full Story

Asus offers Transformer Prime owners hardware GPS fix

Shane McGlaun, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [6]

A lot of owners of the Asus Transformer Prime Android tablet are complaining when it comes to seeing GPS satellites, the tablet is seriously lacking. Asus has tried to address the poor GPS performance with OTA software updates but has been unable to completely fix the issue. It appears Asus is ready to give up on software fixes, and offer some hardware to remedy the issue. Read The Full Story

TomTom sat-nav units afflicted with leap year GPS bug

Ben Kersey, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [1]

While technology can help to make our lives easier, it can also be extremely frustrating when things stop working. Some TomTom satellite navigation systems have reportedly been affected by a bug that renders them useless. TomTom say that the units are affected by a leap year bug embedded in the software, and that they’re working on a fix. Read The Full Story

Garmin Approach S3 golf watch aims to improve your game

Ben Kersey, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Maybe you’re Tiger Woods. Maybe you’re not Tiger Woods, but just really like golf. Not only that, you actually enjoy playing golf. But something has been stopping you from getting the most out of the game. You need to find and bring that technology angle to the sport to help you be the very best, like no one ever was. Garmin has seemingly solved the problem. They’ve announced the Approach S3 golf watch, including a myriad of features to help you not only win the game, but also at life. Read The Full Story

TeleNav Scout for Apps brings web-based HTML 5 navigation to light

Chris Burns, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at TeleNav have brought forth their newest force in GPS navigation: Scout with HTML 5 powered web-based navigation. This system will allow users to navigate the United States without downloading an application and will allow users to continue turn-by-turn navigation and directions without leaving the application they're in. Voice-guided navigation was never easier for users now with app developers on the cuff of innovation, thanks to TeleNav! Read The Full Story

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I Cheat at Foursquare

Philip Berne, Mar 25th 2012 Discuss [13]

My name is Philip Berne, and I cheat at Foursquare. I’m unrepentant and I have no remorse for my behavior. I will not stop, even now that my secret is out. What are you going to do about it?

I check into places I have not been. Sometimes, those places are far away from where I’m sitting. Before I ever visited Good 2 Go Taco, I checked in there on Foursquare. I was more than 10 miles away at the time. I did it to needle my boss, who was mayor of the joint at the time. I was threatening to steal all of his mayorships from him, and I knew that Good 2 Go was his most prized mayoral possession.

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Ban moving maps to protect idiots says NHTSA

Shane McGlaun, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [8]

You really can't fix stupid. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has announced new voluntary distracted driving guidelines for automakers and others. The new recommendations call for the elimination of moving maps inside a vehicle. Apparently, some idiots behind the wheel are simply too stupid to have a moving map and drive at the same time without staring at the map instead of the road. Read The Full Story