Avi Greengart has what may be the funniest — and truest — explanation of why GPS on cell phones is now probably the most desired feature on mobiles. “It’s really the best of both worlds, because women ...

GPS-enabled, location-based services hold out considerable promise as a valuable revenue generator for wireless carriers. Their extension beyond the realms of the emergency services and into the ...

Global Positioning System (GPS) capability is one of the most popular new features for current and next-generation cell phones. Using the GPS feature and associated firmware, it is possible to ...

Nowadays, it seems like smartphones are used for just about everything, from shopping, maps, and logging health and exercise information, to monitoring technology in homes and offices. Mobile GPS data ...

The root of America’s health crisis is bad habits formed in childhood. To protect children from harm, parents are keeping kids indoors, where they get sick, watch TV and form lifelong habits of screen ...

The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're an avid camper, you understand the limitations of relying solely on paper maps and a keen sense of direction. Navigating the ...

When the Enhanced 911 (E911) mandate was put into place by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), both carriers and device makers fought to cost effectively implement a service that seemed to ...

PCS Software has released Mobile XpressTrax for the iPhone. Mobile XpressTrax is an iPhone-based, GPS and driver communications application that interfaces to the PCS, Express Transportation ...