FCC: All Mobile Phones Must Have GPS by 2018 TAGS: Cell Phones | FCC | smartphones Email It shouldn’t come as a surprise that landlines are becoming obsolete technology. An increasing number of households have disconnected their landline phones, because many residents already have mobile phones with …Continue reading →

GPS Inventor Opposes Warrantless Tracking TAGS: gps inventor | gps supreme court | GPS Tracking | history of gps Email The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined forces with GPS inventor, Roger L. Easton, to speak out against warrantless GPS tracking. Easton invented the Timation Satellite Navigation System at the …Continue reading →

GPS: A Versatile Technology TAGS: GPS | GPS technology | GPS Trackers Email GPS technology hit the consumer market by storm. It helps drivers find the best routes, whether the GPS is equipped on their smart phone or vehicle. For consumers, the biggest …Continue reading →

Blue Whales: A Big Problem in LA’s Ports TAGS: blue whales | Los Angeles | whales | wildlife protection Email The number of blue whales near Los Angeles ports is growing rapidly and conservationists are worried for their safety.  The whales come to Los Angeles Harbor to feed on krill, …Continue reading →

PA Man Accused of Spying on His Father TAGS: email spying | illegal spying | spying Email Parth Ingle, a 25-year old man from Pottstown, PA, was recently in court facing charges that he had obtained personal information from his deceased father’s email account illegally.  He has …Continue reading →

Roll Call: So Old School TAGS: gps buses | gps kids | roll call | students Email Students in Washington County, Florida aren’t like students in other areas of the country when it comes to attendance.  Rather than the old-fashioned roll call method to see which students …Continue reading →

MyTrek and iPhone: GPS Your Workout TAGS: GPS workout | iPhone | MyTrek Email Advanced technology has brought us a number of products to monitor heart rate, calories burned, and other statistics during a workout. A new piece of equipment from Scosche partners works …Continue reading →

USPS Situation in Indiana Could Lead to GPS Confusion TAGS: GPS Navigation | Indiana | rural routes Email In Bridgeton, Indiana, the United States Postal Service is considering ending service. The Parke County city is home to the Covered Bridge Festival each year, drawing in tourists. If the …Continue reading →

GPS Tracking of Sex Offenders: False Sense of Security or Getting the Job Done? TAGS: Sex Offenders | sexual offenders | tracking criminals Email The Idea of Tracking Sex Offenders Is a GPS tracking system an effective way to deal with sex offenders? Many people way in on both sides of thee issue. Opponents …Continue reading →

GPS Tracking As a Campaign Promise TAGS: gps and politics | manitoba | politics Email In Manitoba, a political party is making GPS technology a plank in its campaign platform. A high profile topic in recent years has been the possibility of tracking the location …Continue reading →