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Blagojevich signs GPS legislation that would enforce restraining ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Chicago Tribune,1, will allow courts to require that anyone charged with violating an order of protection be fitted with a GPS monitoring device as a condition of bail.

Award-Winning AnyTrack GPS-100 Tracking Device on Sale for $189  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch..."The AnyTrack GPS-100 is indispensable in locating family members, preventing vehicle theft, and helping businesses to better serve their customers," said

False GPS readings 'contributed to crash'  -  04 Aug 2008
The Age,Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones FALSE GPS readings and ignored warnings by air traffic control contributed to the deaths of six people in a light-plane crash

GPs refuse to treat bird flu patients  -  04 Aug 2008
NEWS.com.au,By Tory Shephard BIRD flu will hit Australia but some GPs will refuse to treat patients - preferring to keep themselves and their families safe,

GPS travel routes made beautiful by BBC  -  04 Aug 2008
Dallas Morning News,Boats, cars and planes are tracked using GPS data and represented in this video as points of glowing light on their routes across, around and above England.

Using GPS to track sex offenders makes sense  -  04 Aug 2008
Phoenixville News,Jane Orie, the McCandless Republican, is proposing legislation that would tackle the same issue and extend requirements for GPS monitoring to all predators,

GPS Provides Efficiency  -  04 Aug 2008
Associated Construction Publications,Site Development, Inc. is using a Cat 345D LC excavator retrofitted with a Trimble global positioning system (GPS) on it. "We wanted to demonstrate that an

TV, GPS, safety all in one  -  04 Aug 2008
Washington Times,The company plans to offer 10 to 15 channels of live general-interest TV content as well as GPS navigation and in-car assistance such as OnStar from General

GPS Performs On Valley Road Project  -  04 Aug 2008
Associated Construction Publications,..."Typically we use a single mast GPS system with slope to compensate for tilt. It's a combination three-dimensional and two-dimensional system," Mike

Nurses to train GPs at Yorkshire deanery  -  04 Aug 2008
Healthcare RepublicThey could not become a full GP trainer because the job requires the holder to be a GP with membership of the Royal College of GPs. GP training is based on

EarthSearch Communications International, Inc. Launches AutoSearch ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchEarthSearch Communications International, Inc. is a US-based company specializing in GPS-based and wireless solutions. Its operational facilities are

GPs call for parent support on flu jabs  -  04 Aug 2008
OnMedica,Parents will need to be completely convinced of the benefits of a flu campaign for children if it is going to be successful, say the Royal College of

Internet diagnosis gives GPs a webache  -  04 Aug 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,..."CYBERCHONDRIA" - the imagined conditions afflicting patients who have turned to the internet for diagnosis - can be a bane for doctors convincing patients

Active GPX Route Player: A New Way to Playback GPS Recordings  -  04 Aug 2008
PR Web (press release),Active GPX Route Player is a unique software tool to playback GPS data on a PC. Looking and behaving like a media player, the user can load multiple GPS

Nokia unveils GPS-enabled mobile device for navigation  -  04 Aug 2008
SINDH TODAY,Bangalore, Aug 4 (IANS) Global telecom major Nokia Monday unveiled its first global positioning system (GPS)-enabled mobile device for the Indian market to

Cars broken into - suspects stole GPS, cell phone and more  -  04 Aug 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,The suspects broke the rear vent windows and stole a bank card, GPS, cell phone and loose change. There is no suspect description but fingerprints were

Algeria Telecom subsidiary unveils new GPS, VoIP services  -  04 Aug 2008
magharebia.comAlgérie Télécom Satellite will soon offer customers teleconferencing, VoIP and GPS services, linking even the remote "Grand Sud" region of the country to

Abusers to wear GPS tracking devices for restraining order violations  -  04 Aug 2008
Waukegan News Sun,1, 2009, allows courts to order abusers to wear GPS tracking devices as a condition of bail or if they violate a restraining order, according to a release

Wireless Technology Developed To Respond Where GPS Does Not Work  -  04 Aug 2008
RF Globalnet (press release),CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating, tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning systems (GPS) do not work.

Convergent Telecom to Distribute Mobile GPS in Canada  -  04 Aug 2008
TMC Net,With the MyMileageGenie, users can track mileage using their Blackberry Smartphone GPS, keep a track of the speed and distance covered.

Apple to add GPS to iPod touch?  -  04 Aug 2008
ElectricPig.tv,The web’s rumourmongers continue to mutter about an iPod touch refresh, with the latest expectation that Apple will add GPS to its slinky music box.

Daily deal - Garmin Nuvi 270 GPS unit for $199  -  04 Aug 2008
Gadling,...by Scott Carmichael Aug 4th 2008 @ 12:00PM This highly portable GPS device weighs just 5.2 ounces and has a 3.5" high resolution display.

Police use GPS bracelet to track burglary suspect  -  04 Aug 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,ALBANS — With the help of security cameras and a GPS bracelet worn by one of the suspects, police say they have identified two men who allegedly burglarized

GPS Leads Police To Lost Hikers  -  04 Aug 2008
NBC30.com,Around 8:30 pm, they used a cell phone to call for help. Police tracked them through a GPS and found the hikers unharmed about two hours later.

GPs' cash boost to carry out health checks  -  04 Aug 2008
The Bolton News,Health bosses are paying GPs on a sliding scale, with the amount they receive increasing depending on how many people they test. If a practice tests half of

Armed robber nabbed with help from cabbie and GPS  -  04 Aug 2008
Straits Times,Police contacted the operations room of Comfort Taxi to alert other taxi drivers to look out for the cab and track it using GPS. Guided by a Comfort Taxi

New LiMo Cellphones Protect and Surf  -  04 Aug 2008
New York Times,...“While GPS has become prevalent in automobiles, we are embarking on an era where people can use GPS as a matter of routine,� he said.

Digital Crossroads: A smart-phone for every consumer  -  04 Aug 2008
San Jose Mercury News,It has GPS and a voice recorder, and comes preloaded with BlackBerry maps. But it also supports other navigation tools, including "Sprint Navigator," which

Arlington County’s 3rd District chief talks GPS thefts and crime shows  -  04 Aug 2008
Examiner.comAs soon as the hottest GPS hits the market, we’re seeing it being stolen. We’re reminding residents to keep their doors locked. Graffiti has also become an

GPS Cuts Costs  -  04 Aug 2008
Associated Construction Publications,Champagne & Marx is using a Cat AccuGrade global positioning system (GPS) on its Cat D5K LGP and Cat D6K LGP dozers that are working on the project.

JGUI’s GPS.Friend  -  04 Aug 2008
Mobility Site,Here is a pretty cool program that allows you to your current geographic location and request a friend’s phone to give you his or her location.

Fast Retailing's Japan Uniqlo sales jump in July  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersFast Retailing, often compared to Gap Inc (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said same-store sales at Uniqlo rose 12 percent last month compared with a year

GPS failure leads to Utah tourist debacle  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC 4,They were using GPS which showed a short cut to Kanab where they planned to spend the night. “We have, like four GPS systems and all told us the same so we

AT&T Expands International Offerings for Travelers  -  04 Aug 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Call Home, Search the Internet, Send E-Mail or Get GPS Directions While Abroad - All From Your AT&T Mobile Device DALLAS, Aug. 4 DALLAS , Aug.

NI Launches LabVIEW 8.6 For Wireless Device Test  -  04 Aug 2008
Test and Measurement.com (press release),The new NI GPS Toolkit for LabVIEW and the latest release of the NI Modulation Toolkit for LabVIEW also feature improvements to help engineers build faster

Consumers buy into GPS  -  04 Aug 2008
Washington Times,Manufacturers and consumers are finding new applications for the Global Positioning System, or GPS, as its navigational technology becomes more accurate and

CSIRO to develop GPS-beater  -  04 Aug 2008
SearchNetworking.com,CSIRO will collaborate with several other government departments to produce a new technology to work where traditional GPS systems cannot.

GPS Technology On The Road  -  04 Aug 2008
PRLog.Org (press release),PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 02, 2008 – In recent times there have been some tremendous advances in the technology behind GPS (Global Positioning Satellites)

Tech Watch: Snapper's here, now give us GPS  -  04 Aug 2008
BusinessDay.co.nz,It appears that, at the moment, Go Wellington has no means of getting the GPS signal off the bus and making the location of buses available to the public.

Cell phones aid searches in Quabbin  -  04 Aug 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,Dunphy said some cell phone carriers use triangulation - the plotting of a caller's location through three towers - instead of GPS to find a caller's

Carmel company offers teen tracking device  -  04 Aug 2008
Indianapolis Star,Global Teen Tracking, focusing on the teenage driver population, uses advanced technology to offer high-quality GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) tracking

Securing China for the Olympics and beyond  -  04 Aug 2008
United Press International, Asia,China is also using well-established technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning systems (GPS) to track the movement of

Panasonic Debuts Ruggerized Ultra-Mobile Handheld PC  -  04 Aug 2008
TMCnetThe Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 PC that features SiRFstarIII GPS technology is said to be a range of high sensitivity GPS microcontroller chips manufactured

There is no magic pill to ‘cure’ mental illness – instead we need ...  -  04 Aug 2008
WalesOnline,The NHS provides some access to psychiatric care for our whole population, mostly via GPs. Family doctors still seem to me best-placed to answer any

BlackBerry Bold takes on iPhone  -  04 Aug 2008
Australian IT,There's also a snappy 624MHz processor, a loudish speaker, GPS navigation, WiFi and a universal 3.5mm headphone socket. Both the iPhone and the Bold have

Zoombak Introduces Mobile Location Requests  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchStarting at an affordable price of $199 plus a low cost monthly service plan, Zoombak is the only A-GPS locator technology available nationwide at leading

Alas, Poor Garmin  -  Aug 1, 2008
Motley FoolThe world leader in personal GPS devices reported its second-quarter earnings news Wednesday, and as of this writing, Mr. Market has already disgorged

GPs demand right to treat refugees  -  Aug 2, 2008
guardian.co.uk,Dr Helen Sykes, a Middlesbrough GP, warned that if GPs were unable to vaccinate migrants there would be a 'risk of recurrence of epidemics of measles,

KSRTC goes hi-tech: GPS to track movement of buses  -  Aug 3, 2008
Mangalorean.com,Bangalore/Mysore, Aug 3: R Ashok, Karnataka Transport Minister has announced that for the first time in the country, 'Geographical Positioning System (GPS)

A Bit Of Road And A Mischievous GPS Named 'Heidi'  -  Aug 1, 2008
NPREspecially that rented GPS you're counting on to get you to your destination in a strange country. Now it was hard NOT to make fun of the GPS,




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