GPS-based system to track `Bharat Nirman` hoarding

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 13:56

The I&B Ministry has decided to use a GPS-based system in the next phase of `Bharat Nirman` campaign which is expected to take off in the first half of August.

Google to buy Israeli GPS app Waze for $1 bn

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 09:08

Haaretz newspaper said on its website that the two companies had agreed terms and were about to sign for a price "exceeding USD 1 billion".

AP fire service dept to deploy GPS to increase efficiency

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:05

Fire tenders in Andhra Pradesh will soon be equipped with GPS and video cameras, a measure aimed at quick response during emergencies.

Garmin aims 35% market share in automotive navigation biz

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 18:35

The company said it invests around 5 percent of its country revenue on marketing activities but will increase it in the coming days as per business needs.

Delhi govt warning to autorickshaws on GPS installation issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 22:55

Delhi government on Tuesday warned the auto-rickshaw drivers against fleecing commuters and asked them to install GPS devices on their vehicles at the earliest.

Delhi govt warning to autorickshaws on GPS installation issue

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 22:01

Around 60,000 auto-rickshaws are operating in the city without GPS devices despite repeated directive from the Transport department to do so.

Facebook eyeing $1 billion Waze GPS app deal

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 18:29

Social media giant Facebook is in talks with Israel-based GPS mobile app Waze for a deal worth a whopping one billion dollars.

China`s own GPS makes inroads into neighbouring countries

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 18:26

China`s Beidou satellite navigation system, touted to be an alternative to America`s GPS, has made steady progress in South East Asian region despite various disputes over Beijing`s claims on the South China Sea.

US Army seeks new technology to replace GPS

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 15:33

The US Army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon`s research agency said Wednesday.

Lingerie to `help` women fight sexual offences

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 13:01

Three automobile engineers from Chennai have come out with what they claim can check sexual offences in India - a lingerie laced with modules of GPS and capable of sending alerts to the girl`s parents and police.

Pentagon-backed `bat drone` ready for deployment

Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 16:09

A new Pentagon-backed autonomous "bat drone", that can use a long claw to pluck objects off of the ground, is ready for deployment.

NASA scientist`s new equations decipher `mysterious` math of solar wind

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 14:31

For the first time, a scientist at NASA`s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has created a set of equations to describe how solar wind move.