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| 2008-03-13 |
Garmin embeds ST processors in navigation products |
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STMicroelectronics' Cartesio automotive-grade application processor SoC with embedded GPS will be implemented inside several products from Garmin, including the company's new n?vi 205 navigation system |
| 2008-03-06 |
GPS modules tailored for synchronization, timing apps |
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Connor-Winfield has developed the TiMax TI125 surface-mount GPS module for use in synchronization and timing applications |
| 2008-03-04 |
Zener diode micro-assemblies protect car infotainment devices |
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Tyco Electronics' new Zener diode micro-assemblies feature a higher hold current of 2.3A, and are designed to help protect circuits in GPS, smart phones, game consoles, portable media players and other video-based peripherals that can be charged in the car |
| 2008-03-03 |
Maximize multiband handset performance |
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Cellphones have moved rapidly from dual-band to tri-band to even quad-band. Also, cellphones need to handle various signals for peripheral radios such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. Ultimately, it is the RF switch that must be capable of switching up to nine paths of high-power RF signals with low insertion loss, high isolation and exceptional linearity to realize the necessary multiband performance |
| 2008-02-28 |
GPS goes beyond navigation to video games |
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By combining GPS and a digital compass with accelerometers, HP Lab's Mediascape platform lets gamers 'become a mouse and a gamepad,' said Patrick Goddi, a senior researcher at HP Labs |
| 2008-02-19 |
Apple, Google, Nokia spark shift in carrier market |
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Apple's iPhone, Google's Android OS platform and Nokia's Maps 2.0 GPS technology may have just taken the reigns out of the hands of cellular network operators on services, applications, device definitions and most of all—prices |
| 2008-02-13 |
A-GPS gets boost with Rx, ST cooperation |
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Rx Networks and STMicroelectronics are developing a modular extended ephemeris solution based on Rx Networks' GPStream technology and optimized for ST's GPS chipset portfolio |
| 2008-02-12 |
GPS-enabled Nokia handsets bring real-time traffic info |
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Nokia and University of California Berkeley researchers have tested a technology that could transform the way drivers navigate through congested highways and obtain information about road conditions. |
| 2008-02-08 |
GPS turns cellphone into handy navigation device |
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As an alternative to pricey personal navigation devices, you might consider upgrading your cellphone to one with a built-in GPS and paying as little as $4.16 per month to have it give you directions |
| 2008-02-06 |
NXP's GloNav acquisition yields 'smallest' GPS solution |
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Shortly after the closing of its acquisition of GloNav, NXP Semiconductors announced its first single-chip A-GPS solution, claimed to be the industry's smallest, lowest-power, lowest-system-cost GPS solution |
| 2008-02-04 |
Qualcomm, Mio to co-develop connected PNDs |
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Taiwan-based GPS device maker Mio Technology has partnered with Qualcomm for the development of connected PNDs, which could deliver GPS and cellular connectivity for real-time traffic updates, voice call capabilities and more |
| 2008-01-28 |
CSR ventures into mobile location with e-GPS |
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CSR plc is set to introduce at the first product in its push into mobile location, an enhanced-GPS technology that integrates software-based GPS with cellular measurements |
| 2008-01-24 |
GPS to see huge market in 2013, reports ABI |
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The use of GPS in consumer, business and industrial environments such as telematics and asset tracking will continue to grow, driving the market to grow to over 900 million units by 2013 |
| 2008-01-23 |
CSR allies with Samsung on mobile GPS modules |
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CSR announced that it has halved the cost of embedded GPS solutions through a collaboration with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co |
| 2008-01-09 |
Mapping GPS' path to handsets |
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While personal navigation devices (PNDs) and location-based services in cellphones make it easier for consumers to find their ways, the path to integrating GPS capability to handsets is not that clear |
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