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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study findsNews from Los Angeles Times:When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time.
None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated the full impact of the inundation that killed more than 18,000 people, left at least 350,000 homeless and caused meltdowns in three nuclear reactors.
Data from those GPS stations could have produced a more accurate warning within three minutes, including a better [...] Continue Reading…

New GPS Satellite Launched on Atlas 5 RocketNews from Space.com:

Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 carrying the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force from Space Launch Complex-41.This is the fourth ULA launch this year and marks the 70th launch success in the 77 months since ULA was formed.CREDIT: United Launch Alliance

An Atlas 5 rocket successfully powered a replacement Global Positioning System satellite into space Wednesday to bolster the navigation utility for military and civil users [...] Continue Reading…

Atlas 5 boosts GPS satellite into spaceNews from CBS News:
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket boosted a new Global Positioning System satellite into space Wednesday, the latest in a series of upgraded navigation beacons with improved accuracy and longevity.
The Atlas 5′s RD-180 first stage engine roared to life and throttled up at 5:38 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), pushing the 188-foot-tall booster away from launch complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with 860,000 pounds of thrust.
Burning more than a ton of liquid oxygen and highly refined kerosene [...] Continue Reading…

ULA Atlas V preparing to launch new GPS satellite – NASASpaceflight.comNews from ULA Atlas V preparing to launch new GPS satellite – NASASpaceflight.com:ULA Atlas V preparing to launch new GPS satellite | NASASpaceFlight.com
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GPS Guide: Daniel Goleman’s Meditation For The Time-Deprived (PHOTOS)News from Huffington Post:

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GPS Misses Ex-Girlfriend, Calculates Distance To The Heart (VIDEO)News from Huffington Post (satire):

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Tech: Bluetooth comes with multilingual GPS and more new productsNews from Indianapolis Star:
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GPS takes on smartphone navigationNews from Tampabay.com:
Makers of portable global-positioning systems are caught in a squeeze.
Once a luxury item, in-dash navigation is showing up in cheaper cars, while smartphone apps such as Google Maps and Apple Maps are adding more nav-system-like features, such as spoken turn-by-turn directions.
Mitac International, the maker of the Magellan line of GPS devices, is taking the if-you-can’t-beat-’em-join-’em approach. Its new $ 249 SmartGPS takes advantage of the Cloud and social media in an effort to co-exist with smartphones rather than compete with them.

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Eight features that a 5-star GPS navigator should haveNews from CNET:As GPS technology improves and manufacturers innovate, we must raise the bar for what counts as an “outstanding” navigator.
When the Garmin Nuvi 200 (my first GPS device) was new, we expected so much less of our portable navigators.
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There was a time when all that a GPS device needed to do was get you from point A to point B — preferably alive and in one piece. Over time, we began to expect so much more. We wanted [...] Continue Reading…

After-Hours Buzz: NVDA, PCLN, GPS & MoreNews from CNBC.com:

Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Thursday:
Nvidia – The chipmaker posted earnings of 13 cents a share, excluding one-time items, on sales of $ 955 million, beating Wall Street expectations for 10 cents a share on sales of $ 941 million. But the company handed in current-quarter revenue guidance that fell short of forecasts. Shares were slightly higher in extended-hours trading.
(Read More: Stocks Close Lower After Hitting Fresh Highs, S&P Snaps 5-Day Win Streak)
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Facebook rumored to be buying GPS app Waze for up to $ 1 billionNews from Engadget:

Between buying Instagram and calling Facebook Home the “next version” of his social network, it’s fairly clear Mark Zuckerberg’s obsessed with the prime real estate on your smartphone. Israeli newspaper Calcalist is reporting that Zuckerberg and Co. are eyeing up crowdsourced GPS app Waze, which generates mapping da…………… continues on Engadget
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