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GPS tracking in offing to control crimes

If all goes well, Nepal Police could bring more competence in its job of tracking down suspected criminals, through the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Nepal Police has already set about the practice of keeping track of s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

GPS enabled autorickshaws in capital remain on paper

Autorickshaw owners in the city are yet to install GPS in their vehicles, six months after the Delhi Government set this as a precondition while conceding to their demand for an increase in the fare structure. Transport Minister Arvinder [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Track Santa by GPS? There's an app for that

A new iPhone application developed amid the snow drifts of the Edmonton Research Park will let parents both track Santa’s journey around the world and rank their children on a naughty or nice-o-metre. The free application, called S [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

A totally free iPhone GPS app--but is it any good?

Navfree USA for iPhone offers turn-by-turn navigation, voice guidance, integrated Google search, and map updates for life--all for free. How is that possible, especially when competing apps from the likes of CoPilot, Navigon, and TomTom [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Free GPS in Time for Santa's Trip

Twitter lets you Tweet for those in need. Free calls are now available through 2011. A new app lets you find your way, with or without a wireless connection. And now you experience New Year’s Eve in Times Square, from anywhere in t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Hi-tech help for abused at Christmas

Strathclyde Police Force Chief Constable Stephen House has unveiled the latest weapon in the fight against domestic abuse: a Global Positioning System (GPS) device which will be used to keep track of people most at risk from abusive part [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Portable GPS devices head in wrong direction as sales slip

Portable navigation devices are moving in the wrong direction. Unit sales of the gadgets, whose purpose is to keep motorists from getting lost, are down 9% through the first 11 months of the year, compared with the same period last year, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

GPS leads to robbery suspect

A cell phone equipped with a tracking system has led to the arrest of a man accused in two recent robberies in Stafford, police said. Both robberies occurred earlier this month in the England Run area. Both involved teenagers who had jus [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

GPs set for direct access to cancer diagnostics

GPs will be able to refer patients with symptoms of cancer directly for checks - including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and MRI scans - bypassing hospital specialists. Pulse revealed earlier this year that the Department of Healt [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

GPS not the answer to fatigue and speed: Road Tech

Trucking data and analysis firm Road Tech has warned against using GPS technology to govern an electronic work diary scheme, raising concerns about the technology’s accuracy. The UK-based Road Tech which specialises in electronical [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

A unique GPS app and an arcade golf game: iPhone apps of the...

A news item this week over at AppleInsider uncovered a troubling practice by a developer at the iTunes App Store. Apparently, users who downloaded a free massive multiplayer online game from a Chinese developer complained of unauthorized [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Failure of GPs to screen for bipolar is 'deadly'

PEOPLE are dying because doctors are not screening them for bipolar disorder and diagnosing them with depression instead, one of Sydney's leading mental health experts says. Depression medication could be dangerous for the bipolar an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

GPs switching to electronic records, survey shows

The annual GP activity report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows 98 per cent of GPs are using computers for some clinical purposes. Eighty-five per cent are using desktop systems to print out prescriptions, while 72 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Five tips on using GPS

Here are five tips from the Geek Squad on using Global Positioning Systems — GPS — systems: 1. When it comes to safely using your GPS for help in navigating an unfamiliar route, words are worth more than pictures. Using [...]