Get ready for GPS Block III
Feb 14th
Recent news reveals that the prototype of the third generation of GPS, which is called GPS Block III, is being tested at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado. The new system consists of about 32 satellites, 8 more than the current positioning system in use. After months of test the first satellite of this new [...]
Apple new patent – Charge your iPhone wirelessly
Jun 16th
According to a new wireless charging patent filed by Apple, users may be able to charge their iOS devices include iPhone and iPad wirelessly using their MAC PC (iMac or MacBook). The patent, titled “Wireless power utilization in a local computing environment” come up with a new technology called Near Field Magnetic Resonance (NFMR in [...]
World’s first location based album to be released
Mar 31st
When we talk about location based services, we think of check-ins, badges, rewards, promotion and discount and on. However, do you ever imagine location based music? Yes, that’s right, location based music. Listen to different rhythms or songs when you visit different places, and different moods too. The American band Bluebrain is to release the [...]
Charge your cell phone anywhere using solar power
Mar 25th
For years, batteries have been a thorny challenge to mobile devices; there have been just no significant improvements in battery ever since the world’s first cell phone was invented. Many people buy additional batteries for their mobile device plus a charger. You would have probably noticed it if you run mobile tracking apps, GPS, Wi-Fi [...]
BeiDou to open to the public – Chip cost lower than GPS
Mar 21st
The Chinese drivers will be able to use BeiDou satellite navigation system next year for navigation. According to Sun jiadong, the chief designer for the Chinese BeiDou satellite navigation system, BeiDou will cover the Asia-Pacific region in 2012 and will be open to the public. China has already launched seven BeiDou satellites into the sky [...]
10 Augmented Reality apps for iPhone
Mar 18th
We must have heard at lot about AR (Augmented Reality), it combines the virtual and real world around us which is to change our lives. Today we will give a brief introduction to 10 AR apps for iPhone/iPad, you can find all of them on App Store, and do not forget, most of them are [...]
Ask.com to release location based IM app for iPhone
Mar 4th
Location based service is becoming very hot right now, the latest news is that the world’s largest online question answering website ask.com is about to release a location based IM (Instant Messaging) app for iPhone in a week – Ask Around. This cool yet tiny app use a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi and cell tower [...]
