Category: #Navigation

An ongoing global outage at sport and fitness tech giant Garmin was caused by a ransomware attack, according to two sources with direct knowledge of…

Your iPhone can be configured to share your real-time location with any individual. It also tags your location in the photos you take, and many…

The Atlas of Moons is National Geographic‘s amazing interactive project to explore the incredible diversity of over 200 moons in our solar system, like Europa,…

In the past year, Waze has added a handful of useful features like lane guidance, COVID-19 info, alerts when a road is unplowed, YouTube Music…

Google has rolled out two new features for its Maps app meant to help users get around safely in the time of COVID-19, according to…

The Google Maps app offers hands-free directions, travel alerts, and more for users. Its built-in voice engine offers this in your own preferred voice, with…

You don’t need any special software to create a custom map for yourself or others. Google Maps is all you need, allowing you to add…

Just because most of us aren’t commuting during coronavirus shutdowns doesn’t mean the Waze map app can’t be put to good use.  With driving down…

It should soon be easier to find COVID-19 testing locations if you live in Apple’s ecosystem. As 9to5Mac discovered, Apple has opened a portal for…

Google In many places around the world right now, local stay-at-home and essential business-only orders have forced restaurants to shut down dining areas. But, those…

Four hundred years after the Mayflower crossed the Atlantic from Britain to the United States, a group of engineers plan to have a crewless-ship also…

Google Maps has become an inseparable part of travel for many. The app lets us know the exact destination we are headed to, the conditions…

Google Maps uses your Android device’s magnetometer to determine which direction you’re heading. To improve your device’s location accuracy, you need to calibrate your compass…

How phones track location is changing – if you’ve upgraded to the latest Android 10 or iOS 13 updates, you may have noticed more prompts…

what3words aims to solve a growing problem in a digital age — the outdated postal code and street address system. The idea is simple: every…

It’s tough for most of us to recall what life was like before the invention of Google Maps. Remember printing out your MapQuest directions and…

Sometimes, a system as sophisticated as Google Maps can be tricked in the simplest of ways.  This was recently proved by artist Simon Weckert, who…

Gone are the days of using paper maps to navigate unknown roads and cities. Now, we have smart devices placing navigational tools on wrists and…

China’s competitor to GPS is nearly finished after years of work. Project lead Ren Chengqi has revealed that the Beidou Navigation Satellite System’s core was…

Google Maps is great for getting directions while driving and using public transport, but in the last year it has been rolling out more features…

Enlarge / How did we get here again? (credit: US Marine Corps / DVIDS) The Department of Defense has weighed in against a proposal before…