Latest News on Cell phone GPS Navigation and Mobile Phone Tracking
Engineers have developed a system for taking anonymous cell-phone location information and turning it into an illuminated traffic map that identifies congestion in real time.The system takes advantage of the steady stream of positioning cues–untraced signals all cell phones produce, whether in use or not, as they seek towers with the strongest signals. It is [...]
From Cnet:
That ear-piercing ring you hear in a restaurant might not be somebody who forgot to set their cell phone to vibrate.
A new service called Mobile Manager, from Synchronica, can remotely make a Windows Mobile-based handset emit an “annoying and embarrassing high-pitched wail,” so it can be found after it has been stolen [...]
MapQuest Inc., Research In Motion (RIM) and Sprint today announced new group communication functionality for “MapQuest Find Me.” The GPS-enabled wireless service is now available on the BlackBerry 7520 Wireless Handheld, operating on the Nextel National Network.
“MapQuest Find Me” lets users automatically find their location, access maps and directions and locate nearby points of interest [...]