Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[FCC wants all cellphones to be GPS-capable by 2018 for improved 911 service (updated)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/fcc-wants-all-cellphones-to-be-gps-capable-by-2018-for-improved/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/fcc-wants-all-cellphones-to-be-gps-capable-by-2018-for-improved/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/fcc-wants-all-cellphones-to-be-gps-capable-by-2018-for-improved/#commentsThere's still no real indication of when you'll be able to send text messages, photos and videos to 911, but the FCC has now set a date for another promised enhancement to the service. The agency is aiming to increase the service's location accuracy requirements, and to that end it wants all cellphones and VoIP devices to be GPS-capable by 2018 (A-GPS, specifically). As the FCC notes, it expects 85 percent of all cellphones to have built-in GPS by that point anyway, which it says should "contribute to minimizing subsequent costs" required to meet the cut-off -- it's not, however, adopting a specific sunset date just yet. As you might expect, however, there's not exactly unanimous support for the move in the industry, and the FCC itself notes in its recently-published document that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Motorola and the CTIA all insist that "a unitary standard is not technically or economically feasible at this time."

Update (October 11th): An FCC spokesperson has gotten in touch with us to clarify this situation a bit. Phones won't specifically be required to have GPS, but they will eventually be required to meet the more stringent location accuracy standards previously laid out by the agency either through a handset-based solution or a network-based solution (or a combination of both). The date for that requirement is yet to be determined, but it won't be before 2019. Its statement is as follows:

The FCC is not requiring that all mobiles be equipped with GPS in 2018 for purposes of providing E911. Rather, not before 2019, on a date still to be determined, carriers will have to meet the more stringent location accuracy standards that now apply to those carriers using a handset solution for E911, and they may choose which solution to use: handset-based (meaning a GPS-type chip in the phone), network-based (meaning through network software and equipment), or a hybrid (which is how the technology seems to be evolving).

FCC wants all cellphones to be GPS-capable by 2018 for improved 911 service (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>911a-gpsagpse911enhanced 911Enhanced911fccgpsgps trackingGpsTrackinglocationlocation accuracyLocationAccuracymobilepostcrossWed, 05 Oct 2011 13:14:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone Personal Hotspot transmitting GPS information to tethered iPads? (Update: no)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/iphone-personal-hotspot-transmitting-gps-information-to-tethered/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/iphone-personal-hotspot-transmitting-gps-information-to-tethered/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/16/iphone-personal-hotspot-transmitting-gps-information-to-tethered/#comments You may not have known this, but besides missing a 3G radio, the WiFi-only iPad also lacks the A-GPS chip that enables exact GPS positioning versus less-accurate WiFi triangulation. Well, according to Tablet Monsters, if you've got an iPhone with iOS 4.3 and are subscribed to Personal Hotspot, your shiny slate should be able to tap into the GPS chip of it's smaller-screened family member. Reports in the MacRumors forums confirm that people are indeed seeing this added functionality on both iPad 2 and the original. Though the native Maps app is reportedly working perfectly there's talk of unfriendliness in turn-by-turn GPS apps -- though this could have to do with the refresh rate of the transmission. If you're already shelling out for the Personal Hotspot plan this is a nice added bonus, and makes the choice between the 3G iPad and the WiFi one just a little bit easier -- assuming you've got an iPhone of course. Still skeptical? Check out a video of it in action after the break.

Update: Alas, JohnMarshall4 has done some myth busting, and it seems that this magical exchange of information is nothing more than a glorious miscommunication. So much for trying to save a quick buck.

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iPhone Personal Hotspot transmitting GPS information to tethered iPads? (Update: no) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4.3a-gpsapplechipgpsiosios 4.3Ios4.3ipadiphonepersonal hotspotPersonalHotspottetheringtriangulationvideoWed, 16 Mar 2011 20:16:00 EST<![CDATA[AnyDATA to preview new embedded 2G, 3G wireless modules at CTIA]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/anydata-to-preview-new-embedded-2g-3g-wireless-modules-at-ctia/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/anydata-to-preview-new-embedded-2g-3g-wireless-modules-at-ctia/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/anydata-to-preview-new-embedded-2g-3g-wireless-modules-at-ctia/#comments It looks like Novatel isn't the only outfit that's figured out something useful to do with Qualcom's Wearable Mobile Device module designs. In advance of CTIA 2010 the kids at AnyDATA have announced the new DTW line of embedded 2G and 3G wireless modules. At 21 x 22 x 4.5mm they're smaller than a quarter, which means that your dream of having a wireless quarter might someday be realized! (But not a wireless Susan B. Anthony Dollar -- that would be crazy.) All modules in the line include GPSs and accelerometers, and at least two of 'em -- the DTW-200 (CDMA 1X) and DTW-500 (3G EVDO Rev A) modules -- feature A-GPS as well. Check out the PR after the break for all the details juicy details -- you know, except price and availability. Apparently those are still TBA.

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AnyDATA to preview new embedded 2G, 3G wireless modules at CTIA originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>a-gpsanydatacdmaCTIActia 2010Ctia2010dtwDTW-200DTW-400DTW-500DTW-600gpsGSMHSPAquallcommwearable mobile deviceWearableMobileDeviceThu, 18 Mar 2010 15:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Aspen: first with Windows Mobile 6.5.3]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/sony-ericsson-aspen-first-with-windows-mobile-6-5-3/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/sony-ericsson-aspen-first-with-windows-mobile-6-5-3/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/sony-ericsson-aspen-first-with-windows-mobile-6-5-3/#comments It's finally here: Windows Mobile 6.5.3, the iterative finger-friendly Windows Mobile release that should have been wrapped into 6.5.0. The latest mobile wares from Microsoft come wrapped inside the Sony Ericsson Aspen (aka, Faith); a business-focused QWERTY candybar with 2.4-inch QVGA TFT touchscreen LCD, 3.2 megapixel camera, A-GPS with Google Maps, 3.5-mm audio jack, WiFi, and microSD expansion. This latest addition to Sony Ericsson's GreenHeart portfolio comes in black or white silver and packs quad-band GSM/EDGE with either HSPA 900/2100 or 850/900/2100 radios (depending on region). Available in Q2.

Back to Windows Mobile 6.5.3 for a second, although this is a .dot.dot update it's actually a fairly significant move for Microsoft. For starters, this release now includes a more finger-friendly layout (no stylus needed even when digging deep into the OS), support for capacitive touchscreens (huzzah!), and acts as a platform to enable multitouch. Microsoft has also improved browser performance with faster page load times and better memory management while improving the pan and flick gestures and zoom and rotational speeds. Sounds like somebody is getting ready for Mobile World Congress.

Gallery: Sony Ericsson Aspen: first with Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Sony Ericsson Aspen: first with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia's E52 brings 8 hours of talk, 23 days of standby originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 05:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Small, right? That's Epson's Infineon XPOSYS chip, its next generation Assisted-GPS device set for mass production in late 2009. The chip measures just 2.8 x 2.9-mm making it 25% smaller than other A-GPS chips on the market, according to Epson, while consuming half the power. The sensitivity has also been improved for a more accurate location fix while indoors. Between this, Google Latitude, and the ever expanding lineup of Skyhook positioning devices, you can kiss your location anonymity goodbye.

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Surely that "last stand" Motorola handset is still burned into your memory, right? No? Anywho, said mobile was just given a face courtesy of Boy Genius, and it's an, um, interesting face at that. We'll let you be the judge on its unsightliness (or beauty, depending on inebriation level), but aside from design, we're expecting this one to include Windows Mobile 6.1, NVIDIA graphics, a 5- to 8-megapixel camera, A-GPS and a Q4 release date. As always, we'll be keeping an ear to the ground for more.

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Surely that "last stand" Motorola handset is still burned into your memory, right? No? Anywho, said mobile was just given a face courtesy of Boy Genius, and it's an, um, interesting face at that. We'll let you be the judge on its unsightliness (or beauty, depending on inebriation level), but aside from design, we're expecting this one to include Windows Mobile 6.1, NVIDIA graphics, a 5- to 8-megapixel camera, A-GPS and a Q4 release date. As always, we'll be keeping an ear to the ground for more.

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You've piddled around in our unboxing shots and replayed that hands-on video countless times. Now, the time has finally come to bust open the piggy bank and secure your very own Nokia N78. Dramatics aside, the HSDPA-packin' handset that also musters a 3.2-megapixel camera and A-GPS can now be purchased at Nokia flagship stores in Chicago and New York, numerous online retailers and the occasional mom 'n pop shop for around $560. So, who's getting one?

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Nokia's $560 N78 now available in US originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You've piddled around in our unboxing shots and replayed that hands-on video countless times. Now, the time has finally come to bust open the piggy bank and secure your very own Nokia N78. Dramatics aside, the HSDPA-packin' handset that also musters a 3.2-megapixel camera and A-GPS can now be purchased at Nokia flagship stores in Chicago and New York, numerous online retailers and the occasional mom 'n pop shop for around $560. So, who's getting one?

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Nokia's bringing some new, unsurprising, E series hotness to the States in the form of the new E66 slider. Featuring GSM, EDGE, WCDMA and HSDPA bands galore, the phone is slated for a Q3 release this year. Features include a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, along with a front-facing cam for video calls, WiFi, A-GPS, 3.6mbps web browsing and a 2.4-inch QVGA screen. What really sets it apart from its E series forebears is the 13.6mm thickness, and some rather sexy new styling. Nokia's also worked in a sort of business / pleasure switch to change profile from your work email and documents to your personal accounts and such -- you can also swap to landscape mode by turning the device. Battery life is certainly no slouch, with 14 days of standby, and 7.5 hours of talk on GSM, or 3.5 hours of talk on 3G. There's only 110MB of internal memory, but you can supplement that with an 8GB microSD card. The phone comes in "grey steel" or "white steel" (what, no blue steel?), but brace yourself for the pricepoint: Nokia's quoting this at "under $500," and probably won't have any carriers Stateside subsidizing it in the short term. Quite a hefty price for a QVGA phone with little built-in storage, but some Nokia fanboy is certainly going to get a kick out of it.

Gallery: Nokia E66 S60 slider goes official

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Nokia's finally fessing up to its latest E series QWERTY phone, but took this one in a seriously surprising direction... for Nokia, anyway: thin. The E71 is one of the thinnest phones we've ever seen exit the doors of the Finnish giant, at 10mm thick, but there's still plenty of room for everything you'd expect out of an E series phone like WiFi, HSDPA, A-GPS and even a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front facing camera for video chat -- the main place the E71 differs on specs from its new E66 sibling is the 2.36-inch QVGA screen, just a fraction of an inch smaller. The E71 even manages to squeeze in extra battery, with 20 days of standby, 10.5 hours of GSM talk or 4.5 hours of 3G talk. There's 110MB of built-in storage and a microSD slot if you grow out of that, and the same business / personal switcher of the E66. Folks accustomed to previous Nokia QWERTY phones in the form factor like the E62 will find the screen noticeably smaller, but with the same number of pixels and an incredibly pocketable form factor there's plenty to love about this new entry. Unfortunately, the $500-ish pricetag isn't quite alluring, and like the E66, Nokia doesn't have any carrier subsidies lined up just yet. The E71 should arrive in the States -- and yes, with full 3G US bands -- sometime Q3 of this year, and will be available in grey steel and white steel.

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Nokia's finally fessing up to its latest E series QWERTY phone, but took this one in a seriously surprising direction... for Nokia, anyway: thin. The E71 is one of the thinnest phones we've ever seen exit the doors of the Finnish giant, at 10mm thick, but there's still plenty of room for everything you'd expect out of an E series phone like WiFi, HSDPA, A-GPS and even a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front facing camera for video chat -- the main place the E71 differs on specs from its new E66 sibling is the 2.36-inch QVGA screen, just a fraction of an inch smaller. The E71 even manages to squeeze in extra battery, with 20 days of standby, 10.5 hours of GSM talk or 4.5 hours of 3G talk. There's 110MB of built-in storage and a microSD slot if you grow out of that, and the same business / personal switcher of the E66. Folks accustomed to previous Nokia QWERTY phones in the form factor like the E62 will find the screen noticeably smaller, but with the same number of pixels and an incredibly pocketable form factor there's plenty to love about this new entry. Unfortunately, the $500-ish pricetag isn't quite alluring, and like the E66, Nokia doesn't have any carrier subsidies lined up just yet. The E71 should arrive in the States -- and yes, with full 3G US bands -- sometime Q3 of this year, and will be available in grey steel and white steel.

Gallery: Nokia E71 confirmed and oh-so-slim

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Nokia's bringing some new, unsurprising, E series hotness to the States in the form of the new E66 slider. Featuring GSM, EDGE, WCDMA and HSDPA bands galore, the phone is slated for a Q3 release this year. Features include a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, along with a front-facing cam for video calls, WiFi, A-GPS, 3.6mbps web browsing and a 2.4-inch QVGA screen. What really sets it apart from its E series forebears is the 13.6mm thickness, and some rather sexy new styling. Nokia's also worked in a sort of business / pleasure switch to change profile from your work email and documents to your personal accounts and such -- you can also swap to landscape mode by turning the device. Battery life is certainly no slouch, with 14 days of standby, and 7.5 hours of talk on GSM, or 3.5 hours of talk on 3G. There's only 110MB of internal memory, but you can supplement that with an 8GB microSD card. The phone comes in "grey steel" or "white steel" (what, no blue steel?), but brace yourself for the pricepoint: Nokia's quoting this at "under $500," and probably won't have any carriers Stateside subsidizing it in the short term. Quite a hefty price for a QVGA phone with little built-in storage, but some Nokia fanboy is certainly going to get a kick out of it.

Gallery: Nokia E66 S60 slider goes official

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>a-gpse seriese66ESerieshsdpanokiasliderwcdmaMon, 16 Jun 2008 08:01:00 EST<![CDATA[CSR shows off eGPS, says it's superior to A-GPS]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/csr-shows-off-egps-says-its-superior-to-a-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/csr-shows-off-egps-says-its-superior-to-a-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/csr-shows-off-egps-says-its-superior-to-a-gps/#commentsThere's not too many deets on this just yet, but apparently, UK's CSR is getting set to showcase a technology known as eGPS (enhanced Global Positioning System, if you couldn't guess) at Mobile World Congress 2008. According to the firm, it delivers a "universal positioning capability that will not only work reliably indoors and in zero GPS signal conditions, but greatly speed time to fix in poor GPS reception areas where most handsets are used." More specifically, it can "exploit data available from the cellular network to speed GPS fixes and provide complementary, fast, and reliable location sensing when GPS signals are weak or unavailable." Best of all, the firm is hoping to add eGPS capabilities to handsets for under $1 per unit, and it's also using the stage in Barcelona to trumpet a single-chip GPS receiver with embedded Bluetooth and FM radio. Unfortunately, mum's the word on when this stuff will actually find its way into mobiles.

[Via NaviGadget]

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CSR shows off eGPS, says it's superior to A-GPS originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CSR shows off eGPS, says it's superior to A-GPS originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a tick since Zoombak's pet locator snuck into the FCC's database, but the time has finally come for the unit to go commercial. The outfit has at long last launched its A-GPS-based locator that can be used in both automotive and pet applications to find your favorite critter anytime of the day or locate your rebellious youngin' who decided to take the family minivan for an extended Sunday drive. Owners of the device can create "safety zones" around particular locations and can be alerted via e-mail / SMS whenever something goes awry. As for pricing, you'll be looking at $199 to keep an extra close eye on Fido or $249 for your vehicle, but don't forget to factor in the $9.99 monthly service fee for "unlimited locating."

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Zoombak's pet, automobile locators officially launch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not like we weren't already aware of SiRF's participation in the Open Handset Alliance, but nevertheless, the company is sounding pretty ecstatic about the software developer kit it "just received." Reportedly, the outfit is already hard at work on "end-to-end location-enabling features" for Android, and in case you couldn't guess, it's also providing Android platform support for a plethora of products based on its famed SiRFstarIII architecture. Essentially, the firm is hoping to take advantage of having location as a "native feature" within Android, and it makes the obvious sound a whole lot more intriguing by teasing us with visions of "out-of-the-box locative experiences" involving geo-tagging, geo-searching and social networking. Still, we'll tip our hat to any form of tight integration, but this here's probably nothing to get riled up over.

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SiRF toots its own horn, readies location-enabling features for Android originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP's iPAQ 610 gets demonstrated on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP's iPAQ 610 gets demonstrated on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like Nokia's getting serious about Assisted GPS -- in addition to adding support for the network-enhanced location service to the latest N95 firmware, the company has announced that the 6110 Navigator and all future Nokia GPS devices will support the technology. No word on what those devices might be, but here's hoping this means we start seeing GPS chips pop up in a lot more phones.

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Nokia to add Assisted GPS to all new GPS devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BlueSky Positioning brings GPS down to SIM size originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Novatel's Merlin EX720 launches on Sprint's Rev A network originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epson cranks out "world's smallest" GPS module originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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