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'Wi-Fi is strange for navigation on Google Maps, it's a dark pattern that tricks unfamiliar users,' he said.

To position yourself with Google Maps, you need the GPS function of the terminal or a Wi-Fi connection. The GPS function allows positioning even when the terminal is offline, but connecting to Wi-Fi ...
Ars Technica

Qualcomm adds WiFi positioning to GPS platform

Qualcomm has licensed Skyhook Wireless's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), a method of combining massive professional wardriving databases with geographical latitude and longitude. WPS can be used to ...
Engadget

Getting GPS on a Wi-Fi iPad with New Sky

Last week I reported on a Bluetooth GPS solution that will give you full navigation features on both the Wi-Fi only iPad and on the iPod touch. Today I was able to test the device and see if was a ...
Wired

Does Tethered iPhone Send GPS to Wi-Fi iPad?

When Kyle Carmitchel fired up his Wi-Fi only iPad 2 to check his route on a road-trip, he was amazed to see that it was tracking his position on the map using proper, works-in-the-middle-of-nowhere ...
Wired

Review: Archos 605 Wi-Fi GPS Car Holder

Cheaper than a standalone GPS, at least if you already own an Archos 605. High-resolution screen makes maps look mighty purty. Lightning-fast satellite lock. The 605 can't navigate without the car ...
Field Technologies Online

Ekahau And NavSync Expand Location Tracking Capabilities With Combined Wi-Fi And GPS Tag

Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), recently announced that its Wi-Fi location tracking software is being integrated into GPS receivers designed by ...
Ars Technica

Where GPS won’t do, WiFi triangulation might

Two of the general criticisms of GPS are that the technology doesn't do very well in dense urban areas, and it doesn't get accurate enough for some uses. At least two separate organizations—the ...
CNET

Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. SAN JOSE, Calif.--The satellites that comprise the ...
CNET

iPad Mini Wi-Fi version lacks GPS found in similar tablets

Without the GPS built into tablets like the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Tab 2, Apple's new mini tablet can't offer turn-by-turn directions. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...
Engadget

Add GPS to your jailbroken WiFi iPad with BTstack GPS

A while back, TUAW took a peek at RoqyBluetooth, a GPS solution for jailbroken iPads and iPod touches. Today, Matthias Ringwald has released BTstack GPS. Like Roqy, BTstack GPS offers integrated core ...
ZDNet

Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute

SAN JOSE--The satellites that comprise the global positioning system can pinpoint a person's location to within a few meters. Intel is experimenting with ordinary wireless networks to see if the same ...