This is after 17 years of development and billions spent. We tend to use “GPS” the way we use “Kleenex” or “Band-Aid”—as a brand name substitute for the generic “satellite navigation system.” But the ...

For anyone who missed it last week, we've launched a new round of competitions for February in our Win Things section on CNET.co.uk. On Friday we announced our fantastic Canon competition, in which ...

Just about everyone loves sat nav, it truly is an ingenious system. Despite making destinations so much easier to find however, journeys can still be quite difficult to navigate, even with sat nav.

LONDON — The construction phase of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system has finally got the go-ahead, with the European Commission and European Space Agency launching the procurement process.

Satellite navigation was formerly reserved for the technological elite, but now it's a readily available service almost everyone can afford. One of the easiest ways to get directions from the sky is ...

LONDON — European governments will be urged to increase their funding for the Galileo global satellite navigation project if, as feared, private builders fail to meet the deadline of 10 May to sign ...

Discerning drivers tired of bad mapping, false camera alerts, outdated databases and cheap looking products have now had their wishes fulfilled Newly launched by Pogo ...

Available on the Perpetual Kid website, this paper GPS is the perfect sat-nav system for technophobes, or people who lose the chargers to their GPS. No, don’t look at me like that. Here’s how it works ...

Russia’s own satellite navigation system – a new competitor to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) – is likely to get a competitive edge in its domestic market under a plan by prime minister ...

Satellite-based navigation is one of the greatest features to be introduced to the four-wheeled mode of transportation. With it either optional or standard on many automobiles today, it’s easily one ...

Audi’s new A8 Saloon will feature an interesting Satellite Navigation system, which will integrate Google Earth. This will be the first time that Google’s Earth software has been incorporated into a ...