What happens when you leave your GPS in the car under a blazing sun and its batteries are not in the best of conditions? Well, it may explode and burn—like this one in the photo—melting your dashboard. Read More >

GPS navigation has made us all lazy mongrels when it comes to hitting the road, meaning we never, ever, have to faff around with a paper map ever again. And even pirates sailing the seven seas get some of that navigation love too. So when it comes to getting your shopping done, why not have a navigation system for that too? Read More >

GPS devices designed for land-lubbers work just fine on an engine-powered boat that can head straight across the water. But for sailboats who have to zig-zag—or tack— to catch the wind, The Sailing GPS is better suited as it understands that the quickest route from point A to B isn't always a straight line. Read More >

Earthquake prediction is a mystery that has stumped scientists for centuries. But it just might be that the same signals giving us directions to the nearest Starbucks could clue us in to upcoming tremors. Read More >

We've seen GPS lead people into some ridiculous situations, but we never thought anyone would blindly follow GPS until their car was submerged in A BODY OF WATER. Three Japanese tourists proved us wrong! Read More >

There are plenty of cool GPS data projects in existence, but this is one of the most beautiful I've seen: three whole years of location data, taken from an iPhone. Read More >

Apparently fast food still isn't fast enough for the residents of Japan. Starting in March, McDonald's will be testing out a new system allowing drivers to order and pay for a happy meal right from their car's navigation unit. Read More >

Poor little Corey Seymore, aged nine, suffered heart failure after an asthma attack in his home. Delays in the arrival of the ambulance, which were blamed on a faulty satnav device, were one of the reasons he died. Read More >

Someone found out that Path — and most probably other apps — was stealing your contact data from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of Path's greediness, but also because Apple is not protecting your privacy as it should. Read More >

Homer Simpson has been available as a TomTom Voice Skin for a few years now, but other characters are finally getting their due as both Marge and Mr. Burns are now available to guide you to your destination. Read More >

Good news existing and future Xperia owners – if your phone is packing a Snapdragon S2 or S3 chip (including the Xperia S and Ion) you’re going to get a location boost from GLONASS. All you have to do is be running the latest software on your phone. Read More >

GPS is all fine and dandy when you're in an open field; but in a city, GPS starts to falter. The American system isn't the only service with navigation satellites up there in orbit, so why should you be limited to just one? Qualcomm's giving you the choice of two. Read More >

In the GPS wars, Google's free turn-by-turn navigation for Google maps pretty much pulled the rug out from under the rather expensive competition. Putting yet another nail in TomTom's coffin, TeleNav's joining the free navigation party, but it's doing it with the world's first in-browser HTML5 navigation app. Read More >

Europe isn't the only one looking to deploy a next-generation satellite positioning system -- the US is at it too, upgrading the current GPS system, which we all rely on right now. The "Block III" satellites are due for blast-off around May 2014, but before being hurled into space, they have to go through rigorous testing. The first prototype is ready to be put through its paces, but will never see the void of space. Read More >

The fate of Europe's rather expensive answer to the American GPS satellite navigation system, Galileo, has been secured after a €7bn (£6bn) award from the European Union. The money will be enough to see all 30 satellites operating in orbit and pay for running costs through to 2020. Read More >