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ASUS Announces Own iPad, the Eee Pad Tablet Computer, at Computex 2010 June 1, 2010
ASUS announced the Eee Pad tablet computer at the Computex 2010 Show in Taipei, Taiwan. Running Microsoft Windows 7, the Eee Pad product line consists of 10-inch and 12-inch touchscreen tablets equipped with a webcam and ability to run Adobe Flash.More>>
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NOAA Reports that Modernizing Positioning System is Vital May 13, 2010
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey – the official U.S. government source for determining precise latitude, longitude and elevation – announced it is undergoing a modernization effort that takes into account advances in GPS and other technologies.More>>
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Geneq Integrates DGPS Beacon inside SXBlue II GPS April 23, 2010
Geneq Inc. announced it has integrated a DGPS Beacon receiver inside their SXBlue II GPS product. Named the SXBlue II-B GPS, it expands the SXBlue II GPS sub-meter mapping performance to over 38 countries around the world wherever a DGPS beacon transmitter is broadcasting.More>>
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Failure Imminent for WAAS GEO Satellite April 15, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that one of the two WAAS GEO satellites will drift out of usable orbit within two to four weeks. Earlier this week, Intelsat announced it had lost control of its Galaxy 15 satellite that hosts the WAAS SBAS transponder used by the FAA. More>>
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Canadian DGPS Service to be De-Commissioned April 9, 2010
CDGPS (Canada-Wide DGPS Service) announced that their Canadian DGPS service will cease operations effective March 31, 2011. More>>
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Apple Sells more than 300,000 iPads the First Day April 5, 2010
Apple announced that it sold more than 300,000 iPads in the U.S. as of midnight Saturday, April 3. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners, and sales at Apple Retail Stores.More>>
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SVN25 has been Placed into its Final Orbit for Permanent Disposal March 30, 2010
SVN25 has been placed into its final orbit for permanent disposal following its decommissioning. The satellite will no longer contribute to GPS operations. More>>
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European GNSS Supervisory Authority Announces New EGNOS Portal March 29, 2010
The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) announced the EGNOS Portal (www.egnos-portal.eu) providing Europe’s developers and entrepreneurs with a one-stop point of access, information resource and forum for all those developing and using satellite navigation equipment and applications.More>>
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CGSIC: Public Notice Concerning GPS Satellite IIR-20M SVN-49 March 26, 2010
The U.S. Government is providing notice that it is actively considering several mitigation options prior to changing the health status of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite IIR-20M (SVN-49) from unhealthy to healthy.More>>
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New Details of 24+3 GPS Configuration Released February 5, 2010
The US Air Force has released more details surrounding the new 24+3 GPS configuration.More>>
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