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Reissued patent could give Apple control of location-based services
Apple Insider reports Apple has been granted a location services patent that is so basic it could possibly cover any existing location-based system, giving the iPhone maker a powerful weapon in its already formidable intellectual property arsenal.
It was revealed that the US Patent and Trademark Office issued Apple a patent on Tuesday that pre-dates current [...]
Nottingham company set to be a world leader in satellite navigation
Nottingham Scientific Ltd (NSL) teamed up with De Montfort University (DMU) in a joint project to research and develop innovative receivers, which will be able to pick up signals from all Global Navigation Satellites at all frequencies.
Another unique feature of the receiver is that it uses the software defined radio technology which can track satellite [...]