Google’s location-tracking Timeline feature will soon only record the most recent three months of your location history, with ...

Many years ago, Google created one of its famous April Fools jokes suggesting it would make an 8-bit version of Google Maps for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. [ciciplusplus] decided ...

When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

Google Maps' Offline maps feature lets you select an area of the map, and download all the available data within it. Previously you could save individual routes, though this no longer appears to ...

Those new to outdoor activities might wonder if they can utilise Google Maps for hiking instead of purchasing a GPS watch. It ...

A mapping and navigation application for desktop and mobile devices from Google. Maps provides turn-by-turn directions to a destination along with 2D and 3D satellite views, as well as public ...

Getting from point A to point B can be easy, thanks to the GPS services present on modern mobile devices. You'll also need a ...

We love seeing the incredible work many RF enthusiasts manage to pull off — they make it look so easy! Though RF can be tricky, it’s not quite the voodoo black art that it’s often made out ...

Location tracking can be incredibly useful—it's great when an app can quickly show you nearby restaurants or gas stations.

“Every 15 minutes,” they say, the “Pixel 9 Pro XL sends a data packet to Google. The device shares location, email address, phone number, network status, and other telemetry.” This data, they found, ...

Google tracks location through various methods even without GPS, such as Wi-Fi positioning, cell tower triangulation, Bluetooth signals, IP addresses, user input, and sensor data. Users can ...