GPS

New York August 8

NY father learns daughters died together in car crash after tracking their phones: 'I have no words'

A shattered New York dad found out his two teen daughters died in a car wreck after using a tracking app to pinpoint their last location, he told Fox News Digital.

VIDEO May 4, 2023

Tourists follow GPS into Hawaii harbor

Fox News anchor Julie Banderas joins ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ to discuss the ‘stupid people’ who followed their GPS into the ocean.

Hawaii May 4, 2023

Hawaii tourists rescued after following GPS directions into boat harbor

A pair of tourists in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, drove their minivan straight into a boat harbor after making a mistake on their GPS directions.

TECH April 6, 2023

Your every move tracked: How to remove Apple and Google’s location data

Both iOS and Android phone systems keep track of everywhere you go and then report that information elsewhere. Here is how to erase your digital tracks.

TECH February 12, 2023

The most important SOS tool ever made

There are times when you can lose phone signal when you need it the most, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson lists the best tech that could possibly save your life.

VIDEO February 12, 2023

When you need help now and your phone isn’t getting a signal

If you are ever stuck without a signal, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you to get out of a bind with these gear suggestions.

TECH September 4, 2022

5 Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze tips and tricks you need to try

GPS apps are on everyone's phones and a daily facet of life. They can be tracked however. There are ways to get around this and increase your privacy.

Armed Forces July 22, 2020

Lawmakers concerned China may hack, disrupt US military satellite networks

What if a drone-launched, precision-guided Hellfire missile or fighter-jet air-dropped bomb was heading directly toward a designated enemy target, but it was disabled or its trajectory was suddenly jammed, altered or thrown off-course?

VIDEO May 9, 2020

Pentagon warns FCC decision puts GPS at risk

Fox News Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports.

Texas October 7, 2019

Texas company removes murder suspect's GPS monitor due to unpaid fees without telling authorities: officials

A capital murder suspect in Texas had a court-ordered ankle monitor removed by the device's operators because the company reportedly said he didn't pay them a monitoring fee to wear the tracker.

VIDEO May 1, 2019

Google Maps coordinates reveal exact spot where Titanic sank in 1912

Google Maps coordinates let any web user see the exact spot where the tragedy occurred.

TECH April 2, 2019

Russia is hiding Putin's location, sending ships off course, with GPS spoofing technology, report says

The Russian Federation used electronic warfare equipment almost 10,000 times to create false GPS signals that sent ships off-grid and hid the location of President Vladimir Putin, according to a new report from the Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS). 

GPS March 11, 2019

Y2K-like ‘bug’ could zap GPS systems, experts say

A frightening computer bug could cause a transportation nightmare by destroying older GPS systems.

Apps March 3, 2019

App stalkers, robocall defenses and more: Tech Q&A

Is it true that all GPS systems will stop working on April 6? This is big news no one is talking about!

VIDEO December 6, 2018

Parents can now monitor kids with GPS ankle bracelets

Owner of Tampa Bay Monitoring explains how and why parents may use the tracking device on 'Fox & Friends.'

VIDEO October 15, 2018

Woman caught cheating on Google Maps

Google Maps helps man catch cheating wife

Off-Road July 5, 2018

Semi-truck gets stranded on North Carolina beach after GPS gives wrong directions

A truck driver took a ride on the wild side after his GPS apparently led him onto a North Carolina beach.

VIDEO June 6, 2018

S.C. prisons the first to start a drone war with criminals

Southern prisons use drones to fight drones

TECH March 22, 2018

Self-flying drones may be the next emergency responders

Imagine thousands of “talking” drones, able to act as one to perform high-level rescue missions in the face of imminent danger -- sounds like a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie, but in a University of Pennsylvania lab, engineers have produced just that.

TECH March 21, 2018

How tech caught a killer: The tech behind catching the Austin serial bomber

The operation was aided by different uses of technology, including surveillance cameras and cell phone triangulation.

VIDEO January 29, 2018

Did fitness-tracker data expose top military secrets?

Strava fitness-tracker showed maps of potential secret military bases.

Cameras January 13, 2017

ACLU wants new rules for tech reportedly used to catch Boston bombers

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for new rules to govern a technology that helped catch the Boston bombers and the man responsible for the attempted 2010 car bombing in Times Square.

GPS June 8, 2016

FAA: Military testing might interfere with planes' GPS

The FAA warned of GPS outages this month during secret military testing in California.

Home Ent May 3, 2016

The best tech for your summer trips

Vacation season is in full swing and tech companies, like most businesses, are trying to appeal to our wanderlust. The biggest pitch so far has come from wireless carrier T-Mobile, which will eliminate roaming charges (for voice—and data) in Canada and Mexico starting on July 15. But there's plenty of other personal technology to consider, no matter where you're headed this summer.

Google May 3, 2016

Google touts better maps, photos, watches

Google is making improvements to maps, watches, photos, and Android, among a host of updates announced this week at its annual Google I/O conference.

Wifi May 3, 2016

Hacking connected cars: How scared should you be?

Does playing Pandora through your dashboard put you at risk of being driven off the highway by malicious hackers? It might, according to work by computer researchers and a survey published this week by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.

Smartphones April 28, 2016

India to require panic buttons on phones

By 2018, all phones must also have a GPS chip, so a person in trouble can be more easily found.

US Army March 9, 2016

Army tests high-tech airdrop system that 'sees' its target

The U.S. Army is testing a high-tech airdrop system that uses a sophisticated video navigation system to locate its target. The system could prove invaluable for airdrops in difficult terrain and urban environments, researchers say.

VIDEO January 27, 2016

Why so serious? Tech can’t handle sarcasm?

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Budgets December 20, 2015

Feds spent $432,000 studying gay hookup apps

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has spent nearly a half a million dollars studying gay hookup apps such as Grindr.