Mobile Tech Digest: Your PC could make your GPS crazy

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24-04-2007, 04:07 PM

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Mobile Tech Digest: Your PC could make your GPS crazy

High frequencies emitted from Intel processors could interfere with the operation of GPS receivers, the Swedish Defence Research Agency has found.

The interference has been measured as far as 700 metres away from the source of that interference. It can cause GPS systems to display incorrect position information, or may stop working entirely.

If your GPS system has started producing errors, try turning off any computers or electronic systems that are nearby, or move as far away from the possible sources of interference as possible.

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