New California GPS law opens a window of opportunity (Los Angeles Times)

Windshield mounting, previously illegal, will be allowed in two corners of the glass (not in the middle). How well will it work? After writing about budget GPS navigation units for cars on Nov. 20, I got several e-mails from readers who pointed out that I'm an outlaw.

Garmin Tries Again With Android Smartphone (InternetNews.com)

While its first smartphone lingers in development, the GPS vendor has launched a second device effort.

Indian GPS Cartographers Charged As Terrorists (Slashdot)

chrb writes "Following on from the discussion about Apple disabling GPS in Egyptian iPhones, we have a new case of the conflict between the traditional secrecy of government, and the widening availability of cheap, accurate GPS devices around the world. On 5th December, two software engineers employed by Biond Software in India were arrested for mapping highways using vehicle based GPS devices. ...

New protection for credit-card holders (Chicago Tribune)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.

Citibank customers without account acces (Chicago Tribune)

NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of New York City-based Citibank have lost access to much of their account information because of a computer outage.