Today’s smartphones, and some tablets, have integrated GPS. This allows the device to connect to a satellite positioning system and figure out how far you are away from that restaurant you’ve been in search of or that cool new coffee shop. Here in the US our phones only tap into the country’s own GPS array

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Russian satellites will supercharge your smartphone’s GPS

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