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Researchers Test GPS-Cell Phone Navigation In South Bay

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Nokia want to give commuters the ability to navigate through congested highways and obtain road conditions in the palm of their hand. Full Article at NBC 11 San Francisco

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