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Garmin servers are beginning to come online after a ransomware attack reportedly forced the company to shut down operations last week. Some users with performance wearables that use Garmin connect are once again able to sync their data, but all operations aren’t fully up yet, according to a Garmin services status page. Garmin platforms such as Garmin Dive, Garmin Golf, and Live Track are all online, and any health and wellness data collected during the outage is still on the device, so users will be able to see their data once synced to Garmin Connect. However, Garmin’s app is still...

Smartwatch and wearables maker Garmin has shut down several of its services on July 23 to deal with a ransomware attack that has encrypted its internal network and some production systems. The company is currently planning a multi-day maintenance window to deal with the attack's aftermath, which includes shutting down its official website, the Garmin Connect user data-syncing service, Garmin's aviation database services, and even some production lines in Asia.

Kansas, US: An engineer from Hyderabad was shot dead and another was injured on Wednesday night after a man at a bar in Kansas in US allegedly opened fire at them, yelling, "get out of my country". The injured techie was rushed to a hospital. Adam Purinton, a 51-year-old Navy veteran, reportedly shot dead Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and injured Alok Madasani at around 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The accused has been arrested and charged with murder. Purinton was reportedly drunk and continuously exclaimed racial slurs. When a bar staff told him to stop, he yelled "get out of my country" and...

On the 6th of this month I sent my 7 or 8 year old GPS72 to the Garmin service center in Kansas. It had been a reliable tool but was showing signs of failure and died on a recent trip to Fort Benning, Georgia.I got it back today, looks and works like new again and it only cost me about 70 bucks including UPS to Garmin.I know I could have bought a new one but I like the old beast just fine.

FCC bending the rules for obama's internet service. Throw your GPS's in the trash.

In the past decade, millions have come to depend on the seeming magic of the global positioning system (GPS) to guide them to their destination. The navigational gadgets in cars, cell phones and other hand-held devices can even be a lifesaver. Now the system may be undermined by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision last month to allow a well-connected company to exploit a slice of the airwaves in a way that potentially blocks GPS signals. The FCC bent the rules so the Reston-based firm LightSquared could offer a new wireless Internet service that fulfills President Obama‘s high-profile push for...

I know this is a personal matter but I am waiting for Garmin tech support to answer. I am wanting to buy a GPS device that is accurate atleast to 2 meters. I know there are many high tech and high intellectual folks of Freerepublic, so I decided to ask.