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Is Apple’s PlaceBase acquisition gunning for Google Maps?

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:22:11 +0000

Apple bought mapping API company called PlaceBase back in July that allows developers to embed maps in a site using JavaScript, though no one heard a peep about it. It sounds like Steve Jobs is looking to take a bite out [...]

Stolen Kindle, Sirius XM and iPhone can be tracked, but companies won’t

Mike Ferro — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:52:18 +0000

Most modern gadgets have technology built-in, which in theory can be used to track stolen devices down. Many of the consumers out there know this, but the companies selling the [...]

Google Maps gets Street View of business results

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:52:27 +0000

Ever wonder which burger place you went to last time you were in town? Now you can use Street View to check out business search results in Google Maps to jog your memory.

Whenever you [...]

New GPS device helps you avoid getting traffic tickets

Sean P. Aune — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:22:59 +0000

It seems somewhat doubtful that when GPS was first invented that the inventors had ‘avoiding traffic tickets’ ticked off in the ‘pros’ column of their checklist, but that hasn’t stopped one company from leveraging the [...]

Stalking your children via GPS is wrong on so many levels

Dave Parrack — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:30:55 +0000

Worried about your children traveling abroad during their gap year? Then why not stalk them for the duration? GPS makes this very easy to do, [...]

Air Force launches counterstrike over GPS claims

John Lister — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:49:52 +0000

The US Air Force is trying to quell fears that the Global Positioning System used for satellite navigation might fail. It follows a Congressional warning that government targets for the long-term reliability network will likely be missed.

As we reported on [...]

GPS could ‘break down’ next year – but don’t panic

John Lister — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:25:38 +0000

A Congressional report has warned that the Global Positioning System used for many navigational devices could begin to fail next year. But tales of impending doom may be exaggerated as there is only a 20 percent chance of [...]

Asus Eee PC T91 touch netbook pricing revealed

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:46:56 +0000

Asus announced the first netbook with a touch screen computer back at CES in January, but details have been slow to emerge since. Now we have a ballpark launch date for the UK and pricing information for [...]

Google Latitude gets widget and IM location sharing

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:40:53 +0000

Google launched Latitude back in February as a way of sharing your location with friends on the service. Until now, your friends actually had to join the service to see your location, but now Google Latitude has new tools to share your location via [...]

Microsoft Vine: It’s a jungle out there

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:44:19 +0000

Microsoft’s latest service integrates Twitter-esque status updates with mapping and news streams to help keep up with family and friends in a time of emergency. Luckily you don’t actually have to be caught in the middle of [...]