The British government is to hold a special event to tackle the problems of outdated information on satellite navigation (GPS) systems. It’s designed to deal with high-profile blunders that have even damaged houses.
China has launched ten satellites that will make up a geo-positioning network designed as an alternative to GPS. While compatible with existing technology, Beidou is intended to make sure China isn’t reliant on foreign systems.
The vast frontier of the Internet is not as vast as we may think. When we click on favorite websites or search for specific information, we may not be seeing what others who visit the same website and do the same search are seeing. Part of that is because of tracking cookies and part of that is due to Internet filters that sift through all the results available and choose what we get to see. In other words, the “personalization” of our web experience by news sites, advertisers and even social media sites are skewing what information we receive.
When we turn on our mobile phones or tablets how much information is being collected by our wireless phone companies, the developers of our mobile operating system and the makers of our apps? According to several sources, the collection of our information begins when we hit the power button.
In December of 2009, Microsoft signed an agreement with European Union regulators to offer European customers improved access to rival browsers. Apparently it is beginning to pay off for a couple of Internet Explorer (IE) rivals. Mozilla’s Firefox had top market share by December of last year.
Google has quietly (at least until now) built up a small fleet of Toyota Prius passenger cars and modified them to drive without the aid of human beings, though there are always some there anyway.
As it comes from the factory, the Windows Start button is quite useful. However, did you know that you can make it even better by customizing it to your own purposes? Here is how to make the Start button your own.
NAVTEQ has decided to aid those of us who really are bad at judging distances. You can say something is X feet or yards away but that just doesn’t help. So for those of us who can’t tell 20 feet from 20 yards, NAVTEQ will be giving us directions in every day terms.
Every since the concept of browser tabs was introduced, many users have found themselves drowning in a sea of them. A new feature called Panorama has debuted in the newest Firefox beta and hopes to solve the problem.
Have you ever looked at services such as FourSquare and thought to yourself, “If only they could be more commercial?” No. Well, tough luck.
Users of the Wikipedia online user-maintained encyclopedia have been using the same basic user interface for what seems like forever. A new UI now in beta will bring a new look and feel to the site in April.
Yahoo has launched an iPhone app which allows users to draw the area on a map within which they want to perform a location-based search. It’s designed to give more control than using a fixed radius.
If there is a way to nail several disparate things together into one product, American marketing will find a way to do just that, a way which will reach out to a niche group that never knew it existed before.
Google’s new cycling directions tool has earned a poor reception from some users who found the suggested routes highly inappropriate. But the firm is already taking corrections on board and adjusting its offerings.
State legislatures all over the United States are considering bills that will keep drivers from using devices in the car which will distract them, such as cell phones and navigation systems.
Time Inc has been plagued by declining subscription revenue and layoffs, so it’s taking a new tact with its magazine content by testing a tablet-friendly version of Sports Illustrated. While the concept is promising, it won’t solve Time’s immediate problems.
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