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Creating Smart Road-Light Circle Could Be Original Necessary Step to Developing a Location
Jan 21, 2014Creating Smart Road-light circle could be the original necessary step towards developing a smart Location. The road - the structural foundation is created by lighting required for a superior control over lighting, security and other ...
Tags: Smart street lighting, LED
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Consumer Watchdog Called on to Block Google's Proposed $1 Billion Acquisition of Waze
Jun 14, 2013Consumer Watchdog today called on federal regulators to block Google's proposed $1 billion acquisition of Waze, developers of a mobile mapping application, on antitrust grounds. The nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group made the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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Google Is Reportedly Squaring up to Facebook in a $1bn Bidding War
May 28, 2013Google is reportedly squaring up to Facebook in a $1bn (£660m) bidding war for Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze. According to Bloomberg, the internet giant has expressed an interest in buying up the start-up ...
Tags: Computer Products, google, software
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Google Adds a New Level of Personalization and a Cleaner Interface to Its Maps Product
May 17, 2013Google is adding a new level of personalization and a cleaner interface to its popular Maps product. The next version of Google Maps, which will begin a limited rollout this week, will automatically add a layer of personalized landmarks ...
Tags: Google, Maps, Computer Products
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Apple Released on Sunday an Update That Fixes a Problem
Dec 31, 2012IDG News Service - Apple released on Sunday an update that fixes a problem where the iPhone 5 draws data from the carrier Verizon despite being connected to a Wi-Fi network. Apple's advisory said the scenario happens "under certain ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone 5, Wi-Fi network, smartphone
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Australian Police Are Warning People Not to Rely on Apple's New Mobile Mapping Application
Dec 31, 2012Australian police are warning people not to rely on Apple's new mobile mapping application after several motorists ended up in a semi-arid national park where temperatures can reach 115 degrees F and there is no water supply. Police in ...
Tags: Australian police, Apple, mobile mapping app, motorists
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Google's Android Is The Main Competitor for Apple's iOS in The Mobile Space
Dec 28, 2012"Apple Maps is the worst-received new product to come out of Cupertino since the 1993 launch of the Newton...the child of a nasty divorce between two of the world's most powerful companies." " -- Forbes magazine Those two companies are ...
Tags: Apple, US Dominance, Japan, China
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Topo.Ly Provides Exceptional Mapping and Geocoding Services
Dec 25, 2012Topo.ly provides exceptional mapping and geocoding services that can be applied to different industries. Using only their Excel spreadsheets data, these industries can easily build maps for free. Both Fortune 500 corporations and small ...
Tags: Topo, mapping, geocoding service, business planning, softwsare
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Google Maps Returned to The iPhone After Apple Approved a Native APP for Download
Dec 20, 2012More choice for iPhone users following Apple's maps debacle Google Maps has returned to the iPhone after Apple approved a native app for download through the App Store. Apple replaced Google's mapping software with its own when it ...
Tags: wobbly-looking bridges, green blobs covering some cities
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Topo.Ly Enables Businesses to Build Maps From Excel Spreadsheet Locations in Three Minutes
Dec 19, 2012Business owners use different kinds of tools to help them create extensive growth plans. More often than not, tools used are complicated to use and deliver less than exceptional results. Topo.ly is a mapping application that enables ...
Tags: Topo.ly, mapping application, business management, mapping solution
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It Seems Impossible to Imagine Finding Our Way Without Handheld Phones and Web-Base Maps
Dec 18, 2012A long time ago, when Web 2.0 was just Web 1.0, we had to ask people for directions, copy them down, and hope we had a foldable map to help us find our way. Then along came MapQuest, followed by Google Maps in 2005. Today, it seems ...
Tags: Web, foldable map, MapQuest, maps
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Apple's Maps Proved to Be Far Inferior to Google's
Dec 14, 2012Apple's maps proved to be far inferior to Google's. The product's shoddiness prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a rare public apology and recommend that iPhone owners consider using Google maps through a mobile web browser or seek other ...
Tags: mapping system, Google Map, iPhone app, navigation system
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Google Maps Have Found Their Way Back to The iPhone
Dec 14, 2012GOOGLE Maps have found their way back to the iPhone, and the new alternative was already the top-ranking free app in Apple's iTunes store. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late yesterday with the release of the ...
Tags: Google Maps, Iphone, Consumer Electronics
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Google Has Made Its Maps APP Available on The Apple APP Store
Dec 13, 2012IDG News Service-Google has made its Maps app available on the Apple App Store,after Apple stumbled with its own maps application. The Google Maps app became available late Wednesday for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch."Starting today,we're ...
Tags: Google Maps, Iphone, Apple App Store, iOS operating system