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Aid groups enlist Google to help in Haiti effort Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:24PMAid workers, with the help of Google Earth, are uploading key information onto the Web to illustrate the needs of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by Haiti's earthquake — an
Aid groups enlist Google to help in Haiti effort Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:21PMGENEVA (AP) - Aid workers, with the help of Google Earth, are uploading key information onto the Web to illustrate the needs of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by Haiti's earthquake - an innovation that could significantly boost the ability to respond to future disasters.
Aid groups enlist Google to help in Haiti effort Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:17PMEx-Rep. Ford says he hopes for another chance now that he's not weighing NY Senate race
Foursquare wants to be the mayor of location apps - Dennis Crowley on Foursquare's gameplan and the secret sauce that ... Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:00PMDennis Crowley cut his teeth on location services at mobile pioneer Dodgeball. Things didn't work out there, but he used his Dodgeball experience to shape Foursquare, an on-the-rise app that blends mobile, location awareness and a clever points system. In this Q&A, Crowley discusses Foursquare's revenue streams, its unexpected adaptations, and the one feature that gets new users hooked.
Tsunami alert for Australia Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:45AMWARNING UPDATE: PEOPLE on Australia east coast are being warned to stay away from beaches on Sunday morning after warnings of a possible tsunami.
Delight Your Senses Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:16PMNorthern Ireland hasn’t always been the most obvious holiday destination. The ‘Troubles’, as they are known, used to eclipse this UK province’s natural beauty and intriguing history, but today, tourism is booming. It became part of the UK in 1921 but its Irish heritage seeps through every pore.
Location Data Sensitive Like Medical Information, Says Congressional Witness Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:39PM"The writing is on the wall that there will be baseline privacy legislation introduced," said John Morris, general counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology at a Congressional hearing on location data and privacy yesterday. "It will require location be treated as sensitive data, like medical data. You'll need to do more than just post a disclosure statement." We're entering an era of ...
Create Your Own Store Locator with Google Maps, PHP, and MySQL Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:45AMThis occasional series introducing various facets of the powerful Google Maps API has examined quite a few different features that are likely to appear in an enterprise web-based mapping implementation, ranging from calculating user-defined route distances to using the Google Maps API Geocoder to convert mailing addresses to their respective coordinates.
Acoustic maps of ocean noise reveal how shipping traffic affects whales Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:17PMLand areas are not the only places getting busier: so too are the oceans, says a Cornell researcher who uses underwater recorders to create animated maps of the oceans' noise.
The iPad's impact on App Store approvals Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:04AMSince the iPad isn't a telephone, and comes with tiered 3G data, Apple needs to make Google Voice available for the device -- or tell us why they won't. by Jason D. O'Grady
Google Leverages Wireless Supply Chain to Reshape Mobile Business Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:06AMRemember me?
Google Warns Latitude Users That They Might Be Sharing Their Location Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:10AMGoogle appears to be getting a tad paranoid about its own privacy policies on the heels of the whole Google Buzz debacle . The company apparently sent out an e-mail to some Latitude users this morning, warning them that the service might be giving away their location - which is kind of the whole point of the app - and asking them to check their settings. As a reminder, Google Latitude is a ...
Travel calendar Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:05AMEvents and happenings in the world of travel
Quick Thought on Google Buzz: Integrate into Apps, Don't Create New Ones Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:07AMLike many others I tried to make sense of Google's Buzz announcement, made yesterday. I like the description, from many commentators that it's like Google Wave integrated into GMail. I don't think most people figured out what Google Wave is.
Quick Thought on Google Buzz: Integrate into Apps, Don't Create New Ones Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:07AMLike many others I tried to make sense of Google's Buzz announcement, made yesterday. I like the description, from many commentators that it's like Google Wave integrated into GMail. I don't think most people figured out what Google Wave is.
Quick Thought on Google Buzz: Integrate into Apps, Don't Create New Ones Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:07AMLike many others I tried to make sense of Google's Buzz announcement, made yesterday. I like the description, from many commentators that it's like Google Wave integrated into GMail. I don't think most people figured out what Google Wave is.
Google Brings Buzz Social Networking to Gmail, Mobile Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:20PMYou've got to hand it to Google: when they take on a project, they don't do things by halves. On Tuesday, in an event at the company's Mountain View campus the...
Google Brings Buzz Social Networking to Gmail, Mobile Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:20PMYou've got to hand it to Google: when they take on a project, they don't do things by halves. On Tuesday, in an event at the company's Mountain View campus the...
Google Brings Buzz Social Networking to Gmail, Mobile Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 5:20PMYou've got to hand it to Google: when they take on a project, they don't do things by halves. On Tuesday, in an event at the company's Mountain View campus the...
Google Maps 4.0 for Symbian includes Google Buzz Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:31PMFollowing the announcement earlier this evening of Google Buzz, the extension of GMail into social networking, Google Maps 4.0 has been released, advertised with the feature: "Post and view real-time messages & photos at places around the world".
Google brings Buzz social networking to Gmail, mobile Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 2:03PMGoogle on Tuesday announced its newest foray into the realm of social networking: Google Buzz. Integrating with Gmail and some of Google's mobile offerings, the company clearly hopes to bring its existing users to the new service
Google Buzz takes mobile location services to the next level Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:09PMGoogle just announced that it's bringing some serious location-based integration to its services, all centered around the new Buzz social networking tool built into Gmail. Google's going to do location better than the usual latitude / longitude coordinates -- it's able to snap those to actual place names and then take context-aware actions depending on where you are. The new location services is ...
If Google Wave Is The Future, Google Buzz Is The Present Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:56PMSee our live notes from today's Google Buzz event here . Google has a problem. Despite having their hands in just about everything online, they've never been able to tackle what is a key part of the fabric of the web: social. Yes, they have Orkut and OpenSocial, but no one actually uses them. Okay, some people use them, but not in the meaningful social ways that people use Facebook or even ...
Google Announces Buzz Mobile Social Networking App Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:51PMToday Google announced a new social networking service called Buzz that is integrated into Gmail. It offers easy ways to share links. photos and videos with Gmail contacts. In additional to this Gmail integration, Google also announced related products ... (follow link to read)
Meet Google Buzz: Google goes social [live blog] Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:27PMGoogle unveils Google Buzz, a new social interaction feature built into Gmail. Could it be a Twitter killer?
Live Blogging from Google: Launch of Google Buzz Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 11:54AMThis morning, Google is announcing some exciting new features for two of its most popular applications. Team Red, as we affectionately call ourselves, is present at the Googleplex in Mountain View, and we'll be live blogging the event, giving you, dear reader, a fascinating play-by-play. Stay tuned for updates! tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/live_blogging ...
Apple rejects app for 'Google Android' mention Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:11AMDeveloper told to remove inappropriate platform info Apple has apparently banned a developer from using the word 'Android' in the description of an app he submitted to the iTunes app store.
Apple vs. Google: Now Apple bans the word 'Android' from App Store Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 12:31PMBy now, we're all familiar with Apple's culture of control . Particularly when it comes to the App Store, the crew from Cupertino is famous for its frequent rejections and vague explanations.
Apple Bans the Word 'Android' From App Store Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 4:31AMBy now, we're all familiar with Apple's culture of control. Particularly when it comes to the App Store, the crew from Cupertino is famous for its frequent rejections and vague explanations. The process can make the satirical comparisons of Apple and a communist regime seem pretty reasonable at times.
Apple Bans the Word 'Android' From App Store Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 4:57PMApple has apparently forbidden a developer from using the word "Android" in his App Store description. Has the company's notorious need for control gone too far?
Surveyor seeks original Ala.-Fla. line Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 4:02AMTUSCALOOSA -- On the maps, the line between Alabama and Florida appears as a bold black line. There are signs on the highways marking the spots where cars cross from one state into the other.
How positive is the outlook for mobile advertising? Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 1:58AMProjections regarding advertising on mobile devices may have been disappointing in the past but the recent developments have raised hopes for a relatively bright future.
Earth Observatory: Melt Season in the Arctic Getting Longer Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 11:01AMThe amount of Antarctic ice that survives the summer has declined dramatically over the last decade.
Creating a family disaster technology plan Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 4:56PMThere are lessons for us to learn here, following the Haiti earthquake. Families who tried traditional technology to get in touch, found it impossible.
Ryan Peters: China wants a smarter Internet Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 9:31PMIt's been referred to as the "Great Firewall of China" and a bit of a show-stopper for Google in terms of China's government approval process for "appropriate" content. Beyond the obvious cultural challenges of international business dealings, these are interesting times in Asia.
Nokia Brings Location-Sharing to Facebook Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 1:01PMAs predicted, 2010 is shaping up to be the year of location . An unlikely entrant has just thrown its hat into the location-based social networking ring. Nokia, by way of Ovi Maps, has just introduced location-sharing to their smartphone users. The new Ovi Maps , which you may recall just gifted users with free turn-by-turn directions , also supports a “share location” feature that equips people ...
1st Guard Insurance iPhone App Demonstrates Small-Carrier IT Agility Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:42PM1st Guard's TRUCKER1 application for the iPhone includes claims reporting capabilities and a variety of self-service functions for customers as well as a suite of functions useful to all truckers.
Relevant Links Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 11:30AMEarly rains, a response to tropical air advection, have occurred. While a consistent rainfall pattern, likewise, developed and persisted across mid-continent. Recently, heavier falls have made their mark Continuance of the current pattern seems to be offered by the longer distance models.
Jan 22nd Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 1:35AMFor 3 consecutive years, across Namibia, we have had a regular advection of Congo air which has, predictably, brought substantial rains.
Bing on iPhone rumor illustrates Apple's threat to Google (updated) Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 1:18PMThe rumor that Apple is considering replacing Google with Bing on the iPhone signals that the relationship between the two companies has gone ice cold. Now they're just fierce competitors.
Human brain uses a grid to represent space Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 9:22AM"Grid cells" that act like a spatial map in the brain have been identified for the first time in humans, which may help to explain how we create internal maps of new environments.
Lifecasting opens up the geo-location social web for Nokia Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 5:46AMEwan takes a sideways look at the addition of Lifecasting to Ovi Maps this morning - what implications are there for bringing this social element into a mapping and navigation product? And what challenges remain in this area for Nokia?
Artist Trevor Paglen explores extraordinary-rendition sites and other "blank spots" on our maps. Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 5:23AM"Taking a picture of these things that weren't supposed to even be there, and certainly not to be photographed, is insisting on your right to take that photo." By Justin Hopper.
'Grid cells' that act like spatial map in the brain identified Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 4:26AMLondon, Jan 21 : Researchers have identified 'grid cells' that act like a spatial map in the human brain.
New research reveals grid cells in human brain provide a cognitive, spatial map Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 4:10AM'Grid cells' that act like a spatial map in the brain have been identified for the first time in humans, according to new research by UCL scientists which may help to explain how we create internal maps of new environments.
Nokia's Ovi Maps navigation goes free Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 3:46AMNokia today announced that it is releasing a new version of Ovi Maps with free walk (pedestrian) and driving (car) turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation functionality. Ovi Maps has global coverage, with 74 countries covered by its navigation services.
Apple may demote Google in favor of Bing for iPhone search Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 6:54PMApple is reportedly in negotiations with Microsoft to replace the default search engine in mobile Safari on the iPhone with Bing. Those negotiations may even result in Bing being added as one of the search engine options for the desktop version of Safari, according to a report by BusinessWeek . Google is the current default on both platforms—and would likely remain a user option—though ...
Bing on the iPhone: Has Apple's Holy War Shifted? Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 5:49PMSome of tech's biggest battle lines may soon be shifting. Apple is in talks to make Bing the iPhone's default search engine, according to a report published in BusinessWeek today. Microsoft's search would replace the iPhone's current default -- yep, you guessed it -- Google.
Bing on the iPhone: Has Apple's Holy War Shifted? Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 5:35PMApple may be in talks to make Bing the iPhone's default search engine. If true, the move could mark a monumental shift in one of tech's most relentless wars.
New appliances keep homes running smoothly Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 4:07AMWhether it's doing the laundry or planning for a party, you want the chores in your home to be done without a problem. New products large and small help your household work efficiently.