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News Create real-time natural-crisis tracking system: "Make rapid-response crisis-mapping data available to help policymakers better coordinate response efforts during hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural... [28 Sep 2009]
iPhone to kill off standalone sat-navs by 2014?
News Consumers are turning to smartphones with built-in satellite mapping to help them get around, rather than buying a standalone personal navigation device (PND). According to market research firm iSuppli, by 2011,... [02 Sep 2009]
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News Djuphammar said credit card companies could make use of mobile user location data and IP mapping to ascertain whether a credit card transaction is taking place in the vicinity of the official card holder and thus judge... [24 Jun 2009]
Microsoft Live Search successor debuts: Will we soon Bing it?
News The company is calling Bing a "decision engine" rather than a search engine, and is including various pre-configured search categories such as shopping, travel, healthcare and local, together with a fully integrated version of its... [29 May 2009]
Microsoft and TomTom call end to patent war
News As part of the deal, as TomTom will pay Microsoft for patent protection related to mapping patents and file-management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. [31 Mar 2009]
Is your must-have iPhone feature included?
News However, map providers may step up and start selling mapping data to iPhone developers. It is available for developers now and to everyone else "this summer". Here's a recap of what was announced. Systemwide search [18 Mar 2009]
Google Mobile app opens up in Windows
News Treating the mobile app as a horizontal swatch is actually an asset, thanks to some time-saving tweaks Google added to this version - such as mapping the app to a hot key so users can start a search without having to... [19 Feb 2009]
Google's Latitude knows where your friends are
News Latitude is part of Google Maps for Mobile, the company's mapping software for mobile phones, but also can be used through a gadget loaded onto its iGoogle customised home page. Google has today launched software called... [04 Feb 2009]
Windows 7 boosts location based services
News Applications can then use that longitude and latitude information to provide any number of services to the customer, of which mapping is only the tip of the iceberg. So, for example, if you turn it on for a... [10 Nov 2008]
Google Earth maps onto the iPhone
News Geographic mapping as a business for Google is a great opportunity. Google has already customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone but now the company has produced a handheld version of its Google Earth... [27 Oct 2008]
Microsoft turns to Europe to fight the Google might
News Aside from Fast, recent European acquisitions by Microsoft include UK-based mapping specialist Multimap and German-based price comparison site Ciao. Microsoft will set up a Search Technology Centre designed to help its... [06 Oct 2008]
Nokia adds Oz to communications arsenal
News It is looking to extend its reach to services and applications, integrating devices with services and packing them with cool features such as navigation, mapping and music. Nokia is bulking up its communications platform... [01 Oct 2008]
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News The Crime Mapping test website can be found here. The Met Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map for London showing how levels of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft vary across the capital. [18 Aug 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all clear by the UK's privacy watchdog. The pictures of streets linked to online maps was attacked by privacy campaigners. But now the Information Commissioner's... [31 Jul 2008]
Google gets map happy with Tele Atlas
News Google and mapping company Tele Atlas have tied up a five-year deal to share mapping data across more than 200 countries. Google will have access to maps and dynamic content from Tele Atlas to use on... [30 Jun 2008]
