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Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo When people then look at digital maps they can see the information for places tagged as they walk down the street. The Vizit digital photo frame, seen here, is made by a small start-up Isabella. But US carrier AT&T liked... [09 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo People can exchange real-time IM, photos, videos, maps and documents within the wave but it is the wave's ability to handle custom apps that promises to be the most useful for business. Since Google launched its Wave... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Using the platform, individuals can access shared windows called 'waves' where they can collaborate in real-time, swapping IMs, photos, videos, maps and documents as they work together. Earlier this year, Google launched... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo The app includes interactive maps, displaying pubs, shops, restaurants, taxis, cash machines and parking facilities in the local area. Apple's iPhone might be seen by many as largely a consumer device, with games and... [27 Oct 2009]
Photos: Nokia and Sony Ericsson unveil latest phones, laptops and tablets
Photo The handset, aimed at social networking enthusiasts, comes with a five megapixel camera, Facebook integration, 8GB of memory, and GPS with Ovi Maps and navigation. This week has seen mobile makers Nokia and Sony Ericsson... [03 Sep 2009]
Photos: Nokia's very first laptop, the Booklet 3G
Photo The Booklet 3G also sports GPS connectivity, which integrates with Nokia's Maps app. Months after Nokia first hinted it was eyeing the netbook market, the company has unveiled its first mini-laptop: the Nokia Booklet 3G,... [24 Aug 2009]
Photos: From Big Bang physics to F1 racing - how analytics is shaping the world's decisions
Photo Using a geographical information system (GIS), the WHO can also overlay public health data from Whosis and other sources on maps, to find links between potential health problems and the conditions on the ground, such as... [27 Jul 2009]
Photos: Do the moonwalk, Google-style
Photo In addition to providing links to panoramic images and YouTube videos, the maps are annotated with little details (and small icons of astronauts). On the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, Google launched Moon in... [21 Jul 2009]
Photos: Google Street View takes on Stonehenge
Photo The Street View feature of Google Maps already covers more than 100 metropolitan areas around the world, and was launched in the UK in March allowing people to view and navigate 360-degree street-level imagery in 25... [15 Jul 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Nokia E75
Photo Tightly packed keys; no easy access to numbers on the Qwerty keyboard; no syncing for Macs; user interface starting to look tired; Nokia Maps underperforms Newer features like the Ovi Store and Nokia... [05 Jun 2009]
Photos: Bowled over by high-tech cricket at Lords
Photo Part of this is the Hawk-Eye system (above) which maps out the trajectory and flight of a cricket ball when it's been bowled. This is the main pavilion at Lords cricket ground in north London - sometimes referred to as... [25 Mar 2009]
Mac history, Windows 7 and a high-tech KFC
Photo Using data from the Communications Consumer Panel, silicon.com created a number of maps to illustrate the deployments of next-generation broadband networks underway in the UK. Find out how the rest of the UK fares by... [28 Jan 2009]
Photos: Nokia's N97 Swiss Army knife smartphone
Photo Nokia hopes the device's GPS, maps and electronic compass will encourage users to update their 'social location' and share it with social networking buddies - or just find a way to get from A to B. Nokia has revealed the... [08 Dec 2008]
Photos: Nokia and Navteq tech keep an eye on the roads
Photo Data from the GPS receiver is used to map new locations or update changes to existing maps. Dmitry Sharlot, New York team leader for Navteq, stands by the Navteq vehicle that is used to collect data for Navteq's mapping,... [21 Nov 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers unlocking the brain's secrets
Photo Here is the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner, which maps the magnetic fields associated with electric fields in the brain. Supercomputing is helping UK researchers to delve deeper into the workings of the human mind... [13 Oct 2008]
