maps
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For Decades, The Public Was Not Allowed To View Maps Of The US Internet
There’s a good reason why you don’t know how data gets from one place to another on the internet. The major network cables that truss the United States haven’t ever been fully viewable to the public — until now.
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Add A Widget Shortcut On Android To Get Home With Just One Tap
If you’re a Google Maps user on Android you can set up customised 1×1 widgets on the home screen that will give you directions straight home from wherever you happen to be. The setup process also gives us an excuse to check out the new Maps app interface Google has rolled out over the last…
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Nokia Has Sold Its HERE Maps To Audi, BMW, And Mercedes For $3 Billion
Nokia’s map platform HERE has impressed ever since it was first released. Now, it’s impressed enough for a motoring consortium made up of Audi, BMW, and Mercedes to buy it for $US3 billion.
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Google Maps Timeline Lets You Stalk Yourself
Google has a serial-killer-grade stash of knowledge about its users. This is not news, but to really ram the point home, Google is releasing a tool that lets you go back through history, and retroactively follow your every move.