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Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town

anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Yahoo Maps beta

Still stung from when Google assumed the search engine throne several years back, Yahoo is battling for supremacy in mapping. Google briefly ruled this realm last year when it released the Google Maps beta with satellite views and put to shame old-school sites such as Mapquest. The Yahoo Maps beta...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Yahoo Maps Beta

Product reviews 2006-05-25

Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic conditions

Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic conditionsPretty cool. But I hope...they get the North East Cities done with the speed sensors. Info on construction, but none on speeds.Still better than nothing.

Tags: Yahoo Maps, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-12-16

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HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Universal Maps Downloader 5.5 (Windows)

Universal Maps Downloader is a tool that helps you to get small tile images from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, OpenStreet maps. After downloading, you can view downloaded maps by Maps Viewer or you can combine them into a big BMP map by Maps Combiner.

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Softonpc, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

PG Real Estate Solution OCT.2009 (Windows)

PG Real Estate--a turnkey solution to build a Real Estate Web Site. Highly flexible, it is a perfect solution for Powerful Real Estate Portal (property lease, rent and sale marketplace), Independent Realtors or Real Estate Agencies. The script has a flexible structure allowing you to manage your site via site...

Tags: Payment, Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Pilot, Operational Accounting, Real Estate, Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-22

GeePeeEx Editor 1.11 (Windows)

GeePeeEx Editor is specifically designed to produce and edit GPX files destined for Garmin's Automotive Satnav GPSr systems. It is envisaged that such files will be used as input to Garmin's POI Loader and then turned into Custom POI's Points of Interest. With interfaces to Google Maps/ Google Earth &...

Tags: Garmin Ltd., Phillip Hornby, GeePeeEx Editor, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-22

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Apple acquires map purveyor Placebase

MacRumors discovered that Apple quietly acquired mapping service Placebase back in July. Placebase CEO Jaron Waldman's updated LinkedIn profile now lists him on the "Geo Team" at Apple. So what's Apple's interest in a mapping company? The obvious guess would be as a replacement for the Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Placebase, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Google Chrome Frame boosts IE speed up to Chrome levels

If only it was for Firefox......but still astonishing results!Could this be the start of hybrid browsers? Will there be a FF version?irrelevantNobody uses IE 7 or 8 because of security.Making a bad product worse is not what windoze users need.This shows again the virtues of FOSS vs proprietary software.Corporate IT...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome Frame, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Gokivo Navigator for iPhone 4.4.2 (Mobile)

With Gokivo Navigator for iPhone find your way behind the wheel with turn-by-turn visual and voice-guided GPS navigation. It contains updated NAVTEQ maps and integrated real-time traffic conditions monitoring for the most convenient timesaving routes. Find nearby restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, hotels, hospitals, theaters, and updated points of interests all...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Netscape Navigator, GPS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-18

Apple iPod Touch (third generation, 8GB)

Editors' note: The rating of the 8GB iPod Touch is slightly less than the 32GB and 64GB models because of slight differences in processor speed and features.Photo gallery:Apple iPod Touch third generationNow in its third year, Apple's iPod Touch has evolved so many features and uses beyond media playback that...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Keyboards, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-09-12

MapDown 1.0.1 (Windows)

Capture maps from major Internet map providers (Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Microsoft Live, Openstreetmap), create georeference files for your PDA application like OziExplorer, GPS Tuner, GPSdash, CompeGPS.

Tags: Google Maps, MartinZone, PDAs, GPS, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-11

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Nokia 7610 Supernova

Photo gallery:Nokia 7610 SupernovaThe Nokia 7610 Supernova gave us deja vu when it first arrived in our offices, and it wasn't due to its common slider design. Instead, we remembered that we had reviewed a Nokia handset with that same model number almost five years ago. We thought perhaps the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, slider mechanism, Supernova, Nokia Corp., slider design

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Bing: Decision engine = shopping engine

Bing is also better at medical searchesTry searching for "sciatica" on Google vs Bing. The Bing results are better laid out and categorized:http://www.bing-vs-google.com/?q=sciatica It's also great for weather and maps......although I still like Google Maps UI a little better with being able to change the course for directions by dragging...

Tags: Thurrott, MS marketing, Bing, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Are Google's 'Caffeine' search results more like Bing's?

no caffeine neededGoggle's search is best.Trying to emulate the inferior results from M$ bang, is not the way to go.Total Disagree...You give Linux a bad name, you really do. Google would not be spending millions of dollars to revamp their search engine if they really thought Bing was a non-issue...

Tags: SEARCH, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., search result, Goggle, Google Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560With green living very much in the public consciousness, green gadgets are becoming more popular. Exactly what that concept means can vary--for some it's as simple as a device that uses less power--but manufacturers are applying the label to everything from televisions to cameras. For cell phones,...

Tags: Keyboards, Sprint Communications, Samsung Reclaim, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-06

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Google; Hack attacks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search) Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS, Keyboards, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Dead-Finger Tech: Google Maps

Dead-Finger Tech: Google MapsYeah... just like Yahoo Maps.Google Maps, Yahoo Maps.. Bing Maps... same stuff different web address.RE: Dead-Finger Tech: Google MapsPsssssst I use a Garmin GPS does the same thing and is more convient Than a Google map and you can carry it with you.Too True.Personally, I like the...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Dead-Finger Tech

Discussion threads 2009-08-03