Monthly Archives: June 2014

SBS (blog) Comment: See how borders change on Google Maps depending on where you are SBS (blog) It’s hard to draw a map without making someone angry. There are 32 countries that Google Maps won’t draw borders around. Continue reading →

Headlines & Global News Google Maps Update Brings Support For Android Wear Headlines & Global News The web giant updated its Google Maps app for Android this week, bringing support for its open-source platform for wearable devices, Android Wear. Continue reading →

WCVB Boston Boston Police: GPS Puts Suspect At Scene Of Arboretum Sex Assault CBS Local The suspect, 23-year-old Ashton Davis was wearing a GPS bracelet in connection with another rape case in Roxbury court. Continue reading →

Nassau is counting on as much as $30 million per year in revenue from speed cameras. (Traffic Cam FACTS 1. They reduce crashes, esp serious ones. 2. Continue reading →

TechCrunch San Francisco ousts parking apps for poaching public parking Inside Mobile Apps Worst of all, it encourages drivers to use their mobile devices unsafely — to engage in online bidding wars while driving. Continue reading →

Ten of the best free travel apps for both iOS and Android. Be sure to download them before heading off on your next trip. (So, why haven’t you downloaded these super-useful, FREE travel apps yet? Continue reading →

Sydney Morning Herald Driverless cars closer than you think Sydney Morning Herald The technology that will one day make it possible for driverless cars to operate on our roads is already well advanced, attendees at last week’s annual Victorian… Continue reading →

Packers adopting GPS technology to research injuries NBCSports.com In a detailed look at their training plans, Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette explains how the Packers are using a GPS monitoring system on certain players in practice… Continue reading →

10 maps that show how much time Americans spend grooming, eating, thinking … Washington Post (blog) Below are 10 maps showing the sometimes surprising regional variation in American time use. A couple things to understand about the BLS data. Continue reading →

Mobile Marketing Stumbles as Pandora Plays San Francisco Ads in New York Bloomberg Marketers spend as much as $2.4 billion a year on mobile ads aimed at users based on geography, and Pandora is far from the only app whose ads sometimes go awry. Continue reading →