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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com Steve Jobs may or may not have once declared “thermonuclear” war on Google’s Android. Now, it seems the two California companies have found themselves in a brand new kind of battle. The two smartphone makers are accustomed to duking it out over marketshare and units sold. How they got into the almost yawn-worthy battle of Mapping could be less interesting than the battle itself, if that’s even possible. So, while Apple has left Google to make their...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com Rumors about Apple’s very own mapping service have been strong for quite some time now, and while most analysts and professional watchers expect them to make an announcement to this end next week at WWDC, Google may have already beat them to the punch. After all, nothing says, “Apple is leaving Google to start their own mapping service for their millions and millions of handheld devices” like a special Google Maps press event held just a few days...
Lizard Labs, developer of professional system utilities and software for Microsoft Windows, offers individuals the ability to enhance their map views around the world. Ultimate Maps Downloader, the street maps software developed by Lizard Labs, compiles maps and street views from reputable sources for an enhance map image. The latest version 2.6.5 has just been released and it has some significant improvements. (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 New version 2.6.5 of Utmate Maps Downloader, the street...
Study Breaks, one of the leading college media entertainment companies, offers businesses a step-by-step guide for how to get on Google Places and get found online. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Google populates listings from sources such as Yellow Pages, Superpages etc. Most of the time these places are unverified, and for one order to edit their business information, they must claim it first. If an owner hasn’t claimed their business on Google Places yet, they should do so today...
VIENNA, Va, May, 25 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergent, LLC, an award-winning small business and IT solutions provider, today announced that they have been awarded multiple contracts by the PEPPM Technology Bidding and Purchasing Program for Google software products and services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111213/MM22333LOGO ) Established in 1982 in Pennsylvania as a statewide purchasing program for computers, PEPPM has grown into a national contract program that,...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MapMyFITNESS, a health and fitness technology company powering the Internet's largest and fastest growing community of fitness enthusiasts, today announced the launch of a completely rebuilt platform with several new features for its portfolio of online fitness websites, including an innovative feature called Courses, advanced integration of Google Maps API for Business, and a fresh look and feel. Courses will span five primary categories...
The heat over Google’s Street View service may be turned down in the US, but European privacy regulators are considering reopening inquiries into the company’s wifi sniffing and private data collection. The story that this was the error of a single programmer isn’t sitting well with European officials, reports Kevin J. Obrien of the New York Times. Jacob Kohnstamm, a Dutch regulator who is the chairman of the top European privacy panel feels Google mislead regulators in the matter...
Review by John Neumann for RedOrbit.com Are you one of the dozens of people around the globe aching to drive a tiny ball through digital neighborhoods and learn the wonders of Google’s mapping program? Yea, neither am I. However, if such an idea pushes your pleasure centers, roll on over to Google Cube and knock yourself out. You'll need Google Chrome to play, however. Google Cube places players on a giant, six-panel cube that spins when generating each of eight new levels. Players...
Documents obtained by Reuters and the Los Angeles Times have brought to light new details regarding Google Street View and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) investigation into the service. According to Times reporter Jessica Guynn, an unredacted version of the government report into allegations regarding the collection of personal information by Street View personnel revealed that the engineer who created the software code responsible for the collection of said data did not...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com When two people fight, the initial altercation usually isn’t the worst part; It’s the following weeks, months or even years of terse words, stared daggers and awkward moments-in-passing. Now that the FCC and Google have had their run-ins in court, the most gruesome and gossip-worthy moments in FCC v Google may be just ahead as each side lob verbal bombs and meager fines at one another. Like many of Google’s products, regardless if they currently...
