Location articles

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  Google releases 'Field Trip' app, a location-aware guidebook to your surroundings

  By Nathan Ingraham on September 27, 2012 12:36 pm + 135 comments

  Google has just launched Field Trip, a new app that the company says is "your guide to the cool, Continue reading…

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  Apple says it's 'just getting started' with Maps, 'working hard' to improve experience

  By Chris Welch on September 20, 2012 06:06 pm + 435 comments

  Apple's new Maps application has quickly proven to be a hotbed for controversy in an otherwise Continue reading…

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  Microsoft follows new xx album around the world in Internet Explorer promotion

  By Louis Goddard on September 4, 2012 05:16 am + 25 comments

  In a joint promotion for Internet Explorer and British band The xx, Microsoft has created a site Continue reading…

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  Nokia, Samsung, Sony Mobile, and others create In-Location Alliance to improve indoor location-based services

  By Tom Warren on August 23, 2012 04:35 am + 18 comments

  22 companies have announced an In-Location Alliance today that is designed to improve and drive Continue reading…

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  Foursquare brings back nearby friends view with new update

  By Andrew Webster on August 10, 2012 11:03 am + 3 comments

  When Foursquare introduced the "all-new" version of its app in June, it added some new features, but Continue reading…

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  Saga for iOS and Android: a virtual assistant to help improve your quality of life

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 31, 2012 04:51 am + 24 comments

  Ever since we talked with Matias Duarte about Google Now at Google I/O last month we’ve been Continue reading…

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  ForeverMap 2 offers first full-fledged mapping solution for B&N Nook Tablet and Nook Color

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 30, 2012 10:55 am + 2 comments

  One of the new downsides of Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet is that it doesn't have access to the Continue reading…

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  Yelp update brings new look to iPhone, new features to iPad

  By Justin Rubio on July 27, 2012 10:46 am + 2 comments

  Yelp's app has remained a solid resource for finding places to eat on the fly but, until now, the Continue reading…

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  Twitter introduces targeted tweets for advertisers, only shown to users in specific locations

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 19, 2012 01:45 pm + 6 comments

  Twitter is continuing to provide more options for companies looking to advertise on the social Continue reading…

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  Highlight 1.2 solves some of the app's problems, but big questions remain

  By Dieter Bohn on July 19, 2012 09:01 am + 6 comments

  Highlight, the iPhone app which attempted to make a big splash at this year's SXSW conference, is Continue reading…