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Networks
AT&T Suing Verizon Because “Map” Ad Is Confusing To Dumb People
8:46AM Wilson Rothman | A Verizon Wireless ad shows a beefy Verizon 3G map next to a less impressive AT&T 3G map. AT&T is suing, saying it leads people to believe AT&T has no phone service outside of its (admittedly skimpy) 3G areas. More »
Design
New York ‘Map Cuts’ Aren’t For Traveling, But Sure Are Purdy
6:45AM Chris Jacob | I can’t imagine how long it took to cut out these extremely detailed maps of NYC. By removing the bustle of street names, traffic flows and landmarks, nothing is left but the city’s organizational beauty. More »
Software
Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Butt-Kicking, Turn-By-Turn App
1:00AM Brian Lam | Google’s free turn-by-turn navigation for Maps is the news this morning and even in Beta, they got a lot right. It has Google Maps tech, like street and satellite view and search-driven voice controls. Here’s what you need to know. More »
Software
Is Google Secretly Working On A Free Mobile Navigation App?
7:52AM Rosa Golijan | There’s a lot of speculation about Google working on and preparing to release a mobile navigation app. For free. The logic’s there and the pieces fit, but we still lack solid proof. More »
GPS
3:38PM Nick Broughall | More Christmas themed savings, this time from Navman. They’ve cut the price of their entire MY satnav range by $50, and thrown in free map updates for three years. They’ve also added SUNA traffic to their entry-level model. More »
Navman Cuts Price Of MY Range By $50 Until January 31
3:38PM Nick Broughall | More Christmas themed savings, this time from Navman. They’ve cut the price of their entire MY satnav range by $50, and thrown in free map updates for three years. They’ve also added SUNA traffic to their entry-level model. More »
Software
Google Street View Driver Doomed To Map Hell For All Of Eternity
2:20AM John Herrman | After careening into a wall outside of Rankin, PA, one Street View photographer has been trapped and condemned to send dispatches from a horrifying hellscape, forever. This is the highly empirical theory that the internet, and I, am sticking with. More »
GPS
10:14AM Nick Broughall | You know what’s been missing from GPS mapping? Highly detailed 3D renders of the buildings you’re driving past when you’re driving through the city. Well, that or unicorn riding fairies. Whereis have just announced that they’re going to be showing off the 3D models of Sydney and Melbourne in upcoming devices that use their maps. More »
Whereis Launching 3D City Models For GPS Mapping
10:14AM Nick Broughall | You know what’s been missing from GPS mapping? Highly detailed 3D renders of the buildings you’re driving past when you’re driving through the city. Well, that or unicorn riding fairies. Whereis have just announced that they’re going to be showing off the 3D models of Sydney and Melbourne in upcoming devices that use their maps. More »
Science
7:20AM John Herrman | Most missions through space are lonely. Solitary probes arc through the solar system, charming us with their photos and data, and eventually—quietly—fade into disrepair, or out of range. But witnessed together, they form something sublime. More »
50 Years Of Space Travel In One Beautiful Map
7:20AM John Herrman | Most missions through space are lonely. Solitary probes arc through the solar system, charming us with their photos and data, and eventually—quietly—fade into disrepair, or out of range. But witnessed together, they form something sublime. More »
Online
2:16PM Nick Broughall | See that building in the pic above? The brown building covered in prestigious European automotive logos? It’s a freakish ghost building. At least, it is according to Google’s Streetview. More »
Even More Streetview Weirdness
2:16PM Nick Broughall | See that building in the pic above? The brown building covered in prestigious European automotive logos? It’s a freakish ghost building. At least, it is according to Google’s Streetview. More »
Business
