Tag: location
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What is Google Project Tango?
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Judging by the title of this blog, you may be mistaken for thinking this is going to be about a game or possibly some kind of cloak and dagger conspiracy theory, you would be wrong though. Project Tango is a development kit produced by Google that is all about giving the device it is installed…
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Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Go App Game
The trailer is somewhat intense, but we can confirm that somehow Nintendo is bringing an augmented reality Pokemon title to smartphones that basically overlays your favorite digital monsters over real life using your phone’s camera – and yes, you can battle, trade, catch and do just about every other thing we’ve come to expect from…
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Facebook Messenger Adds Location Sharing Feature
Facebook has introduced a new feature to its Messenger mobile app which allows users to share their location with friends thanks to a handy map. The map will become part of a brand new message when you select Location or More from the bottom of the screen in the Messenger app main screen. A preview…
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Browser Flaw Shows The Country You’re In
One of the big problems cited by critics of popular sites online is just how much of your location information is broadcast out online. Not only do mobile phones and social media apps leak your location to the internet, but also websites do too, according to new research out of the University of Singapore. The…
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Play Pac-Man on Your Street Thanks to Google Maps (No April Fools!)
Have you ever dreamt of what it would be like to play Pac-Man on your own street? Well now is the time to find out thanks to Google Maps. And before you dismiss this article as an apparent April Fools hoax, please read on because we assure you it isn’t a joke – but it…
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Wikipedia for Android Now Suggests Articles Based on Location
Wikipedia for Android now knows where you live and will make location based suggestions following a new app update. Just like the web browser based Wikipedia website which introduced a Nearby search option earlier this year the free app for Android has been updated today to include the very same feature for smartphones and tablets.…
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‘Brightest Flashlight Free’ Android app has been sneakily sharing millions of user’s locations data
Millions deceived by what should be a simple free flashlight app, secretly taking user location data and selling it on…
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Find your phone: Google’s new ‘Android Device Manager’ helps locate lost or stolen Droids
Google wants to help reunite you with your phone, whether it’s been lost, stolen or has fallen down the crack in the sofa again…
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Google Maps Introduces Safe Routes for Cyclists
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After the recent inclusions of river and canal paths and a number of indoor locations Google will again update its direction and location software – this time to advise the safest routes for cyclists. Using information from the National Cycle Network paths, bike lanes and warnings of steep inclines have been accounted for and introduced…
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Google Maps Steps Indoors – 40 Shops, Stations and Stadiums Covered in U.K Update
Google Maps has stepped it up again – and stepped indoors – for its latest update to the location and direction app on Android devices in the United Kingdom. Available now on smartphones and tablets packing Android 2.2 Froyo and above, Google Maps 6.0 delivers the usual street based directions for drivers, public transport users…
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Facebook Launches and Pulls ‘Find Friends Nearby’ Feature Within 24 Hours
Facebook’s new feature caused such a stir that the social network has now pulled the feature…