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Where Are You? Find Out With Google’s My Location

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

I found this information on Google Map site. I think we are in to something here. Yes as usual privacy shouts are out there. Cool down folks, how do you think if you press 911 on your cell phone, the emergency services find you? Today when we travel, just say from San Francisco to New York, non stop flight, we get photographed, videoed a multiple times. My motto is and to which many others oppose, is why worry if I have nothing to hide. At the same token, I do not want Google or anyone else to misuse my personal data. Those are two different issues.
The My Location feature is available for most web-enabled mobile phones, including Java, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia/Symbian devices.

Get more info on the My Location feature and supported devices, or discuss Google Maps and My Location with other users.
See your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what’s around you, and how to get there. Watch the video below to see how it works.

Published on November 30th, 2007 under

Garmin Goes After Tele-Atlas

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

A few posts ago RavenII wondered "Does Location Matter? refering to Nokia’s plans on NAVTEQ, Looks like It seems to be. GPS giants are running around and buying competitors or technology providers. In the latest move, Garmin will offer to buy the digital maps company Tele Atlas for €2.3 billion (US$3.3 billion) in a move to outbid rival TomTom International, a big maker of in-car navigation systems.

Garmin said Wednesday it had notified the Tele Atlas board that it will make an offer of €24.50 per share in cash for all its outstanding shares. It plans to make the offer by Dec. 24, the date TomTom’s offer is set to expire. TomTom offered to buy Tele Atlas in July for about €2 billion. Garmin said its offer was 15 percent higher than TomTom’s, and is a premium of 48 percent over Tele Atlas’ share price just before TomTom made its offer.

If you are the type that listen to executives, Garmin executives will discuss this transaction today at 10.00 CST/11.00 EST/15.00 GMT/16.00 CET during its third quarter earnings call. For more information, visit http://www8.Garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/irCalendar.html.

Garmin News Release

Published on October 31st, 2007 under , , , , , ,

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