Archive for the 'Mapping' Category

Chris Thorman writes for Software Advice which specializes in helping organizations find the right software for their individual needs. He has shared his article “Searching for Real Estate Made Easy: Geo-Fences Plus Mobile Phones” with Dotfusion.
It’s Saturday morning. Joel and Rebecca are walking their dog through a neighborhood in Austin, TX. As they walk, they [...]

There is nothing more excruciating than having to wait at an airport lounge for hours on end while weather conditions better and you can finally depart. If that situation ever rises its ugly head again, this new Twitter-based service might just alleviate things slightly.
http://www.boarding.fr/
In essence, through Boarding you can send a tweet which will allow [...]

It’s rather difficult to find a quiet and the most favorite place to work in a public place, which is almost perpetually noisy. WorkSnug, which is an Augmented Reality application for the iPhone 3GS will find your favorite work place that is just suitable for you. This is made especially for the mobile workers who [...]

Like the Pied Piper of Hamlyn, Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery in San Francisco is luring cookie fans through its doors with The Warm Cookie Radar, telling customers where the nearest dose of fresh cookies are hiding…
The radar uses Google Maps to show where the recently-baked cookies are. Customers can find out which cookies are cooked [...]

From all the startups I’ve seen, Distimo is probably the one that will most likely succeed. They provide developers with free tools for analyzing their mobile applications’ performance across application stores. All major app stores are supported, allowing developers to see how their work performs across platforms and stores. You could think of it as [...]

We all know that social media is changing the way we do business.  Twitter is one of the fastest-growing social media sites, and with good reason.  Not only is it easy – but it can help grow your business.  Here is some information on Twitter, and how you can use it for business.
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Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto launched its new interactive store directory on February 19th allowing visitors to map out their mall visit, showing the directions, where to park and best entrance, included.
Think — refined version of mapquest for shopping centre! Check it out for yourself, quite amazing… Yorkdale Interactive Store Directory.  The directory was developed [...]

Ever wondered where your friends work at this exact moment? No longer wonder! Google has “solved” the problem once again. Just get them to sign up for Google Latitude.
Google’s quest to know everything moves forward with this new advancement. While, the concept is very neat do we really want a third party to store all [...]

nru (near you) is the latest innovation from lastminute.com’s labs team. Using technology provided by T-Mobile’s G1 running Google’s Android software, lastminute.com can now show you things to do near you, from bars and restaurants to cinemas and cafes.
It does this using the GPS and compass found in T-Mobile’s G1, the only phone on the [...]

I Feel Toronto

Don’t know where to go, but you know how you feel? If you’re feeling naughty, hungover, energetic, romantic, sophisticated, chilled, girly, manly or even broke then just got to IFeelToronto.com and start your search. New website IFeelToronto.com has just launched a guide to the city based on the above moods. Just click how you feel [...]