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Images: MapQuest maps directions on the phone

January 5, 2005 MapQuest's newest feature, called Send to Phone, allows people to access maps and directions directly from their cell phone. TAGS: Mapquest, direction, cell phone

Mapping medieval streets using GPS

February 14, 2008 News.com's Maggie Reardon meandered the cobblestone streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter using Nokia's new Maps 2.0 service and the 6210 Navigator handset.Photos: Touring Barcelona with help from ... TAGS: Netscape Navigator, Barcelona, Keith Nowak, Nokia Corp., street, GPS, arrow, navigation, city, direction, cell phone

For handset makers, it's all about location

October 2, 2007 news analysis Nokia announces plans to spend $8.1 billion on Navteq. Why would it shell out so much for an outfit that's not well known? TAGS: Nokia Corp., handset maker, GPS, location, handset, direction, acquisition, Google Inc.

IBM changes directions in magnetic memory

August 20, 2007 Big Blue teams up with TDK to develop a magnetic type of memory chip called STT-RAM; 65-nanometer prototype expected within four years. TAGS: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., IBM Corp., memory, memory chip, field, direction

Google adds mapping to local offerings

October 6, 2005 Google Maps, Google Local combine enhanced local search with maps, driving directions, business listings and satellite images. TAGS: local search, Google Local, satellite image, Google Maps, Google Inc., offering, Yahoo! Inc., direction, satellite

Lost? Try asking your cell phone

October 31, 2006 Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the way TAGS: Japan, direction, carrier, cell phone, U.S.

MapQuest: Lost? Check your phone

January 5, 2005 New feature designed to let customers send maps directly from MapQuest.com to their handsets. Images: MapQuest maps directions TAGS: Mapquest, wireless carrier, direction, Time Warner Inc., map, handset, cell phone, U.S.

Why Wi-Fi has to change--or else

July 12, 2007 Ruckus Wireless CEO Selina Lo says Wi-Fi isn't up to the task of supporting the new apps and handheld devices entering the market. TAGS: IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, interference, reliability, signal, radio frequency, handheld device, radio, Wi-Fi network, path, ease of use, direction, networking, handheld

Driving under the influence of Web maps

October 7, 2005 No winners, only a loser in a terribly unofficial driving direction contest. Photos: Guided by Web maps TAGS: Mapquest, direction, street, MSN, minute, destination, block, San Francisco, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

MapQuest Mobile offers live traffic updates

March 15, 2005 AOL updates service to help users in 90 U.S. metropolitan areas seek directions and traffic info. TAGS: Mapquest, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., direction, U.S.

Ask.com goes mobile

October 12, 2006 The search site launches service designed specifically for cell phones and handheld devices. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com, mobile search, handheld device, mobile phone, direction, handheld, cell phone

With search site relaunch, Jeeves loses top billing

February 27, 2006 Ask Jeeves becomes Ask.com with simplified interface and new tools including enhanced maps, encyclopedia search. TAGS: Ask.com, encyclopedia, desktop search, Ask Jeeves Inc., billing, map, direction, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Does HP need a new course?

February 9, 2005 Now that Fiorina has been ousted, some analysts say HP not only needs new leadership--it needs a whole new direction. TAGS: HP, Carly Fiorina, direction, course, IBM Corp., chairman

Microsoft folds new features into mapping service

May 24, 2006 Adds real-time traffic data, Outlook integration and expanded scratch pad features to Windows Live Local online service. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, local search, Microsoft Outlook, Time Warner Inc., direction, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S., video

Tech turns phones into back-seat drivers

September 21, 2005 Service mixes local search with GPS to give driving directions to restaurants and other destinations over cell phones. TAGS: Yahoo Local, local search, restaurant, direction, Yahoo! Inc., GPS, mobile phone, America Online Inc., cell phone, Google Inc.

Cisco says it has phone companies' number

October 13, 2003 The telephone equipment maker says the world's telephone companies are "headed right in Cisco's direction" by converting to modern dialing techniques, a claim rival Juniper Networks denies. TAGS: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., BellSouth Corp., telephone network, telephone company, IP, direction, AT&T Corp., technique

Yahoo goes drag-and-drop for mapping

November 3, 2005 New Yahoo Maps beta is designed to ease finding local spots and creation of multiple-stop driving directions. Images: Yahoo Maps--a new world TAGS: API, Yahoo! Inc., mashup, Google Maps, map, direction, Google Inc., developer, programming, Microsoft Corp.

Sun subscriptions--gimmick or good idea?

June 9, 2004 The company's moves to sell data storage and services by subscription may be considered defensive, gimmicky and late--but that's doesn't mean there isn't something to them. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., EMC Corp., data storage, pricing, financing, subscription, Illuminata Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, data center, direction, computer company, researcher, idea

New age dawns at Eclipse

January 28, 2004 As the open-source tools initiative prepares to gain independence from founder IBM, competitors and Java programmers are closely watching its future technical direction. TAGS: Java software, independence, BEA Systems Inc., Java, technology provider, IBM Corp., founder, direction, Sun Microsystems Inc., organization, open source, development tool, IDE, conference
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