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Google patent application would tie camera settings to local weather
GPS is burgeoning into a tool for more than just finding our way, such as choosing gears on a weekend drive. If one of Google’s newly published patent applications becomes reality, positioning might...
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Apple apologizes to Chinese consumers, revises local warranty policy for...
Over the last couple of weeks, Chinese consumers and media had been up in arms over Apple’s lesser warranty coverage — specifically over refurbished replacement devices for faulty iPhone 4 and 4S —...
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Microsoft launches Bing Offers to round up local bargains, gives Bing Deals...
Call it a deal, offer or a bargain — isn’t a discount by any name just as sweet? Microsoft seems to think so, and it recently retired Bing Deals in favor of a locally focused newcomer: Bing Offers....
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Square believes it can trump Foursquare in the local recommendations game
Square collects a lot of store info by virtue of its payment business, so you’d think it would be great at recommending where to shop. And you may soon be right, according to the company’s Ajit Varma....
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Shazam for iPad gets auto-tagging, trending charts, local maps, Spotify and...
If you’ve ever sighed in frustration at not being able to leap straight from discovering a song to playing it ad-nauseum on Spotify or Rdio, here’s a heads-up. Shazam’s iPad-focused iOS update...
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Weotta iOS local discovery app goes nationwide, Google Ventures approves
Finding things to do and places to go has never been easier thanks to services that neatly pull all the options together. Weotta hopes to be another weapon in your discovery app arsenal after...
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Google brings carousel layout to local search results on the desktop
Google users may have already spotted the carousel design on search results while browsing on Nexus slates or the iPad, but, as of today, you can also expect this layout to show up on the desktop...
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Meet B, the flying car that’ll make it even easier to terrorize local...
Sometimes, when a remote-control car and a remote-control helicopter love each other very much, they come together and produce something like the B. Well, okay, that’s not exactly how this small...
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NetNewsWire 4 enters open beta, gives Mac owners a new, local RSS reader option
As Google Reader’s closing in on the end of its days, a spate of new RSS aggregators have popped up to replace it. Sure, web-based readers from AOL, Digg or Feedly could do the trick, but what if you...
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Los Angeles puts ridesharing companies on notice, demands local permits
Someone didn’t get the memo, apparently. Despite California’s Public Utilities Commission giving ridesharing services the all clear on a statewide level, Los Angeles’ Department of Transportation has...
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