We’ve all been on the receiving end of a butt dial. Your phone rings, you pick it up and then all you hear is the ruffling of …
9/11
New York Times Taps Google Maps for Beautiful 9/11 Remembrance
“Where were you on 9/11?” It’s the fundamental question posed in this beautiful application of Google Maps’ API used by the New York Times.
Ostensibly, it’s a map of the world where users can drop a pin to indicate where they were when they heard about the attacks. Color-coded signifiers dotting the map are used to add weight and …
The 9/11 Memorial App Will Only Be Available on the iPad
Who can forget where they were on September 11th? In a few weeks from now, it will be the event’s 10th anniversary, and there will be an exclusive iPad app to commemorate it.
The upcoming “9/11 Memorial: Past, Present and Future” app will be filled with photographs and videos detailing the event, and the creation of the World Trade …
You’ll Soon Be Able to Text 911 for Emergencies
The sad truth is that dialing 911 for emergencies has been in need of a major overhaul for quite some time, and from a technological standpoint isn’t only dated — it’s highly inefficient. If you place a call from a mobile device, for example, call centers are reportedly unable to do something as basic as
Preview & Trailer: Medal of Honor Takes Players into Real-World Conflict
Medal of Honor‘s been on the shelf a long time. The last set of multi-platform games came out in 2007 under the Medal of Honor: Heroes banner and, since then, EA’s storied FPS franchise has lain fallow. Earlier this year, the publisher announced that Medal of Honor would be returning in a significantly changed form.
The most …