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New Philips Lighting Can Track Your Position in Stores
European electronics giant Philips has just unveiled a new technology, built into overhead lights, that is capable of tracking your exact location while indoors.
30-Second Tech Trick: How to Retrace Your Steps on Google Maps
Oh look, today I went nowhere. That’s what we call an alibi.
That Flashlight on Your Phone Was Watching You
FTC slams Android app maker over location-tracking
Revealed: The 10 Places with the Most Facebook Check-Ins
Where did humanity come from? And where is it going? To the airport, as it turns out.
Twitter to Target You with Location-Based Ads
Location, location, location: Thanks to geo-fencing, when you’re near a Starbucks, you could see an ad for Starbucks.
Friend Finder or Location Tracker? Facebook’s Trust Problem, Visualized
Facebook is reportedly working on a smartphone app that can track your location. Or if you want to use spicier terminology, it’s working on a “location tracker.” Everybody panic!
Facebook Gives Location-Based ‘Places’ Check-ins the Axe
No more check-ins for you. Facebook Places is being phased out, so you can forget telling everyone that you were at the most magical place on Earth (Disneyland) or that you were busy buying plates at IKEA.
Basically what’s happening is that the mobile check-in feature is getting killed, so you won’t be able to broadcast your …
‘Dropp’ Lets You Leave Location Based Messages for People
It’s your first time in this city, and as you reach the center your iPhone makes a little chirp. There’s a message for you.
“Welcome! You finally made it here.” it says. “Just between you and me, that cafe right in front of you serves bad, overpriced coffee. Walk two blocks east and you’ll find a much better one. Love, Mom.”
Wait, …
AT&T Sells Tiny GPS Tracker with Mobile Alert Service
If you find yourself losing things—keys, children, pets—on a regular basis, it may be time to step into the technological age with this little 1.7-ounce, water-resistant Garmin GPS tracker. It packs a tiny AT&T connection that you can configure to send out e-mails or text messages when it crosses over the invisible geofence that …
New iPhone Update Addresses Location Tracking Issues
Apple’s latest iPhone update (iOS 4.3.3) addresses the concerns raised by security experts regarding the automatically generated databases of user locations being saved to Apple devices and backed up via iTunes.
The new update now reduces the size of the location database—early reports had indicated that it may have held a year or …
This is Where Osama Was Hiding, According to Google Maps
Osama bin Laden’s last stand unfolded in a barbed wire mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan. According to Google Maps, this is where the raid happened.
Here’s a recount from TIME’s Battleland blog, which has an excellent piece on how exactly the raid went down:
U.S. intelligence had learned that bin Laden might be holed up in a
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