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1 Picasa 3.5 Is Now Available For Download
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2 Glympse Geo-Tracking App: Way to Go, or Going Too Far?
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3 Foursquare vs. SCVNGR: What's the Difference?
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4 Use Geotagging To Plan Your Vacation
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5 Definition: Geotagging
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6 Daily Tech: Is Geotagging Coming to the iPhone?
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7 Geotagging For Twitter Is Here
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8 Location-Based Features Officially Become a Trend
There's a new geo-location app on the market, and the name is SCVNGR. Yes, all caps. But don't confuse it with the likes of Foursquare or Gowalla, SCVNGR has something else going for it — game play. Want to know more? Here, I'll tell you the difference between everyone's favorite check-in app and the new kid on the block. Foursquare You've met my friend Foursquare, right? It's the app that Read more
Remember when you just had to call or send a text to let people — like co-workers, family members, and friends — know where you were at any given time? You know, like you're running late for lunch, so you call your pals and tell them you'll be there in 15? Well, that's all a thing of the past with a new geo-tracking app called Glympse. Glympse lets you ping your chosen contacts with your Read more
Twitter recently rolled out its locations feature, allowing tweets posted from the web to include your location. While this functionality has been available to developers for a while, you weren't able to geo-tag your tweets from Twitter.com until this week. You have to turn the function on to use it, so there's no risk of accidentally including your location if you don't want to. If you do Read more
People have been buzzing about Twitter's upcoming geotagging feature for a while, and now the feature is finally here. The function is available through the API only, which means geotagging will not be available through Twitter.com. Although it will be available through Twitter clients like Birdfeed for the iPhone, Seesmic Web for your desktop, and Twidroid for Android phones, which are already Read more
Google has just announced the latest version of Picasa, its free photo-editing software for Macs and PCs. What's great about this new version is that it can scan your photo collections and create groups of similar faces (similar to Picasa Web Albums and iPhoto). All you have to do is add a name tag to a set of faces (if you're signed into Gmail, it will auto-complete names as you start typing), Read more
The recent version of the iPhone 2.0 beta is said to include a new location services feature that includes GPS-based Google mapping and geotagging for your iPhone pics! — Engadget Sony is planning on stepping up its production of ultrathin televisions to compete with the OLED TV market. — Crave Planning a road trip this Summer with the kids? Here are five gadgets sure to keep their short Read more
Verb Geotagging, (sometimes referred to as Geocoding), is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as websites, RSS feeds, or images. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include altitude and place names. Geotagging was once a feature reserved to the most extreme Flickr and online photo community addicts, but Read more
Geotagging, or adding geographical identification to images (usually latitude and longitude coordinates or place names) was once a feature reserved to the most extreme Flickr and online photo community addicts, but it turns out it's proving helpful to even the average geek. This weekend's New York Times travel feature "Snapshots That Do More Than Bore Friends" looked at how through geotagging, Read more
Handwritten cards are always appreciated, but if you've forgotten to pick up a batch for the holidays, sending an ecard today might be your last hope for sending well wishes this season. Let your friends and family know you're thinking about them by shooting off a few ecards today (or whenever you get the urge to say hello). GroupCard — Want to personalize a thank-you card from your whole Read more
Apple confirmed some users are experiencing "lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices" yesterday, and promised that a software update can be expected in the next few weeks, which should wipe the problem clean. Can't wait that long cause your battery drains too fast? Below, a few tips to save your battery life until the problem is resolved. Lower your screen brightness — Just like on Read more
