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Media is the new King today. Whether it is pure economics or brand equity, different forms of media are continuing to rule the roost in today’s age. And media is always powered by journalists. And journalists by information and data. To…

Google Maps and Google Earth has changed our perception of what can be achieved with technology being used at a macro level. And then came Google Street View, a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic…

Sygic, one of the world’s most downloaded offline navigation app has brought free offline (without internet) navigation to Android devices in India. Globally, Sygic has over 30 million users using their offline navigation services.…

Google want to make their Maps application comprehensive in India, for which they have launched India’s first ever mapping competition: Mapathon 2013. The Mapathon 2013 competition is designed to encourage participants to map their…

In recent news, if anyone of you heard, Australian Police has declared Apple Maps life threatening. This happened after more than one motorist got stuck in a situation like this due to using Apple Maps. Apparently, instead of taking him to…

Indian Railways has launched RailRadar, an application which allows trains to be tracked in real time. Rail Radar is essentially a visual way of showing status of trains - It uses the Google Maps platform to deliver timings, location,…

Apple has launched iOS 6 with new features including Facebook Integration, Maps, enhanced Siri and Panorama. The new mobile OS is available to be downloaded wirelessly or through iTunes and has more than 200 new features, claims Apple.…

Google has launched Google Maps Navigation, its free voice based navigation service in India. Users of android devices with an internet connection can now access the service which feeds live data from Google Maps. Voice navigation allows…

True to the announcement made during Railway Budget that focus of this year’s budget would be Safety and Cleanliness - Indian Railways have made an announcement that the trains may soon get real-time GPS tracking system to avoid accidents!…

Google India today announced on its twitter stream that it will be kicking-off the much awaited Google street view imagery collection using Google branded cars and Google Trikes. It will be interesting to watch how Google goes about this…