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Connecting Things to the Internet Does Not an Internet of Things Make

The Internet is about shared information, and it’s hard to share from inside a silo.
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As Mapping Costs Rise, Waze’s Volunteer Army Will Give It an Edge (Video)

Does Google have 44 million robotic cars prowling the roads?
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Apple Acquires Indoor Location Company WifiSLAM

Apple has acquired indoor-GPS company WifiSLAM, a sign that the war over indoor mobile location services is heating up.

Fujitsu Steps Out With GPS Cane Concept

Fujitsu’s GPS cane keeps you headed in the right direction.
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Silicon Wadi: A Visit to GarageGeeks in Israel (Video)

Nerding out in Tel Aviv!
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Google’s Nexus 7 Costs $152 to Make, IHS iSuppli Teardown Finds

Similar to the Kindle Fire, and yet different in so many ways.
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GPS App Strava Sued Over Cyclist’s Death

Strava, the maker of GPS tracking apps that are well loved and well used among cyclists, has been sued by the family of a biker who died in 2010.
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How Garmin Failed to See the iPhone Threat

Nearly a decade ago, a question asked of Garmin’s CEO reveals a lot about its weakness in the smartphone business today.
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Confirmed: Asus Plans Add-On to Fix Transformer Prime’s GPS Issues

The Taiwanese electronics maker says it will formally announce its plans mid-month, with the add-on kit shipping two weeks after that.
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Next Chapter in LightSquared Saga Could Be Chapter 11

Backer Phil Falcone says the company may consider a voluntary bankruptcy filing as it figures out what to do after regulators thwarted its wireless network plans.
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