Tuesday, December 04, 2007

British Village Requests Removal From GPS Maps. longacre writes "The tiny village of Barrow Gurney, England, has asked GPS map publisher Tele Atlas to remove them from the company's maps. The reason: truck drivers using GPS navigation devices are being directed to drive through the town despite the roads being too narrow for sidewalks, which has led to numerous accidents. At the root of the problem lies the fact that the navigation maps used by trucks are the same as those used by passenger cars, and they don't contain data on road width or no-truck zones. Tele Atlas says they will release truck-appropriate databases at some point, but until then they advise local governments to make use of a technology dating back to the Romans: road signs." Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.myprowealths.com/computers.html http://www.myprowealths.com/education.html [Slashdot] 10:18:15 PM    comment [] iPhone tops list of 2007 Google searches (Reuters). Reuters - Technology and entertainment topped Google Inc's searches in 2007, with the iPhone grabbing the No. 1 slot on a list of the fastest-rising search terms in the United States, the company said on Tuesday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] http://www.myprowealths.com/computers.html http://www.myprowealths.com/education.html 10:17:22 PM    comment [] Cisco snaps up former Motorola CTO (AP). AP - Cisco Systems Inc. has snapped up Motorola Inc.'s former chief technology officer, adding valuable experience in mobile communications to the ranks of the world's largest Internet networking supplier. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] http://www.myprowealths.com/computers.html http://www.myprowealths.com/education.html 10:16:36 PM    comment [] Podcast: Making yourself the target for ads. Also, a study shows divorces are bad for the environment; and tech predictions for 2008. [CNET News.com] http://www.myprowealths.com/clothing.html http://www.myprowealths.com/auto.html http://www.myprowealths.com/books.html http://www.myprowealths.com http://www.myprowealths.com/Affiliate-Management.html 10:06:56 PM    comment []

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