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Aug 10 2011

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After HTC Malaysia, Chalkboard Seals Partnership With HTC Singapore

byWillis WeeinBusiness, Mobile, Startups

HTC Malaysia first, HTC Singapore next — Bernard Leong, CTO and co-founder of Chalkboard told us that his team has sealed a deal with HTC Singapore to include its location-based deal widget on all HTC EVO 3D handsets in the country. The widget will be pre-installed into the firmware as a default app for all HTC EVO 3D users in Singapore. While I have always called Chalkboard a location-based ad platform, it seems to me that calling it a location-based deals platform sounds more apt. Essentially, what users are getting is ...

Nov 18 2010

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Google Maps Generates Weird Directions

byStephanieinWeb

This issue surfaced in 2007, but it seems like 3 years down the road, Google still hasn't fixed the problem. Buzz has recently emerged again as netizens get a few LOLs from strange directions generated by Google Maps. Search for directions between certain countries and if you really look through the directions you get, you might find something rather fishy: (click on pictures to enlarge) Getting from USA to China involves Kayaking across the Pacific Ocean. I guess since the distance between Japan and China is relatively nearer, you can jet ski across ...

Aug 27 2009

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NEW: Twitter Tags Location to Your Tweets

byWillis WeeinUncategorized

Twitter is planning to tag location to your tweets more accurately. Tagging location right now depends on users to fill in their current location manually. With people putting their location as "at the top of your mind!" or "in your heart", it doesn't really make up to reliable location data. This new API will allow developers to add latitude and longitude to your tweet for tracking of your true location. For fellow users to see where you are tweeting from, you will need to activate this new feature, which is switched off ...