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Nokia’s HERE maps is finally available for Android, kicking off with Samsung Galaxy phones

Oct08
by on October 8, 2014 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Nokia has launched a beta version of its HERE maps and navigation app in the Samsung Galaxy Apps store, giving the smartphone maker a viable alternative to the wildly popular Google Maps. The app is technically a beta build and, for now, exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy-branded Android smartphones. It signals an interesting push from both parties; what’s left of Nokia from the Microsoft acquisition is no longer tied to Windows Phone, so this is clearly part of the firm’s push to broaden its market share; for Samsung, it’s a chance to reduce its dependency on Google’s services. Nokia has also…

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Ofcom hands mobile operator Three a £250,000 fine for mishandling customer complaints

Oct08
by on October 8, 2014 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

Ofcom has given Three, a mobile operator in the UK, a £250,000 fine for mishandling customer complaints. Following an investigation, the regulator found that Three hadn’t handled subscriber criticisms in a “fair and timely manner.” This included “closing” cases before they were resolved and failing to log appropriate customer calls as complaints. “When things go wrong, customers are not only entitled to complain to their provider, but must have confidence that their complaint will be dealt with fairly,” Claudio Pollack, Ofcom’s Consumer and Content Group Director said. Ofcom says Three has taken measures to ensure these issues don’t arise again….

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Google took a camel across the Liwa Desert to capture new Street View photos

Oct08
by on October 8, 2014 at 9:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google adapted its Street View Trekker, a colorful contraption for capturing 360-degree photos, to rest on a camel so it could capture new images from the beautifully sparse Liwa Desert in Abu Dhabi. Street View has been to some of the most iconic, beautiful and remote places in the world, but usually Google’s employees capture these images from a car or converted backpack. A camel is certainly different, although of course there are few alternatives for navigating such hot and sandy terrain. It’s a beautiful area and the new Street View images are made all the more captivating by the camel’s…

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Google took a camel across the Liwa Desert to capture new Street View photos

Oct08
by on October 8, 2014 at 9:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google adapted its Street View Trekker, a colorful contraption for capturing 360-degree photos, to rest on a camel so it could capture new images from the beautifully sparse Liwa Desert in Abu Dhabi. Street View has been to some of the most iconic, beautiful and remote places in the world, but usually Google’s employees capture these images from a car or converted backpack. A camel is certainly different, although of course there are few alternatives for navigating such hot and sandy terrain. It’s a beautiful area and the new Street View images are made all the more captivating by the camel’s…

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Google took a camel across the Liwa Desert to capture new Street View photos

Oct08
by on October 8, 2014 at 9:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Google adapted its Street View Trekker, a colorful contraption for capturing 360-degree photos, to rest on a camel so it could capture new images from the beautifully sparse Liwa Desert in Abu Dhabi. Street View has been to some of the most iconic, beautiful and remote places in the world, but usually Google’s employees capture these images from a car or converted backpack. A camel is certainly different, although of course there are few alternatives for navigating such hot and sandy terrain. It’s a beautiful area and the new Street View images are made all the more captivating by the camel’s…

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