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Google Announces Nexus 7, light, portable tablet for Google Play

Posted on June 27, 2012 by glenn

Today at Google I/O Google lifted the lid off their new tablet offering (Actually many of you will consider it an E reader) the Google Nexus 7. The device has a 7″ screen and tight Google Play integration – ideal … Continue reading →

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CTV is Showing Off the ABC’s of Google Earth

Posted on August 6, 2009 by glenn

Canadian media powerhouse, CTV, is having some fun with Google Earth and asking their readers to submit images found using the map service… in an interesting twist, the images must contain a landscape that appears to reveal a letter of … Continue reading →

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Google Geo Challenge Grants Rolled Out to non-profits

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Glenn

Google has released details of the Geo Challenge Grants program – an effort by Google to enable organizations to create maps that will enhance their work and impact. Apply and submit your proposal online here by December 22nd, 2008. See … Continue reading →

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Meet Me In the Middle Thanks to Google Reverse Geocoding

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Glenn

According to the Google geo dev blog this week, Google now is making reverse geocoding available to developers. This is pretty huge for developers… in a nutshell this enables developers to add functionality that generates an address from a lat/long … Continue reading →

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