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How to Gather Geographic Location Data

By chco : 20 April 2011 - 05:55 AM
Geographic information is such a wide field that it probably deserves its own guide, but in this excerpt below from the O'Reilly publication Data Source Handbook we're going to focus on the mo...
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How SEO applies to mobile

By Jenn Webb : 23 March 2011 - 10:17 AM
<p>During my <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/03/stephan-spencer-seo-future-search.html">recent interview</a> with Stephan Spencer, co-author of "<a href=&quo...
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Use of iPhone GPS Overseas

Asked by Hydeho : 14 September 2010 - 09:52 AM

Answered by johncunningham2 : Sep 14 2010 03:27 PM
Technically, yes - in that the GPS will still triangulate your position. Practically, not if you're using the Maps app or any that download data to provide context for the position data. So your p... full answer >
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How to Write a Location-Aware Application Using .NET

By adfm : 02 April 2010 - 09:14 AM
Interested in writing a location-aware app with .Net? This excerpt from Kiriaty, Moroney, Goldshtein, & Fliess' Introducing Windows® 7 for Developers will get you started on your way. Throughou...
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How to Share your Location on Twitter

By marsee : 09 March 2010 - 06:21 PM
If you're interested in sharing you location through apps such as Foursquare or Gowalla you might be interested in Twitter's new "Tweet With Your Location" feature. You can turn this...
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How to effectively use Core Location in your iPhone app

By TheBarbarianGroup : 30 September 2009 - 03:55 PM
The iPhone gives developers several methods of detecting the physical location of a device. This is by far one of its most innovative features and has helped create many new business models ...
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