With the announcement of the Google Nexus S which I’m sure will give many people a happy new year, Google have been taking every opportunity to show off what the upcoming Gingerbread smartphone will do. One of the most interesting things to come to the smartphone is the massive change set for using Google Maps [...]

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The combination of GPS and mobile phone to create a satnav system is very useful and this year TomTom started selling their navigation software for the iPhone. Now Google is entering the market and it is doing an amazing thing, it is giving away turn-by-turn GPS navigation, with voice guidance, for free in its Google Maps for mobiles software.

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When Janina Valiente head home after a hard day at work in San Francisco she had little idea she would be mugged. As she watched the thief take off with her bag, however, her quick thinking and a little help from an internet giant would bring her possessions back and the assailant to justice.

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