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"Digital maps on smartphones are brilliantly useful tools, but what sort of information do they gather about us - and how do they shape the way we look at the world?"

Après sa démonstration sur un drone terrestre roulant (voir ici), Google utilise des drones aériens pour élaborer les cartes 3D et améliorer Google map. L'arrivée de robot pour créer les données stratégiques alimentant d'autres robots numériques étaient prévisibles (article rédigé fin 2010). Les risques sont nombreux et clairement listés dans ce document ci dessous.

 Depuis le mois d'août, Google assure une présence dans la région de Québec pour sa division des visites virtuelles grâce à des photos panoramiques de boutiques, de restaurants et d'autres marchands pour ceux qui en font la demande.

Transparency International's transparency index measures each country in the world on corruption. See how they compare by clicking on each country. Use the dropdown menu to see how scores have changed since 2008

Nokia has today announced the beta launch of its City Lens augmented reality browser app for its Lumia range of Windows Phone devices. The app, already available for the company's Symbian devices, emphasizes urban discovery, displaying nearby points of interest - like reatuarants, museums or theaters - as an augmented reality view via your phone's camera, in a list or on a map depending on the device's current orientation. It offers easy access to professional reviews and contact details for places listed, and lets you share them with friends via SMS, email or social networks.

Websites are loaded with eye candy these days - from slick user interfaces to interactive maps to cool photo slideshows - all achieved without Flash, just HTML, CSS and Javascript. And these technologies are free, open and can be utilized in essentially every current web-browsing device. While it's tempting to just jump in and add the latest cool feature to your site, you have to first make sure it's a good fit for your users and your brand.