GPS-enabled smartphones make it easy to get directions, weather, and many more location based services since they automatically know where you are. With Geosense, you can bring this functionality to any Windows 7 computer even if it doesn't have a GPS chip.
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.While mobile users have been able to rely on Google Maps to pinpoint their locations for some time, starting today Google
Major announcements from Google, Microsoft, and Apple in the last few weeks have techies flipping out about the awesomeness coming to our browsers, pockets, and desktops in the very near future. Strap on your jetpacks; let's take a look.
iPhone or iPod touch only: When you can't wrest the TV remote from your father-in-law to watch the news this week, fire up the all-new ABC News iPhone app. The latest entry into news-based iPhone apps, ABC News offers top stories, location-specific news alerts, and videos from shows like Good Morning America and 20/20. Take a look at a few screenshots.
On the heels of Mozilla's location-aware Geode extension for Firefox, Google announces that Google Gears will get a geolocation functionality for laptop Wi-Fi users, so you can get local news and searches without manually entering your location. [via]