Can't Find the Bathroom? Just Ask Google

Users of Google Maps are already accustomed to relying on the technology for directions to places like the airport or mall, but now they can also use it for help getting around inside once they've arrived. Google Maps 6.0 for Android gives mobile users a way to determine where they are inside a large building and how to get where they need to go.

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MIT-created algorithm predicts likelihood of running red lights, places blame where appropriate

The bad news: Math will always judge you. The good news: It'll still be there to judge everyone else. In a recent article published in the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, MIT's Professor Jonathan How and three colleagues announced they've created an algorithm that can predict whether an oncoming car is about to run a red light one or two seconds before a possible collision. The algorithm can compute the likelihood of a vehicle running a red light based on its rate of deceleration as it is approaching the intersection with a level of precision down to mere milliseconds. The team, which applied the algorithm to more than 15,000 vehicles during the study, used instruments that monitored vehicle speeds and locations as well as when the lights turned red. When the results were tallied, they found that they were able to correctly predict who would run a red light 85 percent of the time. In other news, MIT is working on a much simpler algorithm capable of predicting when your significant other will break up with you, the formula factoring in at least four behavioral elements from the last season of "Jersey Shore."

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Cable group to sell mobile spectrum to Verizon for $3.6 billion

SpectrumCo, a joint venture among Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, has agreed to sell mobile spectrum licenses covering 259 million U.S. residents to Verizon Wireless for $3.6 billion, the companies announced Friday. The deal, for 122 Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) licenses, will give Comcast $2.3 billion and Time Warner $1.1 billion, based on their ownership stakes in SpectrumCo. The joint venture paid $2.4 billion for 137 AWS licenses in a 2006 auction at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/cable-group-sell-mobile-spectrum-verizon-36-billion-180714

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7 Tools to Avoid Humiliation at Your Abysmal Company Holiday Party [Toolkit]

It's December again, and that means that at some point over the next few weeks, you will be enjoying forced to attend a holiday party. This year, you're going to use some well-chosen tools—and your brain—to survive. More »

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Apple iTunes Announcement Sets Off Rampant Speculation

Apple is prepping for an iTunes announcement Nov. 16, leading to rampant speculation over a possible music-streaming service, or possibly the Beatles' catalog. - Apple is planning an iTunes-related announcement for the morning of Nov. 16,
tipped by an enigmatic message on its corporate Website quot;Tomorrow is just
another day. That you'll never forget. quot; predictably triggering massive
speculation across the blogosphere.
According to Apple's Websit...

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GeekBytes: Thanksgiving Turkey, Tesla Coils, and Taking Photos

For the final GeekBytes before the Thanksgiving holiday, we bring you supersize coils, more cool hacks and some photographic fun.

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Gadget Lab Retraction: Pong iPad 3G Cases Do Accommodate Proximity Sensor

In an article published on November 22, Gadget Lab incorrectly reported that iPad 3G versions don’t include a proximity sensor, and wrongly criticized claims by Pong Research�Corp. that its aftermarket iPad 3G cases are specifically�engineered with that sensor in mind.
In fact,�multiple�Apple filings with the FCC indicate the presence of a proximity sensor in the iPad’s [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/ipad-sensor/

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