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Right on Google's Tail, Nokia Pushes Indoor Mapping Too

Like Google, Nokia wants to bring mobile mapping indoors. Photo: Mike Isaac/Wired.com

In what may have been the most modern version of Manifest Destiny to date, Google spent the better part of the last decade mapping the great outdoors. And on Tuesday, the company announced its intention to continue that quest, only indoors.

Naturally, there will be latecomers to any party. Enter Nokia, which announced its own initiative for indoor mapping services at an event in Sunnyvale, CA on Tuesday.

According to the EETimes, Nokia’s plans leverage Bluetooth technology to create a new protocol that would e...

How a Collapsing Scientific Hypothesis Ended in an Arrest

By John Timmer, Ars Technica

In 2006, scientists announced a provocative finding: A retrovirus called XMRV, closely related to a known virus from mice, was associated with cases of prostate cancer. But other labs, using different sets of patients, found no evidence of a viral infection. Before the controversy could be sorted out, another research group published a 2009 paper containing an even more intriguing claim. XMRV, it said, was associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a disorder that some had claimed was purely psychosomatic.

Reaction came quickly. The CFS...

Toyota, Subaru Sports Coupes Set Our Hearts Aflutter

This is it. Actually, these are them. The Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ. They are awesome. Here’s why:

  • They’re rear-wheel-drive sports cars with flat-four engines.
  • They’re crazy light for what they are, weighing around 2,600 pounds.
  • They’re nimble.
  • They’re bound to be cheap, especially the Toyota, which will probably wear a Scion badge.
  • They’re gorgeous.
  • They’re rear-wheel-drive sports cars with flat-four engines.

Much has been written about these cars in recent months, and the two automakers finally unveiled them at the Tokyo auto show. They were developed in a corporate partnership and are...

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