Google Maps v9.13: Closing In On The Perfect GPS - #android #googlemaps #gps http://clapway.com/2015/08/24/google-maps-v9-13-gps123/

When Google Maps first debuted, the GPS world was dominated by $99+ TomToms. Having instant access to turn-by-turn directions via your phone was a godsend, but it had this bad habit of telling you to go down one-way turns when you weren’t supposed to. Today, Google Maps is pretty much all most people need in a GPS device, and the update to version 9.13 is another step towards the continuous progression of the perfect GPS device.

Google Maps: Version 9.13

The newest update to Google Maps is version 9.13, which brings a lot of business related changes, along with normal bug fixes. One of the best new features is the app’s ability to present users with a Street View thumbnail of their exact location. Unfortunately, there are times when the restaurant or store you’re looking for might be too new to be found on Google Maps. Now, Google is letting users contribute to the community by putting the control into the hands of the its users.

Updating Businesses

Now there is a shortcut placed directly in the sidebar that allows users to add missing information about restaurants, stores, coffee shops, or anything else; plus you can even add a business that isn’t listed on Google Maps.

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When you pull the sidebar out, you’ll see an option to add a missing business. From here, you’ll see a quick form that asks for basic information like the name, the address, category, phone, website, hours, and any other information that you would typically see in a business listing on Google.

The guys over at Android Police noticed that some v9.12 users have noticed the “Add a missing business” option on their phones, so the change may actually have happened server-side at the same time of the update.

Play Test Sound

The last new feature is more of a safety feature than anything else. Going back through the options menu, you can find an option to “Play test sound.” The feature is aptly named because it only exists to allow you to check the turn-by-turn volume before you find yourself fiddling with Google Maps while you’re driving 80 mph down the highway.

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Google Maps v9.13: Closing In On The Perfect GPS

How Can Smartphones Detect Depression? - http://clapway.com/2015/07/16/how-can-smartphones-detect-depression997/

There is an application for everything. Leaving the house, without their smartphones, makes the majority of people feel naked. Checking restaurants reviews, maps, cabs, movies, and about everything, using the mobile devices is something people can’t live without.

Our phones can say who we are, by checking the music we listen to, the places we visit, the browsing history and all the apps we use. But what does spending too much time on smartphones, mean?

According to a new study, published on Wednesday in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, depression can be detected from a smartphone sensor data, by tracking the number of minutes a person uses his smartphone, as well as the daily locations.

Depressed People Don’t Have Energy to Be Active

When they are depressed, people tend to stay at home, having no motivation to go out. Many people use their mobile devices to avoid thinking about the things that disturb them, their feeling and relationships.

This kind of behavior is easily associated with depression. Therefore, the more time people spend on his mobile device, the more depressed they are.

Depressed Individuals Spend about 68 Minutes on Their Smartphones, Daily

The study was conducted by Northwestern University, and the researchers analyzed the GPS locations and phone usage for 28 individuals over two weeks. The sensor tracked GPS locations every five minutes.

Also, before the app started tracking them, all volunteers were asked to take a standard questionnaire. Psychologists used their answers to measure the level of depression.

According to their results, the volunteers showed signs of depression strongly connected to the time spent on their phones.

In seems that depressed individuals tend to spend an average of 68 minutes on their mobile phones while non-depressed people only use their devices for about 17 minutes.

Detecting Depressive People without Asking Questions

The study’s accuracy is quite promising for future diagnosing. With smartphones, both the type of depressive symptoms and the severity of those symptoms could be detected without having to ask people any questions.

Even if the study shows an important step in detecting early depression, researchers stated that they only tracked the time people spent on their phones, as well as the locations they used the device from. However, what the volunteers were doing, whether they were playing certain games, talking to friends or browsing the Internet was not monitored.

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Atlas Five Rocket to Launch Before Noon - http://clapway.com/2015/07/15/atlas-five-rocket-to-launch-before-noon678/

Right now, the Atlas Five Rocket is set to launch from the Cape Canaveral before at eleven thirty. However the rocket won’t be alone in its travel; it will have a very technologically advanced passenger aboard.

Some background info

While everything is underway for the rocket launch later today, the 2nd Space Operation Squadron in Colorado is celebrating a milestone this week. What milestone is that? It is the twentieth anniversary since the Global Positioning System (GPS) emergence was announced on July 17, 1995. On Friday, is the day twenty years ago, the GPS make its dent in technological history and changed the nation’s everyday life forever..

Today, we use GPS technology in a multitude of ways and integrate it into our everyday lives without even thinking twice about it. Whether it is finding your way to a hole in the wall bite to eat, or exploring a trail to a sweet secret fishing spot, helping you get back onto the interstate, GPS is there for you. This goes to show you how we have become accustomed to having it.

To get an idea of how valuable and treasured the GPS is in monetary value, the system is estimated to be valued over twenty-six billion dollars by next year.

The companion aboard the Atlas Five Rocket

A press release that was put up yesterday announced that Colorado’s United Launch Alliance will launch the GPS IIF-10 mission from the Atlas Five 401 rocket launch in Cape Canaveral. This GPS will be the companion up to the stars with the rocket.

The GPS IIF-109 is the tenth of twelve block which will eventually replace the older satellites in orbit when the time comes to retire the old fellas. All good things must come to an end after a while, and at least they had a good run and have stories to tell when home.

The president and owner of ULA commented that the company was proud to help in its role in the advances GPS has done and will do. They look forward to keeping the hundred percent successful launch history today with the GPS IIF-10’s launch.

Governor of colorado declares friday “GPS DAY”

To continue with the celebration measures, Governor Hickenlooper will declare Friday, “GPS Day” in Colorado in honor the GPS and all the things it continues to do and will do.Also the ULA plans on launching the Delta IV rocket on the 22nd with a military communications satellite if all goes well with this week’s launch.

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Atlas Five Rocket to Launch Before Noon

5 Things You Could Do with Your Own Personal Satellite - http://clapway.com/2015/07/06/5-things-you-could-do-with-your-own-personal-satellite/

On July 1, Rocket Lab announced it will be the first commercial company to build and operate an orbital launch site. New Zealand, specifically the Canterbury region, will be the home base for Rocket Lab’s new endeavor.

Rocket Lab plans to transport small satellites to Low Earth orbit. The satellites will be used for imaging and communication task such as weather monitoring, crop optimization, natural disaster management, search and rescue data, GPS, and internet from space.

New Zealand was picked because of its access to high inclination and sun-synchronous orbits, which is perfect for small satellites. This location has low air and sea traffic as well, which is important for frequent launch.

Launch frequency from this site makes Rocket Lab closer to its goal of making space commercially accessible and is needed to meet the demands of customers. The launch site is projected to be completed by the end of 2015 and will be at the affordable price of $4.9 million. What if you had $4.9 million to spend on a satellite just for your benefit? Here are five things you could do with your own personal satellite:

1. Boyfriend Tracker

Need to find a no good, cheating boyfriend? Maybe you want to find the guy from the park you really wanted to talk to but didn’t. With a personal satellite you can utilize GPS to track down your target, no matter the purpose.

2. Unlimited Data

Personally, I don’t have this problem because I am a Sprint customer but majority of my friends are always complaining about how they’ve used up all of their data for the month. Sucks to suck. But you could use your personal satellite to gain unlimited data. Be stress free when you are connecting with friends on social media for extended periods of time.

3. Become a Superhero

These small satellites have been used for search and rescue plans and natural disaster management. Why not become the superhero you’ve always wanted to be and save the day. Create your own costume, alias, and land your headline in the newspaper by saving victims of natural disasters.

4. Make Big Money

With your own personal satellite, you can become a pro at growing crops. By monitoring the weather and utilizing technology for crop optimization, you can make a lot of money by becoming a farmer.

5. Out Weather the Weatherman

I know you get tired of the weatherman being completely wrong about the weather, too. You forget to bring your umbrella or rain jacket because he didn’t say it would rain. With your own personal satellite, you can be your own weatherperson and know what to expect everyday. Put that weatherman out of business!

What would you do with a satellite all to yourself?

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