CEO Chris Sheldrick's startup is used by Mercedes cars and the Mongolian post office. China's biggest carmaker just invested, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...
SHREVEPORT, La. - When you're out on the water or hiking in a remote area, trying to describe exactly where you are can be nearly impossible. Street names and landmarks don't exist out in the middle ...
Thanks to a simple partnership between two mapping companies, satnavs in millions of new cars across North America and Europe are set to get an upgrade that should make them more accurate and far ...
Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app. The app identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words. Police ...
What3words divides the world into 57 trillion squares, each with a unique three-word address Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is ...
A recognizable location was chosen: the Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan. The ZDNet journalist dressed conspicuously: a black hat, black sunglasses, and a puffy ...
Infotainment systems have come a long way in the past couple of decades, driven in no small part by consumer demand for in-car navigation. But whether a system is powered by a Jones Live-Map or a ...
London-based U.K. startup what3words has closed a £500,000 (circa $800,000) $500,000 seed round of financing from a group of angel investors, including Shutl’s Guy Westlake. The startup launched an ...
Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is it and how does it work? Kicked. Converged. Soccer. These three randomly chosen words saved ...