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BlackBerry Pearl Series Gets Google Maps Voice Search (Phone Scoop)

Users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130 can now perform searches using their voices rather than keying in queries when in Google Maps. The technology uses the same speech-recognition engine as Google’s voice mobile search product. Now, … (follow link to read)

Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes (BusinessWeek)

GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies

If FEMA changes flood maps, some Treasure Coast homeowners might have to buy flood insurance (TCPalm.com)

A national project to redraw local flood maps could force some people to buy costly insurance policies and allow others to opt out of them.

Mobile Tech News — Exchange Files with Nokia’s Ovi, Voice Search in Google Maps, and More (Brighthand)

Nokia Unveils Files on Ovi Experimental Voice Search Feature Released for BlackBerry Version of Google Maps PocketMac RingtoneStudio for iPhone Debuts

A World Of Useful Maps Awaits On The Internet (The Tampa Tribune)

The measure of how important maps are to historians and genealogists becomes apparent when you explore the many paper-map collections available in libraries and digital collections online.

Advanced technology means more accurate flood maps in future (The Times and Democrat)

A lengthy process to identify flood-prone areas in Orangeburg County is about to get under way in earnest.

Flood maps will get 2nd look - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)

Bedford County officials and residents question adding land to federal flood plain maps. Recently revised federal flood plain maps — which may cause hundreds of Bedford County residents to purchase expensive flood insurance — have led county officials and some residents to seek second opinions.

Public to get say on flood risk maps (The Telegraph)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two parts updating the status of the FEMA flood risk map issue for the Metro East.

Genome-scale DNA methylation maps of pluripotent and differentiated cells (Nature)

DNA methylation is essential for normal development and has been implicated in many pathologies including cancer. Our knowledge about the genome-wide distribution of DNA methylation, how it changes during cellular differentiation and how it relates to histone methylation and other chromatin modifications in mammals remains limited. Here we report the generation and analysis of genome-scale DNA …

GPS marks spot on angling maps (Denver Post)

Bottoms up.

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