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National Geographic Today Fixed for “Older” iPads

Released earlier this month, National Geographic Today has been giving users some headaches, especially on older devices. The developers have issued an update today, fixing some of those bugs, while introducing a few tweaks as well. National Geographic Today 1.1 fixes memory issues that caused problems on older tabl...

20 April 2012
18:41 GMT

National Geographic Today App Is Free for iPad Users

The National Geographic Society is extremely proud to release National Geographic Today, a free iPad app that brings you the best of the magazine’s daily offerings, including news, videos, quizzes, articles, and awe-inspiring photography. Users get daily highlights and updates, and they’ll be able to cat...

10 April 2012
05:18 GMT

World's Seven Billionth Man Marked with National Geographic iPad App

National Geographic has collected all of its related population coverage across 2011 and crammed it inside a new iPad app that the network is offering up for free on the iTunes App Store through December 31st.Coinciding with the arrival of the world's 7 billionth person on Oct. 31, 2011, the app, "7 Billion: How...

27 October 2011
14:01 GMT

Pixar, Sesame Street, National Geographics Will Deliver Interactive Experiences via Kinect

The video game development division at Microsoft has announced that it will introduce a new line of products that use the Kinect motion tracking system that straddle the line between interactive television and gaming, with big names like Pixar, Sesame Street and Double Fine working on the development process.The offi...

19 October 2011
04:22 GMT

LG and National Geographic Team Up to Offer 3D Content

Korean handset manufacturer LG and National Geographic have just announced a partnership that will bring 3D content to users. According to LG, all content will be shot with the Optimus 3D, the world’s first glasses-free full 3D smartphone with the tri-dual architecture, by several famous photographers. Under ...

29 August 2011
05:35 GMT

New Bing Background Images from National Geographic Coming

Bing users are bound to come across some breathtaking imagery used as wallpapers for the Bing home page. This because Microsoft has partnered with National Geographic, revealing that digital images from the world renowned magazine will be used to enhance the Bing search experience, being featured as the background o...

16 December 2010
06:29 GMT

Bing Maps Global Action Atlas from National Geographic

A new application built on top of Bing Maps is designed to make it simple for people to access information on humanitarian and ecological initiatives, but also culture preservation and exploration efforts worldwide, and to contribute by donating, volunteering, sharing knowledge, or simply spreading the word. The Glob...

11 May 2010
06:16 GMT

Download Free Windows 7 RTM National Geographic Wallpapers and Theme

Windows 7’s personalization options are undoubtedly one of the strongest points of the operating system, especially for those end users that value customization. But in this respect, the actual content offered for users to tailor the Windows 7 desktop in accordance with their preferences is simply world-class. ...

9 December 2009
10:49 GMT

New National Geographic Duet Travel Phone Available

Nonprofit scientific and educational organization National Geographic and Cellular Abroad announced recently the release of a new mobile phone, the National Geographic Duet Travel Phone, which is meant to fulfill the needs of any international traveler. First and foremost we should mention the fact that the device co...

18 June 2009
04:45 GMT

Natsume Takes North Americans to Afrika

Video games have always tried to deliver a photo-realistic environment in which players can freely roam around and explore the stunning settings. One of the latest titles to flaunt such a feature is Sony's Afrika game, which promises to take players on a virtual safari through the African continent where they ca...

29 May 2009
02:22 GMT

National Geographic's Duet D888 Supports Two SIM Cards

National Geographic has partnered with Cellular Abroad for the development of Duet D888, a dual-SIM card cell phone that will come to the United States market unlocked. The handset is made by Beyond E-Tech and is able to support two SIM cards at the same time, one for the Cellular Abroad intentional SIM card and one ...

15 April 2009
11:51 GMT

Facebook Application Turns Machines into Bots

A group of researchers from the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, the Institute of Computer Science Greece, has demonstrated the threats that can be employed via Facebook applications. The scientists created a simple application, called “Picture of the Day,” which promised to display one impres...

5 September 2008
08:20 GMT

Snow Leopard Shots, This Time from National Geographic

It wasn't long before Apple would show off Aperture's capabilities using (what else?) Snow Leopard - not the OS, though, but the actual feline. National Geographic photographer Steve Winter reviewed around 30,000 snow leopard images in Aperture, Apple Hot news reveals.The pictures were taken in Central Asia...

24 June 2008
04:46 GMT

Panda Bear Game For the Nintendo DS

There is a limited number of Panda bears left in the world. Most of them live in the relative safety of Zoo's and scientists have been trying for years to make male and female Panda bears mate in order to create sufficient numbers of offspring to save their species. It seems that humans create a very powerful bo...

17 April 2008
19:06 GMT

First Google Earth Update for 2008

They've kept a low profile so far, but when they came up with it, it was well worth it. The Google Lat Long Blog comes with a post from Wei Luo, a senior GIS Specialist detailing all of the changes and updates that have happened. In decreasing order, based on the level of how exciting the additions are, here the...

28 January 2008
12:06 GMT

Exotic Photos for Google Earth

Google Earth received an impressive imagery update after a National Geographic layer was included into the downloadable application. The search giant's program was updated with National Geographic stories, images, journals and a live webcam from Africa, all of them being accessible with ease from Google Earth fo...

5 June 2007
03:37 GMT


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