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Offline Mapping Visualizations with Maps on a Stick

Submitted by Development Seed on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 18:20.

A simple tool for offline mapping and custom data overlays

We just released Maps on a Stick, a simple client-side mapping tool that lets you

Anonymous Cell Phone Video from Iran Wins Journalism Award

Submitted by Mobile Active on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 17:58.

A video filmed on a mobile phone made history when it won the George Polk Award for Journalism this year. Not only was it the first video to win in the newly-created videography category, it was also the first video in the Polk's 61-year history awarded to an anonymous citizen journalist.

Are you being a linchpin?

Submitted by Acumen Fund on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:00.

Are we too dependent on our cellphones?

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 06:29.

Most South Africans cannot live without their cellphones, with many worried they might miss something if they turn them off, a survey has found.

Does the World Bank have a sense of humor?

Submitted by PSD Blog on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:36.

Perhaps the title is a rhetorical question, but I felt obliged to ask it after seeing the latest parody of a World Bank initiative.

Drush 3.0: More Powerful, Flexible, and Magical

Submitted by Development Seed on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:15.

Some examples of what you can do with the latest Drush

Over the last few years Drush has matured significantly and has seen an incredible uptak

Mobile Security Redux: Comparing the Tools

Submitted by Mobile Active on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:34.

We have been very keen on exposing the security issues related to mobile communications for activists in insecure environments. To that end we have, to date, produced a number of how-to guides that evaluate some of the tools available.

When access to healthcare matters most: a personal experience of emergency medical care

Submitted by Acumen Fund on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:00.

Cern restarts Large Hadron Collider

Submitted by IOL Technology ... on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:00.

Operators of the world's largest atom smasher have restarted their massive machine in the run-up to experiments probing secrets of the universe.

GUIDE: Getting Medical Information into the Hands of Community Health Workers

Submitted by Mobile Active on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:51.

For community health workers who are far from medical libraries and urban centers, staying up-to-date on the latest medical advancements and disease treatments can be difficult.