Now it can help you buy movie tickets--and even get driving directions to the theater.
They had become lost, the court heard, and they had asked a local postman for directions to the 25-year-old singer's home.
Precise location enables consumers to check-in with friends, find nearby concerts and exhibits, or get directions to the destinations of their choice.
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It foresaw the advantage of excellent mapping technology to sell location based advertising and other services beyong directions to the user.
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Mr Salmond said he would wait to see what proposals were coming from the UK government before giving directions to the Scottish judiciary.
Tourists of architecture are often reduced to stopping by a Starbucks, imbedded in the church's eastern flank, to ask directions to the entrance.
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Snatching the iPhone from my friend's hands, I swiftly pulled up directions to The Grove despite the inadequacies of Apple's new Google Maps replacement.
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When an official visitor asked for directions to the toilet at Kabila's residence, a guard nervously searched for the key to a locked en-suite bathroom.
Directions to the airport used to stop at the parking garage, but indoor positioning will extend it to include wayfinding directions to your actual gate of departure.
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Authorities have said the bullets that killed Clements came from a gun that was found with Ebel, who had handwritten directions to the prison chief's house in his car.
While it's not exceptionally deep, it appears suited to the need-it-quick nature of real driving, with shortcuts like directions to the office or a call to a favorite contact.
The halls were strewed with NFC-powered "smart" posters that would unlock all manner of hidden secrets if you tapped them with your smartphone, from restaurant information to directions to the nearest restrooms.
On my very first trip with my new State FFA officers in 2005, we stopped at an elementary school on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to ask for directions to the high school.
For example, you could point your camera at a street scene, and the image on your screen would be overlaid with cafe reviews, directions to the nearest subway stop and other useful travel information.
His Gibson Flying V guitar which he performed with at the festival, his written travel directions to the show and a "Westerner" hat which he often wore on stage will be part of the exhibition.
The principal, a Native American dressed in a suit and tie, was out front so I pulled up beside him and told my young FFA state officer to ask him directions to the high school.
What's more, the navigator and app both have Yelp reviews and Foursquare offers built in, so if you wanted you could peruse reviews of cafes on your phone and then push the directions to the device.
And at the stroke of six--when Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) stores were swinging their doors open to hordes of crazed gadget shoppers--a tiny, white-haired old lady wearing a huge pair of sunglasses shuffled up to the counter to ask for directions to the nearby firehouse.
"The purpose of issuing the writ is to protect our clients' position and to seek management directions from the court to ensure the claims are administered as efficiently as possible, " Collins said in a prepared statement.
Eric Fenton , an associate professor of aeronautical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, developed a system that allows planes to fly by following typed directions similar to the verbal commands a flight controller might give.
"We direct the principal secretary, health department of Delhi government, to issue directions to all the hospitals, including private hospitals, to attend to victims of gang rape, victims of other crimes, particularly road accident victims, " a bench headed by Chief Justice D Murugesan said.
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Since the car's position is saved, the app can easily provide directions back to the user's car at any time.
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Local phone cards offer cheaper rates, but the potential for more headaches as well, including technical glitches and assistance or directions limited to the local language.
The primary function is to offer directions using the GPS. The LEDs tell you which way to head with simple green arrow animations and alert you to upcoming turns by flashing a red exclamation point.
Or maybe their beams are pointing in the wrong directions to sweep over the earth.
Rich shook my hand and gave me excellent directions back to the New Jersey Turnpike.
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After the requirements are met, all liens, including mortgage liens, but not including state or Federal tax liens, are removed from the parcel and the property will be transferred according to the directions of the tax sale lien holder.
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One way points to despair, the other to bliss, and Farmiga, as actress and director, is equipped to travel in both directions: down to the pit, or, once more, up in the air.
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