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Geography professor honoured for decades of putting humanity on the mapsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:19PMWe shape the world’s spaces just as they shape us, Iain Wallace has always taught. He retired last month after 41 years of teaching geography at Carleton University.

Salt air, smoothies, the slow take on MontaukFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:17PMEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - By the time I get to Montauk from New York, I’m ready to stretch my legs. On an uneventful 3-hour drive to Long Island’s end, I feel I am almost there when the dunes of Amagansett’s Napeague State Park rise high into the horizon. If I roll the car windows down, the salty ocean air gently ...

Dragon Go brings voice-powered search to iOSFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:07PMThe accuracy is spot-on, and the results are better and more varied than you'll get from either Bing or Google. Best of all, the app is free! Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

Rand McNally Announces Promotional Sponsors for the Inaugural Best of the Road® RallyFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:08AMRand McNally proudly announces the promotional sponsors of the inaugural Best of the Road guide and Best of the Road Rally: Saab Cars North America, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Fleetwood RV, Destination Marketing Association International and Shell.

Sat nav loses more motorists than mapsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:18AMSatellite navigation systems may not be all they are cracked up to be, according to the AA.

Drivers are better off using road maps than satnav, new research findsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:18AMMotorists are more likely to enjoy trouble free journeys using an old-fashioned road atlas rather than relying on satellite navigation, new research has found.

First Take: Sony S1 and S2 tabletsWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:37PMCNET goes hands-on with Sony's unique S1 and S2 Android Honeycomb tablets, due out this fall. Originally posted at Android Atlas

New edition of Language Atlas of China to be published within 2011Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:51AMThe new edition of the Language Atlas of China, independently produced by Chinese linguists, will likely be published within 2011, according to information from a national advanced-level course in Chinese dialectology on July 11. It marks a major breakthrough in the study of Chinese dialects.

Time Home Entertainment Inc. and TIME FOR KIDS Present: TIME FOR KIDS World AtlasTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:01AMTime Home Entertainment Inc. and the editors of TIME FOR KIDS bring readers the TIME FOR KIDS World Atlas, packed with colorful maps, photos, illustrations, and web-links. TIME FOR KIDS World Atlas goes on sale today and will be available at www.timeforkids.com/worldatlas and retailers nationwide.