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Linear Fix — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:37:46 +0000

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Protected: Instagram Now Available For Android

Linear Fix — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:08:46 +0000

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Gallery of Popular Landmarks Showcased in 8-bit Google Maps

Linear Fix — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:28:17 +0000

Google Maps’ April Fools prank is a stunning 8 pixel world emulating the Nintendo Entertainment System with Dragon Warrior style maps. The Google Maps team joked “8-bit Quest Maps is our Beta Maps technology and has certain system requirements. Your system may not meet the minimum requirements for 8-bit computations”.

A screenshot gallery of some of the popular landmarks recreated in 8-bit glory is located below:

Tatsuo Nomura, Software Engineer at Google Maps, wrote on the Google Maps blog that “we realized that we may have left behind a large number of users who couldn’t access Google Maps on their classic hardware. Surprisingly, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was unsupported, despite its tremendous popularity with over 60 million units sold worldwide”. The Google Maps team worked with support from Nintendo and Square Enix to create the maps.

Here’s a fun video from the Google Japan team explaining the new feature:

Top Five Web Development Podcasts

Linear Fix — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:13:20 +0000

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Protected: EFF Fights for User’s Megaupload Data

Linear Fix — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:50:54 +0000

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Linear Fix — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:13:42 +0000

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Protected: Amazon Acquires Kiva Systems for Quicker Packing

Linear Fix — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:10:01 +0000

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Linear Fix — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:09:34 +0000

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Protected: Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Linear Fix — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:53:55 +0000

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Protected: Codecademy Launches New Course Creator

Linear Fix — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:40:05 +0000

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