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According to reports, a firmware update from Samsung prohibits the remapping of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus' Bixby button. FULL STORY >

Adding Singapore to the list of cities it's building 3D maps of, Uber is now mapping on five continents across the globe. FULL STORY >

TomTom Africa is moving to support the largest road network project in African history, the Trans-African Highway, a vital project for the African Development Bank. FULL STORY >

For those involved in mapping, GIS, location based services or GPS, there is an interesting event in the pipeline – the TomTom Africa Developer Day and User Conference. FULL STORY >

What can mapping tell us about Big Data. According to Magnus Rademeyer, MD of technology innovation company AfriGIS, quite a bit it seems. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces its new location and mapping service, dubbed HERE, for new platforms such as iOS and Android. FULL STORY >

NAVTEQ adds 90 000 kms of roads and 40 000 points of interest to their data, thanks to a local community mapping project FULL STORY >

The TomTom XXL GPS with its grand five inch screen takes the strain out of viewing your routes. Just do not expect any fancy extras. FULL STORY >

TomTom celebrated their first year in South Africa by announcing three new GPSs at an event held last night in Newtown, Johannesburg. FULL STORY >