Hitler’s globe sells for $115,000 – Press TV
A desktop world globe, formerly the property of Nazi Adolf Hitler, sold for an huge amount at a San Francisco-based auction house. The globe, which was recovered by a US soldier from Hitler’s residence in 1945 sold for $115,000. The 91-year-old US veteran said he took the globe as a souvenir after entering Hitler’s Berghof residence in southern Germany.

Garmin turns to Navteq; drops bid for rival mapmaker – Chicago Sun-Times
Garmin, the world’s leading GPS maker, took a new direction today, backing off from a $3.4 billion offer to buy digital mapmaker Tele Atlas while extending its pact with Chicago-based Navteq, the Chicago digital mapmaker. The GPS and mapmaker industry has been up for grabs since Nokia, the leading cell-phone manufacturer, announced last month it is acquiring Navteq for $8 billion.

Chinese take-away: Guidebooks – The Age
Travellers heading to Beijing for the Olympic Games may want to reconsider taking a guidebook. The Chinese Government has banned Lonely Planet’s popular China Travel Guide over what it deems controversial content. After repeated reports of confiscations from travellers, China’s ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that the guide was banned last year because of a map that depicts the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan as separate countries.