Want to know what magic tomorrow's screens may hold? The Latitude research organization asked micro Marissa Mayers and junior Jobses what they wish their web-connected computers could do. They answered with remarkable insight. And ...READ»
Is Apple genuinely pursuing a push into social media sharing and location-based gaming? Code hidden inside the latest developer release of iOS 4.3 suggests plans to challenge Facebook and Instagram with a new, friend-based, live sharing system. READ»
On this day 11 years ago Bill Gates left Microsoft, but that doesn't mean that his firm stopped innovating--nor anyone else either. On that note, here's this morning's early innovation news:READ»
Google's on the defensive over Facebook's new Places location-based feature, and is preparing the ground for its rumored social network "Me." How will it fare?
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Google just launched a new element of Latitude that traces your steps and provides data gleaned from that. How much time do you spend on your couch? Latitude knows.READ»
Everyone from Google to HBO thinks 2010 is the year we embrace geolocation and tell friends and marketers our every move. Farhad Manjoo locates the problem with that idea.READ»
Google's Buzz has hit the tech headlines in good and bad ways, but it's totally swamped other Google offerings like Latitude. Google's not forgotten it of course, and has revealed it may well intertwine Buzz with Latitude. LBS ...READ»
That's not a title I toss out lightly, but Glympse deserves it. Since smartphones first made Google maps mobile, no single application has offered so much practical functionality. Not only that--Glympse might be the only one that ...READ»
Plenty of people have been wondering about which company might come along and dethrone Facebook. What if the answer is so obvious that you wouldn't notice until all the pieces came together?READ»
There are plenty of voluntary ways to use your GPS-enabled phone to locate your friends in real time: Loopt, Google Latitude, or a simple text message will usually do. But if you're more into the constant-surveillance kind of thing, ...READ»
Yesterday Google [GOOG] announced a nifty mapping feature called Latitude, soon to be available for every major mobile phone platform that supports Google Maps. Latitude keeps track of your friends like so many tagged woodland ...READ»