The Internet, texting, email, electricity, and the iPod are just a few examples of real-life technology breakthroughs that people swore would never take off off. Here's why location-based services will join that list. READ»
Researchers have come up with software that results in centimeter accuracy in height data for GPS equipment. Sounds like a simple trick, but it could have big side effects.READ»
INQ's much-touted Facebook phones are now getting a location services layer powered by Foursquare. This move adds all sorts of additional powers to the phone without requiring running an app, and it's a real coup for Foursquare. But it does raise privacy issues. READ»
The dust-up over Apple and Google's location tracking leaves out an important group of people: those who want to be tracked. In the near future, many of us will want our smartphones tracking 24/7/365.READ»
SimpleGeo has placed 20 million locations for "places" in the public domain to drive developers of location-based service apps. The thing is that data, combined with location-tracking smartphones, could spark unsavory uses too.READ»
Visa is trying out a low-tech location-based offers system with Gap that doesn't require check-ins or even a smartphone. It's clever, but basically is a testing ground for the coming wave of NFC purchases.READ»
Facebook's foray into the checkins game seems to be getting a lot more interesting: According to some reports, the social network is adding checkin buttons to events, if they're timely and nearby to a user.READ»
Could the expansion of Foursquare's API allow it to become a universal look-up list for venue and location data for all location based services online? READ»
Pew Research has been quizzing Americans about the location-based smartphone frenzy that's everywhere. Except it's not. Pew found only 4% of the online market uses location-based services. Did Facebook maneuver in perfect time to start the real craze?READ»
The interwebs are alight with discussions about Facebook's new location-based checkin service Places. Among the flurry of info and debate about its value, one thing may have been overlooked: The secret ingredient of the system that may end up making Facebook a lot of money.READ»
Facebook may be about to get even more personal: All rumors are pointing to a Wednesday roll-out for Facebook location-based services like "check-in" gaming. A clever move, but Facebook better tread carefully.READ»
Foursquare is reportedly on the verge of landing a large venture capital investment which will let it dramatically expand its enterprise, according to people in the know. We know it's hot technology ... but what's Foursquare's ...READ»
Loopt's updated iPhone app is out. With it comes Star service as an add-on that turns Loopt into a sort of loyalty card for everything. What's more, Loopt is an iOS4 app and can run in the background. Loopt's founder talked with us ...READ»
Right at the start of Apple's iPhone 4.0 event, Steve Jobs revealed the "boom!" many iPhone lovers had been waiting for--multitasking. Jobs laughed off the several years of anti-Apple criticism centering on multitasking by noting that ...READ»
Twitter's geotagging powers could transform the lifecasting service into something extremely powerful. And the company's just taken the first steps to making this happen through its own Web page: It's turned on Tweet mapping. ...READ»
You may have digital chills when pondering how much data Google collects about you, but the legislators in the E.U. are having serious spine-quakes, and are trying to regulate. An unexpected side-effect may be the death of E.U. ...READ»
Booyah, a location-based game start-up, has announced it'll be trying out a new type of promotion that may be the model for smartphone ads in the future: In-game, virtual goods placements, based on your real-time location. ...READ»
Twitter's revealed that it will be tweaking its code to improve its geo-Tweeting system, making it much wordier and less numerical. They say it's for privacy-conscious users, but is it also the first step toward hyperlocal Tweet ...READ»
