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Loopt's Location-based Ads Hit the iPhone, 'Minority Report' Here We Come

Loopt, the location-based sharing service, has taken the logical next step for its system: Loopt on the iPhone now includes location-based advertising. We've been expecting this, but is it a sign the floodgates of location-ads are ...READ»

Now Twitter Knows Where You Are, so What Happens Next?

Twitter's about to unveil a new feature that taps into another developing social networking trick: Geolocation. The ability to pinpoint your location will happen automatically within the Tweet's code, and it has some big ...READ»

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Epson's New Teeny Tiny GPS Chip Could Bring Us Closer to an Orwellian Future

Epson just announced its XPOSYS, the world's smallest aGPS chip, that could make everything location-aware.READ»