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Taking Location-Based Services From Incomprehensible To Indispensable

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 MORE

Foursquare Moves to Become the Rosetta Stone for All Location Data

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 MORE

Venture Capitalists Explain Foursquare's Juiciness, Join Sharing Revolution They've Funded

Foursquare has, as rumored, raised a chunk of venture cash that'll let it expand its business significantly, and fast too. But what exactly is so hot about this hot-topic location-based game tech? Unusually we have VC insight on the ...READ MORE

Loopt Aims at Being the Digital Loyalty Card for Everything

Loopt, tired of falling into the shadow of location games like Foursquare and Gowalla, has just upped its ante. A lot. It's releasing Loopt Star, a rewards scheme that basically turns it into a store loyalty card, stored ...READ MORE

Facebook Plans to Geotag Your Life

Even as we busily plug our personal information into Facebook, the powerhouse social network is about to get a whole lot more personal. It's getting ready to link geo-location information to your actions on the social site. The ...READ MORE

BionicEye AR App for U.S. Subways and Stores Hits App Store

First up was the Paris Subway augmented reality iPhone app, then came the London one, and now the U.S. version has hit the iTunes App Store. Borrowing from sci-fi movie implementations of the idea, it has been rebranded the Bionic ...READ MORE

Turn-By Turn GPS on Netbooks: Dumbest Idea Ever

Dell recently announced it'll make a GPS add-on for its Mini 10 netbook. While your mileage may vary on the value of this idea, I'm making my mark here: This is one of the dumbest gadget ideas ever. I can see the inherent value ...READ MORE