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GEAR   |  3 comments

A Screen Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Social mapping technology grows up a bit.READ»

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New Loopt App Helps You With Random Hookups ... Now

The iPhone has been a dating tool for a while, but Loopt's putting their technology to more... immediate uses with a new app called Loopt Mix. Warning: Finding love the Loopt way may involves waking at 7 a.m. in a strange bed, pulling ...READ»

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The Age-Old Tradition of Smartphone Hookups

It was way back in 2006 when Palm showed us how to beam our love to strangers using the quaintly unconnected Palm V. But since then, a whole litany of apps have made the quest for strange much more direct. Match.com has had success ...READ»

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Loopt Sneaks Background Multitasking Into Its iPhone App

Loopt, the location-based friend-finder, has just snuck an amazing little bonus feature into its iPhone app: It works in the background. As Apple detractors are fond of pointing out: The iPhone can't do this. What's happening?READ»

Mobile Remote Control

Before long, your cell phone will also be your wallet, keys, and garage-door opener. These mobile applications transform cell phones into life management devices.READ»

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Google Latitude Tracks Your Location History

While most people use Google maps to get directions or look up an address, few realize the many other options available using the Maps feature. One such application is Google Latitude, a more social feature which enables users to track location history and discover the world around them. On Wednesday, Google announced added features to the Latitude location application that will make the tool more powerful than ever. Now, users can…READ»

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AT&T Rolls Out Orwellian "FamilyMap" Feature

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»

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The Cell Sell

Mobile advertising -- expected to rise tenfold by 2011, to $14 billion -- is getting more and more creative.READ»

The Top Mobile Apps

Filtering 25,000-plus apps into one list? Impossible. Instead, hot apps to suit your style and phone.READ»

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Top Apps

Filtering 25,000-plus apps into one list? Impossible. Instead, hot apps to suit your style and phone.READ»

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Steve Job Announces Apple iPhone 3G and New Applications

At Apple's annual World Wide Developer's Conference, Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone 3G. It features 3G data speed, GPS support, a better battery, and some design improvements. I would point to the fact the 8 gb model will only ...READ»

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Glympse: The Coolest Thing Your Smartphone Can Do

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»

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G1   |  5 comments

Google Latitude Makes History

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»