LBSzone Alert - Oct 17, 2007 - location-based services industry update
Written by LBSzone
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Once again, Spatial Media has released the weekly edition of the LBSzone Alert,
our weekly recap of the location-based services (LBS) space.
Introduction:
Welcome again to our weekly update on lcoation-based services and mobile
positioning. Loads of news to speak of taday, however, the biggest news is
likely coming out of the UK from the annual Symbian smartphoneshow. There were
three announcements providing the strongest indicators of future developments in
the Symbian ecosystem, the change in ownership at UIQ, the release of new phones
from Samsung, and the new technology in Symbian OS v9.5. Last week I beat the
announcement and downloaded/tested the new
Google Maps Mobile (for S60) and it's SWEET!
This week symbian was
touting the free, native Symbian C++ version of Google Maps for mobile...
this is really exciting. You may have caught wind on the blogosphere that S60 will soon support a
touchscreen UI... how cool is that? This actually was announced a few months ago
although the topic has been given new life from the symbian lovefest in London.
Add to that the desire for many S60 enthusiasts to give the iPhone a jab any
chance they can. The new technologies announced for Symbian OS v9.5, ScreenPlay
and FreeWay give a strong insight into how Symbian OS devices will be evolving
over the remainder of this decade: Larger screens, faster networks, and
generally more PC like performance and capabilities. If you want more info from
the smartphoneshow I suggest you check out Richard's Day 1 summary for a great read. Other noteworthy developments in the LBS space that I have to
mention include word of the new GPS-enabled Blackberry curve. The device is
being supported by AT&T and boasts add on features like theTeleNav GPS
Navigator - for $199 and a contract she's all yours! Finally, for you
developers, UIQ Technology has announced their second annual UIQ Open, a
developer competition aimed at finding and showcasing the most innovative,
useful and entertaining third-party applications on the UIQ software development
platform... come on, show em what you have! A Note: I'll be attending
CTIA Wireless IT next week so the next edition may be delayed a day or so!
Photos from CTIA will be posted on our Flickr
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