LBSzone Mobile Social Location Report - Nokia E73, TruePosition, Booyah making news
Written by LBSzone
Friday, 27 August 2010
The weekly LBSzone social location news round-up - now billed as "The Social Location Report" was released today... enjoy
Hello Mobile Enthusiast...
Welcome once again to our weekly Location-Tech news update. To begin, a
little bit of off-topic news as TIME Magazine has just announced what
they consider to be the Top 50 websites.
Sites have been categorized as music/video, sports, family, news,
financial, social media, games, EDU - some interesting picks in this
crop! In some no-so-off-topic news, @bernszukalski, ESRI product
manager, has tweeted that ArcGIS Explorer 1500 has just been released
and points us to some of the latest features found on the Esri Blog
- recall, ArcGIS Explorer is a free, downloadable GIS viewer that
provides an easy way to explore, visualize, share, and present
geographic information. Like Mashable? If so, check out this recent
article discussing the State of the GeoSocial Universe... interesting stuff!
In the Mobile, social-location news space, there's loads of new updates
including the following: C-Nav launches new website - recall, C-Nav has
supported the needs of its rapidly expanding worldwide customer base
with the best in GNSS technology and solutions since its inception in
2000; OtterBox Releases Multi-Layer Protection for Multiple Devices -
Whether you're a Motorola enthusiast or an HTC aficionado, OtterBoxr
has your technology covered with the latest Impact Seriesr and Commuter
Series cases; Nokia to acquire Motally - Motally's mobile analytics
service offers in-application tracking and reporting, and is designed
to enable developers and publishers to optimize the development of
their mobile applications through increased understanding of how users
engage. These items and more are discussed below.
Over on our blog (anygeo.com) there's plenty of fun and
interesting updates to share including: A look at the new, Free Calling
to Canada and USA mobile devices from Gmail;
Details of CrisisCamp Pakistan Floods, Sydney, Australia, an event
taking place the week-end of Sept 4; Bing Mobile App for iPhone Gets
Social - we look at the latest iPhone app for Bing; The Nokia E73Mode
Videos - unboxing, kayaking, surfing, volleyball, and we take the sleek
smartphone for a Jet Ski! See also the e73 un-boxing video captured on Sunset Beach, CA (See images captured with the E73 in this gallery).
Finally, a social tip... add a facebook LiveStream Social PlugIn to your website - grab the code here. Have a great day to all of you!
Hackday - Tips, Tricks, OpenData sources, and Developer Resources for Mobile Application Developers - Hackday events are becoming quite common, many local government
agencies embracing the format and opening the doors, and their data
vaults, to local developers, hackers, and those simply looking to mashup
some data. Read on for Tips, Open Data sources, Developer Tools, Mobile
Dev resources and more!
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup.
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Social Location Directory
Do you have a location-aware application, social location service or other location-sensitive service that you'd like to share with us? Please browse this growing directory of Social location Services and feel free to leave a link to your favorite service! See the Directory HERE
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
Location summit 2012 - Back for its third year, the Location Business Summit will bring
together senior level executives from across the whole breadth of the
location ecosystem to discuss strategies, form partnerships, compare
trends and forge new business ventures. May 22-23, 2012, Amsterdam
WhereCamp Berlin 2012 - For those passionate about geographical specialties, WhereCamp Berlin
is gathering its attendees on the 22nd and 23rd of June. Everyone is
free to present and share topics, news and trends
