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LBSzone Spotlight... Win BIG with widgets… Samsung IQ is back from Samsung Mobile Innovator - After a one year break, the Samsung Innovation Quest (SIQ) is back –
launching Wednesday 24 June 2009. This is the first time SIQ has been
held since Samsung Mobile Innovator was launched, so participants this
year will have access to technical tools and resources that were
previously not available.
Summer is here and that means travel, loads of travel - it also means
many of us are in need of some fine, mobile apps that make our summer
travel a little easier.
White Plains, NY, June 9, 2009 - One of the most highly anticipated
devices of 2009 - the Nokia N97 - began selling in the U.S. today. With
its live widget homescreen, the Nokia N97 allows consumers to know it
as it happens, see and share the latest with their social networks, and
access content, news and entertainment from around the world.
June 9, 2009 - Dayton, Ohio - The National Weather Service Southern
Region has purchased Freeance Mobile for the purposes of pushing ESRI
map services out to BlackBerry Smartphones.
Several interesting (and useful) mobile applications have been recently
given updates… best of all, each of these apps is free! Please note,
for the purpose of testing, I’ve installed the apps on a Nokia N95 8GB
(S60 symbian smartphone). What’s also cool about these apps is that
each of them takes advantage of location provisioning provided via your
handset’s internal GPS (or pre-set location determined via cell fix).
June 02, 2009 Espoo, Finland - The highly anticipated Nokia N97, Nokia's flagship
mobile computer, will begin selling in June in more than 75 countries.
Along with a tilting 3.5" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully
customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to
the full range of Ovi services.
Inevitable comparisons are made between the hugely enthusiastic developer response (including from us
at Zoho) to Google Wave yesterday with the
relatively tepid response to Microsoft's new search engine Bing.
Yes indeed, many Ovi Store sightings have been made today - as luck
would have it I managed to find Ovi Store using my Nokia N95 8GB right
here in the USA (via T-Mobile) and downloaded several free apps. Read
on for more as well as some Twitter feedback on the launch
More noteworthy things and down-right cool mobile “stuff” seen and
heard at CTIA wireless 2009. Read on for a few cool things as seen at
CTIA this spring in Las Vegas:
I’m currently using the G1 as my main/only mobile device - it’s a
perfect time for such a challenge because I’m also traveling and away
from the home office so there are always hiccups and glitches that can
occur under such circumstances - a perfect time for a test!
At the CTIA Wireless event in Las Vegas, NAVTEQ held the award
ceremonies for their 6th LBS Challenge, a competition designed to
stimulate interest in location services and encourage developers to
create innovative location-aware applications. We look at the state of
LBS, the TOP apps, the winners, and our own top picks!
10 Things A Company Should Consider when starting their Twitter social media presence
- Many of us on Twitter take it for granted that getting up and running
is a breeze, however, many potential corporate users are still craving
more information on how/where they should start. Here's a basic
introduction for corporate Twitter users with 10 very useful tips on
getting started along with some useful links to third party apps and
tools.
A Detailed Look at Core Changes In The Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition -- Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition (Series 60 3.x) builds on Series 60 Platform 2nd Edition (Series 60 2.x), extending existing technologies and capabilities plus providing access to many new ones. For developers considering porting their applications to smartphones this primer on the latest enhancements to the Series 60 platform is a must read!
Market Segments Identified for Hotel Mobile Applications -- Location based services (LBS) have been the focus of many developments exploring the general tourism experience. From a market perspective where a perceived low value of LBS to customers lingers, revealing hotel guest preferences should help customise products and services to target specific segments.
Talking To Go – New VoIP Phones With Wi-Fi Capabilities-- To keep pace with life in the fast lane, new VoIP phones are rolling out of production lines with built in Wi-Fi, which means that you can take your VoIP phone, and phone number to any free Wi-Fi hotspots and make calls. This conrtibution takes a closer look at several options you might consider and walks you through the set-up process.
Wi-Fi Roaming and Cell Phone Roaming Options - an introduction for the new user-- The Canadian company, Seaboard Group crystal ball is glowing with Wi-Fi predictions. In a recent commentary on this issue, Canadians Cut Their Wires on the Wi-Fi phenomenon, Seaboard Group predicted that by 2007, Wi-Fi hardware equipment and integration services will exceed 800 million with shipments of 1.7 million base stations and 3.2 million access cards.
Navigation and Location Europe 2009 - Europe's largest gathering of Navigation & Location pioneers is back for the 5th year. The conference strives to keep one step ahead of the market by providing the most up to date business information. June 10-11, 2009
Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference will pinpoint how far location
technology has reached, explore the boundaries of geospace, and point
the way into the location frontier at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose,
CA, May 19-21, 2009. O'Reilly Media and program chair Brady Forrest
invite proposals for conference sessions, workshops, demos, and panels
for Where 2.0 2009.
Telematics Detroit 2009 Conference & Exhibition, June 2-3
- The world's leading event for the digital in-car and mobile industry
is back for another successful year. Telematics content and service
strategies for winning hyper connected customers will be revealed.
