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Is Location enabled Social Location and Check in Getting Boring? - I've seen many of my contacts falling off in use and I’m also
questioning myself as to why I'm taking the effort to share my
information and even crowd-source data for companies so they can build
their data holdings, eventually selling off their assets to another
company willing to pay huge $$ for this information.
TORONTO, ON - (Feb 8, 2010) With more than 100,000 App users and nearly
three million page views per month, Maple Leafs fans have embraced
Leafs Mobile, which has proven to be the most successful National
Hockey League team App since its launch one year ago.
NAVTEQ Announces Finalists and Judges Panel for 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) in Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) Region - Over $2 million US (Euro 1.4 million) in prizes to be awarded to EMEA
region winners at ceremony on 14 February 2010 in Barcelona
A great intro video from Loic showing the new Seesmic Twitter client
for Android OS with cross-posting and much more. awesome stuff! (PS:
take it from me, Seesmic is a company to watch!)
Espoo, Finland - Nokia has today announced that since the 21 January
2010 launch of the new version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive
navigation, there have been over 1.4 million downloads. The one million
mark was reached just one week after the launch.
Nokia Ovi Store Tops Apple's App Store Amongst Wireless Developers in Emerging Markets
DUBLIN-- Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b25d5b/wireless_developme)
has announced the addition of the "Wireless Development Survey 2009,
v2" report to their offering.
Europe's biggest LBS conference is unveiled: Google, Dell, BBC,
Vodafone, Yahoo! and Nokia breakdown strategies - The largest location
conference in Europe features an unrivalled speaker line-up with
executives never seen at a LBS event before.
More LBSzone Feature Articles & Special Submissions
2009 The Year of Social Location - 10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves... With
Twitter's opening of their location API to developers there's going to
be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share
location-aware information via their Twitter accounts. And so, In typical Top 10 fashion, here's my Top 10 list of ways to Geo enable your tweets... enjoy!
Nokia Booklet 3G, unboxing video and image gallery...
Those of you in the USA who pop in to BestBuy occasionally, you may
have seen a stand showing off the Nokia Booklet 3G. A sleek, 3G
enabled, SIM slot (AT&T) sporting netbook. The device retails for
as little as $199 (with 2 yr AT&T contract) and will definitely
turn heads
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management
- Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in
the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a
record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures
exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 deg F), breaking all-time record highs
in some cities - Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno SC Handhelds to Speed
Assessment of Damage Caused by Bush Fires
5 cool, free, fun Social Media Location-Aware iPhone Apps with Twitter Connect - We love Friday and we also really dig sharing, so we're glad to share with
you a few very cool, handy, and best of all, free FollowFriday apps for you iPhone
users (some of these apps may be available for others mobile platforms
so search if interested).
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.
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.
The 3rd annual Navigation Day @ CeBIT conference will pull together the top execs from the huge CeBIT exhibition in one room at one time. March 5, 2010
2010 ESRI Federal User Conference
February 17-19, 2010, Washington D.C. Walter E. Washington Convention
Center - The FedUC is the largest geospatial conference for federal
agencies. Connect with other leaders, decision makers, and GIS
professionals.
