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Heads up Mobile Linux Conference - - IDG World Expo has announced that LinuxWorld Conference & Expor will include a new event, the Mobile Linux Conference, to address the increasing penetration of Linux into the mobile handset marketplace. During the conference, attendees will receive in-depth technical training, strategic insights, and hands-on experience in mobile Linux from industry experts. LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is scheduled to take place August 4-7, 2008 at the Moscone Center.

TrafficLand Announces National Expansion to Traffic Camera Network - - TrafficLand launched its public website on Monday, September 10, 2001, feeding video from 32 roadside cameras in Northern Virginia. The tragic events of the next day immediately made TrafficLand.com an invaluable tool. Recently the company announced a nationwide, multi-city expansion to the coverage area of its live traffic video services. The expansion adds 781 state and local Department of Transportation (DOT) traffic cameras to the company's network

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• Developer Tip - Free Dr. Dobb's Journal
• Mobile advertising gets focused on the $100 billion dollars spent when people move
• iTRAK Messenger Adds Email Capability to Tracking System
• Earth Caching Project Will Bring GPS Technology to Fifth and Sixth Graders
• Motorola Launches RDX Series of Fully-Rugged Two-Way Business Radios
• Nokia to open Nokia Research Laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland
• Multi-Million Dollar Real-Time Workforce Scheduling Agreement Signed
• Topcon promotes Strutt and Hinson
• Housing associations set to unlock the power of location
• TrafficLand Announces National Expansion to Traffic Camera Network Coverage
• Mobile Device Security: Securing the Handheld, Securing the Enterprise
• Reading Tip - Enterprise Mobile Adoption: A Corporate Conundrum
• Event of Interest - Forum Nokia Code Camp: Web Runtime & Location Based Services
• Developer Tip... Heads Up on the Forum Nokia Code Camp Competition
• Developer Video - availability of the Android SDK
• Spotlight on HeyWhatsThat Runner up in 2008 Navteq LBS Challenge
• Mobile Location Based Services Revenue to Reach $13.3 Billion Worldwide by 2013
• Apple Shipped 2.315 Million iphones in the Final Quarter of 2007 - Expanding in Europe
• Mobile Linux Conference Set To Debut At LinuxWorld 2008
• DDTI Installs E9-1-1 Software in Pickaway County
• NAVTEQ and Anthem Motorsports Help Racing Fans Navigate Tracks, On-site Activities
• Augusta Georgia to Go Wireless - City Will Be Issuing RFP Soon
• NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) - Americas Winners Announced
• Redknee Introduces Enhanced Location Services Upgrade
• ShoZu Brings Social Media Services to BlackBerry Smartphones
• Two-Day Conference Draws Top Leaders from Web 2.0 Programming Community
• Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley Conference to Explore the Mobile Future, April 22
• Global Traffic Network, Inc. Announces Introduction of the Mobile Traffic Network Broadcast Platform
• NAVTEQ Lands Agreement with uLocate Communications
• SpotJots from ten23 takes 1st place in 2008 Navteq LBS Challenge with SpotJots
• Reminder - LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony via live webcast
• CTIA-The Wireless Associationr Announces Best Practices for Location-Based Services

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O'Reilly Where 2.0 - The O'Reilly Where 2.0 conference brings together the people, projects, and issues inspiring change. Where 2.0 exposes the tools pushing the boundaries of the location frontier, tracks the emergence of new business models and services, and examines new sources of data and the platforms for collecting them. Discuss what's viable now, and what's lurking just below the radar. May 12-14, Burlingame, CA - Use code whr08lbs to save 15% off registration fees.

Orange Partner Camp, Faro An event of interest once again from Orange Partner -- There will be constant camper workshops with access to new tools, where you can get into the details and find the answers, and there will be the social get-togethers for which Camp is so renowned! 14 - 16 April 2008, Faro, Portugal

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