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New WHERE Application for iPhone OS 3.0 is Live in iTunes App Store - I've been a fan of WHERE since the get go.. now users of the latest iPhone can enjoy an update. Some details from the company. WHERE application for iPhone OS 3.0 is live and currently the # 8 ranked download in Navigation, with a 4.5 star rating! In addition to a sleek new user interface and far faster performance, new content available in this application includes weather, news, and WHERE Connect - The app can be downloaded from the Navigation Section of the iTunes App Store. The new features of iPhone OS 3.0 enable push notifications for private chats in WHERE Connect, and also native maps.

10 Ways Your Tech Business Can Take Advantage of Twitter - Many companies and individuals are still asking themselves how can I use Twitter in my business? The following is just a small sampling of some of the ways that your technology business can use Twitter. Feel free to leave a comment on some of the ways your business has incorporated Twitter for a competitive advantage.

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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NAVTEQ Announces Plans to Crown 'NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) CHAMPION'
• Xora and Gearworks Merge to Create Global Leader in Location-Based Mobile Business Applications
• Skyhook Wireless Partners with Apot for Android
• Get in Shape with New iPhone Application from Trimble
• Skyhook Wireless Partners with Find Starbucks App for Android
• O2 Joins Forces with Telmap to bring Navigation Application to Customers
• A Universal Address Enhanced Google Maps for Palm Pre
• GoodFoodNearYou Finds Calories at Local Restaurants with Android
• Social Networking Gets Down to business: HIMYTRIBE Now on the Scene For iPhone
• GolfLogix' New iPhone Golf GPS Application Makes iTunes Top 10 List
• Mobile web browsing steps closer to reality as OMTP sponsors W3C Mobile Web Initiative
• In preparation for the upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile WinMoDevCamp
• NAVTEQ Launches First NAVTEQ(R) Map of Jordan
• Fee Increase Threatens to Shut Off Location-Based, In-Vehicle Telematics Emergency Services
• Social Networking Gets Down to Business: HiMyTribe Now on the Scene for the iPhone
• New Telecom Mapping and Analysis Package Creates Detailed Maps of Broadband Gaps
• Terrestrica v2.3: Geotag and Share with Twitter and Picasa too
• G-Map First Turn-by-Turn GPS for iPhone Gets Jump on Competitors
• Waze Drives Into The iTunes App Store, Offers First Free crowd-Sourced Maps for iPhone
• C-Nav Introduces Next Generation High-Performance GNSS Receiver
• iPhone Geographic Information System (GIS) application released for Texas
• INRIX(R) Traffic! App Now Available on App Store
• INQ Launches Two Affordable 3G Social Mobiles with Twitter and iTunes Media Sync
• Communology develops solution for mobile micro services and context-based mobile advertising
• ArtfulBits has Announced Release of aiCharts, a Charting Framework for Android Devices
• Win a myTouch 3G Android phone from Waze
• Mobile Monday Silicon Valley Reports $1.49bn Invested in Local Mobile Companies in 2008
• Skyhook Wireless Releases Developer's Guide to In-Application Advertising White Paper
• Introducing AmazonWireless - A New Amazon Web Site Offering Cell Phones and Service Plans
• Quickoffice Releases Newest Version of Mobile Office Suite for Nokia Symbian Devices

Do you have news about a new product, application, web service, developer tool, mashup, or ??? contact us at press[at]gisuser.com

	MetaPlaces09 - Beyond Location and context September 22-23rd, San Jose, CA MetaPlaces is a new series of event bringing business developers from such varied background as Mobile, advertising, LBS, Device manufacturing, online mapping and location service enablers. The conference will look at how to monetize mobile and web location enhanced services. Hear From: Yahoo! Geo, OSM, Lat49, Loopt, Google, Nokia, Publicis, Mozilla, Palm.

EVENT UPDATES

WhereCamp 5280 - For those not familiar with WhereCamp, it's an "unconference" on the subject of location, mapping and things "geo". An unconference is basically an informal conference which is organized on the fly by the participants. August 14-15, 2009, Denver, CO

LBS LATAM 09 - September 17, 2009, Coral Gables, Florida. LBS represent one of the most promising drivers for revenue generation for service providers in the Region. The possibility of having access to geographic data in real time provides both accrual information and entertainment, and at the same time it generates new business opportunities such as direct marketing; services such as parental control and personal security. According to eMarketer, in the year 2012, there will be more than 63 million of services around the world based in localization services.

MetaPlaces 09 - is the conference that will provide the location based/ enhanced service and platforms providers, the content publishers, the ad enablers, the wireless carriers and the device manufacturers a place to meet, do business and discuss solutions to the key issues in the LBS world 22-23 September 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose, CA

Nokia World 2009 - Be Part of the Conversation! - Once again, another Nokia World is just around the corner... scheduled to take place Sept 2-3, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany

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Location Content Technical Lead (NAVTEQ) - Duties... Lead the transition of the current suite of technology platforms to the next generation Locations / LRO / LCMS Platforms; influencing the requirements, defining the operational model, establishing the phases of transition, and defining the tests and success criteria for roll-out

HOT Career Opportunity... Mobile Software Engineer - Our Client Company located in the San Francisco Bay Area is looking for a W-2 Contract Mobile Software Engineer.

HOT Career Opportunity... Location Content Technical Lead - NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables navigation and location-based platforms globally. We supply this comprehensive data to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping/traffic applications and government and business solutions.

Manager, Location Content - Customers rely on NAVTEQ digital map information for use in their applications because of its accuracy, detail and completeness. And they rely on NAVTEQ as their trusted collaborator to help them get their location-based products to market as quickly and efficiently as possible. We are currently looking for a Manager, Location Content - Job Opening 12753 in Chicago, IL.

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