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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Please excuse the heavy AGSM focus in today's news, however, that should be expected given that the
annual AGSM conference is taking place this week in Barcelona Spain, resulting in loads of news for this busy
week. Hot off the press today, Navteq has announced the names of the finalists in this year's LBS Challenge (there's no better validation for
your LBS apps than this one! Final winners will be announced this spring at a ceremony in Vegas at CTIA
Wireless... good luck to all! Somewhat related, Symbian got a big boost this week as 6 licensees have
announced new devices running the World's most popular mobile OS. From one of the finalists, UbiEst competes for the Social Networking
category introducing a new LBS application for the consumer market: UbiSafe, a mobile client application for
family peace-of-mind - we'll be hearing more about this app in a couple of months I'm sure. Particulalrly
exciting this week is the official launch of Nokia's N96 - think N95 on steroids. This
converged device has it all and then some. Integrated GPS and maps, a whopping 16 GB of internal memory
as well as support for expansion via a 16 GB MicroSD card - yes, 16GB! I guess my "old" N95 won't be
turing heads any longer. Also launched in Spain, LG announced the LG-KT610, a sleek new device powered
with HSDPA connectivity and GPS navigation capabilities. Finally, the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220
classic and Nokia 6210 Navigator all exhibit different location based and multimedia experiences from
pedestrian navigation to geotagging and movie viewing to video and photo sharing. Looks to me like the
standard is being set for mobile, connected devices to have Megapixel camera, integrated GPS and more
memory than your last PC. For more news archived from AGSM see here - have a great
day all!
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn
or simply contact info@lbszone.com]
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The world's leading smartphone software
S60 extends leadership with six new devices including GPS-enabled N96 - Symbian got a big
boost this week as 6 licensees have announced news devices running the World's most popular OS.
Particulalrly exciting is the official launch of Nokia's N96 - think N95 on steroids. This puppy has it all and then
some. Integrated GPS and maps, a whopping 16 GB of internal memory as well as support for expansion via
a 16 GB MicroSD card - yes, 16GB! I guess my "old" N95 won't be turing heads any longer. Also launched in
Spain, LG announced the LG-KT610, a sleek new device powered with HSDPA connectivity and GPS
navigation capabilities. Finally, the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220 classic and Nokia 6210 Navigator all
exhibit different location based and multimedia experiences from pedestrian navigation to geotagging and
movie viewing to video and photo sharing. Looks to me like the standard is being set for mobile, connected
devices to have Megapixel camera, integrated GPS and more memory than your last PC.
Reports from Mobile World Congress,
Spain - Our colleague Richard Bloor is spending the week in Barcelona getting a first-hand update
on the latest in mobile technologies at the very cool GSMA event 2008. From Richard's Day 2 update... "One of the
problems with predictions is that, unless you are plain lucky, whatever you say can come back to haunt you.
Symbian's Q4 results did that for me at day 2 at WMC." And in an interesting update on Monday Richard
reports the following... "In many respects the biggest news in the Symbian world from day 1 of WMC had
nothing to do with Symbian OS. But, it was all part of the circus which descends on Barcelona each
February." Thanks to Richazrd for keeping us up to speed.
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
AtlasCT releases version 3.0 of AtlasMobile SDK
Hemisphere GPS Introduces Outback S3 Precision Farming Guidance System With Touch Screen
Ekahau Increases Power of Wi-Fi RTLS Positioning Engine
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge Europe: UbiEst hits the final (again)!
Topcon, Sokkia combine to create world's leading survey instruments supplier
NAVTEQ Announces Agreement With Telefonica for Mobile Product Innovation
NAVTEQ Announces European Winners of Global LBS Challenge(R)
Vodacom and RIM launch the GPS-enabled BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone in South Africa
Royal's Outdoor Series is perfect for active, outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenger - Americas Semifinalists Announced
Wayfinder NavigatorT f”rinstalleras i Sony Ericssons mobil C702 Cyber-shot
Nokia and Google to 0ffer Google Search to Nokia customers worldwide
The world's leading smartphone software S60 extends leadership with six new devices including
N96
Orange and Nokia sign MOU on value added mobile services
Networks In Motion Remains Mobile Phone Application Revenue Leader in Q4
WorldMate Live unveils new features To Support On The Go Travellers
NAVTEQ Launches Map Network Mapping and Content Solutions in Europe
NAVTEQ Secures PTV AG Data for NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns(TM) Germany
NAVTEQ Launches NAVTEQ Discover Cities(TM) Globally
Carmenta presents the next generation of maps on mobile phones
Sony Ericsson takes touchscreen mainstream with two phones set to simplify your life
Sony Ericsson's new HSPA ExpressCards offer effortless high speed mobile data access, including
GPS
GyPSii globally launches location based mobile specific social networking platform
Nokia and UC Berkeley capture real-time traffic information using GPS enabled mobile devices
SiRF Unveils the SiRFprima Multifunction Location Platform
NSF Grant Awarded for Peer-To-Peer Geosocial Networking Application
itsmy.com Launches 100,000 Personal Mobile TV Channels
uLocate Communications Acquires Zync
Networks In Motion Issued U.S. Patent for Searching Points of Interest Using GPS-Enabled Device
CBS and Loopt Partner for First Location-Based Mobile Web Ads
Networks In Motion Forms `NIM Labs' as Visionary Think Tank
FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore the Mobile Marketplace
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