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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Happy New Year to all of our readers from Spatial Media and welcome to our first newsletter of 2008. Kicking off the news
today we have a reminder for developers and some predictions from a think tank. Developers, have you thought about Mobile
Rules yet? You have until January 28 to take advantage of this innovative competition from Nokia - Designed for those
innovative minds, the goal of this Global competition is to further drive the aspects of miniaturization, green technologies, and
performance in Mobile technologies... Good Luck! And now on to some predictions - TRG Research has just today come out with some bold
predictions including this one - the worldwide portable navigation market will grow from 50 million units in 2007 to more than
500 million units in 2015. The company predicts Tom Tom to secure a firm leadership in the PND space while traditional phone
makers will also garner some big time market share in the space. TRG estimates 30M dedicated PNDs were sold last year and
about 20M navigation-enabled mobile phones for a total of 50M units. Both segments will grow rapidly over the next few years
but navigation-enabled mobile phones will start outselling dedicated PNDs next year - myself, I think it's crucial to differentiate
these market segments, particularly in order to educate the consumer and to market to them. Regarding the statement, I
couldn't agree more... think convergence! Once again, best to you and your developers in 08 and remember, it's not the killer
app that matters but the killer experience that will rule!
A little N95 GPS sledding in Northern Colorado!
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn
or simply contact info@lbszone.com]
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RECENT LBSZONE FEATURES & Top NEWS
You'll find regular feature articles, commentary, application spotlights, developer zone tips and other original feature content at
LBSzone. We're also open to your article submissions so if you have an LBS focused paper, solution, case study, or other article
feel free to contact us and send us your submission - info@lbszone.com is open 24/7 around the Globe!
Mobile Rules Competition - Create A Unique Technology
Innovation And Win a Contract - Hey developers... start the new year by winning the mobile rules from Nokia! From
Nokia... it's Mobile Rules! Designed for those innovative minds. The goal of the competition is to further drive the aspects of
miniaturization, green technologies, and performance in Mobile technologies - deadline for entries is 25th January 2008
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Portable Navigation: The Future is Bright for Connectivity
Mobile reminder - Nokia Beta Labs, AT&T devcenter newsletter
11 technologies worth watching in 2008 (no particular order)
Mobile Rules Competition - Create A Unique Technology Innovation And Win a Contract
SiRF's InstantFixII GPS Technology Eliminates PND Start-Up Wait
SARS Corp. Expands AIS Vessel Tracking Service for Latin American Ports
OpenMoko Extends Mobile Phone to Power Next-Generation Dash GPS
Helio Ocean - THE cool smartphone for 2008? Maybe
Open Mobile Platforms and Internet Video: The Biggest Macro Trends from 2007
Garmin Goes High-Def with its Marine Radar Offerings
President and CEO of Sprint Nextel Corporation resigns from Nokia Board of Directors
Get Your Nokia N95 Model For US users
Amazon.com Bestselling Computer of 2007 - Nokia Internet tablet PC
Suggested Reading - AT&T devCentral Newsletter
Do you have news about a new product, application, web service, developer tool, mashup, or ??? contact us at
press[at]gisuser.com
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EVENT UPDATES
Browse this section to learn about mobile technology / wireless industry conferences, training, seminars, webinars, and relevant
events. Feel free to make a suggestion for future consideration or contact us to promote your event.
Mobile World Congress -
Where conventional trade shows fall short, the GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) provides an
ideal personal experience and environment for networking with a select circle of mobile professionals who can positively impact
your business. Feb 11-14, 2008, Barcelona
The Navteq LBS Challenge
Develop... Dream... Win... this year's North American and European challenges have kicked off. APAC Registration Opens
October 29. Thinking about entering but need an LBS Platform?? Check out the Autodesk Location Services Developer
Program
Attendee Choice Awards 2008
Three consumer LBS application developers will be chosen to showcase their solution in the Tele Atlas booth at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) 2008, with live SMS voting on which applications the attendees like best.. Submit your application for
the Tele Atlas Innovators Series Attendee Choice
Awards 2008 contest.
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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Recent notes from the AnyGeo Blog & The Glenn 95
Blog
Portable Navigation Device
Prediction - 500 million units by 2015
BC Experience Map gets a
new home in Saanich BC
A new year is a Good
Time to Start Thinking About GIS
Website Magazine - insights
and tips for website owners
A Free Symbian OS
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Nokia N95 Photos on
Flickr - #1 Nokia device in use
DID-U-KNOW... you can follow our Nokia N95 tips and items of interest via this
N95 User Blog.
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From cover to cover, month after month, we provide the relevant, timely product and product technology information today's
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