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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
This newsletter comes to you on the heels of me packaging up the cool, Nokia N97 and sending it back to Nokia PR agency... no tears shed but I am definitely sorry to see it go! After several weeks of use I've become very used to having a very powerful smartphone in my hands, particularly one that is so stylish (it definitely turns heads) and sports a nice large screen, touch UI (love it) and a very comfortable slide-out QWERTY keyboard with tilt (See the full review and comments here). The N97 has most of the features that I could ever want in a converged device including: great sound for playing music and videos, high quality video capture and excellent digital camera (5 megapixel) although night/flash photography is still far from perfected! The UI offers a pretty pleasant experience and several of the bundled features had me hooked from the get go, these include: the free Ovi mail service (very useful while I travelled and simple to configure), Nokia maps, facebook mobile, and Ovi download (handy but still far from a addictive. Some of the must-have applications that I downloaded and would easily suggest to any S60 5th edition device user include: Gravity Twitter client; JoikuSpot; Accuweather; Google maps mobile with Latitude;Qik for live video streaming etc...
Overall the experience was amazing and I must admit I'm having a very tough time going back to the N95 8GB due to its lack of QWERTY. The N97 when loaded with the apps that I previously mentioned was a true social media workhorse, enabling me to easily,comfortably, and quickly Tweet all day long, share photos via Ovi share, flickr, facebook, twitpic and stream videos to Qik and my YouTube. On the down-side, well, check out all of my comments and suggestions in this article. For now I'm searching for the next great social-mobile device to test... any suggestions?
A tip for those of you in the Denver area or interested in visiting Denver for a very cool developer meet-up... enter WhereCamp5280 - oh, and remember to Follow LBSZone on Twitter or on facebook
[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 LBS 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!
Some parting words after several weeks with the Nokia N97 - After several weeks of use with the Nokia N97 I offer up some final parting words, comments, grips, kudos, and suggestions as I pack it up to ship back to Nokia. I'm packaging up the cool, Nokia N97 and sending it back to Nokia's UK-based PR agency... no tears shed (ok, maybe one or two!) but I am definitely sorry to see it go!
Reminder - One Month left to Win BIG with Widgets, Three BIG reasons to try - A reminder from Samsung Mobile innovator as you have just sveral weeks left for a chance to win BIG! The fact mobile widgets are developed utilizing practically the same skills as those needed to build a conventional website makes Samsung IQ the perfect opportunity for a web-developer looking to diversify into the Mobile space.
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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.
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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
Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series - Bring your app to life with maps! Location can add value to a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications - social networking, travel, Points of Interest, real-time traffic, personal security, and more. This contest is for both Web and mobile applications that include mapping or location as a functionality enhancement.
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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