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FEATURE...Getting Down To Business, and Play With The Nokia E73 Mode California Beach House Style
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I recently had the good fortune to take part in a fun and interesting
Nokia-planned event, designed to introduce several of us geeky, mobile,
tech blogger types to the recently launched Nokia E73 Mode smartphone
(think Business "mode" and pleasure "mode"). Read all about it here...
Join Nokia and special guest AT&T for Nokia Developer Day, an
information- packed conference and hands-on workshop in San Francisco
on October 5, 2010 during CTIA Enterprise and Applications show.
Vail Resorts Announces EpicMix a New Online and Mobile Application,
Allowing Skiers and Riders a Seamless and Effortless Way to Digitally
Capture and Share Their Mountain Experience
TEL AVIV, Israel, September 2, 2010 - inneractive reported today that 1
of every 4 Ovi app downloads and 7 of the top 10 Ovi game downloads use
its Ad Revenue Acceleration Platform to maximize revenue.
Salamander is the first in a series of applications that Qubulus will
release under its LocLizard label and is part of a wider research
project on indoor positioning.
OLATHE, Kan.-- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd.
(NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today
announced two new series of budget-friendly nüvi personal navigation
devices.
PlacePop, Inc.,
has launched its Facebook application, built on the newly available
Facebook Places API. The PlacePop app lets people begin to organize,
visualize and make use of the rapidly growing stream of check-in data
on Facebook.
Some random thoughts and comments about todays Apple product launch
event as in previous years, Steve Jobs used the annual event to
provide a glimpse at the fall product lineup as well as new application
and service offerings.
More LBSzone Feature Articles & Special Submissions
How To Add Your Business & A Special To foursquare-
Ever wondered how you can take control of ownership of your business on
foursquare? Read on for tips including details about the foursquare
business page and tips on how to create a special offer for your
customers.
5 Twitter Tips for the Geo Business user There's many ways to use Twitter and perhaps most important, there's
many ways that a business can take advantage of Twitter to support
marketing efforts, branding, customer support, and most important, to
communicate with clients and would-be clients. The following are 5 ways
that any GIS/Geo business can use Twitter to support their business.
Adobe Flash vs. The World Does it seem like everyone is ganging up on Adobe these days? Apple and
Microsoft have made some bold moves lately in an attempt to prevent
Adobe's Flash technology from transferring the same dominance it has
on the PC onto mobile devices.
2009 The Year of Social Location - 10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves... With
Twitter's opening of their location API to developers there's going to
be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share
location-aware information via their Twitter accounts. And so, In typical Top 10 fashion, here's my Top 10 list of ways to Geo enable your tweets... enjoy!
Nokia Booklet 3G, unboxing video and image gallery...
Those of you in the USA who pop in to BestBuy occasionally, you may
have seen a stand showing off the Nokia Booklet 3G. A sleek, 3G
enabled, SIM slot (AT&T) sporting netbook. The device retails for
as little as $199 (with 2 yr AT&T contract) and will definitely
turn heads
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management
- Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in
the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a
record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures
exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 deg F), breaking all-time record highs
in some cities - Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno SC Handhelds to Speed
Assessment of Damage Caused by Bush Fires
5 cool, free, fun Social Media Location-Aware iPhone Apps with Twitter Connect - We love Friday and we also really dig sharing, so we're glad to share with
you a few very cool, handy, and best of all, free FollowFriday apps for you iPhone
users (some of these apps may be available for others mobile platforms
so search if interested).
10 Things A Company Should Consider when starting their Twitter social media presence
- Many of us on Twitter take it for granted that getting up and running
is a breeze, however, many potential corporate users are still craving
more information on how/where they should start. Here's a basic
introduction for corporate Twitter users with 10 very useful tips on
getting started along with some useful links to third party apps and
tools.
Wi-Fi Roaming and Cell Phone Roaming Options - an introduction for the new user-- The Canadian company, Seaboard Group crystal ball is glowing with Wi-Fi predictions. In a recent commentary on this issue, Canadians Cut Their Wires on the Wi-Fi phenomenon, Seaboard Group predicted that by 2007, Wi-Fi hardware equipment and integration services will exceed 800 million with shipments of 1.7 million base stations and 3.2 million access cards.
Location Business Summit 2010
- The Location Business Summit USA brings together key companies from across the ecosystem, with over 30 top speakers, 200 hundred plus attendees and a highly focused agenda which gets to the core of local
search, optimizing content, monetizing context and harnessing the hype behind Location Based Advertising and the `Check-in'.
Fleet and Asset Management USA 2010
- The annual Fleet and Asset Management USA 2010 (17th-18th Nov, Atlanta, GA, USA) is the most influential show for the commercial telematics and vehicle ICT industry! This year’s senior-level speakers will include US DOT, NHTSA, Ford, John Deere, GE, Lo-Jack, PACAAR and many more. Check out the website & conference brochure at http://tiny.cc/mbje4.
Use discount code “1769GISUSER” to save $100 off current prices.
Nokia Develeoper Summit
- You’ll discover how Nokia can help take your app from creation to market faster — with practical abs using new, powerful and easy tools. September 14-15, 2010, London.
Location-Based Marketing Summit
- Companies considering using location based applications and services for the following purposes should attend Location-Based Marketing Summit: marketing, branding, entertainment, content delivery, social networking, promotions, test-marketing, commerce, new product development and more. September 29 - 30, 2010 in New York City