Location-Based Services (LBS) Zone:
Another edition of the weekly location-technology newsletter, LBSZone
Alert was released this week with a recap of the latest in LBS, positioning, and Mobile
Location technologies
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Gizmodo:
Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. Just (Read More)
Mashable!:
Twitter announced it would be adding locations to your tweets back in August, and they’ve been making changes to their API to enable the functionality since late September. The geolocation functionality is now complete, and a (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Twitter finally rolled out its new application programming interface for tagging tweets with your location.It won’t appear on Twitter.com, but it will be enabled for location-based services like Birdfeed, Seesmic Web, Foursqu (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Back in August, Twitter announced that it was getting ready to roll out an ambitious new project: Geolocation. The idea was to be able to attach a location to every tweet. Today, the API is officially turned on, but it’s not (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Foursquare has just gone global with the announcement of 50 new cities worldwide, doubling their previous coverage. The company says it chose the cities based on feedback from users requesting the service.The new cities take (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Facebook unveiled what could become a pretty powerful marketing tool for large multinationals and brands last night. You can now target specific locations and languages when you send out updates on a Facebook page. A brand li (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Until today, Google's Chrome OS has been little more than a wordy concept. Now, finally, we truly know what it is, what it looks like, and how it works. Here's the breakdown: Google went to great pains to emphasize that today (Read More)
Lifehacker:
My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enou (Read More)
Submitted by genwright
from blog:
As proficient Kruger Park Tour operators, Journey into Africa have done their research and after a number of years of creating, operating and marketing tours to customers, they have come up with the ideal solution that easily (Read More)
All Points Blog:
Piece County Washington unveiled Where Does The Water Go? for GIS Day. The app "enables users to pinpoint an address or location on a map, and then GIS technology calculates the direction and flow of stormwater based on topog (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Peer-to-peer filesharing applications have been wildly popular, especially among those interested in accessing pirated software, music, and media. But not everyone who operates a (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Are you in NYC? Because Lifehacker and Gizmodo are, and we're going to have a small meetup tonight in NYC. Here's the place: Black and White at 86 E. 10th St. Special guests include Adam Pash, Gina Trapani, Jason Chen and Bri (Read More)
MobileBurn.com:
It's being reported that Sony Ericsson will layoff 2,000 employees and close four global facilities, including its largest U.S. location. The company has also quietly announced it is selling handsets with AT&T service in So (Read More)
FierceMobileContent:
Despite Google's persistent denials of rumors it is developing its own branded smartphone, TechCrunch is reporting the web services giant will indeed launch such a device in early 2010. Citing "super-high confidence informati (Read More)
GPS BUSINESS NEWS:
GPS Business News interviewed with Maarten Oldenhof, CEO at the European map maker AND (Automotive Navigation Data). As a challenger against the 800 pounds gorilla named NAVTE (Read More)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Filed under: Gaming, Hardware, Rumors, Software, Odds and ends, iPhoneOnLive is a company that has been claiming to do the seemingly impossible -- they plan to set up a sort of "cloud gaming" console, where instead of hardwar (Read More)
FierceMobileContent:
Verizon Wireless announced an agreement with mobile web services provider iSkoot to launch Social Beat, a free social media aggregator application that promises to simplify access to popular sites including Facebook, Twitter (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Today, San Francisco’s 1020 Placecast Inc, a company working on new mobile advertising technology, said it raised $5 million in more funding to continue developing its opt-in location-triggered ad service.Placecast, which pr (Read More)