location based services

Any business that relies on one partner deal for the majority of its revenue is just one bad day away from rough waters. TeleNav Inc. (TNAV) is feeling that special …

Location-based services in Europe are set for robust growth over the next five years, according to a report from Berg Insight. The firm notes that it expects service revenues for …

SXSW keynoter slams Google Buzz over privacyDanah Boyd, social media expert at Microsoft Research in New England and a Fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, had …

If you’ve ever used a GPS device for directions, you might already be acquainted with Karen Jacobsen. As the voice of “Australian-English Karen” in Garmin GPS products, she calmly instructs …

A friend of mine has been longing for a smartphone for years, but he’s continued to hold off on the hopes that when he does eventually get one, it will …

The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2009, would create a $927 million company with $378 million in cash and no debt.

Location-based services provider TeleNav Inc. has partnered with Sprint Nextel Corp. to exclusively offer its latest fleet management service to the wireless provider’s enterprise customers.TeleNav and Sprint Nextel officials are …

Sales of GPS-enabled mobile phone are expected to buck the global trend of handset shipment declines this year, according to a report from ABI Research.And even though the market is …

Google Inc. is jumping headfirst into the location-aware social networking space.The Internet titan unveiled Latitude, a Google Maps feature that allows users to share their location information and check the …

About a year ago Garmin announced a new GPS-centric phone called the nuvifone that has proved to be little more than vaporware so far. Now the company says it’s closer …

The device the size of a Motorola RAZR is keeping track of the vehicles the NFL is using to transport the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals and the media during this …

London’s Handmade Mobile Ltd. is bringing its Flirtomatic service to the United States. The mobile and online social networking community, which claims more than 1.3 million registered users, launched in …

Outdoor GPS for hikers and sports enthusiasts will be available on some Verizon Wireless cellular phones though Trimble.

The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be the only teams at the Super Bowl this year. A team from Big Brother is also there.

A Canadian company, Mine Clearing Corp ( MCC ) has acquired licensing to the latest in radiometry technology; technology so sensitive it can pick out the tiny electromagnetic reflections emitted …

HTC spends a lot of time updating devices with a new feature here and there to get it right and reminds me a lot of what Sony did with the …

HP Jin, CEO of TeleNav Inc., sat down to share his company’s news. TeleNav will be providing the GPS and location-based-services program on the Ford Motor Co. Sync product. Jin …

Alternative location technologies such as Wi-Fi and Cell-ID will increasingly join GPS in new location-based service (LBS) applications in cellphones and other handheld devices, ABI Research concluded in a new …

Sprint Nextel is extending the push-to-talk capability of its Nextel handsets so subscribers can send voicemail messages to e-mail addresses along with detailed information about their locations.

The Windows Mobile-powered handset will be able to offer turn-by-turn navigation without a cellular data connection.

Navigation system and Google mapping tool helps authorities find Massachusetts 9-year-old allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother.

Google Inc. is helping giddy kids keep on eye on Santa with its mobile mapping application.The Internet giant has integrated Google Maps for mobile with the annual Santa-tracking offering from …

Social networking applications that take advantage of location information could become a key driver for growing the location-based services market, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm predicts …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless each appear to be easing their stance on sharing subscribers’ location information with partners, efforts that put weight behind their bluster about openness.Sprint Nextel …