Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.If we learned anything from the events of the past week, it’s that brand loyalty matters little...
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 kind of pain today as it watches the value of its shares plunge into...
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 the space could grow at a 12% compound annual rate from approximately $270 million...
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 some harsh words to say not only about Facebook, but also about Google. ...
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 harried drivers to turn left, go 1.8 miles or "recalculate" their trips every day.
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 do absolutely everything from making phone calls to preparing grilled cheese sandwiches.
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 touting the new Vehicle Manager as economical and a way for companies to manage...
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 expected to feel a pinch this year, unit sales of GPS-enabled phones should grow...
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 whereabouts of friends who opt to divulge that information. The offering is integrated with...
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 than ever to the finish line -- but it needs the help of netbook-maker...
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 week's Super Bowl XLIII festivities in Tampa.Come Sunday, the wireless machine-to-machine technology will not...
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 the United Kingdom three years ago and recently deployed service in Germany. The company has...
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 by buried objects from as high as 200 feet in the air.
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 CLIE line several years ago.
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 discussed what went into getting this product ready,...
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 report.
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.
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 NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), allowing users to launch the app and search...
