Google Maps 5.2 for Android becomes more sociable
Mar 9th
Not to our surprise, Google Maps becomes more sociable. A few days ago, Google Maps 5.2 for Android became available on Android Market coming with more social network and location based features. It seems Google is adding more social elements to its various products and eventually build a larger and more sociable kingdom. This time, [...]
Foursquare teams up with American Express to offer discounts
Mar 5th
The location based service (LBS) Startup Foursquare said that they had teamed up with the American CC (Credit Card) giant American Express to offer its users discounts. It said users who register their American Express cards with Foursquare could win discounts from their merchants, while the merchants could sell more products/services. Foursquare won’t earn any [...]
Ask.com to release location based IM app for iPhone
Mar 4th
Location based service is becoming very hot right now, the latest news is that the world’s largest online question answering website ask.com is about to release a location based IM (Instant Messaging) app for iPhone in a week – Ask Around. This cool yet tiny app use a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi and cell tower [...]
AT&T introduces location based ShopAlerts service
Mar 1st
Cell phone location tracking technology now is not merely for fun or recovering your lost phone, it can also be used for location based advertising or marketing service. US carrier AT&T, together with Placecast- a LBS (location based services) Startup, introduced a new ShopAlerts service last month in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San [...]
Facebook place app is coming to Android cell phones
Nov 8th
Three days ago, Facebook announced that its LBS (location based service) app place and groups are coming to Android cell phones, and its location API is opening up, which means other apps can use its API and provide location sharing features as well. Facebook place, like Google latitude and Foursquare, lets its users share and [...]
