Location Based Services
104 Stories
S'pore WiMax beckons foreign operators
News With local operators focusing on 3G cellular mobile broadband, Malaysia's Packet One in good position to move into Singapore's WiMax space, says analyst.
Tags: WiMax, Location-based services, 3G (Third Generation), Pacnet Ltd., Mobile Broadband, Green Packet, Facilities Based Operator License, SingTel, network, mobile
Map-ready phones will not kill GPS devices
News GPS-enabled mobile phones will pose some competition for standalone devices, but the latter will not go extinct just yet, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Garmin Ltd., Ovum, Device, Cell Phone, Chip, device manufacturer, phone, camera
LBS making inroad to Asia via smartphones
News Adoption of smartphones enabled with global positioning systems are bringing location-based services to new heights in Asia, says Navteq executive.
Tags: Location-based services, Mobile advertising, Smart Phone, Asia, India, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, GPS, Advertisement, device manufacturer
Windows 7 location smarts spark privacy debate
News news analysis A new interface paves the way for more software makers to more easily make use of location information, although the move also raises potential privacy issues.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Privacy, Location-based services, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Application, Location, Privacy, Microsoft Windows 7, Service
Broadcom to use Wi-Fi positioning tech in chips
News Chipmaker strikes a deal with Skyhook Wireless to use its Wi-Fi positioning technology in its chips for mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile processors, 802.11/Wi-Fi, GPS, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Positioning, Cell Phone, Chip
Location-based apps dominate Android
News Round One of the Google mobile platform developer challenge is over, with a number of location-based applications making the cut.
Tags: Development/design, Location-based services, Linux, PDA phones, Mobile, Round, Google Inc., Location, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone
Sales automation, location-based apps top enterprise wishlist
News Asian enterprise mobile users most want sales force automation and location-based applications while on the go, say vendors.
Tags: Sales force automation, Location-based services, Applications and tools, Mobile, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, data warehouse, mobile messaging, marketing
RIM launches BlackBerry developer blog
News Blog is intended to get developers more engaged with the BlackBerry at a time of increased competition between smartphone platforms.
Tags: Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Plug-in, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, blog, advisor
New ways to tap power of the people
News Companies are finding ways to engage social networking for new applications, including location-based services and video on demand.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Web 2.0, Location-based services, Mobile, TV, Advertisement, social networking, network, marketing, Web 2.0
S'pore gets location-based mobile ad service
News Local carrier StarHub debuts Singapore's first nation-wide location-based mobile advertising service, which it says, will allow targeted marketing.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile platforms/communications, Location-based services, Mobile commerce, Starhub, Mobile, Google Inc., Advertising Service, Advertisement, phone
Texting and tweeting through Obama's swearing in
News Inauguration planners are turning to Twitter and text messaging to keep things organized when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in January 20.
Tags: Web sites, Politics, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Twitter, Ceremony, Text Messaging, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Washington
For maps, detail is king
News Streetdirectory.com launches a redesign, trumps "accuracy" card and takes a cautious step toward user-generated data.
Tags: Web services, Location-based services, Map, Asia, Philippines, Training, Google Inc., Singapore, managing director, Google Maps
Mobile advertising more appropriate for Asia
News As a higher proportion of Asians are expected to access the Internet first via phones, mobile advertising needs more effort and bigger budgets, says panel.
Tags: Internet advertising, Mobile advertising, Development/design, Location-based services, SMB, Mobile, Google Inc., Asia, Advertisement, advertising agency
S'pore creates testbed for transport apps
News Singapore's transport authority partners six entities as part of plan to position the island-state as an incubator for next-gen transport applications and services.
Tags: Business applications, Location-based services, R&D, Government, Data services, IBM Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., 3M Co., Wireless, Singapore
Thai managed services market booming
News The outsourcing market in Thailand contributes about 25 percent of the overall IT services market, worth US$856 million and expected to achieve double-digit growth.
Tags: Outsourcing, Web services, Service level management, Location-based services, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Managed Security Service, IT Services, Thailand, SLA
