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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
Nokia targets 300M services users by 2011
News Finnish phone maker looking beyond selling devices and wants 300 million users on its devices pulling cloud data within two years, says its corporate strategy chief.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data services, Mobile platforms, Facebook, Nokia Corp., London Business School, mobile, Broadband, chief development officer, device manufacturer
Twitter API getting location data
News Developers will soon be able to write, read geolocation data in tweets. Could this lead to a larger departure from Twitter's 140-character SMS roots?
Tags: Web 2.0, Web Page, Text Messaging, Web Service, API, SMS, Web, Web 2.0
Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Product Reviews Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Location, Tool, GPS, Messaging, movie, local search, Verizon Wireless
Google to launch location-sharing Latitude software
News New Google mobile-phone software lets you find people's locations, as long as they are sharing that information with you.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Mobile, Google Inc., Location, Dell Latitude, Yahoo! Inc., Cell Phone, Social Graph, phone
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
Android Developer Challenge winners focus on location
News The US$3.75 million in prizes distributed by Google to Android developers includes several applications that take advantage of location-aware technology in mobile phones.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Open source, Apple Inc., Winner, Mobile, Google Inc., Location, Cell Phone
Microsoft to open Windows cafe in Paris
News Software maker tells the venue is meant to let people sip an espresso while checking out the latest tech from Redmond.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows 7, Wi-Fi, Redmond, retail company, Microsoft Windows, TechCrunch, Paris
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News Augumented reality to become mainstream with smartphones packing more and more features. Geo-tagged data can give users information about their location.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, mobile apps sale, video stream, video camera, revenue, Mobile applications, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Video
Nokia buys social travel firm Dopplr
News Dopplr founder Marko Ahtisaari says Nokia shares his company's vision of improving the travel experience through social location data.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, IP Telephony, telephony company, London, Flickr, handset company, Internet, acquisition, Web 2.0
Cisco 891 Integrated Services Router
Reviews Small businesses or branch/remote offices seeking an easily managed unified security, routing, switching and wireless network system should short-list the Cisco 890 family of Integrated Services Routers.
Tags: Security, Access Point, Cisco Systems Inc., Security System, Wireless, IEEE 802.11n, WAN, performance, network, router
India tops global outsourcing nations list
News Country trumps outsourcing nations ranking with six cities making the top 8 outsourcing destinations, according to global study.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, India, Philippines, BPO, CIO, Chennai, outsource, foreign direct investment
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey invested in Foursquare
News Ex-CEO and current chairman is one of the startup's undisclosed angel investors, sources tell CNET News.
Tags: Web 2.0, Industry Veteran, Bay Area, New York, payment, co-founder, knowledge, SEC filing, Web 2.0
Android's spread could become a problem
News With more handset makers adopting Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system.
Tags: Google Android, Phone, Operating System, software, mobile, handset, Google Android, Android, Device, Carrier
What Windows 7 means to developers
Techguide Wondering what Windows 7 will break in your applications? Justin James assures you that there's not much need to worry.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista, Animation, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Justin James
