In the next two to four years, mobile device location platforms will be able to provide positioning performance that enables emergency call (E911) and location-based services (LBS) with excellent accuracy (5–10 meters) in all locations. We call this accurate everywhere location, and it will be a...More>>

Mobility’s first phase saw fixed-line communications go mobile. The next phase saw the Internet go mobile. We now behold a paradigm shift in the third phase, where real world communication bridges to the virtual world, via richer communications on smartphones. For device manufacturers and...More>>

Fastrax Ltd., developer of high-performance GNSS receivers and software GNSS solutions for location-aware devices, has introduced the Fastrax IT530, an ultra-low power consuming and super-sensitive OEM GPS module in a tiny form factor. Advanced power-saving features ensure very fast time to first...More>>

PageOne Communications, a UK provider of mobile messaging solutions to the public and enterprise sectors, today announced the launch of its BlackBerry Responder App for BlackBerry devices. The application provides a simple, quick and secure way of ensuring important real-time operational and...More>>

TomTom has made its local search app TomTom Places available to Android smartphone users. Users can make easier and more specific searches for shops, hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions with detailed information allowing users to refine their results and choose precisely what they are...More>>

Broadcom Corporation today announced its BCM47511 solution is powering location awareness in Samsung's latest smartphone, GALAXY Note. By using Broadcom's BCM47511 location chip, the GALAXY Note collects signals from four global navigation satellite systems for increased global positioning speed,...More>>

It occurred to me recently that maybe all these people all over the country are protesting the fact that 1 percent of the world’s GNSS receivers control 99 percent of the attention.More>>

skobbler today announced that its navigation suite is now available. GPS Navigation 2 offers both online and offline navigation of the world. skobbler calls GPS Navigation 2 "a new sat nav concept that will change the way we navigate forever." The application is available from the Apple App store,...More>>

Navigon AG, provider of mobile phone on-board navigation, today announced the launch of the first on-board navigation app for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Navigon’s app is available for Windows Phone 7.5 users and takes advantage of new features made available to developers with this new release...More>>

PigeonMe, a free iPhone application developed by Sticky Projects LLC, will debut a new meet-up solution at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011. PigeonMe connects people to places through open-mapping technology. The app works by sending electronic "pigeons," notifying a user's friends, family, or associates...More>>