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Best Buy to Launch Location-based Retail Experiment in 257 U.S. Stores August 20, 2010
Best Buy Co., Inc. announced it plans to bring a location-based retail experiment, using the “shopkick” mobile application rewards system, to 257 U.S. stores by October 1. Best Buy will examine the ways in-store shoppers value and redeem offers and rewards through their smart phones.More>>
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Navteq Debuts Mobile Marketing Platform to U.S. Broadcasters August 12, 2010
Map supplier Navteq has announced the availability of the Navteq Mobile Marketing Platform to U.S. TV and radio broadcasters. The self-serve Mobile Marketing Platform enables broadcasters to cross-market program and advertising content to mobile phone users and to create new ways to monetize by...More>>
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DeLorme Unveils New GPS Lineup August 3, 2010
DeLorme is showcasing its newest PN-Series GPS receivers and related products at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show in Salt Lake City this week. Also on display is DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 GPS maps and PC software, and DigitalGlobe worldwide aerial and satellite imagery for display...More>>
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Localeze Signs Deal with TomTom for Local Listings August 3, 2010
Localeze announced its partnership with TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions.
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Citysearch Unveils Redesigned App for BlackBerry July 27, 2010
Citysearch announced a completely new version of its Mobile by Citysearch application for BlackBerry.More>>
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Vodafone Pushes Recently-Purchased Wayfinder into Open Source Community July 16, 2010
Vodafone Group announced it will make its location based services software open source on http://oss.wayfinder.com. The code will be made available on github. The aim is to offer other organisations the opportunity to use a code base which has been developed over the past decade so that they can...More>>
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3-GIS Announces BlackBerry Application Working in Disconnected Mode July 12, 2010
3-GIS announced the creation of a BlackBerry smartphone application that allows users to collect and modify data in a disconnected environment. 3-GIS will preview and demonstrate this new product, a hybrid of the 3-GIS Buzz application, at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego,...More>>
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Research In Motion Limited and TDC Group, Inc. Announced the GIS on BlackBerry Awards Winners July 8, 2010
Research In Motion Limited and TDC Group, Inc. announce the 2nd Annual GIS on BlackBerry Awards winners recognizing the best GIS applications for Freeance Mobile software running on BlackBerry smartphones.
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Trimble App Helps Users Map Gulf Oil Spill July 1, 2010
Trimble (Sunnyvale, California) has launched Map the Spill, a free mobile application and website that empowers Gulf Coast residents and the public to report on the oil spill. Map the Spill allows those directly and indirectly affected by the spill to capture and chronicle what they see happening...More>>
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Navteq Unveils Interactive Store Kiosks to Show GPS to Consumers June 23, 2010
Map-maker Navteq has teamed up with Liverpool, a department store in Mexico, to place interactive kiosks about GPS and navigation in nine retail stores located in Mexico City and Cuernavaca.More>>
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