 | Where Do You Stand on Net Neutrality? August 18, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Do you want it neutral? No matter where you sit in the mobile location ecosystem, the outcome of the net neutrality debate will impact your business. If you are emerging from a coma, I’ll fill you in. First, Brazil did not win the World Cup. Second, the debate over net neutrality is whether...More>> |
 | Location-Based Social Media at Its Best July 21, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Try wiping up the Gulf oil spill with your phone. If that doesn’t work, Trimble’s Map the Spill, a free location-based mobile app and website, acts as a repository of data to chronicle impacts. Users can log reports, upload photos, map oil locations, and share updates. “The geographic scope...More>> |
 | Location Apps to Respond to Data Plan Changes June 15, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Unlimited mobile data plans have fueled the appetite for innovative apps that continue to get more complex and demand greater bandwidth. Long expected, AT&T no longer offers new smartphone buyers an unlimited data plan and has moved to tiered pricing based on data usage. The biggest bandwidth...More>> |
 | Mobile-Phone GPS Technology Invention an Issue in California Primary May 19, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka The question of who invented mobile-phone GPS technology has become an issue in a particularly mean-spirited race in the Republican primary for California Governor. Candidates Steve Poizner, founder of SnapTrack, and Meg Whitman, past CEO of eBay, have now locked horns over GPS. The cover of...More>> |
 | Will Geotagging Kin Resurrect Microsoft's Fortunes in Mobile? April 21, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Microsoft, tired of watching Apple and Google’s climb to the top of mobile, has come off the bench with Kin One and Kin Two, handsets for the social-network generation that likes to share, and share some more. Kin’s appeal is its ability to upload and store pictures and videos from the device...More>> |
 | Killer Mobile Location Patent Granted March 17, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Join Jeff Hasen, Chief Marketing Officer of HipCricket, and myself tomorrow, March 18, in the free webinar “What’s Next for Location-Based Services.” We will discuss trends and market disruptions that have created new opportunities and challenges in the LBS market. We’ll talk about revenue...More>> |
 | The Ugly LBS Word: Privacy February 23, 2010
Article By: Eric Gakstatter As usual with an emerging personal, digital communications technology on the brink of mass appeal (think e-mail, mobile phones), privacy is a major concern and a serious topic of discussion with regard to location-based services (LBS). With the GPS component, LBS worries users and regulators even...More>> |
 | Carriers to Create Single Open Platform for Mobile Developers February 17, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Look out, Apple. The GSMA World Congress began the week with a bang. Twenty-four telecom operators with a customer group of about 3 billion announced the formation of the Wholesale Applications Community. The goal is to create one open industry platform for mobile app developers that can be used on...More>> |
 | Mobile and Location Innovation Starts Decade January 20, 2010
Article By: Janice Partyka Even with the economy still in the doldrums, the new year lit up with impressive announcements and new product entries. For me, the highlights were Google (yet again) pushing the boundaries of the established order and Ford’s in-vehicle technology carnival.More>> |
| There's Nothing Like Money to Propel a Road Map December 14, 2009
Article By: Janice Partyka Google's free ad-supported navigation offering was the talk at every event I attended this month. Ad revenues, TeleCommunication Systems' (TCS) grab of Networks in Motion (NIM), and mapping superiority claims by Tele Atlas also made buzz. Perhaps pigs do fly — it looks like the Federal...More>> |
