Multiplied Media and Ping Mobile have completed the first mobile local search campaign on the Poynt application for the Days Business Alliance - a select group of Days Inn properties.

AT&T has announced that nearly 3.4 million connected devices were added to the AT&T network during the past nine months, approximately 900,000 of which were added in the second quarter.

OnStar is expanding its mobile app technology to enable owners of most new 2011 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles to control key vehicle functions from their smartphones.

EveryTrail has announced the general availability of its mobile travel app - EveryTrail Guides - through the company's travel guide marketplace.

Garmin subsidiary Digital Cyclone has upgraded its Pilot My-Cast app, adding new features - fuel pricing and approach charts - that will be available soon at no additional cost from the iTunes store.

MapHook has launched a free journal and social networking application for iPhone, iPad and PC that allows users to create location-based entries - ‘hooks' - about events, activities and places that can be shared with their contacts.

The European Commission recently opened a public consultation on the deployment of the in-vehicle emergency call system in Europe in the context of the eCall impact assessment, which is currently carried out by the EC.

Stratix has announced a partnership with ALK Technologies to integrate and deploy the CoPilot Live v8 next-generation mobile GPS systems with the Stratix Mobile Field Service solution.

GENIVI, the international alliance of car manufacturers seeking an open-source development platform for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), has selected Linux-based MeeGo as the reference release for its IVI system.

Recently launched apps and services: an AR rangefinder for golfers, NavDroyd and skobbler for Android, Earthcomber for Windows Mobile devices, a location aware mobile messaging app, and a non-GPS geolocation service for developers.