Only days after the talk started about Facebook adding location-awareness, Twitter has added geo-location features to its Tweeting network.

WirelessWERX has demonstrated its SiteWERX Indoor Location System which will greatly improve emergency 911 response to mobile calls for help.

More than a year ago, researchers were urging the mobile industry to capitalise on the startling developments in geotagging. That message hasn't changed, writes Christopher Backeberg...

Quiksee, a multimedia app released by an Israeli start-up of the same name, takes mobile mapping to a new and much more informal and personal level. It allows any user to upload images or video to Google Maps.

Yellow Pages Group (YPG) in Canada has chosen the URBANWARE Neighborhoods database for its online directory sites. This extends URBANWARE to 214 Canadian cities including more than 6,900 distinct neighbourhoods.

A new, free app from UPS for iPhone lets users manage shipments, whether or not the user has a ups.com account.

Smartphones and smartphone location-aware applications are literally being deployed in war zones as the military starts taking advantage of the portability, versatility and low cost of mobile phones, reports Christopher Backeberg...

SecuraTrac, a provider of dynamic personal location services focused on protecting children and securing the peace of mind of their parents, has launched its tracking portal on the iPhone.

The mobile industry may well remember 2009 as the year of the smartphone, not least because of the sophisticated navigation and location functions that have contributed to the remarkable impact of smartphones on the market, writes Christopher Backeberg...

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has released its TCS People Locator app which enables carriers to offer their customers a personal location and people tracking service.