location based media

Women adopting mobile Web more quickly than men

Opera Mini mobile browser
Women are adopting the mobile Web at a quicker pace than men, according to an international survey by Opera Software on the use of its Mini browser.

Museum launches indoor navigation app

Ever-popular dinosaur at the museum
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City has introduced its own indoor navigation app using Wi-Fi to enrich visitors' exploration of the exhibits.

New mobile portal and Android apps from AOL

AOL mobile portal on Android
AOL has launched a new smartphone portal aimed at delivering the best of AOL's content, optimised for any mobile device.

Crisp and Verve in advertising partnership

Crisp Wireless ad for Fast Company and Lexus
Crisp Wireless and Verve Wireless have formed a partnership to bring Crisp's rich media mobile ads to Verve's international family of local media and newspapers.

Foursquare adds opt-in push advertising layers

Push advertising layer in Foursquare
Foursquare has added a feature called "location layers", similar to augmented reality (AR) layers, to push advertising messages to users.

TPAC partners with WirelessWERX in location-based entertainment

Trailer Park interactive trailer
Trailer Park's Advanced Content Group (TPAC) has teamed up with WirelessWERX to expand the scope of its projects in location-based entertainment.

Aha chooses TargetSpot for location-aware radio ads

Aha Radio mobile app
Aha Mobile has signed with TargetSpot, a mobile radio ad network, to deliver location-aware advertising in the free Aha Radio mobile Internet application.

HP Gloe tags locations with web content

HP Gloe
HP Gloe, a multi-use app and API developed by HP Social Computing Lab, uses augmented reality (AR) to tag locations with virtually any available web content.

GPS Film introduces location-based mobile cinema

GPS Film
GPS Film, an open source location-based app developed in Singapore, lets users experience a place through location-based video.

Layar Stream finds nearby AR content

Layar adds AR to search results
Layar has announced Layar Stream, an app that instantly shows what augmented reality (AR) content is available in the vicinity of the user.