The Galileo Application Days in Brussels last week did something that too few technical gatherings do effectively - the event drew in droves of non-technical visitors. They came to interact with dozens of location and navigation applications that demonstrated what the Galileo project might deliver, writes Christopher Backeberg...

Aetna, the American diversified health care benefits company, will extend its online services for members with the launch of a location-based services (LBS) app next month.

CauseWorld, a mobile app that contributes to charities and relief efforts around the world, is adding a location-based feature that will let shoppers boost the charity funds by scanning barcodes.

The Nixle location-based service (LBS) for community messaging has succeeded so well in the United States that the company is planning to launch internationally.

Yandex, the leading Russian search engine, will partner with the AlterGeo hybrid positioning startup to add location-based features to the Yandex maps and toolbar web applications.

Mobclix has bought Heartbeat, a cloud-based iPhone sales analytics tool, from Enormego for an undisclosed sum.

Philadelphia-based marketing company Monetate has responded to the growing demand for mobile e-commerce by introducing Monetate Mobile, a location-aware product for adapting Internet retail websites for satisfying use on mobile phones.

This will be the year of Don't Drive Into A Tree, judging by the steady stream of new location-aware applications for safer driving. What's in the app stores or about to become available ranges from inspired to idiotic, writes Christopher Backeberg...

Intersec Group, a French provider of new-generation telecommunications software for mobile and integrated operators, has released Geolocator IGLOO Version 1.1, a location-based services (LBS) enabler.

QderoPateo has announced the launch of its first Blu-Pons location-based advertising network. The system has been installed at Independence Mall in Wilmington, North Carolina.