Google gets into hot water over data privacy; SAP buys Sybase; Qualcomm's Lifecomm to power new mPERS; SatTracx launches LBS for lost phones and children; Eventbrite launches iPhone app; Montavo and Alcatel-Lucent cooperate to attract major wireless carrier.

IN-DEPTH: Vodafone Group Services' Stephen Deadman discusses the European legal framework for location-based services.

According to a new report from Juniper Research, the combination of smartphone proliferation, a surge in application storefront launches and new developments in hybrid positioning technologies will boost mobile LBS revenues to more than $12.7 billion by 2014.

NAVTEQ has announced the twelve finalists of the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge.

According to InMobi, the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be a landmark event that will boost mobile advertising in South Africa.  Sharon Gill reports ...

iPling has released iPling Instant Classifieds as a free downloadable iPhone app, available in the US.