Wikitude Drive, considered the first mobile augmented reality (AR) navigation system with global maps, is set for its worldwide launch. The key men behind its development tell Christopher Backeberg how the system was developed and what makes it so different...

Anyone seriously looking at the potentially giant Russian mobile market will have to go with GLONASS, the Russian counterpart of GPS, or they may be left out in the cold, reports Christopher Backeberg...

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.

Sometimes you think you know everything about LBS and how to get a positioning fix — then something comes along that blows your mind…

I've heard plenty about premature, “secret” cool tech that promises to revolutionise the location industry but never lives up to expectations. However, just as I'm completing research on the indoor space and contemplating the vast lack of choice in positioning technologies (although maps are apparently coming), along comes GloPos.

I meant to write a very exited blog about the new iPhone 4 having a gyro, which I thought would really advance the options to get indoor nav on your smartphone. It turns out there are $1 gyros and $7 gyros. Guess which one is in the iPhone and which one is useful for navigation…

The demand for gyros pushed by the iPhone4 definitely means that the prices are coming down, but let's wait a few years to see how quickly and strongly mobile gyro nav is adopted. In the meantime, trust Layar to show us what gyros can enable on a smartphone (and on the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS).

Orange County Health Department in Florida, USA, has launched a location-aware mobile service to help people find health services.

China-US startup QderoPateo, pioneer in the mobile technology of articulated naturality, will unveil the world's first articulated naturality smartphone this week.

People tracking continues to turn out new and better applications, and most of them are fine examples of mobile technology being put to excellent social use. Christopher Backeberg checks who's tracking what...

FeedHenry has released the first end-to-end, cross-platform, cloud-based solution for extending mobile applications.

What's Next, a new NileGuide location-based travel app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, provides access to top global destinations by offering in-depth, personalised and interactive content in a single app.