mobile social networks
Carrier more important than phone to most Americans
Two-thirds of American mobile phones owners say the carrier is more important than the make of phone, according to research by Best Buy Mobile.
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Sep 2, 2010
RIM buys Cellmania
Research In Motion has acquired California-based mobile infrastructure software company, Cellmania, which, according to Cellmania's founders, will help to strengthen RIM's focus on mobile content and the BlackBerry ecosystem.
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Aug 31, 2010
Smartphone app market hits US$2.2bn in H1 2010
During the first six months of this year, the worldwide smartphone applications market exceeded the total for the whole of last year.
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Aug 29, 2010
Qualcomm lab will incubate mobile technology
Qualcomm will be extending its research activities by setting up Qualcomm Services Labs (QSL) to incubate new services and applications aimed at tapping mobile technology.
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Aug 28, 2010
Nokia and Intel collaborate on 3D for mobiles
Nokia and Intel have entered a joint venture based on the MeeGo operating system to bring 3D and virtual worlds to mobile devices.
Aug 28, 2010
The lowdown on Facebook Places
In a not-to-be-missed saga of impending world domination, Christopher Backeberg extracts the essence of about a zillion news reports, reviews and analyses on the launch of Facebook Places last week and its implications for location-based services (LBS)...
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Aug 24, 2010
Global LBS market to reach US$21bn by 2015
According to a new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA), the global market for location based services is projected to reach US$21.14 billion in annual revenue by 2015, registering 1.24 billion subscribers.
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Aug 12, 2010
TripAdvisor teams up with Nokia
TripAdvisor has announced a new partnership with Nokia, which will include the integration of the TripAdvisor service into Nokia's Ovi Maps.
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Aug 2, 2010
Will users’ personal location history become an essential utility?
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Michael Metcalf, product management, Yahoo! Geo Technologies
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Aug 2, 2010
Foursquare and Facebook achieve user milestones
On July 19th, Foursquare announced that it had received its 100 millionth check-in. Two days later, Facebook announced it had reached the 500 million active users mark.
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Jul 27, 2010







