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...

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)...

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...

In a longer-than-usual interview, TheWhereBusiness writer Christopher Backeberg asks for and receives some highly illuminating education on location technology from Manlio Allegra, CEO of Polaris Wireless...

The case has been made for the use of femtocells in future mobile networks. In reality, however, there are some important obstacles to overcome before femtocells can come into wide use. Christopher Backeberg continues his overview of this promising area of mobile technology...

Recent leaps in technology, ease of installation, the worldwide hunger for bandwidth and the hard economics of the mobile industry all point towards a central role for femtocells in the full roll-out of 4G networks, reports Christopher Backeberg...

In an environment of open-source and other free apps and services, child tracking continues to offer opportunities for monetisation. For many parents the issue is not whether they should pay for child tracking, but which technology they should use. Christopher Backeberg reviews the state of play...

Location-based social networks like Foursquare, Gowalla and MyTown have paved the way for dedicated, location-based dating networks, and some of them are even making money. Christopher Backeberg puts on his lounge lizard suit and explores some of the dating venues...

Thomas Hallauer, roving editor for TheWhereBusiness, has been immersing himself in a research study of location technology. He pauses for a few minutes to see how much you know about what he's been gleaning from top brains in the business...

Where will location-based services (LBS) gain the most from 4G technology? One answer is that 4G will deliver something that sounds deceptively simple yet remains annoyingly elusive for 3G, reports Christopher Backeberg - the ability to locate a mobile phone user precisely.