GigaomHighlight 2.0 app is “smarter,” better for battery life
The much-hyped SXSW app is back with version 2.0 and a new round of funding. Read more »
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The much-hyped SXSW app is back with version 2.0 and a new round of funding. Read more »
Phone Halo, one of GigaOM’s Mobilize Product Showcase finalists, is set to launch its Button TrackR tag this month, letting you track your valuables on a smartphone. Next year its tags… Read more »
Foursquare’s new, “smarter” app utilizes passive location technology to push recommendations — and its new features could dress it up enough to intrigue major tech companies.. Read more »
For some time now, Foursquare has been fighting its critics by arguing that it is building the “location layer for the internet.” It has followed through on some of that claim… Read more »
Qualcomm’s IZat platform, which involves location technology hardwired into the company’s mobile chipsets, will draw on indoor mapping data derived from Nokia’s Here team. Read more »
According to a news report, Google is experimenting with adding hyperlocal news cards to Google Now, its automated personal assistant for smartphones — a service that would also come in very… Read more »
After months of rumors that speculated the company was the target of an acquisition by either Facebook or Google, social-mapping provider Waze is set to be snapped up by Google and… Read more »
Reports that Google has entered a bidding war with Facebook over the social-mapping service Waze may be just a gambit by the company to force a better deal, but there are… Read more »
TwoGo is a cloud-based service for companies that want to get their employees sharing cars to and from work. Nokia’s Here platform provides the location component, helping to match people with… Read more »
The iOS app blends location services, calendaring, reminders and push notifications to mimic the work an actual personal assistant that keeps your schedule for you can do. Read more »