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Mobile Location Intelligence News: CES 2016 - Huawei, LG, GM, LyftJanuary 07, 2016News from CES 2016 from companies like: Huawei, LG, GM and LyftSubscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update - CES 2016: Urban Mobility – an important puzzle piece for contextual user experiencesJanuary 07, 2016The acquisition, mergers and partnerships in the location based services space have found their focal point at CES 2016. Urban Mobility will be the new umbrella phrase for many of the initiatives, innovations and developments over the next year and beyond.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence News: CES 2016 - Haier, DJI, u-blox, Magellan, TomTomJanuary 06, 2016New products from companies like: Haier, DJI, u-blox, Magellan and TomTom.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update - CES 2016 – Magellan sees PNDs as affordable ADAS devicesDecember 30, 2015Magellan is deepening its commitment to integrating cameras in its PND devices. At CES, the company will show its new RoadMate 6630T-LM, RoadMate 7630T-LM and Roadmate 7670T-LM devices. All feature at least one camera designed to record trips and accidents.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: With digital currency rewards, Foursquare confirms declining value of active check-insDecember 23, 2015The implications for Foursquare are significant and can have a significant impact on how others view user generated location content in the context of local advertising and marketing, most importantly for the companies providing this type of data.Subscribers Only
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Technology Show Report - IFA 2015December 18, 2015Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) arrived this year as the launching pad for mobile devices ahead of the holiday shopping season. Alcatel OneTouch, Huawei, Microsoft, Samsung and Sony, among others, staged events to introduced the latest respective smartphones...Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Google launches My Business APIDecember 17, 2015Google has launched a new API for Google My Business listing users. The new API allows for easier management of multiple locations.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: Facebook enters ride-hailing business with “Transportation on Messenger”December 16, 2015With the launch of “Transportation on Messenger”, Facebook is turning its Messenger application into a platform for ride hailing services – in addition to the other B2C communications the application already supports, like retailers or hotels.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Google adds offline maps to iOS app, Facebook expands local business effortDecember 16, 2015Google is expanding offline map support to Google Maps on iOS. Facebook is adding new capabilities for users to find local businesses, based on recommendations and ratings on the social network. Additionally, Facebook and Uber are testing a new partnership which lets Facebook Messenger users request a ride by clicking on an address in a message.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: Navmii wants to be more than yet another free navigation appDecember 10, 2015Navigation provider Navmii is undergoing a significant transformation – from mobile app developer to navigation platform provider on all platforms, including automotive systems. The transformation of the company and the business behind it, is a result of the changing landscape in mobile location based services. Monetization along traditional mobile strategies has become difficult in the face of capable free competition. Further, traditional display advertising is unsuitable for applications like navigation, where the attention of the user cannot be diverted from the road to the screen. Navmii is searching for new ways to grow and generate revenue in multiple ways.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: 2015 – Year of significant acquisitions in LBSDecember 02, 2015The last year has seen a number of proposed and completed acquisitions. A few of them stand out and highlight the changing nature in the location based services industry. Not only did new players disrupt the space, Ubers acquisition of deCarta, but the past year also saw traditional customers and licensees of premium LBS content take steps to ensure permanent access to quality maps. The acquisition activity shows the importance of location services, but also highlights a change in attitude of how these capabilities can generate value in a broad approach to revenue generation.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: User Interfaces make monetization of LBS content harderNovember 25, 2015As contextual services continue to influence the smartphone user experience, the monetization of the LBS content powering these services remains challenging. Additionally, user interface design is presenting another challenge for content providers to overcome and generate meaningful revenue. HTC, Samsung and Foursquare are good examples of how companies try to integrate relevant information in their user experience, beyond Apple’s or Google’s eco-system of contentSubscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: HTC – One step forward and two back on the path to enable contextual user experienceNovember 18, 2015HTC has been working on adding contextual content to its HTC Sense user interface for some time now. However, it’s latest devices, the HTC ONE A9, highlights the fact that HTC is challenged to deliver on the promise of its own strategy.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Facebook updates local ads; TrackR launches Atlas beacons; Hoodline fundingNovember 18, 2015Facebook has added more tools for local businesses to better target local ads and monitor the performance of each ad. TrackR is using a crowdfunding campaign to support its new TrackR atlas devices. Hoodline has raised $1.6 million to enable neighborhood marketplaces and local news.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: TomTom licenses to Uber, Navmii integrates What3WordsNovember 17, 2015TomTom will provide mapping and traffic information to Uber's driver application. Navmii is integrating What3Words into its navigation application.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: Google makes Maps on Android less dependent on network connectivity, but not completelyNovember 11, 2015Google is rolling out an update to Google Maps on Android. First announced at Google I/O earlier this year, it is now possible to download more map data to an Android device and use the application for navigation and local search without network connectivity.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Google updates Maps with offline features and makes traffic API available; HERE launches lane-level traffic reportsNovember 11, 2015Google is rolling out enhanced offline features for Google Maps on Android. The company is also making its predictive traffic API available to developers. HERE is launching lane-level traffic reports, making it easier to give accurate travel time information.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Microsoft acquires Mobile Data Labs, developer of MileIQ; Hivemapper receives funding to create POI database for dronesNovember 10, 2015Microsoft has acquired Mobile Data Labs, a company that helps users track miles for business reimbursement. Hivemapper has received more funding to become a location reference database for drones.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: Uber opens up group transportation as new field for expansion with EVENTSNovember 05, 2015Uber is rolling out a new service in the US targeted at a new group of riders for Uber: organized groups. Until now, Uber has worked to enable individual riders to find ad-hoc transportation. With some products under the Uber umbrella, like UberPOOL, the company is trying to increase efficiencies for its transportation service by combining riders with similar destinations at the right time.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location News: Alliance for Wireless Power and Power Matters Alliance form AirFuel Alliance; Uber announces UberEventsNovember 04, 2015Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) have announced the launch of the AirFuel Alliance, the permanent combined group name for the merged wireless power groups. Uber has announced UberEVENTs.Subscribers Only
