Seattle, US-based Pelago, Inc., the makers of Whrrl, has announced a partnership with Maponics for Neighborhood Boundaries to power their location data needs. Whrrl is a leading location-aware, mobile social networking service that allows friends to share their experiences in real time. Pelago, Inc. is an early-stage company developing a ...

Sprint® today announced that it is enhancing its industry-leading open approach by partnering with location aggregation platforms Veriplace™ by WaveMarket and WHERE™ by uLocate Communications to help developers create new location-based services for Sprint customers. These platforms protect the privacy and security of Sprint customers while offering third-party mobile, Web, ...

According to new research commissioned by Nokia, there are more people getting lost in London than anywhere else in the world, including cities like Bangkok and Beijing, which are nearly twice the size of London. The findings are part of a global study, one of the largest navigation studies to date, ...

LOC-AID, Inc., a leader in location-based services and innovator of end-to-end location aggregation, today introduced the first carrier-class aggregation platform for location-based-services information. The platform, which is attracting the attention of North America’s leading wireless carriers, finally unlocks for carriers the full potential of the location data resident on their ...

The LBS market is characterized by a large variety of services, devices and solutions with navigation expected to remain the most important application. While the location-industry value chains remain largely fragmented, the ongoing consolidation trend will contribute to the LBS industry moving to a mature stage with stable growth driven ...