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Articles tagged with: Lbs
Samsung Electronics Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Location Content
Digital mapping and navigation service provider, Tele Atlas has inked a deal with Samsung to embed its Tele Atlas maps into Samung GPS-enabled mobile phones. more
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Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind
With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods. more
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Global LBS Revenues to Reach $2.6 Billion in 2009
ABI Research expects Location Based Services revenues to grow at 156% from $1.7 billion in 2008 to $2.6 billion in 2009. By 2014 global lbs revenues will have surpassed $14 billion. more
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Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds
More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found. more
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Russians Willing to Pay Most for Smartphone-based Navigation and Telematics
The nascent Russian navigation and telematics market is witnessing a reversal of trends, with global positioning system (GPS)-enabled smartphone technology gaining ground over traditional portable navigation devices (PND). In 2009, the smartphone-based navigation market already exceeded 350,000 units sold in Russia, while the PND market failed to register even half that amount. more
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Vodafone Selects Tele Atlas to Power Location-Based Applications
Vodafone has agreed to standardise its location based services on Tele Atlas digital maps and location-based content across its global footprint. Through the agreement, Tele Atlas and Vodafone will collaborate to enable powerful lbs, routing and mapping applications for mobile users around the world. more
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People avoiding automatic location information in mobile services
People shun fully automatic location information web and mobile services if the user cannot control them easily. Researchers at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT found out in their study that people start using automatic location information services only if the services are clearly useful to users and if the users can easily control the information flow. more
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Consumer Location-Based Services Market Will More Than Double in 2009
Worldwide consumer location-based services (lbs) subscribers and revenue are on pace to double in 2009, according to Gartner. Despite an expected 4 per cent decrease in mobile device sales, lbs subscribers are forecast to grow from 41.0 million in 2008 to 95.7 million in 2009 while revenue is anticipated to increase from US$998.3 million in 2008 to US$2.2 billion in 2009. more
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Research highlights deficiencies in Canada's proposed wireless E911 services
Canadian public safety experts view Canada as "late in the game" in adopting new rules to implement wireless enhanced emergency (E911) services and there is a definitive need for regulators to play a stronger role in setting national wireless E911 policies and standards, a new research study conducted by IDC Canada reveals. more
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Berg Insight forecasts 130 million mobile LBS users in Europe by 2014
A new report by Berg Insight predicts that the number of European users of mobile location-based services will grow from 20 million users in 2008 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 37 percent to reach 130 million users in 2014. Local search, navigation services and social networking are believed to become the top applications in terms of number of users. more
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