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Articles tagged with: Location Based Services and Nokia
NAVTEQ Traffic Announces Integration of Nokia GPS Data
Digital mapping provider, NAVTEQ has announced that GPS data from Nokia handsets is now being integrated into its Traffic branded products in Europe and North America. more
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Mobile Indoor Positioning trial launched at Helsinki Shopping Center
Nokia has announced the launch of a mobile indoor positioning trial at Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki Finland. The roll out of the new indoor location service marks the second phase of an ongoing research project which began in March 2009 in partnership with Kamppi Center Investments Oy (EFM Suomi Oy). more
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Alternative Positioning Technologies the Key to Unlocking the Handset
While GPS has become a standard feature in smartphones driven by the popularity of mapping, navigation and LBS applications, GPS penetration in feature phones remains low outside the US. Despite Nokia’s announcement of GPS-enabled S40 phones such as the 6700 classic and the 6600i slide, it will take several years before GPS becomes widespread in mid- and low-end handsets in Europe and Asia. more
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EU-Funded Study Warns of GPS Phone Privacy Concerns
At a time when privacy issues are higher on the news agenda than ever, the EU-funded Network of Excellence FIDIS (Future of Identity in the Information Society) is urging users to safeguard their digital identity and privacy, especially when using mobile technologies. The team is particularly concerned that, in the wake of Apple's ‘Thanks a Billion' campaign to celebrate the billionth download from the App Store, consumers are still not aware of the potential privacy issues involved with these technologies. more
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Nokia's Mothballed Projects to Get Dusted Off and Reused
Unused ideas that Nokia has decided not to develop are to be farmed out to Finnish ICT companies, under a deal announced between the firm and Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Science park operator, Technopolis is also involved in the partnership. more
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Operators Lose Prime Position for Location Based Services
Wireless carriers are increasingly losing control of location-based service provision to Internet companies such as Google and Yahoo, and to handset vendors like Nokia, according to Strategy Analytics. more
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Two Updated Handsets from Nokia
Since the first Nokia Navigator made its appearance two years ago, the company has been updating and improving its location based services steadily and has now introduced the latest arrival in its Navigator line, the Nokia 6710 Navigator. Another new arrival is the Nokia 6720 classic - a traditional candybar phone. more
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Despite Being Over-Hyped, Location-Based Advertising Offers Opportunities
Location-based advertising is gaining momentum as a new advertising medium. It provides more targeted and efficient marketing tools for advertisers and represents an additional revenue source for LBS (location based services) vendors, allowing them to offer free ad-funded navigation and LBS services that stimulate uptake and/or increase their profitability. more
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GPS Smartphones Generating Renewed Momentum for the LBS Infrastructure Industry
The recent launches of GPS-enabled smartphones with touch screen interfaces such as AppleÃ's iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm, the T-Mobile G1, NokiaÃ's 5800 XpressMusic, and Sony EricssonÃ's Xperia X1 are fueling interest in handset-based navigation and location based services (LBS) despite the worsening economic climate. In turn this drives both third party LBS application development and the roll out of LBS infrastructure by carriers to support the much needed Secure User Plane Location (SUPL)-compliant Assisted GPS functionality. more
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