Articles tagged with: Skyhook and Social Networking

Skyhook Wireless Brings Wi-Fi Location to Symbian OS

skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) has demonstrated Wi-Fi positioning on the latest version of Symbian OS, v9.5. The collaborative work between the two partner companies demonstrates support for skyhookÃ's Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) by SymbianÃ's LBS architecture, enabling fast and accurate location acquisition in urban and indoor environments.  more

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Location-based Mobile Social Networking Will Generate Revenues of $3.3 Billion by 2013

The recent emergence of location-based mobile social networking services offered by providers such as GyPSii, Pelago and Loopt is revolutionizing social networking by allowing users to share real-life experiences via geo-tagged user-generated multimedia content, exchange recommendations about places, identify nearby friends and set up ad hoc face to face meetings.  more

Related Tags: wi-fi, samsung, privacy, gps, abi-research, garmin, us-cellular, instant-messaging, indoor-coverage