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As promised after their last update, Foursquare for BlackBerry has added integration with BlackBerry Messenger 6. Of course, BBM 6 isn’t released yet, but we’re expecting it to go live today. Enabled by the BBM Social development tools, this feature will let you update your BlackBerry Messenger status with your last check-in, share badges to…
Foursquare has been busy lately, first with their updated Windows Phone app, and now a new notification system for their Android app. Now you get a little blip in the top-right of the screen letting you know when friends comment on one of your check-ins, Facebook friends join Foursquare, when you’re ousted as mayor, or…
Gowalla, the location-based social check-in app that has laden iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and webOS users with many a sticker, has just slid onto Windows Phone. All of the usual features are there, like checking where your friends have been lately, find spots close to you, and discover the best of the best in town thanks…
Ford’s Sync cars have been location-aware for awhile now, allowing the automated emergency calling service to give operators specific coordinates of accidents when they happen. The calls are made over a Bluetooth-paired phone, but the GPS coordinates are determined through the built-in Sync system. Cell tower positioning is also used as a back-up. Cars with…
It’s been a busy week for the check-in service Foursquare, as the company has announced that it now has more than 10 million users and it has revamped its iPhone app. The topping of 10 million is a good figure considering the company is still less than three years old and it has a neat…
Fresh off its cool local questions and answers service, Loopt continues to improve by integrating with Groupon to alert users to nearby deals in the Chicago area. The Loopt, Groupon deal involves tapping into the group buyer’s real-time stream to give users a head’s up when they’re near a deal. The Rewards Alert feature could…
Okay, so Google didn’t really say “suck it,” but the search giant is saying in a legal filing that the Skyhook lawsuit is without merit and that Google didn’t do anything improper regarding Android’s requirements. If you recall, Skyhook provides a location database that’s built off of WiFi hotspots and it secured deals with Motorola,…
Shape Services was showing off a new geolocation feature for their chat client, IM+, back at CES. That update has gone live on iPhone, and is available as a free open beta on BlackBerry. then feature is called Neighbors, and instead of just being a way of keeping tabs on trusted sources that you already…
If you’re like me, you’re kind of a cheapskate and have been amazed by the wave of Groupon-like services that have sprouted up but the redemption process can still be kind of a pain. The team at SCVNGR has teamed up with American Express to deliver a solution which may solve that problem. You’ll be…
RIM has spent a lot of time cultivating and justifying Bridge, the Bluetooth pairing process that shares data between a BlackBerry smartphone and the new PlayBook tablet. Though they haven’t opened up that potentially promising mechanism to third-party app developers yet, that hasn’t stopped location-based search app, Poynt, from offering a pairing connection through standard…