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While Android and iPhone are facing heat and legal issues about how and why it’s tracking users, carriers have been tracking you for a long, long time. This is done for multiple legitimate reasons but Verizon is trying to get ahead of this issue and said it will soon be including a removable warning sticker…
PhoneTag, a location sharing service for iPhone (not a voicemail transcription service or Bluetooth key fob), has recently made the jump to BlackBerry. What sets PhoneTag apart from the plethora of location-sharing apps currently available, like Google Latitude or Foursquare, is that PhoneTag lets you pick how long you share your location status, since it’s…
Remember the Google Hotpot service that no one really uses? Well, it’s going away as a standalone service and will be merged with Places for all your location-based needs. Google Hotpot is a personalized, location-based recommendation service where users can put in their reviews of restaurants and other locations. You can sort of think of…
The most frequently updated Google-made application for Android is, without a doubt, Google Maps. The Android app has recently received updates to boost it ahead of the competition for the foreseeable future, and this latest update helps keep it in front of the pack. Unfortunately, this update includes little more than a few tweaks to…
GetGlue, the check-in app for just about everything, has made their first steps into location-based check-ins. By plugging into your Foursquare account, you can now simultaneously share where you’re watching a movie, reading a book, playing a game, and now catching whatever sport you happen to enjoy. You can check in with your team, and…
Google’s Marissa Mayer spoke at the SXSW 2011 conference and she shared some interesting stats on Google Maps for Mobile and the search giant’s future plans for location-based services. First of all, she said that the company found Google Maps had 40% usage on the mobile side, which isn’t much of a surprise considering that…
Following up on an extensive iPhone update, the Gowalla check-in app for Android has also been renovated. There’s a new action at the top to easily refresh or check-in, regardless of what page you’re on. You can easily manage Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Tumblr links for those times you don’t necessarily want everyone to know…
American Express is teaming with Foursquare for some location-based mobile money services that will be debuted in Austin next week at the South By SouthWest conference. According to the report: Under the arrangement, AmEx customers can register their cards in the Foursquare system to get access to special offers from merchants who are also Foursquare…
Ask.com is trying to jump into the location-based space with the iPhone app Ask Around. The Ask Around app is aimed at allowing mobile users to have conversations with those around them. The Ask Around iPhone app will use location from a GPS, WiFi and cell phone triangulation to let you chat with people around…
Poynt’s location-based search app for Android and BlackBerry have had a few updates here at Mobile World Congress 2011. For one, the Android version will now have a gas prices widget, so you can see what’s the cheapest within the 9 closest stations. Both the Android and Blackberry versions also got a new sharing feature,…