Archive for July 19th, 2010
iSuppli: GPS on Four Out of Five Phones By End of 2011
Monday, July 19th, 2010When will we see the battle of the location-based services really come to a head? Will it be when Facebook finally comes out with its much anticipated entry into the LBS market? Or will it happen with Foursquare inking deals with major search engines? Perhaps, it will happen when GPS technology becomes nearly ubiquitous among cell phone owners - a time that may be nearer than you think. A …
Global Market for GPS Navigation and Location Based Mobile Services to Rise to $13.4 Billion in 2014, a CAGR of 51.3 …
Monday, July 19th, 2010VANCOUVER, British Columbia—-IE Market Research Corporation , the Canadian-based provider of market intelligence services, announced today the release of its 3Q.2010 Global GPS Navigation and Location Based Services Market Forecast, 2010 - 2014.
GPS, Cell Phone Integration Escalating
Monday, July 19th, 2010Some 80% of mobile phones will have location technology by 2012, says iSuppli.
Update: ITT Settles GPS Patent Infringement Case with Nokia, Other Still Pending
Monday, July 19th, 2010ITT Corp. which makes night-vision goggles for the military and the payload on GPS satellites, reached a patent-infringement settlement of claims it filed against Nokia Oyj over assisted- global position system technology. No details on money changing hands.
GPS Tidbits
Monday, July 19th, 2010CNN looks at the technology and what’s being done to make it “less” annoying. C|net’s Car Tech blog addresses “How to update your GPS maps: TomTom edition.” Why do we need tech blogs to tell us how to use consumer devices? (Just asking!)