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App Of The Day: ubiCabs

App Of The Day: ubiCabs

Location-based taxi finder aims to make it a lot easier to get from A to B in London.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 14th 2012 at 3:15PM in News
Geolocation to account for almost a third of mobile ad spend in 2016

Geolocation to account for almost a third of mobile ad spend in 2016

Securing four per cent of all digital advertising spend.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 11th 2012 at 10:43AM in News
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62 per cent of mobile users plan to adopt location-based services

62 per cent of mobile users plan to adopt location-based services

While one-fifth are already using the tech.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 26th 2012 at 2:17PM in News
Mobile location-based searches to pass desktop search by 2016

Mobile location-based searches to pass desktop search by 2016

But PCs will generate more revenue.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 19th 2012 at 1:07PM in News
Foursquare hits 20m users

Foursquare hits 20m users

And two billion check-ins.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 18th 2012 at 10:55AM in News
Poynt hits 15m users

Poynt hits 15m users

116 per cent year-on-year increase.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 12th 2012 at 2:45PM in News
Urban Airship unveils 'Segments' location based notifications

Urban Airship unveils 'Segments' location based notifications

Push messaging 'sliced and diced' by location, time, context and preferences.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 4th 2012 at 11:11AM in News
MobileBits to acquire marketing solution Samy4me

MobileBits to acquire marketing solution Samy4me

Will enable the digital engagement firm to use location-based tech worldwide.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Mar 21st 2012 at 2:25PM in News
MWC 2012: ESPNsoccernet launches app covering worldwide football news from all leagues

MWC 2012: ESPNsoccernet launches app covering worldwide football news from all leagues

Geo-location function enables relevant stories, scores and analysis.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 28th 2012 at 1:15PM in News
Infographic:  What mobile users really want from their device

Infographic: What mobile users really want from their device

Most don't want to be tracked by companies, but a third desire location-based deals.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 23rd 2012 at 12:14PM in News
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Google brings leaderboards to Latitude

Google brings leaderboards to Latitude

Update adds Foursquare-style gamification to social location platform.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 20th 2012 at 2:26PM in News
Poynt partners China Youth League for Asian invasion

Poynt partners China Youth League for Asian invasion

Plans to deliver targeted ads to over 20m Chinese smartphone users.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 13th 2012 at 3:20PM in News
Groupon partners Deutsche Telekom for mobile deals service

Groupon partners Deutsche Telekom for mobile deals service

New venture set to spread special offers to mobile subscribers across Europe.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Jan 11th 2012 at 9:45AM in News
Mobile social media users to hit 1.3bn in 2016

Mobile social media users to hit 1.3bn in 2016

Up from 650m this year.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Dec 19th 2011 at 12:30PM in News
70 per cent of Americans clueless about geolocation apps

70 per cent of Americans clueless about geolocation apps

Just six per cent of the US make use of the tech in 2011.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Dec 8th 2011 at 1:45PM in News
Foursquare passes 15m users

Foursquare passes 15m users

Triples in the space of a year.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Dec 6th 2011 at 1:58PM in News
O2 launches proximity marketing service in Ireland

O2 launches proximity marketing service in Ireland

Placecast to power opt-in service around local deals and discounts.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Nov 29th 2011 at 10:52AM in News
App Of The Day: Flypost

App Of The Day: Flypost

Developed for event littering the digital way.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Nov 15th 2011 at 2:33PM in News
App Of The Day: Proximitips

App Of The Day: Proximitips

Location-based deals detector for socialites and shopaholics.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Nov 8th 2011 at 2:00PM in News
Poynt hits 10m worldwide users

Poynt hits 10m worldwide users

1.5m newbies have arrived since July via iPhone, Android, Windows, Nokia and BlackBerry devices.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Oct 11th 2011 at 3:57PM in News