Entries in 'location based services' (27)
App Of The Day: ubiCabs
Location-based taxi finder aims to make it a lot easier to get from A to B in London.
Geolocation to account for almost a third of mobile ad spend in 2016
Securing four per cent of all digital advertising spend.
62 per cent of mobile users plan to adopt location-based services
While one-fifth are already using the tech.
Mobile location-based searches to pass desktop search by 2016
But PCs will generate more revenue.
Foursquare hits 20m users
And two billion check-ins.
Poynt hits 15m users
116 per cent year-on-year increase.
Urban Airship unveils 'Segments' location based notifications
Push messaging 'sliced and diced' by location, time, context and preferences.
MobileBits to acquire marketing solution Samy4me
Will enable the digital engagement firm to use location-based tech worldwide.
MWC 2012: ESPNsoccernet launches app covering worldwide football news from all leagues
Geo-location function enables relevant stories, scores and analysis.
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.
Google brings leaderboards to Latitude
Update adds Foursquare-style gamification to social location platform.
Poynt partners China Youth League for Asian invasion
Plans to deliver targeted ads to over 20m Chinese smartphone users.
Groupon partners Deutsche Telekom for mobile deals service
New venture set to spread special offers to mobile subscribers across Europe.
Mobile social media users to hit 1.3bn in 2016
Up from 650m this year.
70 per cent of Americans clueless about geolocation apps
Just six per cent of the US make use of the tech in 2011.
Foursquare passes 15m users
Triples in the space of a year.
O2 launches proximity marketing service in Ireland
Placecast to power opt-in service around local deals and discounts.
App Of The Day: Flypost
Developed for event littering the digital way.
App Of The Day: Proximitips
Location-based deals detector for socialites and shopaholics.
Poynt hits 10m worldwide users
1.5m newbies have arrived since July via iPhone, Android, Windows, Nokia and BlackBerry devices.










































