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46% U.S. Teens Turn Off Location Tracking in Apps 26 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 46 percent of teenagers aged 12-17 who download apps have turned off location tracking features on their phones or in apps. This s...
NAVX Expands Fuel Price Data to Mexico & Brazil 26 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
NAVX the provider of real-time fuel price and parking data has announced today that it will offer fuel prices in Brazil and Mexico with a database of 30,000 gas station locations. Argentina and Chili...
Mobile Operators Seating on Location Intelligence Treasure Chest 26 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
Aggregated, anonymous location data from mobile subscribers could become a $11 Billion opportunity for mobile operators by 2016 said a new report. Research released by Arieso (a JDSU subsidiary) and ...
Qualcomm Sells Omnitracs Inc. to Vista Equity Partners for $800m 23 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
Qualcomm announced today it is selling its fleet management and tracking business Omnitracs to Vista Equity Partners for $800 million in cash. The acquisition will include all of Omnitracs operations...
Location-Based Ad Network xAd Expands to India 22 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Mobile location-based advertising platform xAd has officially announced this week their expansion into India. the U.S. ad network has been thus far covering only the United States and more recently st...
905 Million Tablets in Use in 2017 22 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
According to a report from Forrester Research earlier this month, the global installed base of tablets will reach 905 million units in 2017. Tablets will be used by more than one in eight people on ea...
€1.8m Profit in 1H 2013 for Map & LBS Vendor AND 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
In the first half of 2013 Dutch map maker and LBS solution provider AND realized a profit of € 1.8 million and revenue of € 3.2 million said the company earlier this month. Earnings per share amounted...
Yelp Continues Global Expansion, Goes to Brazil 22 Aug 2013 | 02:55 pm
Local search provider Yelp has announced yesterday its debut in Latin America with the launch of its service in Brazil. Yelp.com.br website is now open and Yelp's free iPhone and Android applications ...
Usage Based Insurance Awareness Reaches 1/3 of U.S. Consumers 22 Aug 2013 | 01:28 pm
One in every three U.S. consumers is aware of usage-based insurance (UBI), the systems based on telematics, tripling its awareness in the last three years, according to a new study commissioned by Lex...
BeSpoke: Premium Infotaiment for New Scion Models 21 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
North American car brand Scion (Toyota) announced last week that its entire lineup will now feature a touchscreen audio system as well as BeSpoke, an optional ($1,200) premium system featuring GPS nav...
