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NewsWayfinder launches GPS gaming development forum
Location and navigation services provider Wayfinder announced the introduction of a new mobile forum promising game developers the tools to create GPS-based mobile gaming experiences based on the Read more...
JuiceCaster adds geotagging
Mobile social networking service provider Juice Wireless
announced the addition of location-based geotagging to its flagship JuiceCaster
service, enabling users to upload location-specific photos Read more...
AT&T launches Z9
AT&T has inked a carriage deal with Motorola to offer the handset maker's GPS-centric MOTO Z9. The slider is available for $150 with a two-year contract and after a $50 online discount. The phone Read more...
Google Maps 2.0 released
Google released version 2.0 of its Google Maps mobile location and search application. New features include a beta version of Google's My Location technology, which triangulates cell tower ID Read more...
QUICKLINKS: Openwave debuts contextual mobile merchandising; Sony Ericsson and Quickoffice extend smartphone agreement; and muc
> Openwave debuts contextual mobile merchandising. FierceMobileContent > Sony Read more...
JavaME not dead yet, Sun contends
Reports of JavaME's imminent death are greatly exaggerated, according to Sun Microsystems vice president Read more...
Handsets a go-go
All four of the major U.S. carriers introduced new handsets last week: Sprint launched the HTC Touch, AT&T debuted the BlackBerry Curve with GPS, Verizon Wireless premiered Samsung's Juke and Read more...
Navteq opens fifth annual Global LBS Challenge
Navigation software developer Navteq--acquired last week by Nokia for $8.1 billion--announced its fifth annual Read more...
TomTom, Garmin developing branded GPS handsets?
Taiwanese handset makers including HTC, Mitac International, E-Ten Information Systems and Gigabyte Communications are all gearing up to introduce their latest GPS-enabled handsets this month, Read more...
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