Android gathering location data too, researcher develops harvesting tool
As enraged as you may or may not be over the fact that your phone is tracking your location, you have to admit… it’s a pretty interesting …
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Apple not reviewing location data, researcher says
On Wednesday, researchers from O’Reilly claimed to discover a tracking feature in iPhones and 3G iPads that reportedly sent location data back to Apple. Another …
Jailbreak app stops iPhone track-tracking in its tracks
Blogs were outraged Wednesday following the rediscovery that 3G-enabled iOS devices like the iPhone store a record of users’ GPS positions in a local file. …
Your smartphone is tracking you, and you said it was okay
The Internet nearly exploded this morning after O’Reilly filed a report indicating that users of Apple’s iPhone and 3G iPad were being tracked. A file, …
Tweetbot Twitter client for iOS now available
Tapbot just lifted the veil on Tweetbot, the firm’s newest iOS Twitterclient. We’ve been using the client for a bit now and it’s definitely pretty …
Twitter for BlackBerry updated with push notifications, more
Research In Motion has announced a new version of Twitter for BlackBerry that includes a number of noteworthy enhancements. Twitter for BlackBerry version 1.1 is …
Google Maps 5.3 for Android released, now with location dashboard
Recently, Google announced an update to its Maps application for Android. Bearing version number 5.3, the update brings new location features that target Latitude an …
Yobongo for iPhone hands-on
Yobongo, if you haven’t heard, is a new iPhone app that meshes location-aware messaging with a chatroom-like environment, and it’s kind of amazing. By using …
Google Latitude adds check-ins, available now for Android devices
If there has been one thing Google Latitude lacked, it was the ability to actually check-in to places and locations. You might ask why you’d …
New ‘Find My Friends’ feature coming to iPhone in iOS 4.3
Apple released its first developer build of iOS 4.3 on Wednesday and needless to say, developers have been on a treasure hunt ever since. We …
Nokia-owned Navteq acquires Trapster
Navteq, a mapping and navigation solutions company owned by Nokia, has acquired California-based Trapster according to a Reuters report. The somewhat controversial move suggests that …
Google Latitude for iOS hits the App Store
Remember Google Latitude — Google’s location-based social network that allows users to easily share their locations with friends? Yeah, neither did we… at least not …
Facebook announces mobile platform; Single Sign-On, location APIs, deals to start
Facebook today announced the introduction of its mobile platform. The purpose of the project is to provide a social environment for mobile devices that will …
Loopt integrates Facebook Places into its iOS app
Location-based social networking site Loopt has just announced a new feature, Facebook Places. As touted in a press release, a newly released iOS application will …
Skyhook Wireless sues Google over failed Motorola deal
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mobile location company Skyhook Wireless is suing Google, alleging that the search giant “interfered with a contract, announced in April, to …
Mobile app echoecho makes check-ins personal
This week, we inadvertently stumbled across a pretty neat, cross-platform, geo-location mobile app titled echoecho. The premise behind echoecho is simple: instead of using a service like Facebook …
Facebook rolling out location based service tomorrow?
Facebook has been sending out invitations to media outlets for an event on Wednesday the 18th where they will “provide an update on the service’s …
Google now serves up mobile ads based upon your location
Google has introduced new location-aware advertising for iPhone and Android handsets. Advertisers will now have the ability to select a “location extension for display” option …
Motorola to replace Google's Android location services with Skyhook Wireless
Motorola is reportedly ditching Android’s built-in location services on much of its Android handset lineup and replacing it with the location service code from Skyhook …
Facebook to use QR codes for new location-based service?
Without warning or explanation, non-functional QR codes began appearing on random Facebook profiles earlier this week. After a few days of speculation, a new rumor …
Palm’s location-based advertising patent likely sheds light on background location reporting in webOS
Remember last month when a developer revealed some hidden functionality in webOS that periodically reports a user’s location back to Palm? Well as it turns …
Palm Pre owners: Big Brother is watching
Ruh roh. It looks like Palm may be pulling a Big Brother on Pre owners without their knowledge — until now, anyway. This morning, developer …
About that new BlackBerry Messenger… It's coming to all devices on OS 5.0, newer version revealed
You read the headline right, kids — the new and insanely hot BlackBerry Messenger that we exclusively showed off to the World looks to be …
BlackBerry's newest BlackBerry Messenger client is beautiful, functional
Barely any major updates since launching way back on those now sure-be-stuck-in-a-landfill BlackBerry 7290s, RIM’s latest version of BlackBerry Messenger — unreleased to the public …
Palringo adds maps and location data to its iPhone app
Palringo first launched its instant messaging app for the iPhone back in July and for six months it has been one of the best options …
Tagggit is hitting geotagging from a different angle
These days in the mobile world, it seems like geotagging applications are a dime a dozen. Snap a pic, add a position to the EXIF …
