The popularity of Bluetooth LBS (location based service) apps is rising as the related applications can be used for direction-tracking or as electronic fences to trace and analyze...
Based in the US with a branch in Taiwan, Toii is dedicated to creating brand-new gaming experience integrated with AR (augmented reality) and location-based service (LBS) and mobile...
Nasdaq-listed AutoNavi Holdings, a China-based provider of digital map content for in-car navigation systems/devices, will acquire PDAger Mobility, a China-based provider of handset-based...
Global shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increased 92% in 2009 to 150 million units, according to research firm Berg Insight. Growing at a CAGR of 38.7%, shipments are forecast...
With smartphones emerging as the strategic computing platform for the next decade, the usage of smartphone-based OEM and aftermarket on-board navigation systems is set to soar by...
The Information and Communications Research Laboratories (ICL) under the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on May 19 unveiled its Open GeoSMS,...
High Tech Computer (HTC) on April 20 announced that it will acquire a 10% stake in Shanghai-based location based service (LBS) provider Shanghai Gsuo Information Technology via a...
Global LBS platforms revenues will grow from US$560 million in 2010 to US$1.8 billion in 2015, at which point they will reach saturation. While in the past mobile location center...
More MEMS makers are expected to provide electronic compass and MEMS sensor combo solutions in 2010, helping to popularize LBS applications in the handset market, according to industry...
ABI Research expects off-deck LBS application downloads to increase to more than 260 million in 2010 and to reach almost two billion by 2014 since the surging popularity enjoyed by...
Global location-based service (LBS) revenues will grow at 156% from US$1.7 billion in 2008 to US$2.6 billion in 2009 and will surpass US$14 billion by 2014, according to ABI Resear...
Worldwide consumer location-based service (LBS) subscribers and revenues are on pace to double in 2009, according to Gartner. Despite an expected 4% decrease in mobile device sales,...
While GPS has become a standard feature in smartphones driven by the popularity of mapping, navigation and LBS applications, GPS penetration in feature phones remains low outside...
More than 60% of European consumers are extremely interested in location-based vehicle-centric services like eCall, bCall, stolen vehicle tracking and real-time traffic information,...
