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Skyhook sues Google over Android pseudo-GPS block claims

, Sep 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

...that unfavorably penalized them. According to Skyhook CEO Ted Morgan, Google changed ... device owners misleading warnings about Skyhook's use of personal data.... improve their advertizing revenue, while Skyhook charges fees to manufacturers instead....

Internal emails from Google allegedly show desperation over Skyhooks/Motorola deal

, May 10th 2011 Discuss [3]

... GPS data that Android users access. Skyhooks claims that once Google realized its... just how afraid Google was of Skyhooks according to some. Google notified Motorola...issue to force Motorola to ditch Skyhooks. The alternative for Motorola was ...

Skyhook promises always-on mobile location tracking with tiny battery hit

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

...without a noticeable change in battery life." Skyhook is coy on exactly how the ...access points to compare their location with Skyhook's database of known positions, the... a specific location. With the new Skyhook engine, the geofencing API can use ...

Apple App Store “Bulk Apps” misleading figures claims report

, Jul 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

... of one killer app" Kate Imback, Skyhook Wireless "Bulk apps" are generic software ...of travel guides or local search apps; Skyhook Wireless, the company responsible for the ...i.e. outside of the LBS remit Skyhook examined - similarly feature large amounts of...

Apple iOS Developers Found to be in better position than Android due to app Piracy

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [15]

According to a study conducted by Yankee Group and Skyhook, Apple users download six times more paid apps than Android ... apps as the main reason why. As Yankee Group and Skyhook note, several findings point toward a more positive developer world ...

Eye-Fi Pro X2 Review

, May 3rd 2010 Discuss [7]

... only ever have that re-sized version. Geotagging, meanwhile, uses Skyhook Wireless' WiFi hotspot triangulation system to add location data to ...taken. Since it's not true GPS the limitation is Skyhook's database: they quote 70-percent of the US/Canadian...

Eye-Fi 4GB Anniversary Edition WiFi SD card released

, Nov 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

...: Geotagging is a fast growing trend, and through a partnership with Skyhook Wireless, Eye-Fi has automated the process to make it ... is a fast growing trend, and through a partnership with Skyhook Wireless, Eye-Fi has automated the process to make it ...

Eye-Fi announce 3 new WiFi SD cards: hotspots and geotagging

, May 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

...Eye-Fi partner with hotspot company Wayport, allowing for automatic photo uploads in around 10,000 US hotspots. It also supports Skyhook's pseudo-GPS WiFi triangulation system to give each image location data. The Share is basically the same as the...

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Updates

, Jan 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

...select all of their names each time. Now for the new Maps features, the assisted GPS thing they have going on with Google and SkyHook is probably the coolest new Maps feature, but there is another feature. You can drop a pin anywhere on the map, and its...

Macworld 08: Keynote Summary & Transcript

, Jan 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

...: and you can have up to 9 pages  09:31 am James Allan Brady: of SpringBoard stuff  09:31 am James Allan Brady: SkyHook Wireless  09:32 am James Allan Brady: is what allows them to pinpoint your location  09:32 am James Allan Brady: they have ...

Macworld 08: iPhone update with Multi-recipient SMS, improved maps and more

, Jan 15th 2008 Discuss [2]

... be organised into chapters and now supports subtitles. Google Maps on the iPhone has also been improved, with SkyHook Wireless supplying real-world physical location data that enables the cellphone to pinpoint your location, similar to Google's...