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Gowalla Disney deal announced as the Magic Kingdom checks-in

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Gowalla has inked a deal with Disney, which will see visitors to Disney parks able to check-in at over 100 locations across Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California, earning featured stamps as you go. The Gowalla Passport pages will show what's happening at the parks, together with maps, check-in streams and other special items, and each ride or attraction can be automatically tweeted or announced on Facebook. Read The Full Story

InvisiTrack launch super-accurate GPS alternative

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're already familiar with GPS and pseudo-GPS triangulation technologies, that use cellphone towers or known WiFi base stations to figure out roughly where you are, but InvisiTrack reckon they can use spectrum bands more commonly found carrying TV signals to pinpoint position down to under 3m indoors or 1m outdoors. Their InvisiTrack LS system relies on the fact that the 512 and 698 MHz bands can better penetrate through walls and other structures than higher-frequency bands like the 2.4GHz used for WiFi. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm patent app embeds LBS on SIM-style module

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Qualcomm have applied for a patent whereby location-based services (LBS) could be supported by a removable module, which the user could switch between different devices such as cellphones. The module - which could be a SIM card or similar - would store personal details and, potentially, other information about the individual user, and streamline setup of new devices. It would also ensure consistent LBS behaviour across devices. Read The Full Story

AT&T and Loopt Are Now Offering Always-On Location Services For Your iPhone

Evan Selleck, Sep 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

Firstly, this should be noted that this application is not running in the background on your iPhone. It's a server-to-server agreement between AT&T and Loopt, so that you can always have location-based services working, and so people always know where you are. If you're into that kind of thing, then this is the application for you. We're sure that most of you out there are already using Loopt, so perhaps this is exactly the update you've been waiting for. Read The Full Story

Apple iPhone May Be Getting Location-Based Home Screens

Evan Selleck, Aug 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Location-Based Services (LBS) is huge right now, and while there's already phones out there that take advantage of this service via weather and the like, it looks like Apple has plans to up the ante, so to speak. Phones like the HTC Hero for example, have a weather widget that is always on, and when you change cities, the widget reflects that in real-time. However, Apple wants a handful of applications/icons to reflect this, and to be honest, if Apple can get it to work, it would be pretty fantastic. Read The Full Story