Comments on: iPhone is Boosting Demand For Location-Based Services

By: MangoCode

MangoCode — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:11:03 +0000

Location based services are a very powerful tool. For me, I just needed a simple application to help me with reminders.

I had been searching for an iPhone application for location based reminders that works without using GPS (which dramatically reduces battery life). I ended up developing my own application to do just this. LocationMinder on the iTunes App Store allows you to set simple location based reminders. The location can be set by searching for a business, by address, or manually on a map. This reminder is then delivered the next time you are near that area. The advantage is that it uses a new technology only in the iPhone 4 that continuously monitors your location without the high power of GPS. The application also does not need to be running to receive the reminder. I would love some feedback on the application. You can find it here at this link-

http://bit.ly/90HZ4U

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By: iPhone boosts location-based services « Economy Blog

iPhone boosts location-based services « Economy Blog — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:29:25 +0000

[...] Malik wrote an insightful article on how iPhone is boosting demand for LBS services and took Boston-based Skyhook Wireless as a case [...]

By: Does Location Need a Special Purpose Device? – GigaOM

Does Location Need a Special Purpose Device? – GigaOM — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:11:23 +0000

[...] Skyhook, which provides a Wi-Fi database to determine a user’s location, think that thanks to Apple, Google and other platforms already offering location services on myriad devices and shared between [...]

By: Will 2010 Finally be the Year of Location? – GigaOM

Will 2010 Finally be the Year of Location? – GigaOM — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:29:30 +0000

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Ringtones: Performance Art? « SmallCapWorld — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:27:09 +0000

[...] The hype of mobile search is that is can utilize advances in GPS and digital mapping to send you ads for the stores nearby. The idea was seemingly always a year or two away. Enter the Iphone. The 3G Iphone’s recent adoption of a Location Based Services (LBS) technology provides a mass audience and unlimited source of application developers to find innovative ways to use the technology. http://gigaom.com/2009/04/27/iphone-is-boosting-demand-for-location-based-services/ [...]

By: Geodelic Brings Serendipity to Location | Design Website

Geodelic Brings Serendipity to Location | Design Website — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:06 +0000

[...] chip makers to mobile phone giants to tiny upstarts, location-based services are seen as the wireless world’s pot of gold. Among those looking to dip into that pot is [...]

By: Geodelic Brings Serendipity to Location

Geodelic Brings Serendipity to Location — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:42:37 +0000

[...] 23, 2009 | 3:42 PM PT | 0 comments From chip makers to mobile phone giants to tiny upstarts, location-based services are seen as the wireless world’s pot of gold. Among those looking to dip into that pot is [...]

By: Shaili

Shaili — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:41:35 +0000

Skyhook has done a great job of building its WiFi map and fostering a dev community around it (see June 1st, MobileMonday event in Palo Alto). Ultimately, location-lookups have to be abstracted enough to hide the details of WiFi, Cell-ID, A-GPS, GPS fixes. Skyhook’s advantage in WiFi based positioning info can be complementary to offerings from Ulocate, WaveMarket, Useful Networks (who are typically aggregating operator control plane/user plane assisted look-ups). Untapping this potential of LBS apps on feature phones is the real opportunity.

Regarding pricing, this has to be really streamlined (currently WiFi lookups can be ‘nearly’free while Operator based lookups are $0.05 to $0.01 depending on precision & volume etc.). No consumer app is going to survive having to pay that kind of transaction fees.

Could Location aggregation be headed the way of Messaging aggregation business (consolidations c2006)?

By: iPhone boosts location-based services | iPhone Topic|TechBeta

iPhone boosts location-based services | iPhone Topic|TechBeta — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:18:26 +0000

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By: A Few Fun Facts About Location-Based Services

A Few Fun Facts About Location-Based Services — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:18:09 +0000

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By: Blackberry Location Apps Are Expensive; Apple Has More

Blackberry Location Apps Are Expensive; Apple Has More — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:24:28 +0000

[...] Om Malik | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | 5:20 AM PT | 0 comments Apple’s iTunes App Store has the largest number of location-based applications, 2,300 according to data collected by Skyhook Wireless, a location information platform provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly 75 percent of iPhone’s location-aware apps are paid applications. These numbers only support our thesis that Apple’s iPhone is giving the location-based services a much needed boost. [...]

By: Blackberry Location Apps Are Expensive; Apple Has More

Blackberry Location Apps Are Expensive; Apple Has More — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:23:35 +0000

[...] Om Malik | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 10:26 PM PT | 0 comments Apple’s iTunes App Store has the largest number of location-based applications, 2,300 according to data collected by Skyhook Wireless, a location information platform provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly 75 percent of iPhone’s location-aware apps are paid applications. These numbers only support our thesis that Apple’s iPhone is giving the location-based services a much needed boost. [...]