Comments on: Location Data Adds Spice to a Variety of Apps http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: GloPos Bets Handsets Without GPS Can Provide Better-Than-GPS Accuracy http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/#comment-217705 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:52:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59004#comment-217705 [...] or CDMA cellular phone to provide extremely precise locational data without using GPS — or even Wi-Fi, for that matter. The patent-pending technology offers positioning to within 1-40 meters, including indoor and [...]

]]> By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Observations: Applications - July 20, 2009 http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/#comment-217704 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:56:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59004#comment-217704 [...] Location Data Adds Spice to a Variety of Apps [...]

]]> By: Jack Won http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/#comment-217703 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59004#comment-217703 It could also be a function of the capability – Blackberry apps are always on and can provide continuous location updates in the background unlike some other platforms.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/#comment-217702 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:09:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59004#comment-217702 I’m sure that’s part of it (more price competition for similarly-themed apps), but I also think it’s a function of the perceived demographic of the phone audience.

]]> By: Mohit Agrawal http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/location-data-adds-spice-to-a-variety-of-apps/#comment-217701 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:51:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59004#comment-217701 Interesting to see the variation in the average cost of LBS applications across various stores. Is it a function of the number of applications a store has.

Location based services are a facinating area. You can read about them at
http://www.telecomcircle.com/2009/06/introduction-to-lbs/

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