911 hasn’t changed much in the mobile era but Location Labs has some ideas about it can evolve to be more intelligent and context aware. Future 911 calls could pull more real-time data about a user including their Facebook profile and other information about their location. Read more »
T-Mobile added a new family locator service called FamilyWhere to its suite of carrier-specific Android apps on Tuesday. The software is powered by Safely, which now has passed one billion “locates” for premium subscribers. Will T-Mo customers pay after the free trial or simply use Life360? Read more »
As children get smartphones at an earlier age, there are dangers ranging from inappropriate content to texts from strangers. Sprint Mobile Control, a $4.99 monthly service, help parents manage their kids’ smartphones and help control usage as well as communications from unknown contacts Read more »
Location Labs has built a solid business with its location-finding and texting-while-driving prevention tools. Now, the company is taking its idea of family security one step further by launching a Facebook online monitoring tool, which will now be part of a suite of software safety tools. Read more »
There’s a lot of opportunity to be had in building more “boring” security utilities that leverage location. Few companies are doing more in this space than Location Labs, which CEO Tasso Roumeliotis said is on track to be the first big location-based service IPO. Read more »
