BANGALORE, INDIA: LBS (or 'Location based services') is the new buzzword when it comes to future applications, especially in the mobile domain. This is because it provides the users with an extra ...

One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...

Location data is now a monetizable asset— less about map tiles, directions, and location pins, and more about behavioral, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Google has named ITN as its global news launch partner for its WiFi-enhanced Geolocation API at ...

Google Inc. has launched Gears Geolocation, an API for mobile and desktop browsers to provide location-based services. Two third-party developers are launching the first location-enabled Web ...

If you want to give visitors to your website or app a personalized experience and also boost your bottom line, it pays to use a fast and versatile geolocation application programming interface (API) ...

Twitter is jumping on the geolocation bandwagon, with plans to let users geocode their posts and make the information accessible both on the main Twitter site and through external applications.

Google has hopped on the WiFi positioning bandwagon by adding support for an undisclosed database of WiFi network locations to its Gears Geolocation API. Google said on its Code Blog that the service ...

I noticed something interesting tonight. In the new build of Tweetie 2 (not out yet), a bunch of little red location markers started appearing next to tweets in my stream. Knowing that this new ...

After hinting that it would do so last June, Google’s mobile team has released a Geolocation API for Google Gears. This works both on mobile phones and laptops running Gears, but developers will find ...