Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for Rebirth (Reuters)

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Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth

Mobile Phone Location Services Ready for
Rebirth 05/27/2004 12:23 PM
Boston Globe May 27 2004 3:58PM GMT

Major Mobile Operators O2 and
TeliaSonera to Deliver Real-Time
Location Services for Microsoft MapPoint
Location Server

Major Mobile Operators O2 and
TeliaSonera to Deliver Real-Time
Location Services for Microsoft MapPoint
Location Server 06/29/2004 07:09 AM
Today, Microsoft Corp. and European mobile operators O2 and TeliaSonera announced plans to deliver real-time location services designed to enable businesses to significantly improve the way they locate, track and manage their mobile assets and mobile work force. The real-time location services are built around Microsoft® MapPoint® Location Server (MLS) and enable developers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators to create and deploy location-aware business applications for their customers by combining the real-time location data from the O2 and TeliaSonera networks with the rich mapping and location capabilities from the Microsoft MapPoint Web Service.

The Mobile Technology Webl0g - "Location
Based Services and all about Mobile
Marketing" - Porn 4 UR Mobile

The Mobile Technology Webl0g - "Location
Based Services and all about Mobile
Marketing" - Porn 4 UR Mobile 03/29/2005 04:35 PM
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Location Based Mobile Services in Japan

Location Based Mobile Services in Japan 06/17/2005 03:17 PM
Location based mobile services based on GPS in combination with triangulation methods are well developed in Japan both for end consumers well as for business applications. The report describes in detail the services offered, status and trends. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

HP in pact with mobile-phone location
firm

HP in pact with mobile-phone location
firm 04/18/2005 02:39 PM
HP Services will integrate software from Cambridge Positioning Systems.

Future Intel Mobile Chips to Add
Location-Based Services

Future Intel Mobile Chips to Add
Location-Based Services 06/03/2004 01:35 PM

Though it's impossible to consider without thinking of the inevitable exploits (from Big Brotherish agencies and rowdy script kiddies alike), Intel has said they are developing support within their mobile processor line to allow computers to be aware of their physical location at all times. Although nothing is set in stone yet, Intel is working with others (Microsoft, for example) to add features that would integrate simple things like, say, selection of which printer to use based on proximity into future laptops and mobile devices. Sounds okay, but also the sort of thing that will probably hit all at once as mobile phones are already gaining GPS abilities and Bluetooth short range communication -- soon all of our devices will know where you are and will be happy to tattle to each other where you're hiding, whether you like it or not.
Read [Computerworld]

Microsoft to open up mobile phone
location data

Microsoft to open up mobile phone
location data 06/29/2004 05:05 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 29 2004 9:49PM GMT

Mobile Location Based Services Finally
Begin to Deliver - $1bn this Year to
$8.5bn by 2010

Mobile Location Based Services Finally
Begin to Deliver - $1bn this Year to
$8.5bn by 2010 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
Mobile Location Based Services (MLBS) have promised much, but to date delivered little. Now, with many of the elements in place to deliver functionally richer and more attractive services, there are signs that MLBS are about to start delivering some of the promised benefits to both operators and end users. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

China ready to deploy own 3G mobile
phone standard

China ready to deploy own 3G mobile
phone standard 06/23/2004 11:37 PM
China Post Jun 24 2004 3:16AM GMT

Report: China ready to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard in
2005

Report: China ready to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard in
2005 06/22/2004 11:32 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 23 2004 3:54AM GMT

China Mobile Suspends Chinadotcom Mobile
Services (Reuters)

China Mobile Suspends Chinadotcom Mobile
Services (Reuters) 08/20/2004 08:23 AM
Reuters - Chinadotcom (CHINA.O) said on Friday that its Go2joy mobile messaging unit has been sanctioned by China Mobile (CHL.N), as part of a broad crackdown on aggressive marketing by it and 21 other companies.

Services that insert sounds into mobile
phone conversations

Services that insert sounds into mobile
phone conversations 02/01/2005 08:38 PM
Xeni Jardin: A growing number of tech providers now offer "sound insertion" services for mobile phone users. Think: ringtones you plug into the "body" of a voice conversation. Sonic emoticons. Ronan Higgins of cafe.com says:

Lightwav for PalmOne Treo smartphones has a feature called "CoverUp Sound" where you can trigger sounds to play in the phone conversation.

I hear that this application is popular in Japan with cheating "salary men" husbands. They'll trigger sounds of a train station, a busy office or a bar, while explaining to their wives why they won't be home until later. Single men trigger the sound of a girl in the background saying "come back to bed" to make their male friends jealous.

I use it to insert a bad connection effect: "I can't hear you, you're breaking up on me, I'm losing signal, I'll have to call you back about that. Kshhhh."

In related news -- last week, San Francisco-based Phonebites nabbed a US$3MM venture round. They, too, offer a service that allows mobile phone users to insert a pre-recorded sound clip into a live conversation - like a radio soundboard, but for your cell phone. Here's a related Engadget post from last October: Link. (thanks, Marc Nathan, via the unwired list)

Update: BB reader Daniel says,

There's also such an application available for Seiries60 smartphones. The app is called CallCheater. And it works quite nicely.

Link

Phone, Mobile, Internet Services
Disrupted in Patna

Phone, Mobile, Internet Services
Disrupted in Patna 12/28/2004 01:24 AM
PatnaDaily.Com Dec 28 2004 4:36AM GMT

Google adds local mobile phone services

Google adds local mobile phone services 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
Big News Network Apr 13 2005 5:39AM GMT

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 (AFP)

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 (AFP) 04/04/2005 04:16 AM
AFP - Third generation (3G) mobile phone subscribers in the Asia Pacific region outside Japan are projected to soar to 142.6 million in 2009 from just 10.5 million in 2004, an industry analyst said.

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia Pacific by 2009 04/04/2005 06:41 AM
DevHardware Apr 4 2005 10:36AM GMT

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia-Pac by 2009: analyst

3G mobile phone services seen soaring in
Asia-Pac by 2009: analyst 04/04/2005 06:34 PM
Channel NewsAsia Apr 4 2005 8:30PM GMT

EU consults on how the E-Money Directive
applies to mobile phone services

EU consults on how the E-Money Directive
applies to mobile phone services 05/11/2004 02:03 AM
PublicTechnology.net May 11 2004 6:41AM GMT

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services 07/25/2004 05:33 PM
Utusan Online Jul 25 2004 8:42PM GMT

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services 07/21/2004 11:11 AM
Belga Direct Press Releases Jul 21 2004 2:08PM GMT

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

European Download Services Go Mobile
(Reuters)

European Download Services Go Mobile
(Reuters) 08/14/2004 06:40 PM
Reuters - The ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe.

A Mobile Phone That Goes Off with a Bang
(Reuters)

A Mobile Phone That Goes Off with a Bang
(Reuters) 04/13/2004 11:19 AM
Reuters - When Chan Tin-hon's mobile phone went off, it went off with a bang.

Mobile phone goes off with a bang
(Reuters)

Mobile phone goes off with a bang
(Reuters) 04/13/2004 09:56 AM
Reuters - When Chan Tin-hon's mobile phone went off, it went off with a bang.

Wi-Fi used for location services

Wi-Fi used for location services 06/22/2005 02:37 AM
ZDNet Jun 20 2005 8:27PM GMT

T-Mobile USA to Sell HP Handheld Phone
with Wi-Fi (Reuters)

T-Mobile USA to Sell HP Handheld Phone
with Wi-Fi (Reuters) 07/26/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - T-Mobile USA and Hewlett-Packard Co. next month will introduce the first-ever handheld computer that also works as a cell phone and can tap into the Internet using high-speed wireless hotspots, the companies said on Monday.

Singaporean thumbs mobile phone record
(Reuters)

Singaporean thumbs mobile phone record
(Reuters) 06/28/2004 05:02 AM
Reuters - A 23-year-old Singaporean woman appears to have set a world record for sending text messages over a mobile phone.

New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath (Reuters)

New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad
Breath (Reuters) 09/21/2004 12:46 PM
Reuters - A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells.

Read Any Good Books on Your Mobile Phone
Lately? (Reuters)

Read Any Good Books on Your Mobile Phone
Lately? (Reuters) 08/08/2004 10:55 PM
Reuters - The copyright for China's first novel to be delivered by mobile phone text messaging, featuring an extra-marital love affair, has been sold by a Beijing-based wireless business operator, Xinhua news agency reported.

Phone Firms Rush to Get TV on Mobile
Phones (Reuters)

Phone Firms Rush to Get TV on Mobile
Phones (Reuters) 09/10/2004 07:03 AM
Reuters - Europeans came a step closer to having television on their mobile phones on Friday when two groups of companies announced plans to push forward with consumer trials and establish a standard for the technology.

Location Based Services Becoming A
Reality

Location Based Services Becoming A
Reality 04/12/2004 03:27 PM
Now that more and more cars are coming with built in navigation systems, they may no longer be necessary. Lots of companies have been working on building navigation systems for mobile phones, and this review of such a system from Televigation on a Nextel phone suggests that they may be ready for primetime - especially considering the price differential between a $2,000 in-dash system and a $6/month system on your phone. While the in-dash system includes a bigger screen, and potentially more features, the fact that the mobile phone can be used anywhere (such as a rental car) and that all the heavy lifting occurs on a server (where the data is more likely to be up-to-date) may suggest that in-dash navigation systems don't have much of a future. What's more likely, of course, is that via Bluetooth, or some similar technology, such applications on a mobile phone will be connected to the in-dash display (and the vehicle's speakers) to make the overall navigation experience adjust to the situation. As the article suggests, this is only the beginning of location-based services in mobile phones, but by piggy-backing on a service that people understand already, it will make it easier to gain more widespread adoption. After that, additional value added features will start to appear.

Pakistan Mobile Phone Firms Vie for
Pent-Up Demand (Reuters)

Pakistan Mobile Phone Firms Vie for
Pent-Up Demand (Reuters) 08/18/2004 06:57 AM
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis endured hours of stifling heat this week to accept an offer of free mobile phone connections, a sign of the pent-up demand in a country where cell phone usage has remained low.

Train Kills Teen Retrieving Mobile Phone
(Reuters)

Train Kills Teen Retrieving Mobile Phone
(Reuters) 02/11/2004 11:02 AM
Reuters - A young New York woman was killed by a speeding train after she stepped onto a subway track to retrieve the cell phone she had dropped, police said.

Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes
in 2006 (Reuters)

Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes
in 2006 (Reuters) 09/15/2004 11:12 AM
Reuters - European planemaker Airbus reported progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006.

Autodesk releases location services
suite

Autodesk releases location services
suite 12/10/2003 07:46 PM
ZDNet Dec 10 2003 6:46PM ET

Mobile Phone Firms Link for New
High-Speed Standard (Reuters)

Mobile Phone Firms Link for New
High-Speed Standard (Reuters) 01/03/2005 04:54 PM
Reuters - Leading wireless carriers and telecoms equipment makers have agreed to develop an advanced mobile phone standard capable of sending high-resolution video in an instant, Japan's NTT DoCoMo said on Friday.

Intel chips to support location-based
services

Intel chips to support location-based
services 06/01/2004 11:58 AM
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Intel Corp. is developing support for location-based services in its mobile processor line that will allow computers to access information based on their location, a company executive said Tuesday.

Intel chips will support location-based
services

Intel chips will support location-based
services 06/02/2004 06:56 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 2 2004 11:15AM GMT

Camera Phone Photos For Location Info?

Camera Phone Photos For Location Info? 04/12/2004 03:44 AM
As the major media and short-sighted analysts continue to trash camera phones for their poor resolution, some people are actually realizing that it's not the camera that makes it interesting, but the fact that the camera is connected. Here's yet another example of some people trying to take advantage of a camera phone for its ability to do something that a regular camera cannot do. Everyone is talking about location-based services, and one of the reasons why many think they're finally set to take off is that most new phones have GPS included as part of the efforts to get E-911 location services in place for emergency phone calls. However, once that GPS is there, lots of people see the ability to do other services. The problem, though, is that GPS has some weaknesses - especially in urban areas. So, some researchers from the UK are working on photo-recognition software that would let someone take a camera phone photo of a building, send it off to a server, and the softwar e on the server would figure out where the person was and even send them back directions to their destination. Of course, this seems like quite a lot of effort, especially considering that GPS is already pretty good and will only get better at filling in where it currently has problems. Still, the researchers claim that the advantage of their system is that it can also tell which direction the person is facing and thus give them clearer directions ("go left" instead of "head west"). Still, is that really worth money to people? Furthermore, it seems like there are two huge hurdles to this system: (a) they need to create and maintain a huge database of up-to-date images of building photos and (b) make sure the software can recognize the buildings taken from different angles and distances in variable lighting and weather conditions. It seems difficult to believe that the combination of the database and the software can be good enough at a reasonable enough cost that it's worthwhile for enough people to actually use the service. So, while this particular application might not go very far, it is still an interesting look at a way to take advantage of what makes a camera phone special.
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