Technology in the spotlight
Location awareness differentiates mobile applications from traditional PC and wired Internet services. Location awareness can be used, for example, for navigation and mapping, workforce tracking, finding points of interest, and getting weather information. It presents a compelling new business opportunity for application developers, operators, and content producers.
In addition to numerous C++ APIs in the S60 platform, the Location API for Java™ ME (JSR-179) is supported from S60 3rd Edition onwards and in some Series 40 3rd Edition devices.
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Take a look at LBS success cases:
ULocate
WHERE from uLocate Communications, Inc. is a widget-development platform that makes it easy to add location-based services. Read more »
GyPSii
GyPSii combines user-generated content, friend-finding, and proximity-based search into one mobile user interface. Find out how »
Oxford Softworks
Oxford Softworks nearme helps travelers find restaurants, hotels, and directions close to their current location. Learn more »
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Internet services extend beyond desktop experiences with context aware and personal Widgets
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Navigation and Location Europe 2008, June 4-5, Amsterdam, Netherlands
This is the premier conference for everything navigation and LBS. This year will see a special focus on mobile application developers and location-based services. With more than 50 speakers from such companies as Nokia, Motorola, Orange, O2, Telenor, Garmin, TomTom, Tele Atlas, and Panasonic, this year's conference is set to be huge. Forum Nokia will deliver a special LBS workshop, and, to celebrate, we're making available a limited number of deeply discounted, 400-euro developer tickets. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make connections with the people who really matter — apply now for a 400-euro developer ticket.
