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PC Magazine
September 13, 2011
Chloe Albanesius |
Don't Want Google Collecting Your Wi-Fi Data? Opt Out is Coming In the wake of last year's data collection controversy, Google said Tuesday that it will allow users to opt out of having their Wi-Fi location data tracked.   |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Apple's Location Scandal: Nothing But Hot Air There are bigger issues to worry about, like the baggage retrieval system they've got at Heathrow. |
PC Magazine
April 22, 2011
Lance Ulanoff |
Location Is Not a Four Letter Word Apple and Google are tracking your location and saving the data. So what? Who cares? |
InternetNews
November 28, 2007 |
Google Tries Mobile Phone Geolocation Without GPS Internet search leader Google said Wednesday it is introducing a new mapping system that uses cell phone towers to let mobile phone users locate nearby services without typing in addresses. |
Inc.
October 2008
Nitasha Tiku |
Getting Into Position No matter where your customers are, these services will help you use their locations to your advantage. |
InternetNews
March 24, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Skyhook Maps Wi-Fi Whereabouts Skyhook Wireless is putting a global spin on Wi-Fi. The company has released software that uses Wi-Fi to turn notebooks and wireless handheld computers into global positioning systems. |
Inc.
October 2008
Nitasha Tiku |
We See You If you want to know where your customers are right now, there's no need to ask. With GPS cell phones, Internet protocol addresses, Wi-Fi hot spots, and cell tower triangulation, there's plenty of information to go on. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Gregory T. Huang |
Apple Drops Skyhook Wireless Technology From iPhone Skyhook is still confident about the technology it can provide to wireless carriers. |
Information Today
May 9, 2011
Nancy Herther |
Mobile Privacy Issues Come to Capitol Hill -- Apple's iOS4 to be Examined in Senate Hearing Apple's iOS4 operating system for the iPhone and 3G iPad included software that is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. |
PC Magazine
August 16, 2006
Sascha Segan |
Expert View: Monitor Your Kids, via Cell Being able to call your children anywhere -- knowing they can call you, too -- helps parents sleep better at night. |
PC World
September 2001
Cameron Crouch |
Will Big Brother Track You by Cell Phone? The FCC requires cell phone companies to track you, in order to find you when you call 911 -- but what about your privacy? |
InternetNews
February 5, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Google Latitude and That Creepy Feeling Google's new location-aware app debuts with privacy at the forefront. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2007
Susan Kuchinskas |
Is Privacy Where It's At? Location-based mobile services promise convenience and fun - as long as you can turn them off. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Joel Johnson |
Is Your Carrier Tracing You via GPS and 911 Calls? Tech Clinic Information is being recorded any time your mobile phone is on. |
InternetNews
February 25, 2010 |
CTIA Calls for Location-Based Privacy Rules As the privacy debate turns to location-based services, wireless association seeks clarification from Congress on the rules for sharing data with law enforcement authorities. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Mathew Honan |
I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle The next round of location tools will be even more pervasive, pushy, and predictive. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2004 |
Wi-Fi ZONE Mobile educators can now use their WAP-enabled cell phones or other devices to find more than 6,000 Wi-Fi ZONE locations. |
InternetNews
May 17, 2010 |
Google Admits Accidental Wi-Fi Data Collection Google apologizes for its collection of content from open Wi-Fi access points. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Wade Roush |
Google's "Passive Sniffing" Technique May Have Paved the Way for Wi-Fi Privacy Flap Google says the Street View teams who crisscross the world taking pictures and collecting Wi-Fi network location data have inadvertently been recording fragments of payload data traveling on those networks. |
InternetNews
September 26, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Mobile Search For Fun Nearby InfoSpace released Mobile Local Search, a group of services aimed at helping people on the go find businesses and entertainment nearby. |
InternetNews
June 25, 2010 |
Congressmen Press Apple on Privacy Concerns A couple of lawmakers are sweating Apple for forcing iPad and iPhone users to allow the company to do whatever it wants with so-called "non-personal" information collected or provided by the devices. |
Search Engine Watch
October 24, 2008
Michael Boland |
The Future of Online Ads: Location, Location, Location Location awareness -- the concept that a device knows exactly where it is -- is changing the way mobile search works. Search applications are being developed to tap into this capability and serve more locally relevant content. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Four Ways to Fight Back Against Cyber Attacks Your webcam, cell phone, web browsers, and personal e-mails are all vulnerable to attack from thieves in cyberspace. Here are four ways to fight back. |
PC World
April 18, 2001
Cameron Crouch |
Will Big Brother Track You By Cell Phone? Location services must assure customers of privacy to succeed, conference participants agree... |
PC World
April 2004
Andrew Brandt |
Soon, Your Cell Phone May Be Tracking You GPS chips in handsets make cell phone tracking services a reality. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2015
James Kennedy |
Cell Tower Leases Several factors determine the value of these investments. |
InternetNews
January 8, 2010
Kenneth Corbin |
Google Rolls Out Location-Based Search Search giant makes good on its promise to allow users to search on their mobile devices using their location as the query. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2012
Tekla S. Perry |
Navigating the Great Indoors The smartphone industry is gearing up to get you around when out of sight of GPS satellites |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Chris Hill |
Apple and Google Know Where You Are. Right Now. Analysts have things to say. |
PC World
December 22, 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
Real-Time Traffic Info Gets You Past Jams Dash Express combines GPS data with traffic reports to find the fastest routes. |
Entrepreneur
October 2007
Mike Hogan |
United we Gab They're here: cell phones that work on both cell and Wi-Fi networks. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Erin Biba |
Inside the GPS Revolution: 10 Applications That Make the Most of Location Location-aware phones and apps now deliver the hidden information that lets users make connections and interact with the world in ways they never imagined. |
PC World
October 25, 2007
Becky Waring |
New Ways to Solve Your Cell Phone Dead Spots If using your cell phone in your house is an exercise in frustration, one of these three growing technologies could fix the problem. |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Karin Halperin |
The Ethics of GPS Is location-based technology putting privacy at risk? |
PC World
February 11, 2008
Glenn Fleishman |
More Options With Tomorrow's Cell Phones Install the software and services you want to enjoy cameras, portable game consoles, and more with access to wireless networks. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Search Goes Mobile With Sprint Sprint Nextel offers local search function to some of its cell phones. Will this prove to be one of the services that will help push cell phones beyond mere tools for conversation? Investors, take note. |
Inc.
May 2006
David H. Freedman |
I'll Be Watching You New software makes it possible to monitor employees and clients. It's not as creepy as it sounds. |
Search Engine Watch
June 13, 2008
Michael Boland |
The 3G iPhone: Good Things Come in Threes Social media has been positioned by many as a killer app for mobile, along with local search. The combination of all three -- mobile, local, and social -- makes sense, as they go hand in hand in lots of situations. |
InternetNews
September 12, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Rosum Puts TV in a New Light Rosum will introduce cell phone location via TV towers, but is 'the devil in the implementation'? |
InternetNews
July 24, 2009 |
Google Latitude Finds its Way to the iPhone Latitude brings location awareness via the Safari browser, not the App Store. |
CIO
August 1, 2001 |
Tethered to Wireless Unless we take a stand, location-tracking technology could spell the end of individual freedom and privacy as we know it... |
Inc.
December 1, 2009 |
The 6 Best Mobile Coupon Services for Small Businesses How to use applications such as Yowza and MobiQpons to gain customers. |
InternetNews
October 24, 2008
Tim Scannell |
GPS-Based Mobile Ads: Where Does Privacy Fit? Most consumers see location-based wireless advertising as "creepy" - so how do advertisers plan to cope? |
InternetNews
March 31, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Skype for iPhone Lands at Apple App Store The new Internet phone app for iPhone makes its debut as the company defends limiting calls to Wi-Fi only. |
BusinessWeek
February 26, 2009
Stephen Baker |
Mapping a New, Mobile Internet A nascent industry involving the likes of Google and Nokia is pinpointing the movements and behaviors of millions of cell-phone users. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Peter Burrows |
Can Wi-Fi Work Citywide in New York? City-spanning Wi-Fi has been tried before. Towerstream's effort may work because of the rise of smartphones and tablets. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Wi-Fi Makes Ad Sense For Google A new WiFi service from Google may give advertisers the ability to direct ads based on the physical location of a mobile device user. Google has been moving into the mobile service provider world through acquisitions and services. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2008
Mike Elgan |
Why You'll Hate Cell Phone Spam Like lambs to slaughter, the cell phone using community (i.e. everybody) has no idea what's coming. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2011 |
Apple's iOS 4.3 Ready for Download Apple just released the update to its mobile operating system that includes a speedier Safari and hotspot functionality for the iPhone. |
CIO
August 8, 2008
Thomas Wailgum |
Free Wi-Fi: Should Retailers Offer It to Customers? Customers now expect complimentary Wi-Fi Hotspot connectivity, but many businesses such as Starbucks, McDonald's, Borders and Panera Bread are taking varied approaches to offering up and paying for Wi-Fi service. |
