HipGeo lets users record their world with the app then share their trips and stories with its "HipGeo Player" that provides a dynamic recap of places, routes and photos in animated displays.
That's from the press release. The big differentiator? Collects data passively and can sent it to various social networks to specifically selected groups using minimal batter power. I'm not digging the name...
- press release
Foursquare is rolling out a new privacy setting this week that enables the user to designate a Foursquare locale as a private residence by selecting “Home” as the venue’s primary category. That way it's only visible to friends, not everyone. And, you can edit or delete the "home" entry. As Mashable notes, and this was my first thought: a bit late, eh?
- Mashable
OnStar’s latest T&C has some very unsettling updates to it, which include selling your personal GPS location information, speed, safety belt usage, and other information to third parties, including law enforcement. To add insult to a slap in the face, the company insists they will continue collecting and selling this personal information even after you cancel your service, unless you specifically shut down the data connection to the vehicle after canceling.
- John Zdziarski's Domain via @timoreilly
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/22 at 03:00 AM |
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Yahoo has made some changes and is looking for $$$ from Koprol, the Indonesia-based location-based social network it acquired last year. (APB coverage).
Today, the local location-based social network Koprol rolls out their new revamped version of the site but it’s currently not available as your default look. In order to see the #newkoprol, you’d have to go to new.koprol.com and use it there. The Yahoo company also start using promoted hashtags as a way to make money where advertisers can promote their content inside the service.
- Asian Correspondent
Is it me or are we beginning to scratch the bottom of the barrel for LBS apps? Case in point Windows Phone app Travelnapp. You set it to wake you up when you reach a certain location. It uses GPS, so per the article, it works underground. I'm skeptical of that claim. I'm all for student developed apps (James Mundy, a Physics student at Sheffield University build it) but this seems to me to have a limited audience.
- Ubergizmo
Signapore's AppVenture Challenge was organised by the Mobile Alliance and supported by the Infocomm Development Authority. The Challenge was created to support the growing need for world-class developers in Singapore and serves to develop talent within the community, by providing a platform for any individuals or groups interested to hone their skills at mobile apps development. As part of the AppVenture Challenge, an award was created to recognise the Best Application developed using Government Data.
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A. Company Category
First Place - ShowNearby
Second Place - WeatherLah
Third Place - Show Timezz
Best Government App : ShowNearby
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B. Individual/Student Category
First Place - Parks "Live"
Second Place - Sg Parking
Third Place - mHealth
Best Government App : BeAMinister
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ShowNearby is a mapping application that combines data from the government and other sources. ShowNearby provides users with points-of-interest information, telling them the locations of the nearest amenities and places of interest from their current location. Users can more than 20 amenities and places of interest such as restaurants, bus interchanges and dental clinics.
Parks “Live” allows park visitors to explore Singapore’s Pasir Ris Park using augmented reality. The augmented reality function provides park visitors with exact directions and distances to park attractions and amenities such as restrooms, shelters and barbecue pits.
- Singpore Gov News
- App Gallery
by Adena Schutzberg on 07/05 at 05:15 AM |
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