Why geolocation? Why mapping? At the time, I couldn't quite put my finger on it, except for the fact that the CRN Test Center has looked at some GPS solutions and geolocation apps over the past year ...

A guy walks into a bar and knows the name of the attractive woman across the room before he even says "hello." While the scenario may sound like the beginning of an old joke, it's actually a new ...

The rapid evolution of geolocation technology is reshaping the mobile app landscape. It enables developers to create more interactive, responsive, personalized user experiences. Whether real-time ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — After several years of development, SEPTA released a new version of its smartphone app Wednesday. The app, for iPhone and Android devices, is designed to provide ...

Facebook has finally announced its long-rumored location feature, called "Places." Available to iPhone users and mobile devices that have HTML5 and geolocation capabilities, the feature is similar to ...

Facebook wants to know “What’s on your mind?” Twitter asks “What’s happening?” But that’s getting old already. The burning question for the next wave of social networking is “Where are you?”–and ...

Nearly 60 percent of smartphone users employ apps that access their location data despite having concerns about risks to their privacy and even personal safety, according to a survey conducted by ...

A patent filed for a social-networking service called iGroups would allow iPhone and other mobile-device users to stay in touch and share location updates. Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers ...