Google Inc. has launched Gears Geolocation, an API for mobile and desktop browsers to provide location-based services. Two third-party developers are launching the first location-enabled Web ...

One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...

You’ve probably visited websites where you’ve been asked to share your location; if you agree, the site determines where you are and then typically gives you extra functionality such as directions or ...

Apparently informing your friends that you’re eating a turkey sandwich at the deli down the street is the most “interesting” fad of the moment, and Google wants the biggest slice of cake. At the Web 2 ...