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GPS BUSINESS NEWS http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/ 2012-05-17T00:05:24+02:00 Webzine Maker 48.8488579 2.3354223 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/favicon.ico http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/var/style/logo.jpg xAd CTR on Local Search: 8.13% in 1Q 2012 2012-05-16T15:36:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/xAd-CTR-on-Local-Search-8-13-in-1Q-2012_a3635.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4211140-6383504.jpg 2012-05-16T15:27:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat

xAd CTR on Local Search: 8.13% in 1Q 2012

U.S. Mobile-local ad network xAd reported yesterday a set of performance metrics for its network that delivered nearly 2 billion locally targeted search and display ads across mobile sites and applications in the first quarter of 2012.

The average click-through-rate for search campaigns was 8.13 percent (against 7% in 4Q 2011) and the secondar...

]]> London Wi-Fi Hotspots Used to Promote Location-Based Vouchers 2012-05-16T14:40:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/London-Wi-Fi-Hotspots-Used-to-Promote-Location-Based-Vouchers_a3634.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4210935-6383230.jpg 2012-05-16T14:30:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat London Wi-Fi Hotspots Used to Promote Location-Based Vouchers

UK Wi-Fi provider Spectrum Interactive and location-based media company Selective Media have partnered to launch local deals on mobile devices that can be downloaded when accessing free Wi-Fi hotspots in the center of London.

The “FREE Street WiFi” network currently attracts around 25,000 unique users per month from 28 hotspots i...

]]> Fujitsu Ten Forms Indian JV for Car Infotainment 2012-05-16T15:44:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Fujitsu-Ten-Forms-Indian-JV-for-Car-Infotainment_a3633.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4210839-6383090.jpg 2012-05-16T14:05:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat Fujitsu Ten Forms Indian JV for Car Infotainment

Japanese tier one automotive supplier Fujitsu Ten has signed a joint-venture agreement with Indian auto components manufacturer Uno Minda to establish a manufacturing and sales organization to bring to market local car infotainment products.

“This JV is an attempt to tap into the growing segment of car infotainment products and bring innovativ...

]]> The Business of Telematics-Based Motor Insurance 2012-05-16T11:56:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/The-Business-of-Telematics-Based-Motor-Insurance_a3632.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4209925-6381711.jpg 2012-05-16T10:19:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat The Business of Telematics-Based Motor Insurance

Ptolemus Consulting Group, a boutique consulting firm focussing on the telematics and LBS markets, released last week a large report about the insurance telematics market.

According to this market research 2 to 2.5 million motor insurance policies are currently linked to telematics systems installed in cars.

The market forecast of the fir...

]]> no Ludovic Privat Factual Debuts New API for Geo-Intelligence 2012-05-15T18:20:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Factual-Debuts-New-API-for-Geo-Intelligence_a3631.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4207429-6378398.jpg 2012-05-15T18:10:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat Factual Debuts New API for Geo-Intelligence

Open data platform Factual has released today a new API called Geopulse that provides attributes for a said location based on the type of business located around and census data.

“You pass us a latitude and longitude, and we return additional attributes, called 'pulses', about that location. Pulses employ Factual’s network of signals...

]]> Revenues Up 40% for AutoNavi in 1Q 2012 2012-05-15T17:36:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Revenues-Up-40-for-AutoNavi-in-1Q-2012_a3630.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4207026-6377859.jpg 2012-05-15T17:24:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat

Chinese map data and LBS provider AutoNavi today annoucned its financial results for the first quarter of 2012, posting net revenues of $35.7 million, an increase of 40.3% year-over-year. 

The gross profit in the first quarter of 2012 was $26.9 million, an increase of 49.6% year-over-year and the perating income was $10.0 million, an increas...

]]> The Transformation of Yellow Pages Companies 2012-05-15T11:53:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/The-Transformation-of-Yellow-Pages-Companies_a3629.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4205135-6375317.jpg 2012-05-15T11:12:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat Meridian: Mobile Apps for Indoor Venues 2012-05-15T11:56:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Meridian-Mobile-Apps-for-Indoor-Venues_a3628.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4204796-6374811.jpg 2012-05-15T09:55:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat no Ludovic Privat 74% of U.S. Smartphone Owners use LBS 2012-05-15T10:46:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/74-of-U-S-Smartphone-Owners-use-LBS_a3627.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4198818-6366599.jpg 2012-05-14T09:21:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat MirrorLink Finds New Supporters, Now 50 Members in Consortium 2012-05-11T14:32:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/MirrorLink-Finds-New-Supporters-Now-50-Members-in-Consortium_a3626.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4192287-6356183.jpg 2012-05-11T13:59:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat MirrorLink Finds New Supporters, Now 50 Members in Consortium

MirrorLink Finds New Supporters, Now 50 Members in Consortium

The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), the organization driving the MirrorLink standard that connects smartphone with dashboards, announced this week at the CTIA trade show in New Orleans it has surpassed the 50 member mark.

These members are currently representing 70 percent of automotive and 70 percent of smartphone markets worldwide with th...

]]> Google Maps Adds Indoor Walking Directions 2012-05-10T15:19:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Google-Maps-Adds-Indoor-Walking-Directions_a3625.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4180926-6343150.jpg 2012-05-10T15:00:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat

Following on its roadmap for indoor location, Google today introduced a new version of Google Maps for Android that offers indoor walking directions for venues in the United States and Japan. This new feature is available to venues that have uploaded their floor plans to Google’s mapping portal.

Google also extended its Business Photos progra...

]]> TCS Partners with LOCAID 2012-05-10T16:42:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/TCS-Partners-with-LOCAID_a3624.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4178379-6339965.jpg 2012-05-10T07:58:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat

This week at the CTIA trde show in New Orleans, TeleCommunication Systems and cross operator location service provider LOCAID have announced a partnership to help wireless operators monetize their LBS infrastructure.

Through this partnership, Locaid’s aggregation solution integrates with TCS’ network location platforms enabling wireles...

]]> Location-Aware Ads to Make 28.3% of Mobile Ad Spend in 2016 2012-05-09T18:10:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Location-Aware-Ads-to-Make-28-3-of-Mobile-Ad-Spend-in-2016_a3623.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4175301-6336010.jpg 2012-05-09T17:50:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat Location-Aware Ads to Make 28.3% of Mobile Ad Spend in 2016

Swedish market analyst firm Berg Insight today reported that the total value of the global real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing (LBA) market will grow from €192 million in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 91 percent to €4.9 billion in 2016.

This will then correspond to 28.3 percent of all mobile advertisin...

]]> TomTom Debuts 6-Inch PND in Europe 2012-05-09T17:39:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/TomTom-Debuts-6-Inch-PND-in-Europe_a3622.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4175260-6335941.jpg 2012-05-09T17:08:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat

Dutch GPS maker TomTom today introduced a new Personal Navigation Device (PND) that features a 6-inch touchscreen display.

The so-called Start 60 is available immediately and cost €200.

Besides its large screen size the device is relatively basic in terms of feature, and mostly targets new PND owners, without the bell and whistles o...

]]> Magellan Updates PND Line Up Amid Tough Market Conditions 2012-05-09T16:05:00+02:00 http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Magellan-Updates-PND-Line-Up-Amid-Tough-Market-Conditions_a3621.html http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/photo/art/imagette/4174869-6335413.jpg 2012-05-09T16:03:00+02:00 Ludovic Privat Magellan Updates PND Line Up Amid Tough Market Conditions

GPS maker Magellan, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Mitac has updated its line up of GPS devices for the North American market this week.

The Magellan RoadMate family includes the following new models with prices ranging from $99.99 to $169.99:
- RoadMate 2210 – 4.3 inch
- RoadMate 2210T – 4.3 inch with Lifetime Traffic Alerts...

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