Lauren Goode in Social on December 15, 2011 at 8:06 am PT
Foursquare is still the cool kid at the check-in party, especially as more competitors are checking out. But is the party dying down?
Kara Swisher in Social on December 4, 2011 at 9:54 pm PT
Let’s put this one in the “done” column, shall we?
Kara Swisher in AsiaD on August 3, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT
Walt and Kara take in the digital sights in Seoul, including starring on Samsung’s video wall.
John Paczkowski in News on August 3, 2011 at 7:45 am PT
South Korea’s communications regulator has fined Apple for collecting iPhone user location information.
Kara Swisher in Commerce on July 9, 2011 at 11:33 pm PT
Groupon sent out emails to its users this weekend, about changes it has made to its privacy statement and terms of use.
Among the most notable changes is more information about the Chicago-based social buying start-up’s collection and use of mobile location information.
In other words, if you let them, in order to improve the experience and make the app more useful, you’re being tracked.
Liz Gannes in Social on June 24, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT
My most frequent use of location-based apps like Foursquare and Yelp is to look up reviews of what’s the most awesome dish to order at a restaurant. The iPhone app Chewsy drills down on that problem specifically, and is a bit more useful in that it shows the best dishes at all the venues in a neighborhood before you pick where to eat.
Ina Fried in News on June 22, 2011 at 9:37 am PT
The start-up, which allows users to briefly share their location with selected friends, said Wednesday that it had raised $7.5 million in Series B funding.
Glympse also announced it has passed the 1 million user mark for the iPhone and Android service.
Ina Fried in Mobile on June 8, 2011 at 11:49 am PT
Google is adding real-time public transit information for four U.S. cities, as well as Madrid and Turin, Italy, in the latest update to Google Maps.
In the States, the service is available in San Francisco, San Diego, Calif., Portland, Ore. and Boston.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 26, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
An alliance backed by Intel, Zynga, Facebook, Google and others is aiming to offer those that write applications easier access to the information they need to ensure appropriate use of the data their programs are collecting.
