Phil Northam: Samsung's Mobile InnovatorSamsung Mobile Innovator is the latest developer support program from a Symbian OS licensee. Richard Bloor caught up with Phil Northam, the program's Global Marketing Manager and one of its founding members, to find out more.
A note from Nokia reps this week informs us that the Nokia viNe application will be rolled out of Beta soon... possibly even this week. viNe is a web service that enables users of the application to share their journeys, along with media collected along the way. As a long-time Sports Tracker user, N95 enthusiasts, and evangelist of all things mobile and geospatial, I was provided with a pre-release version of viNe - details and a complete "How To" install and use the application are provided... enjoy! Enter Nokia viNe 101
It was back in June 2008 that the E71 was officially released to the public - the selling points for the E71 were a sleek, stylish do-it-all device that came with Mail for Exchange mobile email client - pre-loaded with the Nokia E71. Actually, the device boasted much much more than these attributes as you'll see below in my findings after having the pleasure of making the E71 my main device for 3 weeks... enjoy the recap, the images and the videos!
loopt to Launch on Sprint as First-Ever Social Mapping Service on a Major U.S. Carrier
Written by loopt
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
loopt Lets Sprint Customers Keep in Touch with Friends Using GPS on Select Sprint and Nextel Phones
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 17 -- loopt today announced the first-ever launch of a social mapping service on a major U.S. carrier. Sprint (NYSE: S) customers nationwide can now find and connect with friends using loopt(TM). loopt uses the GPS capabilities on select Sprint phones to facilitate real-world interaction between friends and put an end to frustrating missed connections. Friends are now able to share their location and status messages, send proximity-based messages and view geo-tagged photos and content on-the-go using loopt on select Sprint phones.
"The most common mobile question in the world is 'Where are you?' and we're excited that loopt will be able to answer that question for Sprint customers who choose to participate," said loopt chief executive officer and co-founder, Sam Altman. "The way we communicate on the mobile phone is about to change forever, as loopt on Sprint puts an end to missed connections and facilitates real-world interactions."
loopt is the only social mapping service that can automatically update the location of everyone in a user's private network of friends and display that information directly on a map on the phone. loopt even sends an alert when a friend is near, putting an end to missed connections in the mall, at the movies or around town. It also allows users to send messages to groups of friends or send proximity messages to friends when they are nearby, so they never miss an opportunity to meet up.
loopt will be available in the coming weeks on more than 25 Sprint and Nextel phones for $2.99 per month, plus standard data charges. loopt on Sprint also features geo-tagging capabilities. The service's journaling feature allows mobile users to "geo tag" locations and capture their experiences to share with friends in their private network.
loopt is the social mapping leader in offering effective privacy controls and safety features for end users. For example, loopt is 100% permission-based and users share location information only with their loopt-friends via private networks. In addition, loopt users can easily turn location-sharing on or off at any time on a friend-by-friend basis or for all friends at once. loopt regularly works with organizations such as the Family Online Safety Institute, ConnectSafely.org, Cyber Safety Advisory Board, and is TRUSTe certified.
About loopt
loopt is a Silicon-Valley based startup building a revolutionary social mapping service to change the way people use mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends. Using new location-based technologies, loopt lets you know where your friends are by automatically updating maps on your mobile handset and the web. loopt also lets you send messages to nearby friends or receive automatic alerts when they're nearby so that you never miss an opportunity to meet. With loopt, mobile subscribers put themselves on the map.
Last year loopt announced a $5 million Series A financing led by venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates, the same firms that helped found Google and TiVo among many other technology innovators. loopt launched on Boost Mobile last November and signed up more than 100,000 customers in its first three months of launch.
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Samsung Mobile Innovator is the latest developer support program from a Symbian OS licensee. Richard Bloor caught up with Phil Northam, the program's Global Marketing Manager and one of its founding members, to find out more.
A note from Nokia reps this week informs us that the Nokia viNe application will be rolled out of Beta soon... possibly even this week. viNe is a web service that enables users of the application to share their journeys, along with media collected along the way. As a long-time Sports Tracker user, N95 enthusiasts, and evangelist of all things mobile and geospatial, I was provided with a pre-release version of viNe - details and a complete "How To" install and use the application are provided... enjoy! Enter Nokia viNe 101 
It was back in 
I’ve been a long-time fan and user of Nokia Sports Tracker. In fact, I’ve considered it to be one of the best location-aware mobile apps anywhere… hands-down! Now it's even more fun, more useful, and easier to share with others... 
It was almost a year ago at 
