It’s a recent Saturday and I’m searching for Spider-Man — the comics version — at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass. Entering the busy shop across the street from the famous university, one ...

While some in the retail industry are still skeptical about the potential of location-based apps, it is getting harder to ignore the growth and buzz on companies like Foursquare, Gowalla, Shopkick and ...

Have you ever been out in public and wondered if someone you knew was nearby? Well, there’s now an app for that. A group of “ambient awareness apps” were spotlighted during the SXSW Interactive ...

Location-based services (LBS) are software services that allow apps to function as intended by collecting geodata and providing users with pertinent information based on their location. Examples ...

Discover effective mobile marketing strategies using SMS, apps, and location-based services to target audiences on ...

When you install apps on your phone, you must have noticed that many of them ask for location access within seconds when you open them for the first time. Navigation apps obviously need it, ...

While much of the press has been focused on the bevy of usage statistics released by MyTown, Foursquare and Gowalla, the location-based social app genre continues to expand. PlacePop, which launched ...

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Pyxis ...

Bulbs, starting at $69 for two, can screw into regular fixtures and broadcast offers, maps, or information to customers or guests of businesses--and send movement and behavior data to business owners.