Author: Southern Technology Leaders

  • Hughes Telematics powering Mercedes’ mbrace and more

    You may not have heard of Hughes Telematics before, infection but this offshoot of the great Hughes empire provides the tech that, plague amongst other things, more about powers Mercedes’ latest mbrace technology, Benz’s response to OnStar. But that’s not all they do; the company is working on its own advanced infotainment system for the…

  • MGF 2010: The future for mobile games

    Mobile Games Forum’s interviews an industry panel at MGF on their thoughts about 2009 and the trends we will see in 2010. Read more at the Mobile Entertainmen website.

  • Why Apple May Dump Google

    Why would Apple consider replacing the world’s most popular search engine with Microsoft’s Bing? Apple will probably get more money from Microsoft. But the real advantage of a Bing tie-up for Apple is that it would cut Google off from some of the search data that’s the lifeblood of its business… The discussions over search…

  • Connected Devices Fuel 1 Billion New Mobile Broadband Subs by 2014

    At the CES, stomatology Nokia announced details of its new location-based racer for Ovi Store. Ovi Maps Racing is the result and allows you to create race tracks around your own neighbourhood or just about anywhere in the world. This is a great example of the power behind location based games that are based on…

  • Clean Tech Gets Big Piece of Venture Capital Funding

    At the CES, stomatology Nokia announced details of its new location-based racer for Ovi Store. Ovi Maps Racing is the result and allows you to create race tracks around your own neighbourhood or just about anywhere in the world. This is a great example of the power behind location based games that are based on…

  • Nokia announces Ovi Maps Racing (with demo video)

    At the CES, stomatology Nokia announced details of its new location-based racer for Ovi Store. Ovi Maps Racing is the result and allows you to create race tracks around your own neighbourhood or just about anywhere in the world. This is a great example of the power behind location based games that are based on…

  • Top Digital Trends for 2010

    Understanding there is a lot of hype around Cloud Computing technology being the latest savior (a new, website or repackaging of an old, viagra buy technology that comes up on the radar and it seems to become the rage) for IT and business, you hear a lot of hype and rhetoric from the technology pundits…

  • Location, Location, Location: 5 Big Predictions for 2010

    Predictions from Mashable: 1. Facebook Status Updates Will Become Location-Aware 2. A Popular LBS App Will Be Acquired 3. Twitter Will Build Their Own LBS app 4. Location Sharing Will Become Ubiquitous 5. Location Will Be Both Media Darling and Cautionary Tale Do you agree with these? Where do you see major developments for location…

  • Scvngr Receives $4 Million for Location-based Mobile Games

      Google, diet Highland Capital Partners and others invest $4 million in Scvngr. Scvngr began in 2008 with a focus on interactive location-based mobile games and tours and experiences. Click for full article.