One twist on the typical geo-location services model is that WhitePages plans to provide business recommendations based on address book popularity.
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JiWire, a leader in the space since 2003, pioneered the ad-supported Wi-Fi business model through location-based advertising.
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The big brands love this model and see location-based check-ins and gaming as a way to extend a brand from your screen to wherever you happen to be in real life.
Location underpins Emirates' business model.
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Unlike some Web-based phenoms, the location check-in service Foursquare has an obvious potential business model: local ads based on your geographic location, perhaps coupled with inferred interests from your previous check-ins.
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This is the first time Model Lounge has been at the Park Avenue South location, and it seems to be a perfect fit.
Although the appropriate location of responsibility may well vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, or from model to model, some commonality will no doubt emerge.
We did a quick data test -- at our location we went from 104Kbps on the EDGE iPhone to 215Kbps on the 3G model. 2x ain't bad, yo.
No car currently manufactured deserves the coveted best car trophy, and that includes Consumer Reports' 99-point Tesla Model S. Personal transportation needs are uniquely individual, based on occupation, regional location, household size, income and, of course, taste.
At the launch event New York this morning, the company unveiled the Lumia 920, which includes a 4.5-inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, wireless charging, new camera technology and enhanced location services, as well as the lower-tier Lumia 820, a 4.3-inch model model that features exchangeable outer shells.
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The applications received by Monday, which must work successfully on an "emulator" or computer model of Android, likely run the gamut from productivity to entertainment, with plenty of games, location-specific services and applications aimed at helping keep people organized.
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