All the stories tagged with places
Google Maps 5.8 for Android sees Places and Latitude improvement
07/28/2011, Have an Android-powered smartphone? Chances are you would have had your fair share of Google apps running on the handset by now, and to wean you off it would be akin to cutting off your arm. Well, we are pleased [...]
Facebook wants users to clean up Places
07/01/2011, It looks like Facebook is out to make its Places service a much better experience for its users. The company has been reported to be testing new features to help improve the location database that powers Facebook Places (Facebook’s version [...]
Google improves mobile search
06/15/2011, In recent years, as more and more people are relying on their mobile devices instead of desktops to access the internet, search engines have been working hard to accommodate smaller web browsers and have been including features to improve the [...]
Inq Cloud Touch phone to use of Foursquare instead of Places (Updated)
05/23/2011, If you remember the Facebook-centric phones from INQ that were announced earlier this year (Cloud Touch and Cloud Q), you would think that it would only feature Facebook services since it’s being marketed as a “Facebook phone” after all. Well [...]
Google Places provides better content access
05/18/2011, Google seems to have their hand in so many cookie jars via a bunch of widgets, apps and services, that we start to wonder just how life was before Google ambled along. Google Places is a way to make it [...]
Google Hotpot now integrated with Places
04/11/2011, For those of you who always wondered why Hotpot was a separate service from Places, wonder no more. Google has finally taken the steps to combine Hotpot with their check-in based Google Places. The system for you to recommend, rate [...]
Google Distributes Places Decals With NFC For Nexus S Phones
12/09/2010, Google will be kicking off several marketing initiatives for its Hotpot and Places location-based services. The program will focus on Portland, Oregon, and provide Places kits to businesses. These kits include marketing materials to help businesses improve their online presence [...]
Letting People Know Your Location Via Facebook Places Could Get You Robbed
09/10/2010, With location-based services on the rise, and given Facebook‘s popularity, its recently launched Facebook Places location check-in feature should make it a good choice for you to let friends and others know where you are. The problem is, when others–those [...]
