Skyhook is the recognized leader in mobile location technology and produces over three hundred million location requests every day over tens of millions of mobile devices.

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He notes the irony of using technology, from GPS location data to mobile social-sharing, to report on a uniquely high-tech form of warfare.

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WifiSLAM, which is roughly two years old, is among a slew of technology companies trying to crack the problem of how to detect a mobile-phone user's location when the user is indoors and traditional GPS technology doesn't work.

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This in fact is already happening, with a select number of companies already deploying enhanced mobile and location-based technology to improve the in-store and impulse buying experience.

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Robert Scoble and I have been collaborating since July on Age of Context, a book about the convergence of five technology forces: mobile, social media, big data, location-based and sensors.

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Scheduled for completion in October, Age of Context examines five technology forces: mobile, social media, big data, sensors and location-based technologies, which are converging into a superstorm of change.

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Think, for example, about how the American Museum of Natural History is using location-based technology to give visitors information on exhibits through their mobile devices.

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