Its search application, which allows users to call a restaurant or hotel directly from the search results or text the location to a friend, has been downloaded 1.5 million times so far and will soon carry ads served from its own ad network.
In 2011, mobile companies received a staggering 1.3 million law enforcement requests for data, including text messages and location information.
Vehicle Location Alert: Subscribers can set up email or text message notifications to let them know the location of their loved one's vehicle.
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In addition, people can use the improved search capabilities and share their location immediately via text messages or email to other browser-enabled phones.
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Just say "Tell John where I am, " and Dragon will send John a text with a link to your location on a map.
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For example, when you try to log in to a Gmail account from an unrecognized location, Google will text you a code you need to enter.
Where, a local search and coupons service, introduced a service that sends users periodic text messages with deals around their current location.
If you arrive at an airport but your duffel doesn't, you can check its location online with the Trakdot app, or get its location sent to you via text message or e-mail.
And to top it all off, upcoming features include free text messaging, custom ringtones, wallpapers and location-based services.
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Anyone with something to add can enter a street address and leave a marker on the map at that location, providing a few lines of text about conditions at that spot.
Customers can check the Sprint Worldwide Coverage and Rates page to check coverage in the specific location they plan to travel and find voice, text, and data rates.
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Passed as a text message to another phone in another city or country, that text message is translated into vibration and heat in the same location of another Hug Shirt worn by the hug recipient.
The company connects riders and drivers through a smartphone app, which identifies your location, shows you nearby cars and sends you a text message when your car arrives.
In a text message to the user's device, drivers will get the location and severity of accidents or new road construction causing areas of heavy congestion.
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The infantry is using smartphones to text message updates about their surroundings, send pictures with an attached GPS location, pull up maps, and quickly fill out regular reports.
Ship and plane captains all over the area get word of the whale location in near-real time through e-mail alerts, text messages, faxes and pager messages.
If you still manage to leave your favourite jacket behind, it will send you a text, email or Facebook message with the GPS coordinates of the last known location so you can track it down on Google Maps.
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Once the device is registered on the Trakdot website and placed inside a checked bag, it will deliver location information directly to the user's mobile phone or SMS device via text or email.
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