DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 4, 2010 — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7cfa45/global_mobile_br) has announced the addition of the " Global - Mobile Broadband - Location-Based Services (LBS)" report to their offering.

Despite the hype regarding this technology since around the year 2000; big things are still predicted for the future of mobile LBS, particularly as handsets with smarter capabilities and user interfaces continue to permeate the market. Digital media companies like Google, Facebook and Nokia also continue to show enormous interest in the potential of this technology, as do other start-ups. MLBS are being integrated into social networking with Gypsii, Gowalla and Foursquare launching location-based social networking applications. This report provides a broad global overview of trends and developments in the mobile location-based services industry, including a brief overview of GPS.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. Introduction

3. Mobile Location-Based Services (MLBS)

3.1 MLBS market overview

3.2 MLBS and social networking

3.3 Mobile Location-Based Advertising (MLBA)

3.4 Vehicle tracking

3.5 People tracking

3.6 Geotagging

4. GPS

5. Related reports

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