http://www.locago.com/ Locago News and Views en-us patric.nordstrom@idevio.com (Patric Nordstrom) webmaster@idevio.com (Webmaster Idevio) http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100618 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100618 If you live in city by the sea like Gothenburg, it's hard not to get fascinated by all the ships that travel around the world. A nice way to enjoy is through the new Locago layer MarineTraffic. The ship data and position is transmitted through so called AIS transponders. The data in the layer is provided by MarineTraffic.com, an open community that aggregates AIS data traffic from ship transponders around the world. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100614 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100614 Locago is one the most popular apps on the Nokia Ovi Store. For some phone models Locago is even more popular than Nokia's own service Ovi Maps. Since first launched Locago has been downloaded 2.4 million times in 200 countries to 59 different handset models. Locago is highly rated: 4 of 5 stars, and many users praise the coolness of Locago: "Different in a good way, with streaming vector maps", "Loads of different map layers and an open API to make new layers..." http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100510 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100510 Here's one from my wishlist: send map with sms! Just add the layer "Share", enter friend phone number and fire away. If you rather want to email, Twitter or post to Facebook, that's doable too. I've found the new layer especially convenient to mark a spot where to meet. Your friend will receive a message with a link to page with map. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100431 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100431 Do you also like Google search but hate the data cost of Google Mobile maps? Then the new Locago layer "Google local search" is something for you. It combines the marvelous search of Google with the lean and fast maps of Locago. To use it just do "Menu->Add layer->Google local search" and you're all set. Remember to use local language for the search words when you do search, the English keywords won't work when you're in Sweden for instance. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100425 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100425 When deciding where to eat in a new city I always check other users comments. A good source of reviews is Qype which has loads of users in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland and Brazil. The Locago layer 'Qype' let's you browse establishments, reviews and photos in dfferent categories. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100419 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100419 Latest addition to Locago is a layer to explore houses and flats for sale in Sweden. The properties are provided by Booli which is a real estate search engine service in Sweden. So what can you do with the new layer? Well, how about: find houses and apartments for sale near you and get driving directions, combine with Flickr photos and Wikipedia articles, if you are in Gothenburg, check out buses nearby (Västtrafik) and cycle routes (CyklaGbg) or blend with your calenderentries on the map etc etc. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100410 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100410 Locago now has a forum, share ideas, discuss new features and make noise about your favorite layers. The developer section has been updated, check out the new tutorials on how to make you own layer in Locago. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100115 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20100115 Digi.no, Norway leading IT news site, is featuring Locago: http://www.digi.no/833061/lag-eget-innhold-til-mobilt-kartprogram http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091203 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091203 Locago is now on Play Now arena, Sony Ericsson's application store. Locago entered directly as the fourth most popular free item. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091123 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091123 Up until last month more than 1,000,000 people have used Locago. Quite fascinating, looking at our logs we can see that we have users from all over the world: UK, India, US, Indonesia etc etc. Lately we seen a lot new users coming in from the Nokia Ovi Store. Big thanks to everyone who like our app! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091027 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091027 Thousands of people use Locago every day, from different places in the world and with various devices. Zeitgeist tells you where Locago is used right now! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091016 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091016 The Swedish media magazine Fokus writes about the lack of open API's at the Swedish authorities. Locago, which uses the open API from the Swedish National Heritage Board, is listed as the only positive initiative. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091015 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20091015 With the new Calx layer you can synchronise your digital calender with Locago. All your meetings and errands that include addresses will be positioned on your mobile map. Easy to find the way and perfect when you need to travel between different locations. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090923 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090923 "All in all, this is an extremely useful app, and the option to publish your own content in its layers function is the cherry on the cake! We would certainly recommend this to anyone who is going traveling, or simply wants an alternative to Google Maps." http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090921 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090921 Idevio has co-developed Seekstr, the official mobile phone application for the World Congress and exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, ITS WC 2009. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090825 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090825 With Ericsson Web Maps, Ericsson Labs pushes the frontiers and introduces streaming maps for the web that uses Idevio's streaming technology. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090702 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090702 Idevio's mobile map service Locago will present information positioning the travelers and their recommended places. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090625 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090625 Seekstr is based on Idevio's mobile framework Locago and is one of the "Golden egg" nominated projects at ITS WC 2009. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090424 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090424 Good news for all of you with touchscreen phones! Now Locago runs at your phone. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090422 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090422 Ericsson Research has selected Idevio's map technology for their new developer tool Ericsson Mobile Maps. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090307 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090307 Today we celebrate half a million users of Locago! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090213 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090213 Idevio has been selected as partner at Telenor Playground. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090130 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090130 We're getting ready for the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, where we'll host meetings and exhibit Locago http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090104 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20090104 Congratulation Locago! The year 2009 has just begun when Locago passes the important border of 100.000 users. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081209 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081209 Find your friends and share your position with Locago Friends! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081204 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081204 During the Excitera competition the participants will have access to Locago for creating mobile applications with maps and GPS. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081110 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081110 SIME has announced Locago as one of the four nominees in the category Best Mobile Solution 2008. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081105 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081105 Create your own map! Locago is reviewed in today's GP. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081030 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081030 We are very excited joining Locago. Finally a map client, both simple and powerful, which offers an easy access to our rich content, says Fraser Campbell at Wcities. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081027 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081027 We say welcome to Webcams.cz., a great layer that shows traffic and tourist webcams from all over the Czech Republic! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081024 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081024 With the new release of Locago we open up for publishing of user specific layers with sign in functionality, try it out! In addition a range of new phones models are supported. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081019 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20081019 Listen to Patric Nordström's, CEO of Idevio, own words about Locago's history and exciting future in VerySpatial Podcast episode 170. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080926 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080926 With Foreca weather service in Locago you'll always bring the weather with you! Your local forecast is just one click away, says Patric Nordström, CEO Idevio. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080917 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080917 The photos of Panoramio are of outstanding quality and it's a true pleasure to bring the Panoramio experience to the users of Locago, says Patric Nordström, CEO Idevio. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080916 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080916 Locago is reaching new hights and takes the place next to the mobile map giants Nokia Map, Mobile GMaps and Google Maps! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080915 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080915 The new version of Locago has a fresh design and many cool functions. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080910 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080910 Locago is a perfect match for Webcams.travel. We can improve our service by giving mobile access to our webcams, anytime and anywhere!, says Ingo Oppermann at Webcams.travel. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080822 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080822 Idevio announcing that Yahoo! Local listings and Yahoo! Traffic are featured for mobile user via the mobile service Locago. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080724 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080724 We're happy to welcome Nestoria and more than 400,000 flats and houses for sale in the UK to Locago! Nestoria is a vertical search engine, their goal is to make it as easy as possible to find property in UK, Spain, Italy and soon Germany. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080714 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080714 Locago was first shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in February 2008. After four months of testing, Locago is now being released to the public and is available for everyone to download, use and personalize. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080505 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080505 Locago is continuously being tested on different phones. You can now use Locago on seventeen different models from Nokia and Sony. In the coming weeks we will add more models from several phone suppliers. The complete list of supported phones can be found under Get started. Although your phone is not listed we still invite you to download Locago. If your phone is not too old and runs with Java, Locago should most probably work. Alternatively you can choose at download to be notified when your phone is guaranteed to work with Locago. http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080501 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080501 Locago is the first mobile map browser where you are in charge of the content. Based on the belief that everybody is unique we provide you a wide range of content layers, well known services such as Wikipedia and Yellow pages but also more specialized restaurant guides and bird spotting points. You can also publish your own content layer, just follow our simple instructions and your layer will appear in Locago. Locate and go! http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080211 http://www.locago.com/site/News?id=20080211 Idevio launches Locago, the first open mobile map browser Göteborg, Sweden, February 11, 2008. Idevio, a leading provider of web and mobile map solutions announces today the launch of Locago, the first free mobile map browser with an open interface to third party content and services. The simple and intuitive interface, much like a web browser, presents a clear picture of your surroundings, automatically activating the GPS and turn-by-turn navigation when needed. Locago and the base content is a free service for consumers, ideal for applications such as travel guides, friend tracking, and local news services among others. The users have the option to buy premium content and services online such as city guides, traffic cameras , Wi-Fi access etc. Locago features global, detailed maps from Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions. With Locago anyone can publish and share valuable content, climbing spots in France, bird spotting, club guides etc. Locago also offers branding opportunities and more advanced functionalities for commercial content providers, telecom operators and handset manufacturers. In this way Locago is able to increase product value, increase retention and leverage new sales channels through a low initial investment. Locago will be showcased for the first time at the Mobile World Congress, in hall 2, booth no 2B69, on February 11th 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. Locago will be available to the public in selected markets later in the second quarter, 2008. During the spring Locago will feature trials with selected content partners. Eniro, the leading Nordic search company, is currently integrated for trial purposes with people and business directories. Telia Sonera, the leading Nordic and Baltic telecom operator, is included with pilots of the TeliaSonera's surf zones for Wi-Fi in Sweden. MyScoop, enables local search and use of community photo and video content with Locago. In addition, Locago provides local search in Wikipedia and many sources, commercial and in the public domain. Locago is based on advanced, patented geospatial technology that enables a user experience beyond the ordinary in limited devices. In order to increase performance and minimize data cost for the user the map data is highly compressed and streamed to the device. The technology enables pre-loading of maps over vast areas into the memory card. In Locago third party content and services are presented in separate layers that are dynamically loaded and configured, so that new sources and information can be provided without a software update. About Idevio Idevio delivers mapping, geocoding and routing software based on RaveGeo - the award-winning compression and streaming technology. Tools from Idevio empower defense, mobile and Internet applications on everything from workstations to handheld devices. Idevio offers both software components and OEM solutions. About Eniro Eniro is the leading search company in the Nordic media market. Eniro offers advertisers the best channels for buyers and sellers who want to find each other easily, thus bringing users closer to a transaction. Through deep, local and quality assured information ever present in channels preferred by the users, finding people, businesses or specific products becomes easy. Among the channels are directories, directory assistance, Internet and mobile services. For more information about Eniro, please visit www.eniro.com About MyScoop MyScoop International (MSI) is a Swedish company with several years track record of creating advanced mobile and web-based media services for mobile operators, media and media-based sites. MSI acts in the areas of Foto, Video and Community with focus on user-generated services. Today MSIs hosted services are used by companies to create online photo/video albums, blogs, mobile blogs and other photo- and video services streamed to mobile and web. MSI is listed on Stockholms Aktietorget stock list (MYSC). www.myscoop.com/about. About Tele Atlas Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the worlds most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the people, places, products, and services they need, wherever they are. The company also works with business partners who trust its digital map data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet, and infrastructure services. Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and today has approximately 2,500 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans, and more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com. About TeliaSonera TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic region, with strong positions within mobile communications in Eurasia, Turkey and Russia. At the end of 2006, TeliaSonera launched mobile services in Spain. TeliaSonera is the leading European provider of quality cross-border voice, IP and capacity services, provided through our wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2007, TeliaSoneras net sales amounted to SEK 96 billion, and at the end of December 2007 the total number of subscriptions exceeded 114 million in 17 countries. The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and the company is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Simplicity and service are important tools for TeliaSonera in creating profitable growth and value for customers and shareholders. Read more at www.teliasonera.com The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of Idevio in Sweden and other countries: Idevio, RaveGeo and Locago. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For more information visit www.idevio.com or contact: Patric Nordström, CEO, Idevio AB Phone: +46 31 779 09 60