AT&T’s new FamilyMap, allows you to track the location of your family members directly on your iPhone. Users can locate up to two phones on an account for a monthly subscription of $9.99, or up to five phones for $14.99 per month.
FamilyMap’s features, which until now were only accessible through a computer, include:
- Interactive Map: View whereabouts within an interactive map, including surrounding landmarks such as schools and parks; and, toggle between satellite and interactive street maps.
- Personalize: Assign a name and photo to each device within an account, and label frequently visited locations such as “Bobby’s house” and “School.”
Mobile and location-aware services are primed to become the next revenue battlefield as everyone from local newspapers to tech giants such as Google and Apple move into the market.
ReadWriteWeb reports that new data from Skyhook (pdf) suggests there are now more than 7,000 location-aware mobile applications available for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices combined.
On the iPhone about 75 percent are paid apps. The majority of iPhone apps are free, so that pricing disparity suggests location-aware services are a feature publishers believe consumers are willing to pay for.
