Social mapping service Loopt, ,announced today that the location- based service
is now available for free to BlackBerry users on the Sprint, Alltel,
T-Mobile and AT&T networks. BlackBerry users can now share their
location information with friends across multiple devices and carrier
networks.
Loopt shows users where friends are located and what they are doing
via detailed, interactive maps on their mobile phones. Loopt helps
friends connect on the go and navigate their social lives by orienting
them to people, places and events. Users can also share location
updates, geo-tagged photos and comments with friends in their mobile
address book or on online social networks, communities and blogs.
Loopt was designed with user privacy at its core and offers a
variety of effective and intuitive privacy controls. For more
information about Loopt or to download the Loopt for your Blackberry
please visit www.loopt.com.
Loopt for Blackberry is free to download and use. However, a data plan
is required and standard data and messaging charges from your carrier
may apply.
According to a recent report from IDC, BlackBerry handsets lead the
industry in smartphone sales with 44.5% of the market, largely due to
the new consumer-friendly phones they now offer like the Curve and
Pearl.
"Smartphones have become increasingly popular with young consumers
and we are confident that users will be delighted with the Loopt user
experience on the Blackberry," said Sam Altman, CEO of Loopt. "Loopt
continues to deliver on the promise of a truly interoperable and
accessible location-based service available across multiple carriers
and devices."