Geolocation app Life360 has 25 million users, a way to make money

Life360, an app that helps you keep track of your family members, has reached 25 million registered users, and is rolling out new features.

Facebook’s refreshed Nearby feature for iOS & Android could take a bite out of Yelp

Facebook has updated the "Nearby" feature on its iOS and Android mobile apps, a move that could hurt Yelp and Foursquare in the location data wars.

Twitter who? Instagram cozies up to places pal Foursquare

Days after giving the finger to Twitter, Instagram has puckered up to give life-long places partner Foursquare a big, wet kiss.

Foursquare now lets merchants promote their in-store events

Foursquare is now helping the neighborhood bars, restaurants, bookstores, and coffee shops of the world get the word out about their in-store events.

Foursquare goes after lookie loos with BlackBerry update

Foursquare today gave BlackBerry owners the option to use its application to explore nearby recommended places without creating an account or logging in to the service.

Snubbed by Apple, Foursquare makes its maps experience better on iPhone

Foursquare is making a full court press on iOS with the release of an iPhone 5 and iOS 6-ready version of its check-in application that touts a more personalized maps experience for better exploring cities everywhere.

Foursquare returns ‘nearby friends’ view to app

Appeasing its vociferous power users, Foursquare has returned a popular feature for viewing just the check-ins of nearby friends to its mobile application.

With Promoted Updates, Foursquare helps advertisers push people into stores

After three-plus years, 20 million members, and 2 billion check-ins Foursquare is ready to grow up.

The social network, which lets users check-in at restaurants, retailers, and other venues, is finally incorporating paid ads into its service, like Facebook and …

Foursquare paves way for ad products with release of Local Updates

Change is underway at check-in service Foursquare, which is one month into a radical redesign that has refocused its entire service around social interactions. Today, the social network  is giving venues a way to communicate with customers, and in the …

Livestar takes on Yelp, Foursquare, & Metacritic to be your trusted reviews app

Hotshot investor Fritz Lanman has just launched a new iPhone app called Livestar that aims to upend reviews services like Yelp, Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes. It even takes shots at Foursquare.

Livestar’s app lets you see reviews for restaurants, movies, …

Foursquare simplifies iPhone and Android apps in striking redesign

Location-based social network Foursquare has redesigned its popular iPhone and Android applications with new focus on simplicity and encouraging more interactions between users with likes and mentions, the company announced today.

Foursquare has attracted 20 million users to its service …

Foursquare and Starbucks fight AIDS with largest non-profit check-in campaign

Fighting AIDS through Foursquare check-ins and lattes, non-profit (RED), Starbucks, and the location-based startup have partnered up for a 10-day fundraising and AIDS awareness campaign.

From June 1 to 10, Starbucks will donate $1 to the Global Fund, the recipient …

Olympic athletes pepper Foursquare with special tips and a new badge

Building up to the summer games in London, the Olympics has partnered with Foursquare to bring fans and athletes closer together, almost literally.

The partnership means that fans will start to see a new badge connected to Olympics venues, as …

Foursquare plans for an obvious revenue maker: personalized coupons

While the usefulness of the location sharing app Foursquare may be dubious, one thing is certain: the company has so far lacked a real revenue source.

So it’s not at all surprising (and in fact a bit heartening) to learn …

Foursquare evokes location nostalgia with new history page

Checking in to the power of nostalgia, Foursquare is bringing members’ past location moments back to life with a reworked history page that doubles as a check-in time machine.

Friday, Foursquare has remodeled the web-based version of the history page …