Google solicited communities across the nation to apply for selection as a trial location for its new ultra, high-speed broadband network.

For example, with enough data, a company could predict with 90 percent certainty where a user will be at a specific time in the future.

The buzz at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive conference and festival, the conference for emerging technology, was all about location-based services, which are relatively new applications in the social media space.

The annual CTIA Wireless Conference kicks off Wednesday in Las Vegas. Expect the unveiling of some cool new innovations.