Boston-based Skyhook Wireless, founded in 2003, received a massive boost at Macworld back in January of 2008 when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Skyhook was providing location services for the iPhone. Skyhook’s solution, which is now on more than 50 million devices worldwide, determines a device’s position using a combination of Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, and GPS signals.

We spoke with Ted Morgan, Skyhook’s CEO and co-founder, to discuss Skyhook’s history and the current state of location-based apps and advertising.

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