Speculation these days about Apple’s new tablet referred to as the iSlate could really blow the hinges of the doors for Location Based Services. Tablet fever has only begun to filter through in the latter part of 2009 but the full extent of the advances from this industry has not even begun to ripple through [...]
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Redesign Location based ‘confusion’ now!!
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
…before the shit really hits the fan. The internet appears to be awash with location based services now, or rather gaming services to be precise. An interesting paradox is also on the rise according to TechCrunch. It’s certainly true that this industry has seen great strides as of recent, non-other than big daddy Google themselves [...]
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…before the shit really hits the fan. The internet appears to be awash with location based services now, or rather gaming services to be precise. An interesting paradox is also on the rise according to TechCrunch. It’s certainly true that this industry has seen great strides as of recent, non-other than big daddy Google themselves [...]
Free Wifi for English town
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
In a first for an English town, Swindon borough council have sensationally announced they will be introducing free Wifi for the whole town. The news was carried on radio and tv today while the BBC online reports further that the council: “plan for all 186,000 citizens to have blanket “Wi-Fi mesh” coverage by April 2010.” [...]
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In a first for an English town, Swindon borough council have sensationally announced they will be introducing free Wifi for the whole town. The news was carried on radio and tv today while the BBC online reports further that the council: “plan for all 186,000 citizens to have blanket “Wi-Fi mesh” coverage by April 2010.” [...]
5 reasons why TownMe is amazing.
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Here’s an amazing web site that specialises in local information and is probably as close to Wikipedia’s DNA profile as can be imagined. And here are 5 reasons we think that this model is a winner: the design is simple, easy to read, colourful and not jammed with info lots of useful and interesting detail [...]
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Here’s an amazing web site that specialises in local information and is probably as close to Wikipedia’s DNA profile as can be imagined. And here are 5 reasons we think that this model is a winner: the design is simple, easy to read, colourful and not jammed with info lots of useful and interesting detail [...]
Location based services on Google Sat-nav
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Google has really given the Sat-nav industry a bloody nose and it looks like some-one could get knocked out! Considering the blow landed just before last weekend shareholders in many companies around the world may have been holding their breaths this morning waiting to see if their shares would rebound. Both the Times (Google Maps [...]
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Google has really given the Sat-nav industry a bloody nose and it looks like some-one could get knocked out! Considering the blow landed just before last weekend shareholders in many companies around the world may have been holding their breaths this morning waiting to see if their shares would rebound. Both the Times (Google Maps [...]
Location based services need a boost
Monday, September 14th, 2009
The Year of LBS According to Positioningtechniques Since the early 90s the interest in Location Based Services (LBS) has increased… More and more companies acknowledge that location information can increase the average revenue per user. But has anyone the slightest clue about how to make money from this service? A resounding NO seems to be [...]
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The Year of LBS According to Positioningtechniques Since the early 90s the interest in Location Based Services (LBS) has increased… More and more companies acknowledge that location information can increase the average revenue per user. But has anyone the slightest clue about how to make money from this service? A resounding NO seems to be [...]