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2 September 2008

Where’s Wal-Mart? The Failure of Nokia Maps

Filed under: Services, mobile phones, nokia, software - 02 Sep 2008

The single biggest reason I use a mapping application on my phone is the ability to find something. I’m sitting here at home and I want to find where the nearest Walmart is. Actually, I know where it is, I …

13 March 2008

Location Based Services Generally Too Creepy For Me

Filed under: mobile network operators, software - 13 Mar 2008

We like to think–perhaps naively–that nobody can track where we are on our mobile phone. The fact of the matter is, the cell providers have to know where you are …

4 March 2008

Trapster: Document Speed Traps On The Go

Filed under: mobile phones, software - 04 Mar 2008

trapster-speed-traps - Share on OviI admit that I gave the folks at JotYou a bad time. Turns out they also are doing this …