/// Tag Archives: location based services
Why there’s more to NFC than just payments
September 27, 2011
NFC – is usually spoken about in conjunction with mobile payments, but those who limit themselves to this capability stand to lose potential revenue opportunities,...
NFC: From rumour to reality
September 19, 2011
In April this year, I wrote a blog post about the vicious “will they or won’t they” cycle that the world of NFC technology was...
HTML5 will remove the need for writing many mobile applications
May 12, 2011
A few years back I was deemed a heretic by many of my colleagues and friends when I suggested that HTML5 will remove the need...
Geographic And Geospatial Musings
January 04, 2011
For a variety of reasons geographic and geospatial considerations have been in my mind recently. To begin with, Natalie Newman will, provided all things go...
Google Violates Privacy Laws
October 20, 2010
Using its Street View service, Google has broken Canadian privacy laws by obtaining private information from open wireless networks. Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, said...
Tackling Privacy Gets Tougher As Social Networks Add New Services
September 29, 2010
With social networks storing already massive amounts of personal and business data, the introduction of new real-time and location based services – such as Foursquare...
The New King Is “Context”
July 13, 2010
It’s good to be one of the first to have an opinion on a fast-developing scene. At the turn of the year, I offered...
Where Are Location-Based Applications Going?
May 14, 2010
Harnessing the full potential of mobile location-based services is a mirage that bewitched developers and handset manufacturers during the last decade. The technology was proclaimed...
Apple iPhone Is Good For Business
October 13, 2009
Forget the consumer advertisements. With secure access to corporate networks, thousands of third-party business applications and an enterprise developer program for in-house applications, Apple’s iPhone...
