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Ten-Year Trend: Mobility

March 11, 2009 By Stephen 2 Comments

Dave Hitz over at NetApp poses a very interesting question: What is the ten-year trend in information technology that we are currently building to? He supplies these historical examples: 1982-1992: A computer on every (business) desk 1990s: Networking all those computers He then goes on to suggest three ten-year trends that we might currently be living … [Read more...] about Ten-Year Trend: Mobility

How Much Can You Rely On the iPhone’s Google Maps Combination of Skyhook Wi-Fi and Cell Tower Data For Pseudo-GPS?

January 23, 2008 By Stephen Leave a Comment

One of the (few) surprises from this month's MacWorld was that the Google Maps application integrates location data not just from cell tower triangulation (using Google's "My Location" technology) but also Wi-Fi visibility information, thanks to Skyhook. This combination of technologies piqued my interest, and it turns out that I was in a unique position to see just how these … [Read more...] about How Much Can You Rely On the iPhone’s Google Maps Combination of Skyhook Wi-Fi and Cell Tower Data For Pseudo-GPS?

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