Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category
Mobile Mapping for AMC
Back in January I was planning logistics for a winter Presidential Traverse of several peaks including Mount Washington. The biggest concern, as always the case to the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather”, is weather and visibility. I was thinking about the limitations of GPS (which I don’t use) and a compass (which I carry.
Google Latitide to Status/Blog
A close friend (“cc” aka Chris Crosby) sent this to me yesterday but I’m just getting around to checking it out this morning; http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-ways-to-share-your-google-latitude.html Two items: “Google Talk location status (beta) automatically updates your Google Talk or Gmail chat status message with your Latitude location.” “The Google Public Location Badge lets you publish your Latitude.
Google’s AdWords Title Limit >25 Characters
Interesting to note, but a non-actionable item; Google will display >25 characters in the title line if it’s a result of Dynamic Keyword Insertion (“DKI”) but cannot confirm the maximum amount. I’ve seen examples of 29 characters but Google still recommends that nobody plans on so many. The only takeaway is perhaps not to cutoff.
Initial Thoughts on the 3G iPhone [Updated]
Based on some urging from the Kuhn brothers, here are some of my preliminary thoughts on the [16GB] 3G iPhone. Since it’s too easy to find fan-boy sites hailing the iPhone, I’m going to err on the critical side. Also, considering I use non-Apple applications the majority of the time, I think the apps really.
iPhone & gPhone (Google Android)
Here is a really interesting article. Snippit: Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone plays the same bit part in Roth’s story that the original Macintosh played in Microsoft Windows’: a inspiring example to show what’s possible — and perhaps be mined for stealable ideas — while the standard-setting steamroller grabs that 90% market share. Here’s the key paragraph:.
Mobile Search Market Share
John Battelle posted a quick comment on Google’s share of the mobile search market: Probably not surprising to readers of this site (ars): Google managed to spank the rest of the mobile search world during the first quarter of 2008, according to data from Nielsen Mobile. The search giant managed to capture 61 percent of.
Steve Jobs Keynote at WWDC
Wired is live blogging Steve Job’s Keynote speech this morning at 10AM PST. Link here. What do we expect? Plenty: A new iPhone, with a new operating system, 3G data support, and geotagging support — plus maybe a GPS Lots of iPhone and iPod Touch applications Details on the next version of OS X, codenamed.
The Google-phone
Very cool. I hadn’t read much about it lately, but this is a pretty good page (with video): “The device allows owners to unlock it by drawing on the screen, and includes a built-in compass to help with navigation. …Google will not make the phone, but has helped develop the software that handset manufacturers will.
