More smartphone apps in 2007.
Forrester Research points to a push in smartphone applications in 2007. For the operators the benefits are increased ARPU and increased customer loyalty. The full story is available from eWeek.
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British Transport Police file reports via mobile.
The combination of O2 PDAs, mobile printers and GPRS is being tested by 150 British Transport Police officers, allowing them to file official "stop and account" reports while out on the beat. Previously, officers would fill out a paper form, retain one copy and give the subject one copy. The change to using the PDA is saving an average of one hour for each eight-hour shift.
The information is now also more detailed: "Information is being put in with a view to how useful it will be in the future. Reports used to be rather scant because officers had their own hard copies to refer to", said Andrew Watson, BTP chief information officer.
Reported by Computing, 14 December 2006, p. 6.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Phones: freedom, fashion, sociality, just like cars.
The Economist compares phones to cars (again) and use the history of the car to predict the future of the phone:
- Features on high-end phones will become commonplace.
- Social factors, not technology, will decide the direction of development.
- A variety of devices is more likely than a converged device.
Friday, December 01, 2006
Mobile location-aware buddy lists.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on Loopt, a "social mapping" service that has launched for Sprint Nextel. The US$2.99/month service makes use of handsets with GPS to alert users to the location of their friends.
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