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Finding the Right Whale on Mobile Devices
I recently attended a media event announcing a Whale Alert app for the iPhone and iPad.
Picture an Urban Spoon-type app. You know the kind where you shake the device and it recommends restaurants based on your location and preferences. But instead of restaurant information, the app could te... Read more

Mapping Deal Will Help Bid to Broaden the Reach of Nokia's Location-Based Services
Nokia announced at the end of January that it had struck a licensing deal with Russian search giant, Yandex, to power the Yandex Maps service and location apps with Nokia's Navteq mapping data.
Yandex is to Russia and some of its neighbours what Goog... Read more

QR Code Shopping Will Frustrate Some Shoppers
Last month I visited eBay's Christmas store in central London. The company's first "bricks and mortar" shop in the UK was only there for five days, as part of a trial. But it wasn't a shop in the conventional sense: customers bought products by scanning a QR code with their phones, rather than... Read more

Huge Support for Google's Platform Could Benefit Microsoft
As predicted, this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is dominated by Android. Google's platform can be seen on the lion's share of smartphones and tablets, not to mention TVs and other connected devices. It's a clear illustration of Android's dominance and the breadth of supp... Read more

Predicting the Next 12 Months for the UK's Mobile Network Operators
The past 12 months have been a challenging time for the UK's mobile operators. Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, the networks were challenged by regulatory cuts and declining use of voice services. Continued strong data usage has been the main bright spot, with ... Read more