When I first discovered Nokia Maps on my N95, I was a quite underwhelmed by it. The phone took an extremely long time to find satellites and pinpoint my position. By the time it had placed me on a map, my impatience had taken over and I'd reached for my traditional A-Z paper map. But Nokia Maps has improved considerably since the early versions; assisted GPS mak... Read more
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Sports Devices: Another Area of Convergence
Last weekend I rediscovered Nokia's Sports Tracker software, which I'd installed on my N95 months ago. Nokia has now launched a Web site to accompany the application. Users can upload their running or walking activities to the site and then view their route on a map. They can also see a range of statistical results, such as top speed, average speed and total dis... Read more
Our predictions for Mobile World Congress 2008
Ive just arrived in Barcelona with the CCS Insight team for the Mobile World Congress Event (formally 3GSM). This is one of my favourite work-weeks of the year despite being the most demanding.
Ive been attending the show for over 10 years and seen it evolve from a little show in Cannes to a giant show in Barcelona. I miss Cannes like mad but our industry... Read more
