Cool iPhone app gives lowdown on any neighborhood

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iSpy ... Get to know your neighboors ;-)

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The iPhone app, called Business Analyst Online, or BAO, links back to a wealth of geocoded demographic data stored in ESRI's geographic information system databases. Best of all, you can tap it for free.

"We think it’s really cool, because unlike any other app it will allow you to really check out a location, find out what it’s like and what kind of people live there," says Lead product manager James Killick.

Killick says ESRI is providing more than just rehashed Census data. "It’s updated demographics created by ESRI’s team of demographers, statisticians and economists who have been involved with building these kind of data sets for over 35 years," he says.

BAO was created with the needs of the real estate industry in mind, Killick says, but a search function will allow anyone to find locations that meet specific demographic criteria. [...]

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Read more: http://blogs.computerworld.com/16439/cool_iphone_app_gives_lowdown_on_your_neighborhood

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Google's satnav killer - now released for the UK

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Nu er der ingen 'vej udenom' reklamer på din vej ...
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Coming to a location near any well paying advertiser ... With StreetView you always arrive on a sunny day ..
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In November 2009, it was the launch that satnav manufacturers were dreading; Google Maps Navigation, which effectively turned any mobile phone into a GPS navigation tool but with the familiar features and ease of use of Google Maps. And it's also free.

Today Google Maps Navigation comes to the UK and Ireland, and will be available as part of Google Maps on any phone running Android 1.6 and later.

Even if you haven't used a satnav tool before, you'll know your way around the Google Maps interface.

My experience using the TomTom iPhone app hadn't been that compelling; it was occasionally unreliable and often failed to find a signal, even outdoors with clear skies. You always had to enter a street number - or make one up if you didn't need one address in particular. It does include a basic Google search and live-ish traffic info has always been a strong point. But can Google Maps Navigate do any better?

Screen shots from Google Maps Navigation UK

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/apr/21/digital-media-google

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GPS to heaven ...

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Cloud Computing?
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'For the fun of it Henry had typed Heaven on his GPS'
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Nokia acquires MetaCarta Inc.

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Kort på mobilen ... Kort og mobiltelefoner - to sider af samme sag ...
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Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that it has acquired MetaCarta Inc. MetaCarta, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a privately owned company which employs over 30 people and has expertise in geographic intelligence solutions. MetaCarta's technology will be used in the area of local search in Location and other services.

About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

About MetaCarta Inc.
MetaCarta Inc. provides powerful technology for finding anything written about any place. MetaCarta unique technology combines geosearch and geotagging capabilities allowing users to find content about a location in internal and external data stores. MetaCarta's products make data and unstructured content "location-aware" and geographically relevant for easier organization and quicker action.

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Read more: http://press.nokia.com/PR/201004/1401778_5.html

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The Mobile Phone Becomes Self-Aware: Introducing Nokia's Mobile Bots

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Når det værktøj du bruger mest bliver den ven som kender dig bedst ...
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The tool you use the most becomes the friend who knows you the best ...
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Despite the heavy press coverage of smartphone operating systems like iPhone and Android, sometimes the most intriguing mobile innovations come from other companies. Case in point: Nokia's newly released "bots" for its Nokia N97 line of handsets. These four individual software programs run in the background, learning your mobile habits by passively collecting data on how you use your phone. After gaining a sense of your daily tasks and routines, the bots personalize your phone, doing everything from rearranging your applications based on usage to automating the switch between mobile profiles.Incredible!

Four Smart Bots

There are four distinct mobile bots now available as a bundled download here from Nokia Labs, the community site featuring beta, non-commercialized programs for Nokia handsets.

Currently, the collection includes the following:

• Profile Bot: This bot automates switching between mobile profiles - like switching to "silent" mode when you're in a meeting and switching back to normal mode when the meeting is over. The bot can be configured to suggest profile changes that can be activated with a single click or it can be set to full automation.
• Alarm Bot: The alarm bot learns when you go to bed and when you wake up. At night, the bot suggests alarms and profile changes via your homescreen. With a single click, you can set the phone to silent mode and create a new alarm to wake you in the morning.
• Shortcut Bot: The shortcut bot learns what mobile applications you use the most and updates your homescreen accordingly. The bot reconfigures your phone's homescreen to feature shortcuts to your most frequently used applications. As your habits change, the bot updates these links.
• Battery Bot: This bot keeps an eye on your battery's status. If your battery needs a recharge before bedtime, you're reminded to plug it in.

In combination, what these bots deliver is a more adaptive UI and mobile phone experience. As your behaviors change, the bots learn and their suggestions change. More importantly, you don't have to configure these bots - they figure everything out on their own.

Currently, the bots work on Nokia N97 and Nokia N97 Mini handsets only. [...]

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Read more: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_mobile_phone_becomes_self-aware_introducing_nokia_bots.php

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Se huspriser på din smartphone med augmented reality

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Så skal KRAK bare komme med en Vis nummer applikation ... Peg, vælg og ring ...
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Only Danish ...
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Peg din iPhone eller Androidtelefon mod et hus og få prisen vist på skærmen. Det er nu muligt med en applikation, der er blandt de første danske eksempler på teknologien augmented reality.

Hvis den virkelige verden ikke er nok i sig selv, er det nu muligt at få lagt et ekstra lag oven på.

Konsulentfirmaet Grontmij Carl Bro er klar med en applikation til danskerne, som tilføjer virkeligheden nogle ekstradata om det, man ser på.

Står man foran et hus, kan man således hive sin iPhone eller Android-telefon op, pege kameraet mod huset og straks få alle offentlige tilgængelige data vist om blandt andet seneste salgspris, prisudvikling og areal.

Teknologien kaldes med et hype-ord augmented reality, ’forstærket virkelighed’, og udnytter kombinationen af GPS, kompas, kamera og internetadgang i smartphones.

Tanken er, at man kan vise alle mulige oplysninger knyttet til et bestemt sted direkte oven på billedet, man får vist gennem kameraet på telefonen. Også ansigter vil med tiden kunne genkendes, så man altid kan få genopfrisket navnet på dem, man møder.

Grontmij Carl Bro ser store fremtidsperspektiver i teknologien. Både til ingeniørfaget, som virksomheden primært er beskæftiget med, hvor oplysninger om tekniske installationer, farlige kemikalier eller kommende byggeprojekter kan blive vist på skærmen, oven i det rigtige billede.

Men også som en service til borgerne, som kunne tages med på råd inden store byggeprojekter blev sat i gang.

»Forestil dig for eksempel at du kunne have stået på Rådhuspladsen i København, tændt kameraet på din mobiltelefon og set den sorte busterminal, før den blev bygget. Eller have set Sverre Fehns Teaterfugl til Det Kgl. Teater i stedet for at bygge en model i fuld størrelse,« udtaler Nils Bo Wille-Jørgensen, direktør hos Grontmij Carl Bro, i en pressemeddelelse.

Applikationen, der viser huspriser, er gratis og kan hentes gennem Layar, der foreløbig kun fås til de iPhone og Android. Hent programmet Layar på Appstore eller Android Market og søg på Ejendomspriser. [...]

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Read more: http://www.version2.dk/artikel/14358-se-huspriser-paa-din-smartphone-med-augmented-reality

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How To Market Your Mobile Application

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App Store is a competitive environment. Against more than 140,000 apps, all screaming for attention, how do you make sure your app gets its time in the spotlight? What does it take to get good media coverage? How do you get people to talk about your app—and, ideally, how do you get them to buy it and show it to their friends?

Following the simple rules laid out below, you will increase your chances in the battle for fame and glory. These tips might seem rudimentary or in-your-face obvious, but they are so often neglected in the heat of the moment.

By the way, what was the last time you visited our sister site Noupe? Subscribe to Noupe's feed for more inspirational and design-related articles. [...]

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Read more: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/03/how-to-market-your-mobile-app/

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Will Future Mobile Apps “Bump”?

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Adam DuVander

Last month mobile-to-mobile communications company Bump decided to share its technology, which allows for data transfer between two iPhone or Android phones. For example, its flagship iPhone app swaps contact info and photos when two phones “bump” (as in “fist bump”) near each other. Bump introduced an API, but to little fanfare.

Why there hasn’t been much interest, at least publicly, is puzzling. As TechCrunch wrote, transfering data between devices is still difficult:

It’s a problem that’s as frustrating as it is ridiculous: many of us are now walking around with incredibly powerful mobile phones capable of rendering 3D graphics and multitasking. Yet transferring small bits of data between two nearby phones is still often a total pain.

Bump has created several apps with its technology, including a Connect Four game. The company claims to have been “overwhelmed” by developer interest. And it’s reasonable to expect that they received a number of requests to join what is, essentially, a private beta. But is there enough interest for Bump to become a platform for mobile app communications? [...]

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Read more: http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/01/08/will-future-mobile-apps-bump

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