Freely accessible and widely usable, open data from public sources has been used in the development of several apps, including those that provide information about water quality at beaches, food safety at restaurants, parking lots, bike trails and transit routes.
by Lee Rickwood
by Lee Rickwood
What if your friend turned out to be a real materialist, ‘only in it for the money’? What if they were constantly pushing you to buy things you may or may not want or even like? Would you still hang out?
While new hardware and software-based tech solutions are coming forward, BYOD security is ineffective and many current iterations of a BYOD policy inflict extensive hard and soft costs on employees and the corporations they work for.
by Lee Rickwood
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Microsoft just bought Nokia’s devices business for $7.2 billion. While Microsoft gains its own smartphone manufacturing subsidiary, the deal effectively ends Nokia’s reign as a smartphone maker.
A second member of the panel chosen by the Royal Society of Canada to look at human exposure to radiation and required safety levels around wireless devices, cell phones and cell towers has ties to the industry and should resign, says a citizen’s advocacy group based in Canada.
by Lee Rickwood
Cost analysis of ‘bring-your-own-device’ workplaces by a major mobile solutions company shows that companies can shift operational costs directly to their employees.
By Lee Rickwood
By Ted Kritsonis
Three-year contracts are not in the best interest of the consumer, contrary to what carriers might say, but putting payment for a new smartphone on a “tab” might be a good alternative to signing a contract that limits your options.
By Ted Kritsonis
Rogers’ efforts to expand and lead the wireless industry in mobile payments has led to the Finance Ministry to give the company a patent incorporating “Rogers Bank”. With that out of the way, Rogers will now seek to have its own branded credit card, and push mobile payments with smartphones to the next level.