Browsing All Posts published on »September, 2013«

Bluetooth Low Energy and indoor connectivity

September 19, 2013

0

I am mentioning this because Apple has added support for Buetooth Low Energy (BLE) and called it iBeacon If you google this you’ll see lots of good articles about what BLE and iBeacon are so I’ll just be brief. Bluetooth low energy is what it sounds like,  a form of bluetooth that does not consume much radio energy, and as a […]

Mobiles are changing the very way we think – part 1.

September 19, 2013

0

We are changing, as a species, as a result of mobiles,  let me explain. When talking to people about “mobile” and “mobility” the discussion is so often about the devices, and the applications,  with many thinking that what makes mobile different are the devices, their sensors, the ability to discern the context of the user, and […]

Proliferation of apps is a potential trap that could really erode your user’s trust.

September 19, 2013

0

The rise and rise of the apps. I have been talking a lot recently regarding enterprises and their use of mobile apps within their business, for all users be they employees, customers, parters etc, and have been hearing a troublesome thing … And that thing I keep hearing is that there will be a large […]

A Use case for efficient file uploads

September 18, 2013

0

Someone pointed out to me today that video is the future of 4G,  quoting that at least 40% of traffic over 4G will be video,  but that also videos taken by devices are gaining in popularity, and size.  Well vine and the like aside that is.  It is quite possible to have videos be hundred […]

Sainsbury’s Scan and Collect

September 18, 2013

0

So a while back just after Sainsbury’s (a supermarket chain here in the UK) announced their mobile Scan and Go service, I was worried about the usability of scanning with a mobile phone camera.  Then a couple of weeks ago I was told by David Stone, a mobile marketeer, that the service had been launched at a store […]