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Masterclass in Mobile search at City University London 22nd July

I met Professor Jonathan Raper at the Navigation and Location Europe 2008 Conference in Amsterdam recently and he has asked me to be part of his upcoming masterclass in mobile search at the City University London.Â
More information is below and also on Jonathan’s Blog.  Perhaps I will see you there?
This one day Masterclass on Tuesday 22nd July will [...]

By andrew | Posted July 8, 2008 in conference | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Microsoft LIVE providing real-time location based search in the UK

Microsoft quietly launched a new feature on the mobile version of their live website at http://m.live.comhere in the UK.  As you can see from the screenshots below, there is now a “find me” button.
Users in the UK who access m.live.com from their native WAP browser (would not work on Opera Mobile or Opera Mini) are automatically [...]

By andrew | Posted May 31, 2008 in location | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

Update: Putting Google Mobile Maps with My Location to the test

Following on from my earlier post on the new My Location feature on Google Mobile Maps, and after having used the application for the last month, I thought I’d provide an update on usability in a range of real world situations.

While I have been testing it everywhere I have travelled in December (London, Bristol, Athens, [...]

By andrew | Posted December 27, 2007 in location | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)