Category Archives: wireless

Hngry. Snd pzza now.

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In a first for the U.S. pizza market, Papa John’s is now letting you order your carbs by text message. This won’t work for last-minute cravings. You have to create an online account at papajohns.com and pre-configure the pies that … Continue reading →

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The power of location in presence

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I travel frequently and have friends scattered throughout the country. I usually do a bad job of keeping track of who is where, who has moved, etc. Last week I was in Boston. As I headed out to dinner, I … Continue reading →

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Tracking the trackers

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

My friend Jason ran in the Marine Corps Marathon yesterday. The marathon, like many races, uses a chip on runners’ shoes to track times. The Marine Corps Marathon also offered runner alerts: you could sign up before the race to … Continue reading →

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Rocky wuz here

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Location-based services have been hampered by the balkanization of carrier networks and a focus on mobile-only implementations. LocPoke, a new Facebook application, is a promising alternative. I’ve written before about WHERE, a location service platform that has offered GPS-based location … Continue reading →

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Sprint launches GPS-enabled voice search

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Sprint has released an enhanced version of its search that allows users to tap into their phone’s location when doing searches. The search feature is powered by Microsoft’s Live Search. The first time user experience isn’t exactly intuitive. When doing … Continue reading →

Posted in gps, local search, mobile search, wireless, wireless data | 1 Comment

iPhone dreaming – iPhone + GPS

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The iPhone has quickly become the ultimate communication device for many. With a few tweaks, it could easily become the ultimate navigation device. Creative Commons image by stevegarfield. Imagine: You get into your car and put the iPhone in you … Continue reading →

Posted in apple, geotagging, google, gps, iphone, local search, maps, satellite navigation, street view, wireless, wireless data | 6 Comments

Cutting the cord on the home phone

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The Times reports today that the percentage of homes with cell phones and no landline now exceeds the percentage of homes that have a landline and no cell phones. It’s been about four years since I paid a landline phone … Continue reading →

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iPhone as your social network

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I had a chance earlier this week to try the new Facebook application for iPhone. The app, developed by Joe Hewitt, is a version of Facebook optimized for the iPhone. Many of the core features of Facebook are available on … Continue reading →

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AOL launches improved mobile search

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

AOL today released its new beta of mobile search. Congratulations to rockstar developer Alan Tai and product manager Farhan Memon. Alan did much of the initial prototyping on his own time while we worked to get approval. I pushed the … Continue reading →

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Status from Minneapolis: we’re fine

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

During weeks like this, I’m reminded that wireless and long distance networks that we take for granted aren’t designed for major emergencies. They’re engineered for average peak usage and can quickly become overloaded when tragedy strikes. After this week’s 35W … Continue reading →

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