Tag: iphone

• Chicago Way May Come to Have Enlighted Meaning

  Image via Wikipedia At the OpenGov Chicago meetings, there is energy and excitement. Carlson, Tolva, and Goldstein have all attended. As a journalist teacher, I find encouragement to get involved with the data. And that’s what I’ll be doing this semester. there’s something new going on in the Windy City that’s worth sharing with the…

  Barbara Iverson

  August 18, 2011

  Maps & Mapping

  apple, Application programming interface, chicago, data, google, iphone, Metro Chicago Information Center, O’Reilly Radar, opengove, United States

• Most important piece on new business that I’ve read lately.

  …the news industry and the consumer are now on a precipice. It’s clear that news remains important to the consumer, but where they get it from is not. As attention refocuses, the relationship between the consumer and news will shift evermore to a “pull” rather than “push” strategy for the consumer. No app or mobile…

  Barbara Iverson

  January 25, 2011

  Business models, News biz

  Business, Consumer, IPad, iphone, paidContent, TechCrunch, themediaisdying, Twitter

• PCMag Slideshow Features Most Anticipated for 2011

  Image by fmg2001 via Flickr The Most Anticipated Products & Technologies of 2011 – Verizon iPhone – Slideshow from PCMag.com. http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js

  Barbara Iverson

  December 31, 2010

  Predictions & Trends

  apple, Handhelds, iphone, ITunes, PC Magazine, Smartphones

• App that watches your house

  Vince Hunter considers himself tech-savvy, but never realized the newest “app” on his iPhone would thwart a burglary while he was out of town. via iPhone ‘app’ thwarts burglary for out-of-town couple | wfaa.com | Home Page. Related articles by Zemanta Caught in the Act: Man Sees Burglary on iPhone (abcnews.go.com) Dallas, Texas Man Watches…

  Barbara Iverson

  August 25, 2010

  Technology

  Burglary, Dallas, Handhelds, iphone, Mobile phone, Police officer, Smartphones, Wallpapers and Themes

• Smartphones Helping Magazines Become Interactive – NYTimes.com

  “An application called ScanLife, widely available online as a free download, turns a phone into a bar-code reader. Versions exist for the iPhone and BlackBerry as well as Android-based handsets, and the app comes preloaded on many Sprint phones in the United States. ScanLife can also read many standard bar codes on many phones, so…

  Barbara Iverson

  January 13, 2010

  Augmented reality, Disruptive Tech, Mobile phone, Smartphones

  android, Barcode, BlackBerry, cuecat, iphone, magazines, ScanLife, Smartphone

• Steve Outing Suggests how to Sell Stories as add-on apps

  For a news publisher to take advantage of the ability to charge for premium or special content within its own iPhone app, it will have to charge something for the app itself. 99 cents is a reasonable price that should not scare too many people away, as long as there’s real value in using the…

  Barbara Iverson

  July 8, 2009

  Business models, Future of News, micro-payments, New economic models

  apps, iphone, payments

• Slashdot | University Gives Away iPhones To Curb Truancy

  “A Japanese University is giving away iPhones to its students to use the phones’ GPS functionality to catch students who skip classes. The University claims students currently fake attendance by having other students answer for them during rollcall, they also said that while this can be abused by giving other students the phone, they are…

  Barbara Iverson

  June 2, 2009

  Mobile phone, Smartphones

  Education, Global positions system, iphone, Truancy

• Latitude is the latest in locative tools

  I’m interested in “locative” work. That is work that is tied to, or evolves around locations. Google’s latitude, for iPhone, or computer (via iGoogle) looks very interesting. If you are on it, invite me to your group so we can experiment with it. Here is the scoop: Related articles by Zemanta Google Maps for Mobile…

  Barbara Iverson

  February 5, 2009

  Blogging, Locative

  geotagging, Google Maps, iphone, Latitude, Locative, Smartphones, social net works

• In a Nutshell: Palm Pre vs. iPhone vs. G1

  CES 2009 brought us a new player in the smartphone upper-echelon. Let’s drill down and see how the Palm Pre compares with the iPhone and Android’s G1. via In a Nutshell: Palm Pre vs. iPhone vs. G1.

  Barbara Iverson

  January 13, 2009

  Uncategorized

  G1, iphone, mobile phones, mobiles, pre

• Poynter Pals in Chicago Area

  Unity is in town this week, so lots of various media people are here as well. Amy Gahran is visiting on her way to talk about her Knight project. We are talking about the iPhone vs. Nokia N-95 8G, who has good mobile websites, and more.

  Barbara Iverson

  July 21, 2008

  Smartphones

  Amy Gahran, iphone, Smartphones