Forrester predicts that Wi-Fi investments for hot spots are going to be a waste of money. Only 53m Wi-Fi enabled devices will be around in Europe by 2008. However, just 7.7m users will be prepared to pay for the service...
Location-based services were hyped a lot during the heydays of mobile mania. Gradually the tracking services are becoming available for professional and personal usage. In some cases the pure amount of mobile devices in a singular cell can be handy. Road administrators can follow the traffic levels and congestions in-real time by just tapping into operator's aggregate feed without interfering to anyone's privacy. Wi-Fi seems to catch up the same features - in-house that is. Ekahau is one of the providers in this space. NyTimes covers the topic (req.required).
Google vs. Ebay - Are they rivals? For Ebay yes but Ebay for Google, I don't buy it. In Ecommerce things make sense but Google is not just about matching buyers and sellers.
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