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Apple iPhone: Location Aware Applications…

Brady Forest has posted an analysis of some data released by Skyhook wireless, the company that provides the location for the Apple iPhone. Skyhook has shared some details of how iPhone application developers are making use of the device location in their applications.


Apple iPhone Location Aware Apps

It’s a small dataset, so we mustn’t place too much significance on the conclusions of any analysis, but it makes for an interesting read.

I often work on the assumption that location adds value to an application, so it was intriguing to discover that a greater percentage of location aware applications are given away for free (40%), in comparison to the larger pool of iPhone applications, of which only a quarter are given away, and the remainder are sold.

Who needs a Postcode Address File…

The artwork of London based illustrator Harriet Russell caught my eye today. Russell concealed the addresses of 130 letters to herself in a series of increasingly complex puzzles and ciphers, my two favourites are below (and more here):

Copyright Harriet Russell

Copyright Harriet Russell

Her book ‘Envelopes: A Puzzling Journey Through the Royal Mail‘ is on sale shortly.

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