GVSU Mobile Applications and Services Lab

Open Data Kit (ODK) is a suite of tools to help organizations collect, aggregate and visualize their data.

Android 1.5 31.0%

Here, in handy bullet point form, are all the things you need to know about iPhone OS 4.0

According to an as yet unreleased white paper by the DASH7 Alliance, enhanced loyalty programs could be the next big thing. With a DASH7-enabled phone, the white paper states, "a user could set his or her preferences in the Foursquare or Gowalla application that would allow the user to be automatically "discovered" or "checked in" at the coffee shop/restaurant/gun store/etc. and thereby accrue loyalty points passively, i.e. by just being "in" the establishment, rather than requiring active/conscious user behavior to participate in the program.

10 Mobile Trends Impacting Consumer Engagement

Android Phones Compiled List & FAQ

Several technology firms targeting retail segment such as Microsoft, Cisco and Google and leading retailers are already testing ideas with this AR concept. Although none have been successful yet, few of the products / concepts such as high capacity mobile computing (e.g. iPhone & DROID) and Microsoft’s ‘Project Natal’   seem to be promising to take this technology mainstream in the near future. 

The presentation explained why mobile retail is important, who the "mobile shopper" is (surprisingly, not just techno geeks!), what exactly we mean by "mobile retail," and how you can leverage mobile in your own retail operations.

Designing for Social Interaction

After talking with several inside sources familiar with the matter, I would like to report that every Android phone currently released in the United States will be receiving an upgrade to Android 2.1.

Here is a GPU comparison for some of the leading smartphones: Motorola Droid: TI OMAP3430 with PowerVR SGX530 = 7 million(?) triangles/sec Nexus One: Qualcomm QSD8×50 with Adreno 200 = 22 million triangles/sec iPhone 3G S: 600 MHz Cortex-A8 with PowerVR SGX535 = 28 million triangles/sec Samsung Galaxy S: S5PC110 with PowerVR SGX540 = 90 million triangles/sec

Shopping smarter with Google Shopper on your Android Phone

Our presentation was titled “Mobile Application Stores – State Of Play” and highlights some of our findings on the six largest device manufacturer stores; Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.