Hey Peter, ... Yep...sounds good to me. ... Well...I think more than one auth model is important. ... You can definitely do it JUST on the device...but I think...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 1, 2011 3:06 pm
Well...I think more than one auth model is important. Yep. Whatever it is, it must be standards based. I really want seamless personal data control across ...
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Barney Carroll
barney.carroll@...
Apr 6, 2011 10:19 am
Hello mobile webbers, I'm currently in the discovery stage of a web app geared towards mobile which hinges on geolocation. At this stage, flat-out reliance on...
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gonzomir
Apr 6, 2011 12:49 pm
Hello, The GeoLocation API provides accuracy information as part of the position object. So you can decide what accuracy is good in your case and if it is not...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 12:53 pm
Great info. One thing to remember at about the geo location API - all you get is lat and long - heading, alt, and speed are not available. If you need that...
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Matthew Forr
mattyfo
Apr 6, 2011 1:46 pm
Peter, Not sure what you mean by write a "custom Mobile app (widget) or use a 3rd party app" couldn't you just use navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(success,...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 1:49 pm
The W3C spec doesn’t allow access to Heading, Speed and Altitude - so if you need those then you’ll need to write a custom app. Your approach will work as...
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Matthew Forr
mattyfo
Apr 6, 2011 1:52 pm
Huh, never had thought you could make an API call to get altitude data, not that I plan on using it anytime but that might be good to know :) Thanks. On Wed,...
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jim smith
jim68000
Apr 6, 2011 1:56 pm
The W3C spec only marks heading and speed as optional (they're not relevant if you're not moving). It doesn't block access. ... -- -- jim.smith@... -- --...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 2:01 pm
So how do you access them? Peter __________________________________ Peter J. Cranstone M: 720.663.1752 5o9, Inc. CEO Web Tools for Mobile ... So how do you...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 2:12 pm
Just took a look at the W3C specs… here’s the relevant part: The Geolocation API defines a high-level interface to location information associated only...
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Barney Carroll
barney.carroll@...
Apr 6, 2011 2:42 pm
... To be perfectly honest, I'm really glad this is the browser devs' problem and not mine. As with the accuracy property, I don't want to have to continuously...
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Barney Carroll
barney.carroll@...
Apr 6, 2011 2:43 pm
... So how do you access them? ... By querying the returned object. As you say, it's not obligatory and there are no current implementations apparently, so you...
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gonzomir
Apr 6, 2011 2:59 pm
It is not browser's job to look for GSM/CDMA cell ID’s and to calculate the location - the browser queries the GPS, and if it's assisted GPS, it than uses...
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Mr Speaker
mrspeak3r
Apr 6, 2011 3:36 pm
... The results I've got with the API seem a little patchy - I think all you can really do is "get what you're given" by the device. However, I read an...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 3:45 pm
Accurate geo-location is straightforward. Write an app that talks directly to the device API’s - now comes the hard decision - how do I get that information...
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jim smith
jim68000
Apr 6, 2011 3:49 pm
Peter, why is the data from the device APIs more accurate than the geolocation API? Jim ... -- -- jim.smith@... -- -- London, UK -- Peter,...
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n.j.ankin@...
n.j.ankin...
Apr 6, 2011 7:52 pm
I've incorporated the location api in a couple of my mobile websites. Here is one of my sites h t t p : / / i B o o k e r . m o b i Its a great bit of coding. ...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 8:03 pm
Nice job - here’s a performance report on it from an Android device running on AT&T’s network in the US: ...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 8:05 pm
Ran the same link through two browsers: Default Android Browser 5o9’s Browser2 (Android browser modified to measure HTTP performance) Same error message -...
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Shwetank Dixit
shwetank_sta...
Apr 6, 2011 9:30 pm
On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:35:21 +0530, Peter Cranstone ... Can you check with Opera Mobile too? Curious to know what it says there... ... -- Shwetank Dixit Web...
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Peter Cranstone
cranstone001
Apr 6, 2011 9:30 pm
It isn’t. The issue is “consistent access to accurate data”. Imagine you’re building a service for your customers. It has to work “consistently”...
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Peter-Paul Koch
ppkwdf
Apr 6, 2011 11:04 pm
Hello all, In the past few days quite a few perfectly legitimate mails were held by Yahoo for spam. I don't understand why the algorithm decided that, but it...
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Luca Passani
luca_passani
Apr 8, 2011 10:01 am
... if this can help, here is my experience: I had the exam problem with my own list (WMLProgramming at Yahoogroups, over 3000 members). The spam filter...
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Michael Schwarz
schwoortz
Apr 12, 2011 11:18 am
Hi group, is it possible to predefine the textbody of a sms on html level, like it is possible with mailto://? something like: <a...
I am out of the office until 04/18/2011. I will be out of the office on UTO until Monday April 18, 2011. Please contact webservices@... for help with...
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Michael
mbr8001
Apr 28, 2011 7:31 am
Hi My name is Michael Rosenfeld, founder of skycandi. We are a creative collective of agency professionals with expertise in mobile strategy, creative content,...
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Aaron Maxwell
amax_mobilew...
May 3, 2011 4:50 pm
Hi all, Whatheaders.com provides the service of measuring the request headers a user-agent sends during a HTTP GET request. It can be helpful if you need to...
