David Davies: The View From HereRandom thoughtsWe know where you are- June 23, 2003 So it's not just me that wants to know how you determine a mobile phone's location from it's base station sign-on. Clearly there are loads of privacy issue here but maybe it's not all Orwellian. An interesting use of the technology not mentioned in this BBC article is the ability to target an SMS to a geographical location, such that when a user enters it a new text message is generated. For example, whenever I enter a particular GSMGPRS location (as defined by the base station's geographical...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3012170.stm Harry Potter- June 21, 2003 After a 3 year wait and a midnight trip to the local book store, the kids emerge with Harry Potter book 5. Both intend to stay up all night reading it. There must have been 100 people queuing up for a copy at midnight. Not bad for the local university book store. Still, it was the end of term today so the students have got to do something with their time.http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747551006/ref=mk_wpban_1/202-5657023-8101436 |