Category Archives: mobile

The dawn of mobile in retail

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Thomas Purves

One big idea I’ve been focused on a fair bit lately is what I call “Augmented Retail”. Augmented retail is about the potentially disruptive outcome of the inevitable convergence of mobile technology, ubiquitous connectivity and retail. Mobile technology is not … Continue reading →

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Canadian Wireless Spectrum Announcement

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Thomas Purves

The rumours are buzzing that a major announcement is due after 4pm this afternoon regarding Canada’s wireless spectrum allocation. Watch this post for ongoing coverage. And look for full coverage at StartupNorth.ca later today -and- another highly-related announcement I can’t … Continue reading →

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Why do wireless devices need to be phones?

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Wow, Verizon has just made a very important announcement today: “Verizon Wireless today announced that it will provide customers the option to use, on its nationwide wireless network, wireless devices, software and applications not offered by the company. Verizon Wireless … Continue reading →

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