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As smartphones come with barometers, new apps will improve weather forecasting
- Retra 12y agoI love the idea of including measurement tools in smartphones. It would be a great way to gather metrics on all sorts of things. I just wish we had a better kind of purpose-based security model.
- andyl 12y agoI've always wondered - why don't smartphones come with FM radios ??
- userbinator 12y agoThey do, or some of them at least. Mine does. Edit: it has an FM transmitter too.
- wahsd 12y agoSome do. Even the new $20 Microsoft Nokia 215 targeting the developing world have FM antennas and radio functionality. It's actually a wholly under-served feature ... if anyone is working on non-profit, NGO ventures.
- dbarlett 12y agoSamsung's purported rationale for dropping the FM radio in the Galaxy S4: Our studies show a trend shift of interest to digital broadcasting, specifically – focus on listening to music content in social networks or on the channel YouTube. The flagship model of our products are focused on customers who use digital content, which use modern formats and channels of information consumption. (translated from Russian). http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-explains-why-galaxy-s4-lacks-fm-radio/ http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-explains-why-galaxy-s4-lack... I can't image carriers are upset about it.
- Scaevolus 12y agoShould be corrected to the non-mobile link: http://cacm.acm.org/news/181137-thats-traffic-up-next-weather/fulltext http://cacm.acm.org/news/181137-thats-traffic-up-next-weathe...