Recommended by elsterama on May 23, 2011 via ReadWriteWeb
Rhomobile, makers of an open source Ruby-based framework for building mobile applications for major smartphone operating systems, recently launched the latest version of their toolkit, Rhodes 3.0. The updated framework has added support for NFC (near field communications), the backbone for the upcoming mobile wallet systems and more. Rhodes is also the first framework outside of Microsoft's official channels to support Windows Phone 7.Continue
Recommended by elsterama on May 20, 2011 via ReadWriteWeb
Mobile, location based social networking is a young but exciting field. How will it gain mainstream adoption and how will it become a viable business, though? A new partnership announced today between notable location service Loopt and high-flying mega-discount provider Groupon provides an interesting data point in the discussion.Continue