Originally Posted by
mrobert
I am planning to develop an application which is aimed at people traveling a lot..So, anything that is needed by them, is something I am willing to investigate.
One of the more important aspects is the amount of data used.
I am often using my mobile data connection while roaming, and it does make a difference if I have to load 1Mb or 10Kb to view the same amount of information. Speed is also a factor here.
Originally Posted by
mrobert
Internet access not being permanent, or easy to access while traveling, it makes sense for me to download/cache whatever interests me, and be able to read it later on, even if I no longer have internet access.
Also, I am not reading all the sections on the FT forums. I would like to simply see and load those that interest me.
This would be so cool. An app that cached a lot of data would be very nice.
I use my iPod Touch a lot for this but it gets frustrating: e.g., it can be difficult to edit quotes when replying, and the lack of caching means it only works with good 802.11 availability.
Originally Posted by
Randy Petersen
If you'll all hold on a little while longer, you'll hear news of a specific iPhone app for FlyerTalk within the next few weeks. It is at Apple for app approval and I have it working on my 3GS. It will be co-branded to begin with but is fairly interesting and i think you'll all enjoy it. As well, not to slight anyone, the app will be available in BB form.
This sounds very interesting. Can you say anything about the goals of this app and how they compare with those of
mrobert's app?