Mike Puchol

Google GPS? Not so fast!

So Erick Schonfeld took a shot at the iPhone maps app, which uses Google Maps as its data source, and all other car-mount GPS manufacturers such as TomTom or Garmin, saying that Google should make Apple beg for maps navigation. I don’t agree with much of his post, here is why:

Real-time navigation availability depends on [...]

Wi-Fi Direct explained for those who think it is ad-hoc mode revisited

While it does contain most of the ad-hoc stack, the recently announced Wi-Fi Direct standard is actually an attempt to become more like Bluetooth. Ever since Wi-Fi was invented, ad-hoc mode allowed two or more adapters to form a peer-to-peer network without an access point (AP) running the show. In certain scenarios, there would be [...]