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Adobe's CTO Pitches 'Apps Near You' Concept

Posted by timothy on from the eula-be-sorry dept.

angry tapir writes "Next-generation applications will be location-specific, offering users information and features related to where they are at any given moment, Adobe Systems CTO Kevin Lynch, said at the Open Mobile Summit conference. 'Apps near you,' as he called the idea, would pop up on mobile screens when a user is close to a specific location. Lynch showed the example of someone with a Samsung tablet visiting a museum and being able to download a guide application."

2 of 98 comments (clear)

  1. Spam by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Whilst there are useful examples for local apps, the most common thing is going to be advertising brochures.

  2. Umm by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How about they just focus for a little while on flashplayer-that-doesn't-suck.

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