Category Archives: Mobile Trends

Pretty Fly for a Wi-Fi (infographic)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Samuel

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a database of Wi-Fi names must be in want of a photo that he saw on Reddit to investigate. You might already be familiar with this picture, which … Continue reading →

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Traveling Man: Tools and Apps for Testing Cell Networks Across America, Part I

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Gabe

When I set out on my journey traveling the country doing signal testing with OpenSignal & TechHive, my aim was to travel light. Hitting 20 cities in five weeks is no mean feat, and the less to cart around with … Continue reading →

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The Funniest Wi-Fi Names this Week

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Samuel

We have previously looked at how Wi-Fi names have been used to express political allegiance. For the purposes of entertainment we thought we’d take a look at the Wi-Fi names of contemporary America to see whether the spectre of Communism … Continue reading →

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What Google Activity Recognition means for apps

Posted on May 16, 2013 by James

There is no shortage of sensors on smart-phones – most devices have a lightmeter, magnetometer, three-axis-accelerometer and sensors for location (GPS, cellular/wifi radio). While it’s relatively easy for developers to access, for example, raw accelerometer data, it can be difficult … Continue reading →

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Is escaping to the wilderness the answer?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Samuel

We recently came across the news that Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp uses our coverage maps in a rather interesting way. Rather than using them purely as they were intended, he and his wife use our maps to deliberately drive to … Continue reading →

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Funniest Wifi Names This Week

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Samuel

Every week the OpenSignal app picks up thousands of new Wi-Fi names. Rather than leave them languishing in our servers, we thought we’d share and analyse some of our favourites for you. 1) !!!DEADLY VIRUS!!! – Miami, Florida OH MY … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Launch of WeatherSignal

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Samuel

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new app, designed to do for weather what OpenSignal already does for cell phone coverage. WeatherSignal is a new way of approaching weather data collection using native Android phone sensors. The ubiquity of … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Funniest Wi-Fi Names

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Samuel

Every day the OpenSignal app picks up thousands of new Wi-Fi names. Rather than leave them languishing in our servers, we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you. This week our theme is ‘The Neighbours’. 1) Serial killer … Continue reading →

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What Consumers Want

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Samuel

What is it that people look for when buying a phone? Based on a recent study done by Compete and Google it appears that what chiefly matters to people is the device they are getting and how much they are … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Outliers

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Gabe

My mission roaming the country checking carrier strength so far has taken me to six large metropolitan areas. I love cities for all they have to offer, and for the purpose of broad data collection they are the most useful; … Continue reading →

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