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Monthly Archives: October 2005

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Google AdSense or NoSense?

Google ads could be better targeted… that's right… AdSense can sometimes put up some very lame ads. Today it was a great example of this — great traffic yet the number of clicks was basically next to zero — at the time of…

This week's Carnival of the Mobilists

This week's Carnival of the Mobilist is being hosted by Rudy de Waele of m-trends.org. Check it out! ceo

MSA for CLDC Approved – But With Request for Changes

The Micro Edition Executive Committee (EC) has voted to approve the Public Review Draft of Mobile Service Architecture for CLDC (JSR 248), but with good comments requesting making the JSR smaller. The voting was as follows: Voted Yes Did not Vote Abstain IBM…

Macromedia Flash Lite — Pretty Impressive…

You may know that I am a Java ME guy, but I have to say that Macromedia Flash Lite seems like a very awesome, robust platform for mobile applications. Just look at the following features for mobile phones, and decide for yourself: Major…

Putting together the Top 10 replies why your Java ME app doesn't work…

After my post Developer's Top 10 replies when code doesn't work…, it occured to me why don't we now put together the top 10 replies for why Java ME apps stop working or misbehave… I have come up with 7 so far… Post…

FilmLoop — Pretty Cool…

A friend of mine just pointed me to FilmLoop, a new tool to share photos – it is pretty cool indeed. FilmLoop supports elements of social networks that allows you to share your own film loops with friends and family, and even send…

Making Meaning – The Next Big Thing

On a recent post titled Microsoft Media Center vs. Apple FrontRow, Om Malik wrote: “its not being the first, or being the one with the greatest number of features that translates into market share. Instead it is helping millions of consumers ease into…

Contactless Communication API now available for Public Review

The Contactless Communication API optional package (JSR 257) is now available for Public Review. “This specification defines Contactless Communication API , Java ME optional package containing an application programming interface, that allows Java ME application developers to access information on contactless targets, such…

I knew it – It is about enhancing the communication experience!

Shawn from Intercasting has a very nice piece where he summarizes his trip to Europe. One of the excellent points that he makes on his blog reads: “Communication and Community are the future of data apps” and “Carriers and customers want applications that…

W3C The Mobile Web Best Practices

[Via W3C] The W3C Mobile Web Initiative Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0. “The draft describes how to produce Web content and Web sites intended for delivery to mobile and small-screen devices. Writing for…