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Daily Archives: June 27, 2008

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Fewer students pursue computer-related degrees

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One of our roles as computer scientists, technologists and enthusiasts, is to help educate the next generation of computer scientists, technologists and enthusiasts. Reading today that Fewer students pursue computer-related degrees really concerns me — it is a no brainer that today and…

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An Introduction to Near-Field Communication and the Contactless Communication API

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See my latest article — an introduction to the NFC API for Java… Near-field Communication (NFC) is characterized as a very short-range radio communication technology with a lot of potential, especially when applied to mobile handsets. Imagine yourself using your cellphone to interact…

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Virgin Mobile to buy Helio for $39M

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Another MVNO “bites the dust”; not exactly for Helio as it is being rescued by Virgin Mobile. At $39M it is a bargain for Virgin Mobile, compared to all the cash SK Telecom et al. have put into it… It is SO hard…

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Towards free location on all devices (with OpenCellId)

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Nice interview of Thomas Landspurg, founder of 8Motions, and a friend from France, on the importance and use of Cell-IDs for location-based mobile applications. Thomas is the creator of the OpenCellId project: This project is an open source project, aiming to create a…

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