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Welcome to About Mobility. My name is C. Enrique Ortiz and this is my blog where I cover mobile computing in general - my views on mobility, software, technologies & products, and related areas; with the occasional tangent into other unrelated thoughts. I try to blog at least once per week, if time permits.
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Motorola, the Recession, Android, what about MIDP3, and the potential for good things to come
From Recession Delays Motorola Cellphone Spinoff, More Cuts Coming (MOT) (Sillicon Alley Insider): 8:24 Have had too much complexity. Today over 20 combinations of software, silicon, and UI platforms. This has resulted in high costs and portfolio gaps in 3G, … Continue reading
(Android G1) 3G’s main weakness: power usage
Call it 3G’s weakness, its Achilles’ heel, or 3G’s worst enemy…. ==> Power consumption Ironic it is, having a 3G device, but forcing it to 2.5G, to have a usable handset over time… After a 1-day test running on EDGE … Continue reading
Mobile 2.0 Event on Nov 3rd in San Francisco
A reminder that next Monday Nov 3rd is the 2008 Mobile 2.0 event in San Francisco. The event has two tracks, a day long Business/VC-oriented track and a Builder Track in the afternoon. I’ll be charing the first panel of … Continue reading
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Android G1: First Impressions
So I got an Android G1 handset. Cool. I’ve been using it for 2 3 days now. Overall I think it is a fine handset and mobile environment with great potential. Below are my quick first impressions: the good, the … Continue reading
New Android Dev Austin group
I’ve created a Google Group for Android Dev Austin. If you are interested in Android you should register. This list will be used for Android Dev Austin related news and events, including future AndroidDevCamp for Austin. Here is the info: … Continue reading
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Paul Graham on Why Start a Company in a Bad Economy
Great read Why Start a Startup in a Bad Economy by Paul Graham. Which means that what matters is who you are, not when you do it. If you’re the right sort of person, you’ll win even in a bad … Continue reading
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Two quotes from Texas Wireless Summit that I can’t disagree with
Following Dean Terry (therefore) via Twitter, two interesting quotes caught me eye… as I couldn’t agree more: Mark Louison (Nokia): …user friendly, useful, beautiful applications will drive the entire mobile space – not hardware, bandwidth, etc. Roland Shah (Ericsson): …the … Continue reading
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This week is 2008 Texas Wireless Summit ==> $200 Discount for Friends of MobileMonday
This week is the 2008 Texas Wireless Summit. OCTOBER 14-16, 2008 AUSTIN, TEXAS USA www.twsummit.com Friends of MobileMonday get $200 discount. REGISTER NOW at http://www.twsummit.com/register/ to attend and use discount code TWS08200D to get the $200 discount. Speakers include: Michael … Continue reading
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Richard Garriot: Austinite, Game Designer, 2nd-Generation Space Traveler
Richard Garriot, a big name in Austin tech and gaming community, and gaming industry worldwide, founder of Origin Systems and other gaming companies, and creator of titles such as Ultima Online and many others, British citizen by birth, who is … Continue reading
Video of the successful SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch #4
Pretty awesome video of SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket Launch #4. As I understand it, SpaceX is the first private company (non-government involvement), to reach true orbital flight. Listen to the team cheering in the background as each major phase of … Continue reading
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Carnival of the Mobilists No. 144
Visit Xen’s Xellular Identity blog for this week’s Carnival of the Mobilists #144. Great set of posts from the mobile blogosphere. Thanks to Xen for including my piece of Mobile Context, Interactions and Data. Good to see Xen, who has … Continue reading
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Google Apps on Android
Google Apps for Android, which includes YouTube, Search w/ suggestions, Mail, Calendar, Maps, Contacts and Talk, all seem very well implemented and very well integrated with the web and their corresponding web-based applications: The Android platform is looking good… ceo
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Texas Wireless Summit 14-16 October 2008 – Register now and get $200 off
The Texas Wireless Summit, organized by the Austin Wireless Alliance is in two weeks, October 14-16, 2008. You can register at http://www.twsummit.com/register/ to attend and interact with industry leaders and learn about the future of the wireless industry. As a … Continue reading
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