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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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Category Archives: General
Meet at Mobile World Congress 2009
For those attending Mobile World Congress 2009: I would love to meet my (virtual) friends, followers and people who I follow, From work perspective, if your company has or will have “end-to-end digital management” needs anywhere in the world from … Continue reading
Upgraded to WordPress 2.7
I just updated to WordPress 2.7 (from 2.5.1). Hooray… It was about time. The new Dashboard is very nice…
My New Book
On my new book, I explain how to build up great abs… (OK, ok, I am joking, but my wife had a great hard laugh) ceo
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Russian Professor Predicts Fall of USA by 2010
Source: Datamation/Mike Elgan. There is a Wall Street Journal article about the Russian academic Igor Panarin who predicts the U.S. will fall apart in 2010… …and his theory goes like this: “There’s a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will … Continue reading
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International Long Distance Calls Going Mobile
Not only landlines are being replaced by mobile phones, but according to the Annual TeleGeography study of the international voice market, international long-distance calling is also moving to mobile handsets: ceo
What can a business do to maximize its chances of survival?
From Re-inventing Management and Management Education (Irving Wladawsky-Berger): What can a business do to maximize its chances of survival? Foremost is to embrace a culture of innovation. If the environment is going to change, you want to be among the … Continue reading
The Public Review — Mobile Service Architecture 2; Developer Input is Needed
The Mobile Service Architecture 2 (JSR 249) is the specification that promises making Java ME-based handsets what many of us have been waiting for years: API robust and consistent. The JSR 249 is now in Public Review phase, and it … Continue reading
Obama’s NASA Dilemma
Great article on Obama’s NASA Dilemma (The Technology Review). “When president-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, he will be faced with a rare situation. Within his first 100 days, he will have to decide the fate of America’s space … Continue reading
About Artists and Painters and Ibsen Espada
Left: Ibsen Espada, Right: CofresÃ. Source Houston Press I really believe “artist” is the one of the most difficult jobs in the whole world; and only the best can survive as true artists. People don’t buy paintings all the time, … Continue reading
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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One click to effective (mobile) interactions
I argue that for mobile interactions such as (smart/2D) barcodes and NFC to really takeoff, they must be “one click away”… OK, no surprise there. But what I really mean is that cellphones should have an explicitly designed and easy … Continue reading
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SXSW 2009 Interactive Panel Picker
Today is the last day to cast your vote for next year’s SXSW Interactive sessions… The mobile and wireless sessions are looking great. This year I am part of the advisory board for mobile and wireless, but sorry, I take … Continue reading
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