There are lots of discussions happening in the blogosphere about what is the definition of Open (when talking about Android vs. iPhone). Many of these discussions are around open source software (OSS). But there are other views as well to be considered when…
There are so many mobile-related events in September alone that with (at least) 28 days of mobile events, September should be designated as 2010’s Mobile Month; see below: Mobile Future Forward, Sept 8, Seattle Over the Air, Sept 10, London APP Nation Conference,…
Back at Forum Oxford a lot of interesting debates occur. The topic on Apple and NFC is no exception. Being a European forum is no surprise how many Nokia fans get all ticked off about Apple, because things like NFC has been championed…
There is a lot of noise/rumors about Apple and NFC after Apple’s hiring of NFC expert sparks digital wallet rumors. NFC is one of those technologies that I have written quite a bit about (see my NFC/Touch page) and that I believe will…
Back in 2003-2004 I helped create one of the firsts location-based solutions for mobile called WorkTrack (San Francisco startup Aligo later acquired by Corrigo). Such experience helped raise my level of awareness when it comes to location (and any sensitive) information and mobile.…
And the world has suddenly gone paranoid and/or Big-Brother with RIM: In the UAE where “The issue … against BlackBerry’s super-secure encrypted services” (Reuters); In India where “Indian officials say they need to be able to intercept BlackBerry messages” (Information Week); In Indonesia…
On my previous post, Looking back — Local faster, fresher, better…, a flashback, I wrote about after how in the last 3-4 years Mobility has reached a state of adoption and commoditization that many of us have been preaching for years now.
While cleaning up my blog I encountered an old blog of mine from 2007 and 2008, before iPhone native apps became mainstream. And I am not surprised at all about how things had turned out — exactly as I was expecting. From Is…
So it has begun, Microsoft announced that slowing (killing) the KIN product: “We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team…
Read this week’s Carnival of the Mobilists at MSearchGroove (MSG), this week’s topics are a balanced mix of must-read posts and rants that include Smartphone Stats, Android’s Lead, Mobile Future Event, Developer Issue Survey & Voting Campaigns For Impact… Enjoy! ceo
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