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Monthly Archives: November 2005

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2005 JCP Micro Edition Election Results

The top two members have been elected (2005) and will serve for the next three years on the JCP Micro Edition Executive Committee. Congratulations to Sony Ericsson and Symbian. Company/Individual Votes (%) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB 31.1% Symbian Ltd 18.8% BenQ Corporation…

Nokia to buy Intellisync

Nokia to buy Intellisync. Interesting. A couple of years ago while at AGEA, I had business/partnership interactions with Pumatech, now Intellisync. Back then Pumatech swallowed Atlanta-based Synchrologic, another company I dealt with, who had a very neat/robust synchronization product — if I recall…

Web Servers and Feeds for Smartcards

Carlo of MobHappy wrote a piece on Axalto's announcement of their "new product that allows mobile users to publish a blog on their SIM cards" (via mobilepipeline). While some people are skeptical about this annoucement, there is more to this than just blogging.…

Blog Poetry…

Poetry, oh poetry. Blogging, writing, poetry. You can do it, as they can. They can do it because they find the time. So find the time, and the right topic. Write, damn you, write. They may not care, But don't worry, it'll be…

Wireless Messaging API FAQ

I just started a WMA FAQ — as I receive questions, I will update the page… See JavaMEDeveloper's WMA FAQ. ceo

Is Motorola Kicking some Buttie (in the U.S.)?

RCR Wireless News' Mike Dano reported that Motorola kicked some ass in the U.S. in the third quarter (with 36% of the U.S. mobile-phone market), with Nokia in 4th place — apparently thanks to “strong interest in its Razr and iTunes-capable phones.” You…

This week's Carnival of the Mobilists

This weeks carnival is hosted by the guy who really REALLY hates SPAM, Troy Norcross over at Consumer Preference – You can read this weeks entire collection of mobile blog entries here. ceo

The MSFT Strategy Memo Leak Shows Adaptability

Russell Buckley of Mobhappy wrote about Gate's leaked memo and a “Sea Change”. I don't think MSFT is steering in the wrong direction, but instead I see adaptability to market conditions. I think the memo covers only one of MSFT's many “battlefronts” —…

The Nokia N92 – So Sweet…

The N92, wow, what a sweet handset… While I don't care much for the TV-specific features, the rest of its features are great! (Source S60.com, and the N92 website): 2.8″ screen supporting 16 million colors High Quality stereo sound 2 mega-pixel main camera…

Palm CEO: "We won't desert Palm OS" – I say "We don't care"

There is a piece by Ina Fried at Silicon.com, where Palm's CEO Ed Colligan says “We won't desert Palm OS”… And my answer to him is — while I may not speak for all developers, and I don't want to sound rude, I…