The iPhone and Android platforms have validated a number of things; below is a list with some of such things: iPhone: Applications are at the center of next generation of handsets. That software, not hardware, is the main driver and differentiator. Touch-screens rock!…
A good writeup by James Shore on The Decline and Fall of Agile (James Shore blog). Software development projects are a hard thing; not necessarily because of the software, but because people are involved. I’ve worked on the most mature (and rigid) software…
A beautiful night launch of the Shuttle Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-126 mission (PDF)… See the launch in High Definition, or in standard definition version on Spacevidcast.com‘s YouTube channel. In Endeavour’s payload bay, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is packed full of about…
This upcoming November 17, 2008 is the last day of the JCP Executive Committee elections. This year a number of individuals have chosen to run for the SE and ME seats side-by-side large companies; see the JCP Ballot. On the ME side, we…
Andrea Trasatti wrote that Everyone wants an App Store these days. Yes, very true. I was talking about this with Brian Fling at Mobile 2.0. Apple, Google, BlackBerry. The number of independent vendors. Next, network operators… App Stores are the new Deck. But…
Over-the-Air (OTA) updates make sense; no need to connect to the PC to download needed updates. At least that is the theory… In practicality, OTA updates translate to delays, sometimes for weeks. Because OTA updates burn resources, here I refer to bandwidth, this…
The Programmable Web reports that as of Nov 2008 it has 1,000 Web APIs on its directory. You can see the distribution below (which looks pretty balanced all around) with Mapping APIs at the top: And what is the preferred way to expose…
The Android platform is an open platform, governed by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). OHA has many members, and today it includes seven network operators and four handset manufacturers. While the platform itself should be consistent across vendors/providers, thank God, I wonder what…
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