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On Mobile Industry Numbers and Mobile Jobs

The other day I tweeted this: Just saw this — no better time to be a mobile developer than today | Mobile, Java Developers Hard to Find: Dice – eweek.com/c/a/IT-Managem… — CEO (@eortiz) July 11, 2012 (URL: https://twitter.com/eortiz/status/223096404233564160) Then I read at the…

Retail Stores vs. Amazon, Part 2 (2012)

On Retail Stores vs. Amazon (May 2012) I wrote about the issue that local retail stores are facing with respect to Amazon’s prowess: Consumers visit a physical-local merchant/retail-store to see, try and feel a product, then compares prices online via their smartphone in…

Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps, Part 2 – Typical Security Elements of a Mobile Application

This is Part 2 of a series on Security & Privacy for Mobile Apps. In this Part 2 of the series, we will cover the elements of mobile apps, and some guidelines related to security and privacy. (Note: in this article mobile apps…

Austin Awesome Foundation, June 2012: “Astronomy for Underserved Populations”

Another month, another grant… The Austin Awesome Foundation board of trustees have selected the project “Astronomy for Underserved Populations” as the recipient of June 2012 $1,000 grant. Congrats to Amy Jackson of Starry Sky Austin. PROJECT DESCRIPTION My experience as an educator is…

Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps, Part 1 – Introduction

This is Part 1 of a series on Security & Privacy for Mobile Apps. (Note: in this article mobile apps means both native and webapps) Are you Serious About Security on your mobile apps or webapps? Security and privacy is an area that…

ArtemisWerks — mobile strategy, software design and development services

A quick plug for ArtemisWerks. Check out the company, a provider of mobile strategy and software design and development services. For many years it has been helping companies with their mobile strategy and software products — end-to-end iOS, Android, and mobile-optimized webapps, and…

Google I/O Extended Austin (2012)

While the major Google I/O fun is happening in San Francisco on June 27-29, some of us will stay behind and run/participate at the Extended version of Google I/O — in my case, Google I/O Extended Austin. You can sign up for Google…

VC: Silicon Valley vs. Austin (May 2012)

Christopher Calnan of the Austin Business Journal wrote a piece titled VC: Silicon Valley vs. Austin, on the opinions that came out from this month’s CEO Summit in Austin. The following snippet from the article summarizes very well why Silicon Valley is (and…

Introduction to jQuery Mobile (May 2012)

See my latest article, Introduction to jQuery Mobile (developerWorks). This article, an update to my original Intro to jQuery Mobile (Feb 2011), introduces the basics in the latest version of jQuery Mobile. Learn about browser support, the UI components, and the API. “Summary:…

Top 50 #Mobile Twitter Influencers (SAP Business Innovation Blog)

See SAP’s Business Innovation Blog and its Top 50 #Mobile Twitter Influencers list. Great list of Mobilists. Thanks to Jen Cohen and team for including me… ceo