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My most recent article is on jQuery plug-ins… See Introduction to jQuery plug-ins (developerWorks). The jQuery JavaScript library has excellent support for extensibility through plug-ins that you can consume, write, and share. In this article, learn about the benefits of creating a jQuery plug-in. Get started with a basic template, and then create a relatively … Read more
The Carnival of the Mobilists (#247) came up today at mobiThinking with topics that include: Mobile’s role in Japanese disaster; near-field communications; tablets vs. smartphones; operators vs. content providers; making the Web mobile friendly and more. My piece on NFC in 2011 was picked up: NFC, a.k.a. contactless payments, touch and go, wave and pay … Read more
I was with my Finn friends at SXSW when one of the Finns, while looking at his (Android) handset said “Hey there is this event at XYZ happenning now; let’s go there!” To what I said, “Cool, what do you use to know? Foursquare, Gowalla, other app?” His response? “SMS”. Ha! I thought that was … Read more
SXSW Interactive is here! Very cool… The panels/sessions are looking great, the parties and the get together… And the weather is perfect. From the various cool panels, to the Monks of Invention, Mobile Future 15, to MobileMonday Austin and many others, hope to see you around! Ping me if you are at Interactive @eortiz (Twitter). … Read more
(This is part of a series of blog posts on Mobility in 2011) The debate of mobile (native) app vs. webapp is not new. This is a decade-old topic that has been debated since the days of WML. Today the debate is pretty much the same debate. The debate’s topics and considerations typically center around … Read more
We are less than a month away from SXSW Interactive; exciting! If you are attending the Festival, don’t forget to stop by the Mobile Future 15 session; more info below… When? Monday, March 14, 3:30-6pm. Topics & Speakers: Mobile Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in 2011 (Raj Singh, Stanford Research Institute) Future of Mobile Gaming/Entertainment (Peter Vesterbacka, … Read more
See my latest article titled DOM-based data storage and retrieval using jQuery. It covers the jQuery data() APIs and HTML5 data-* attributes in your jQuery-powered applications… Summary: The popular, and free (MIT and GPL-licensed), jQuery JavaScript library has a concise and portable set of JavaScript APIs for rapid web development. In this article, learn how … Read more
(This is part of a series of blog posts on Mobility in 2011) Near-field Communications (NFC), the very short-range secure communications channel that will enable for a new breed of application interactions, is making a comeback. The year 2011 is, finally, the year of NFC. Today NFC is the new buzzword. NFC is the “next … Read more
A reminder that our next Android Dev Austin meeting is this Thursday Feb 17 at 6pm, at the T-Mobile offices. Sponsored by T-Mobile, we will have an overview of T-Mobile’s integration of WiFi calling into Android devices followed by open format with local Android developers who will share with us their recent experiences developing and … Read more
While a radical change in strategy was expected, it is not aggressive enough. On my previous post here titled Mobility 2011: Nokia, I shared some thoughts on what Nokia should be doing; some implemented on this new strategy (such as transitioning out of Symbian), but more is needed. And while the new relationship with Microsoft … Read more