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Where granted (very broad with prior-art) “Location-based services” patent

If you read my blog, you know that the USPTO granting patents that affect (mobile) innovation when they should not, is a pet peeve of mine. Today I read about a new patent around location-based services. Good for Where. Not as good for…

Help Map the Austin Mobile Scene

Steve Guengerich has been putting together a very nice idea, mapping the Austin mobile scene; excellent! Steve is managing director of BroadBrush Ventures and a member of the founding management team of Appconomy. I met Steve the other day for the first time…

The beauty of data visualization

View high-res (3.8MB) (Facebook) Created by Paul Butler, an intern on Facebook’s data infrastructure engineering team, he writes: “Visualizing data is like photography. Instead of starting with a blank canvas, you manipulate the lens used to present the data from a certain angle.”…

Insider’s Guide to Mobile, Free Edition (Tomi Ahonen)

Check out Tomi’s latest book, the Insider’s Guide to Mobile, Free Edition. ceo

Observations on US Patent Process and RunwayFinder vs. FlightPrep (Stenbock & Everson)

As a (mobile) SW developer and technologist, the state of the US Patent Office and its process has been and is a concern. In the past I’ve been vocal about this: As (mobile) technologists we must be aware of and recognize the potential…

Article: Introduction to Facebook SDK for Android

Write Facebook apps for the Android platform with the Facebook Android SDK… You can incorporate Facebook functionality into your own applications. From the mobile perspective, the Facebook Platform supports APIs for mobile web applications, and mobile SDKs for native mobile applications for the…

Article: Understanding Android local data store APIs

“The ability to store data locally on the mobile device is a critical function for mobile applications that are required to maintain essential information across application-executions or the lifetime of the application. As a developer, you constantly need to store information such as…

Next Android Dev Austin | Dec 7, 2010

Folks, after a quiet, busy time, we finally have an Android Dev Austin scheduled for Dec 7, 2010; mark your calendars. >> PLEASE RSVP for headcount at http://androiddevaustin.com

Aurora Borealis Over Norway

One of the most beautiful things that I hope to see in person before die are the Flowing Auroras. The video below captures this beautiful phenomenon. Flowing Auroras Over Tromsø, Norway Aurora Borealis timelapse HD – Tromsø 2010 from Tor Even Mathisen on…

MobileMonday/AppCircus Austin Showcase @ TWS 2010 – And the Winner Is…

We had a wonderful showcase at the Texas Wireless Summit 2010, with 12 companies participating: Callvine edioma Famigo Games GameSalad GetYa Learn On Hurricane Party MapMyFitness MediaSourcery QRANK SocialMuse SocialSmack TabbedOut Great interactions and demos all across… The companies were judged based on…