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Improving The Patient Experience (early 2015)

Disclaimer: The French Hospital Medical Center app is powered by Phunware’s Vertical Solutions platform, one of the products that I manage at Phunware. As the mobile lifestyle, advanced smartphones and advanced networks continue its path to convergence powering the pervasive, actionable Mobile Context,…

NIST releases guide to mobile app security (early 2015)

NIST Special Publication 800-163 Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications Steve Quirolgico Jeffrey Voas Tom Karygiannis Christoph Michael Karen Scarfone This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-163. Also attached: NIST.SP.800-163 /ceo

3 Part Series on Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps

The following is a three part series about Security and Privacy on Mobile (orig. 2012) that covers important concepts, design elements and compliance: Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps, Part 1 – Introduction Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps, Part 2 – Typical…

Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist

What a gorgeous short film. Thanks Erik. I believe human beings will accomplish all of this. Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo. Thanks Erik for letting us imagine and in our own ways live through this…

Let’s not forget…

Let’s not forget. 13 years ago, it was morning. It was the year 2001. The attack came in the form of airplanes and souls; let’s not forget those who perished and what was at the center of that horrible act. Societies in general…

Three Generations of Mobile Apps (Aug 2014)

We currently are at the third generation of native Mobile apps (2014), with each generation building upon the previous one. The first generation was introduced to the “masses” circa 2000. This generation of mobile apps were Operator-centric and built for the first generation…

On Android and Fragmentation (early 2014)

Due to its origins and philosophy with respect to openness, Android is a fragmented mobile platform. This is illustrated next: There are different kinds of fragmentation to keep in mind. Android platform versions. To minimize fragmentation-related headaches, decide early on what versions of…

5 Tips to Get Started with Android Development

I wrote a small piece for the Safari Flow Blog: With sales of Android devices growing, there’s no better time to get started crafting your first Android app. Here are the five things you need to know before creating that first killer app.…

Mobile Monday Austin @ SXSWi 2014 (Unofficial)

The Mobile Monday Austin (unofficial) SXSW party is back. Join us at Fogo de Chao on Monday, March 10 at 5:30pm for some free drinks and food, as well as demos from leading mobile startups from Austin and around the world. We packed…

Using Android’s Advertising ID

My most recent piece is about Using Android’s Advertising ID (Safari Online Books blog). The ability to identify users is important for advertising, analytics and other purposes. Android developers typically rely on the Android Device ID or Telephony IDs such as the International…