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Security & Privacy on Mobile Apps, Part 3 – PCI Compliance

This is Part 3 of a series on Security & Privacy for Mobile Apps. Part 1 of this series introduced main concepts related to security on mobile apps. Part 2 went deeper into the security elements and guidelines related to security and privacy…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

On SMS traffic and revenue (early 2012)

Today I read the following (Strand Consults): “Facebook is killing the mobile operators’ SMS traffic and revenue… The golden days where SMS traffic and revenue simply continued to grow are almost over, as customers are now moving part of their mobile communication traffic…

On Ambient and (Mobile) Context

Recently I have been seeing the word “ambient” used a lot to describe “context”; a good example is Alohar Mobile and its Mobile Ambient Analytics Platform. Alohar Mobile are also the makers of Placeme. Is Ambient the new Context? It is not. Context…

Android in Action, 3rd Edition (Ableson, Sen, King, Ortiz)

Android in Action, 3rd edition, which I co-authored together with Frank Ableson, Robi Sen and Chris King, is out! You can order it online (see Amazon), or visit your favorite bookstore. Order one, order two, order three copies! Give a copy to your…