Mobility

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

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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 applications. In this Part 3, I will cover security from … Read more

On Mobile Industry Numbers and Mobile Jobs

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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 Royal Pingdom blog some interesting Internet 2011 in numbers; looking at the … Read more

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

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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 means both native and webapps) Personal and sensitive information include any critical … Read more

Google I/O Extended Austin (2012)

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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 I/O Extended Austin — for registration and information visit https://sites.google.com/site/austinioextended/. We expect … Read more

Introduction to jQuery Mobile (May 2012)

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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: Get an introduction to the jQuery Mobile framework. Learn the basics of … Read more

On SMS traffic and revenue (early 2012)

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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 over to Facebook.” But I would say it differently: “Facebook *Data* is … Read more

On Ambient and (Mobile) Context

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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 is more than just ambient information; ambient information is a subset of … Read more

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

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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 favorite developer — a great present for Christmas. She/he will thank you. … Read more