Mobility

It is all over the Web — .mobi public registration is now open. So I went to my registrar Dotster and checked the prices for .mobi… not that I really want to register a .mobi TLD, but to have a first look at .mobi prices. Dang! They require a minimum of 2 yrs for almost … Read more

See Tom Landspurg's Myths of mobile Web2.0 (and mobile Ajax). Good piece. I share many of Tom's viewpoints, and as a matter of fact, Tom and I are very much in sync, to the point that Ajit's SoonR and Mobile AJAX article triggered similar responses on both of us. While I also share some of … Read more

Two fellow mobilists have recently published books… one book is on communication systems, and the other on Mobile Web 2.0. Both authors are great mobility bloggers, and leaders in the mobility space. Congrats to both… Communication Systems for the Mobile Information Society Martin Sauter, fellow mobility blogger who authors Martin's Mobile Technology Page, has published … Read more

Deadlines: Abstract due: November 27, 2006 Full Paper due: December 4, 2006 Acceptance notification: March 8, 2007 Camera-ready paper due: April 6, 2007 Location: Puerto Rico, USA Conference Dates: June 19-22, 2007 (Tentative) Organizers: Conference General Chair: Edward W. Knightly, Rice University Program Committee Chairs: Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington, USA Ramon Caceres, IBM T.J. … Read more

Brandon Watts, evangelist at scanR sent me an email introducing their product… scanR allows you to scan, copy, and fax with your digital camera or camera phone. This could be a handy thing… Check out the short YouTube video that shows how to use scanR to grab a snapshot of a whiteboard… From Brandon's email: … Read more

But do I really need a note to self for this? If you sell your current desktop PC, don't you wipe out the harddisk first to protect yourself? Even use some tool such as Heidi Computers Eraser? Well, the same concept applies to your cellphone – you must wipe out the sensitive data. The problem … Read more

Cool. I just read at the Carnival of the Mobilists and MobHappy weblogs, that Russell and Carlo have put together a Free Mobile RSS Reader Loaded with 14 Essential Mobile Blogs. Pretty neat. I'm honored to be included: > C. Enrique Ortiz > Darla Mack > Golden Swamp > M-Trends > MobHappy > Mobile Enterprise … Read more

As cell phones and PDAs become more technologically advanced,attackers are finding new ways to target victims. By using text messaging or email, an attacker could lure you to a malicious site or convince you to install malicious code on your portable device. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has published a set of … Read more

Carlo wrote a piece for Techdirt titled When The PDA Evolved, Its Manufacturers Didn't. Carlo's point is that the PDA market is evolving, and he is right. Some of the comments left by readers include two people who disagree with Carlo. One reader commented that PDAs that also are phones are a nightmare, and are … Read more

If you have an MMS application that you want to put it front of Cingular's marketing folks, do the following: In 2-3 sentences, write why your application is unique and how a customer will benefit from it. What multimedia components are included in the application (e.g., static photo, video, audio). In an overview or storyboard … Read more