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On the new Java Verified Testing for Java ME Simple Apps

First, let me start by including here the formal definition of the Java Verified program: What is Java Verified? Java Verified is the industry-recognised Java testing and signing programme. Developers take their Java ME apps through a testing, signing and verification process through…

On App-Specific (Customer) Support | Developer Survey

For many years I’ve been heavily involved on the mobile application aspects of mobility; the app layer and the network layers. Most recently I’ve been spending quite a bit of time managing the development of a new product called Mobile Broadband ServiceView; development…

Mobile 2.0 Europe Developer Conference and AppCircus

Mobile 2.0 Europe Developer Conference, the one day event for developers exploring the future of mobile, is approaching fast on June 17, 2010 in Barcelona. Visit dotOpen to buy tickets to the event. Very cool this year part of Mobile 2.0 Europe is…

The mobile handset as a platform for solving complex computational problems

Today I saw a short video that shows how powerful the mobile handset continues to become, in this case solving a Rubik’s Cube in seconds by using image capture, advanced algorithms and a powerful mobile platform, a Motorola Droid. The Droid is based…

On Reasons Why The Mobile/Wireless Usage Boom is Underway | Part 2

Back in April 2008, around a year after the introduction of the iPhone and Android, I wrote a piece on my blog on the Reasons Why The Mobile/Wireless Usage Boom was Underway, where I introduced the diagram below that highlights the convergence between…

Three Cool Mobile Events on 1st week of May 2010 | The Mobile Web & Widgets, The Business of Location, ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit 2010

There will be three cool mobile events on the first week of May: May 3rd – MobileMonday Austin | Topic: Mobile Web & Widgets May 5th – Rice Alliance – Austin Chapter | Topic: The Business of Location: Making Money with Geo-Aware Services…

Calling All Developers | Mobile Developer Survey

Our friends at VisionMobile are conducting a mobile developer survey, sponsored by O2 Litmus. The survey close date has been extended to March 26 and the results will be published in Q2 2010. And there are prizes! All participants will be included in…

If you are at MWC, stop by the ALU/Motive booth to see my products

While I am not attending Mobile World Congress this year (2010), my products are! If you want to see what I’ve been working on for the last year or so, stop by the Alcatel-Lucent booth where you will see a number of presentations…

.mobi enters a new phase?

I read via MobHappy that .mobi Gets Sold Off. .mobi has been a topic that stirred a lot of discussions, especially when it was introduced 4 or 5 years ago. Many, as I, believed (and still believe) that the new top level domain…

Motorola Ventures Leads Investment Round in Scanbuy (and not NeoMedia)

So Motorola invested in Scanbuy. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and NEW YORK – February 2, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), through its strategic investment arm, Motorola Ventures, today announced an investment in Scanbuy, Inc., a leader in mobile barcode solutions. Motorola acted as lead…