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A number of Mobilists have been taking stabs at the definition of what the next generation of mobile is – this sometimes is referred to as Mobile 2.0. Ajit and Tony at OpenGardens took a stab at defining Mobile Web 2.0, and Daniel Appelquist has taken a stab at defining Mobile 2.0. My view of … Read more
Mike Rowehl, organizer of the Mobile 2.0 event summarizes his views on the Mobile 2.0 event and the mobile industry. Thanks to Mike for organizing the Mobile 2.0 event and taking such initiative/leadership… Mike has done his part to make a difference, and it is up to the mobile industry to pull together and innovate … Read more
Just learned via Ander's blog, that Sony Ericsson is in the process of acquiring UIQ from Symbian. This is pretty big news. This ties the fate of UIQ directly to SonyEricsson. I always thought UIQ is a superior interface that provides great experience and usability. I'm a fan of UIQ, and of touch screens … Read more
Rafe Blandford has published this week's Carnival of the Mobilist, number 52. Good stuff as usual, go check it out… From All About Symbian: “It is time for the 52nd Carnival of the Mobilists (CotM) and as it enters its second year it continues to swing. This week we have the usual round up of … Read more
Your web site “is broken” if… visiting users have to fall back to the browser's search box to (externally) find what they are looking for… Many web sites are so poorly designed and/or organized, that it is faster to find information on it by searching using an external search engine such as Google or Yahoo! … Read more
Perhaps the most gorgeous airplane ever built is the P-51D Mustang. Built by North American Aviation company and introduced in 1942, is just a flying beauty. And while the Mustang I always liked since I was a child, it is not until two years ago, while picking up my brother from a small private airport … Read more
Google's new Gmail mobile (local) client is now available. I installed the Java ME client for a quick spin. The app, even without push or autosync email, is a winner – an example of the kind of rich clients that I (and others) have been talking about, and why it is just better than browser-based … Read more
See Ocean 2048: Experts fear collapse of fish species. And remember…
The current trend on web applications are centered on the user, the user's (generated) content, and collaboration (sharing and communication) between the users. This is referred to as Web 2.0-type of web apps. Implicit here are highly-available web applications servicing many, many concurrent users. Why not think big when deploying your Web 2.0 app? You … Read more
Don't forget the Mobile 2.0 event next Monday November 6th, brought to you by Mobile Monday. I'm not going to make it to the event, as my daughter’s birthday takes precedence :-) But it is going to be a great gathering of Mobilists technologists – don't miss it… ceo