Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
[Update: We have a new speaker and guest, Mr. Derrick Oien, co-founder and president of Intercasting Corporation and member of Mobile Monday San Diego.] The next Mobile Monday Austin event is scheduled for next Monday, March 13. It will be a great one – we are having a great set of speakers. The ability to … Read more
I have been saying it for a while… traditional book publishing will go through a transformation… The Internet as a medium, as a distribution channel, as a repository of great content is changing the landscape. Now authors can publish their work, electronically or as hardcopies, while dictating their own schedules, and more importantly, at least … Read more
Reminder that the Festival's deadline for Applications and Games is today March 5th at midnight Central Standard Time. The Festival is looking for mobile content submissions that explore the mobile lifestyle. Submit your project now. To learn more about the Mobile Content Festival visit the MCF's website. Email me at eortiz[at]j2medeveloper.com if you have questions, … Read more
The short answer is no. RIM should have settled much earlier… RIM management were irresponsible to their customers, putting them at risk, by putting the BlackBerry product-line at risk. RIM's decision to delay the settlement comes to a price that goes beyond the $612.5 million they have put down for their “full and final settlement … Read more
This weeks' Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted by Emily Turrettini at textually.org. Enjoy the Carnival! ceo
After having to cleanup hundreds of blog SPAM entries this morning, I have decided to disable comments. I may re-enable them later, maybe just for the latest entry – I will investigate. Trackbacks are still enabled, for now. ceo
In his blog, Tom Landspurg writes about the The Benefits of Fragmentation, and how Innovation and Fragmentation are related to each other… I agree with Tom. At the same time, I disagree with fragmentation just for the hell of it. For example, long a time ago I wrote a piece on my blog titled True … Read more
While doing some market analysis, and handset penetration numbers, I was surprised to see, using CTIA subscriber numbers, that the handset penetration number here in the U.S. to be so high at 67%. Even if the numbers are a bit inflated, it is great to see such penetration, which translates to opportunities — and expect … Read more
I have posted a new mobility poll to understand the distribution of people who already have created, people currently creating vs. people who are planning on creating mobility applications… You can find the poll at my Mobility Resources page. Also, the current mobility poll can be found on the right side of this blog. ceo
BlueCasting is pushing unsolicited information to Bluetooth devices. BlueCasting is initiated by a Bluetooth client, and the information is pushed to a Bluetooth server. BlueCasting clients monitor for nearby Bluetooth devices, who intentionally or not advertise themselves, and once found, attempts to push whatever information. BlueCasting can be used for Mobile Marketing, and is being … Read more