Carnival of the Mobilists – End of the Year!
This week's (the end of the year) Carnival of the Mobilists is at Mobhappy. Great collection of mobility blog pieces – check it out. Enjoy the Carnival! ceo
About Communicators: From Science Fiction to Reality, and Convergence
Most of us were introduced to communications via science fiction TV programs and movies. Today communicators are part of our daily life. Still, the Sci-Fi definition for communicators tops web searches — if we do a web search for the word “communicator” we get: “Communicators are devices in the Star Trek fictional universe which are … Read more
JTWI (JSR 185) Maintenance Review
For those of you who follow the progress and changes of Java Specifications for Java ME, a new maintenenace release for Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI) Specification (JSR 185) has been published. Changes are very few, and specific to security. ceo
The Carnival of the Mobilists Volume1 Issue10
Welcome to the Carnival! The Carnival of the Mobilists is about mobility and wireless and the blogosphere. Here you will find and learn from mobility bloggers from all around the world – from personal opinions, to topics on the technology, the landscape, marketing, as well as development. The Carnival is hosted at a different mobility … Read more
Guidelines for Location-based Service (LBS) Developers
We are seeing increased use of location data in mobility solutions such as mobile social software and in employee tracking solutions. And it is important to remind ourselves, the mobility developers, product managers and people in general whom are responsible for the creation of location-based services (LBS) and applications about the responsibilities that come with … Read more
IDEs – A Tool or an Obstacle
I am too upset to write a detailed entry on this, but all current IDEs suck in one way or another. They try to do too much. They want to be too intelligent. They want to think ahead, but they all have lost the most important feature: simplicity. What happened with most important concept of … Read more
Google – The Best Thing That Has Happened to Yahoo!
Yahoo! was one of the pioneers in Web Portals and searching – we all know that. But as it happens to many large companies, focus and vision was lost somewhere on the way – call it growing pains, or loss of direction, or something else. But Google's reshaping the landscape has revitalized the industry, and … Read more
Carnival of the Mobilists @ Mobile Jones
The Carnival of the Mobilists is about the best submitted writing on wireless and mobility, and this week's Carnival is packed with lots of excellent pieces from great Mobilists. The Carnival is hosted at a different mobility website every week. If you’re a mobility blogger, you might want to enter in the future – or … Read more
Forrester: Find Alternatives to RIM, Avoid Palm OS
For those (business-types) who are dependant on RIM Blackberries, there is a good commentary on News.com by Forrester Research titled RIM on the brink. The commentary covers things such as identify alternative technologies to RIM, and put together a migration plan just in case. They also suggest to investigate Windows Mobile handsets with support for … Read more
Carnival of the Mobilists @ Wap Review
This week's Carnival of the Mobilists is at Wap Review. Topics are: Usability v. Human Factors in Complex Mobile Systems Mobile Marketers – Take your cue from the theatre Ringtones Are Not Mobile Music, and Vice Versa Nokia S60 Platform – A JTWI Platform on Steroids Mobile phone as lifter from poverty Contemplating Life Without … Read more