Thoughts on AI, architecture, and building systems that work in the real world.

Apple and NFC — iPhone will trigger the Mobile RFID/NFC revolution

There is a lot of noise/rumors about Apple and NFC after Apple’s hiring of NFC expert sparks digital wallet rumors. NFC is one of those technologies that I have written quite a bit about (see my NFC/Touch page) and that I believe will…

SXSW 2011 PanelPicker | Vote now; voting ends Aug 27, 2010

A reminder that the 2011 SXSW Interactive PanelPicker community voting is open and that voting ends Aug 27, 2010. SXSW Interactive is on March 11-15, 2011. For SXSW Interactive alone there are 2344 sessions! Wow. And for mobile/wireless and mobile apps there are…

Carnival of the Mobilists #234

This week’s Carnival of the Mobilists #234 is at TheFonecast.com. Packed with great entries by Steven Hoober, Antoine RJ Wright, Ajit Jaokar, Judy Breck, Peggy at MSearchGroove, the folks at The Fonecast and myself! Enjoy! ceo

Guidelines and Best Practices for Handling Sensitive Data

Back in 2003-2004 I helped create one of the firsts location-based solutions for mobile called WorkTrack (San Francisco startup Aligo later acquired by Corrigo). Such experience helped raise my level of awareness when it comes to location (and any sensitive) information and mobile.…

The BlackBerry Ban Debacle and General Implications

And the world has suddenly gone paranoid and/or Big-Brother with RIM: In the UAE where “The issue … against BlackBerry’s super-secure encrypted services” (Reuters); In India where “Indian officials say they need to be able to intercept BlackBerry messages” (Information Week); In Indonesia…

Carnival of the Mobilists #233

This week’s Carnival of the Mobilists is at Mobsessed where you can find mobile blogging from James Roswell who writes about the Wholesale Application Community’s mission, Eric over at MobileSlate gives you an insight into the cardinal sins of Foursquare, Peggy Anne Salz…

M2M vs. Internet of Things

Today I was reading the agenda for Mobilize, where I read the following statement: The Internet of Things… The M2M or “Internet of Things” proposition opens up a vast new array of opportunity for carriers, entrepreneurs and consumer experiences. We look at some…

What is next and a continuation on the theme of convergence and reasons for a mobile boom

On my previous post, Looking back — Local faster, fresher, better…, a flashback, I wrote about after how in the last 3-4 years Mobility has reached a state of adoption and commoditization that many of us have been preaching for years now.

Looking back — Local faster, fresher, better…

While cleaning up my blog I encountered an old blog of mine from 2007 and 2008, before iPhone native apps became mainstream. And I am not surprised at all about how things had turned out — exactly as I was expecting. From Is…

SXSW PanelPicker 2011: Send Your Incredible (Mobile) Programming Ideas Now!

It is that time again… The 2011 SXSW PanelPicker launched on Tuesday, June 15: see PanelPicker 2011: Send Us Your Incredible Programming Ideas Now! (SXSW blog). The entry process for the PanelPicker continues through Friday, July 9. Then the public voting phase on…