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So what is or should be Microsoft’s strategy for mobile?

So it has begun, Microsoft announced that slowing (killing) the KIN product: “We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team…

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…

The Central Texas Entrepreneur Funding Symposium ’10

The Central Texas Entrepreneur Funding Symposium ’10 is a one-day conference for entrepreneurs ready to go to the next level and looking for the funding to make it happen. The event designed to provide entrepreneurs with the information they need to adequately fund…

Twitter and the Library of Congress

So the Library of Congress (LoC) has acquired the entire Twitter archive. All public Tweets, from day one. From the research perspective, this is great news. Assuming Twitter remains up and running for many years or decades, the amount of information (big data)…