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Calling All Developers | Mobile Developer Survey

Our friends at VisionMobile are conducting a mobile developer survey, sponsored by O2 Litmus. The survey close date has been extended to March 26 and the results will be published in Q2 2010. And there are prizes! All participants will be included in…

We had an awesome MobileMonday Austin Feb 2010 | Thanks to our sponsor Skyhook Wireless

Wow, what a great MobileMonday Austin event we had last Monday Feb 22. With around 120 people attending, a great agenda and speakers, and a good time, it is safe to call the event a success. The opening by David, the demos by…

To prevent telemarketers from calling you, add yourself to the National Do Not Call List

I hate telemarketers; nothing personal, but I hate when they call home and when they call my mobile consuming my minutes! If you want to avoid being called by telemarketing companies, you should add yourself to the National Do Not Call List. Add…

Carnival of Mobilists 211 at the Communities Dominate Brands Blog

Tomi Ahonen, five-time bestselling author and consultant on digital convergence and mobile telecoms, is hosting this week’s Carnival of the Mobilist #211. This week’s carnival has submissions from Mobi Thinking, WAP Review, Open Gardens, Little Springs Design, M-Search Groove, Voip Survivor, Francisco Kattan,…

If you are at MWC, stop by the ALU/Motive booth to see my products

While I am not attending Mobile World Congress this year (2010), my products are! If you want to see what I’ve been working on for the last year or so, stop by the Alcatel-Lucent booth where you will see a number of presentations…

.mobi enters a new phase?

I read via MobHappy that .mobi Gets Sold Off. .mobi has been a topic that stirred a lot of discussions, especially when it was introduced 4 or 5 years ago. Many, as I, believed (and still believe) that the new top level domain…

MobileMonday Austin | February 22, 2010 | Great Agenda: Monetizing Mobile Apps

We are having an awesome MobileMonday Austin event on February 22; a great agenda indeed. Thanks to our sponsor Skyhook Wireless, Dell, and our speakers, for helping make this event possible. And thanks to our Media Sponsor RCR Wireless News. Seating is limited.…

Last Space Shuttle night launch and the end of the USA manned space program in 2010

Space Shuttle Endeavor lists off from laucn pad 39A Yesterday Feb 8, 2010 was the last scheduled Space Shuttle night launch. STS-130 on board Endeavour. Night launches are spectacular. I should have made plans to go see that. My brother did. Next there…

Motorola Ventures Leads Investment Round in Scanbuy (and not NeoMedia)

So Motorola invested in Scanbuy. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and NEW YORK – February 2, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), through its strategic investment arm, Motorola Ventures, today announced an investment in Scanbuy, Inc., a leader in mobile barcode solutions. Motorola acted as lead…

Oracle announced it finalized its acquisition of Sun — Bye Sun and Thanks…

As I read Terrence’s blog Goodbye Sun & Thanks, Scott, I think back at my days when I worked closely with Sun. Many believed that I worked for Sun but I actually didn’t… I have been a fan of Sun Microsystems through out…