Thoughts on systems, engineering, technology, and life.

An Introduction to Near-Field Communication and the Contactless Communication API

See my latest article — an introduction to the NFC API for Java… Near-field Communication (NFC) is characterized as a very short-range radio communication technology with a lot of potential, especially when applied to mobile handsets. Imagine yourself using your cellphone to interact…

Virgin Mobile to buy Helio for $39M

Another MVNO “bites the dust”; not exactly for Helio as it is being rescued by Virgin Mobile. At $39M it is a bargain for Virgin Mobile, compared to all the cash SK Telecom et al. have put into it… It is SO hard…

Towards free location on all devices (with OpenCellId)

Nice interview of Thomas Landspurg, founder of 8Motions, and a friend from France, on the importance and use of Cell-IDs for location-based mobile applications. Thomas is the creator of the OpenCellId project: This project is an open source project, aiming to create a…

MobileMonday Austin – Oracle on mobile applications and databases (July 14th)

A very interesting topic, come see Nikunj Mehta, tech lead for Oracle’s AtomDB project, talk about an emergent approach to mobile applications and browser-embedded databases, involving the use of the Atom publishing protocol for application programming as well as data synchronization, and areas…

Mobile & Embedded Community

I’ve joined (invited to join) the governance body (Board of Directors) of the Mobile & Embedded Community. As a board member, some of my responsibilities will include: Ensure all contributions represent the values of the majority of the community and not simply the…

On my visit to the Tecnológico of Monterrey, Santa Fe

Before the new week begins, I’ll write down my thoughts and experiences on my visit to Santa Fe, Mexico City. I spent last week at the Tecnológico of Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, teaching 11 professors of Engineering on the topic of mobile technologies…

Iker Casillas saves the game

Casillas! What a great photo shot/moment, isn’t it — click to enlarge Iker Casillas blocks Daniele De Rossi penalty kick for the win — Spain 0 – Italy 0; Spain beats Italy on the shoot out…

Traveling this week – prob no blogging

I’m traveling this whole week thus blogging will be light, or no blogging at all. ceo

Successful STS-124 Space Shuttle mission

What a great photo, isn’t it? Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg looking out the space station window… If I had $20MM to spare, I would be right up there, as a space tourist. Discovery and her crew landed safely earlier today… after a successful…

Mobile 2.0 Europe, What is Mobile 2.0? (and a free ticket for you)

Mobile 2.0 Europe is scheduled for July 4, 2008 in Barcelona. And it is going to be an awesome mobility event, by mobile technologists/practitioners for mobile technologists/practitioners; that is why I like so much the Mobile 2.0 events; I can’t wait for Mobile…