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

Mobile Content Consumption: iPhone, Smartphone and Total Market for January 2008 (M:Metrics)

Earlier this month, M:Metrics released some interesting numbers on Mobile Content Consumption: iPhone, Smartphone and Total Market for January 2008: US EU FR DE IT ES UK Total mobile subscribers (13+) 219m 220.5m 45.5m 48.5m 46.5m 33.5m 46.5m Watched video 4.6% 5.5% 5.3%…

Motorola, the split, and an open letter by an insider

Earlier today William Volk shared a link to the article Motorola insider tells all about the fall of a technology icon, a letter by Numair Faraz, who was Geoffrey Frost a personal adviser during his days as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing…

Software Development Strategies For Startups

In startups it’s so important to make an impact (Go to Market) early and as efficiently as possible, with the resources at hand, and while following proper software engineering methods. Many companies fail because they never deliver, or simply deliver too late. Timing…

Space Shuttle and Station Sighting Opportunities for March 2008

By coincidence today I saw the Space Shuttle and Station flying just over, at 12 o’clock. I immediately recognized then as potentially the Shuttle and Station; because of the inclination, they were as bright as I can remember seeing them, for a long…

GoMo News on Wheels at CTIA 2008!

For those attending CTIA 2008, Debi Jones (aka Mobile Jones), who runs the US efforts for GoMo News, is producing GoMo News on Wheels! at CTIA 2008. Debi will be producing LIVE content from CTIA using her N95 over Sprint’s EVDO network at…

ZAIO – creating a photo DB of YOUR house, and selling that info to others

So after running some errands midday today, I drove home to pickup something. And on the street was a photographer, taking pictures of the homes nearby. As the photographer approaches my house I asked the lady, “what’s this all about?” She identified herself…

Sun SPOT at the Mobility Weblog

Thanks to the Sun SPOT team, who sent me a Sun SPOT development kit. SPOT stands for Small Programmable Object Technology, and are very powerful and sophisticated little devices, perfect for sensor-based applications, and pervasive computing. A Sun SPOT has the following: a…

Rudy De Waele on Mobile 2.0 revisited

My friend Rudy De Waele has published a revised presentation on Mobile 2.0. It’s a great summary, check it out below. | View | Upload your own ceo

Rules for Ethical Reformatting: A Developer Manifesto

I’m glad to see Luca Passani et al. Rules for Ethical Reformatting: A Developer Manifesto. These rules (or guidelines) on ethical reformatting for mobile we are a must, and I hope that everyone shows their support for it now, and through their evolution.…

Naked-Eye Gamma Ray Burst – most distant object ever seen by human eyes without optical aid

The brightest ever gamma ray burst, visible by the naked eye, was observed on March 19th. “If someone just happened to be looking at the right place at the right time, they saw the most distant object ever seen by human eyes without…