Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
Carlo Longino of MobHappy writes The Tipping Point For The Mobile Web where he expands on an entry from Russell Beattie of Mowser titled Crossing the Rubicon of the Mobile Web where they write about the mobile web reaching the point of no return, or the tipping point. But while we are in the right … Read more
A reminder that Mobile Information Device Profile 3 (MIDP3) specification currently is in Public Review… MIDP3 has lots of new features, many of these requested by the developer community (you!). Your feedback is sought. The Public Review Draft Specification for JSR-000271 Mobile Information Device Profile 3 is now available for Public Review from: JSR 271 … Read more
There are a number of threads going on in the blogosphere about Twitter and its business model… Or I should say, the fact that Twitter it has NO business model (still). Interestingly others are building applications on top of Twitter, i.e. the parasites (such as Twitterrific) who do have business models and charge users. Interesting… … Read more
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Following the Top 11 Payments News Stories of 2007 by Glenbrook Partners, I’ve put together a list of relevant news that are specific to Mobile Payments for 2007. The year 2007 saw a number of mobile payment-related announcements and dozens of trials. Almost a year after Pay Buy Mobile was announced in GSM World 2007, … Read more
Three days ago marked 436 years since the birth of Johannes Kepler. Born in Germany on December 27, 1571, Kepler was the first human being who was able to put together all the observations from others and himself, and truly see and understand, and define laws of planetary motion. For this he had to make … Read more
There is an article at InfoWorld titled Java is becoming the new Cobol. Before I start, let me say that I welcome the right tool/language for the right type and size of project. I just hate misleading and inaccurate reports. In his article, author Bill Snyder writes a number of things that are misleading, maybe … Read more
The New Scientist has posted their summary of their top 5 science videos of 2007 @ YouTube: ceo
Benazir Bhutto 1953 – 2007. A brave and beautiful woman and leader she was. Extremism, left or right, and/or of any ideology, is wrong and illogical. Anything extreme cannot bring balance. Anything extreme is in the grand scheme of things, short-lived. Related to this, Howard Rheingold at SmartMobs writes Share your views about events in … Read more
ReadWriteWeb has a very good article that anyone starting or heading a Startup should read… see 36 Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More! Below I have added some Startup-tips of my own that complements the ones above. The list quickly grew to 50. Some of these tips are from a founder’s perspective, … Read more