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

Interaction Triggers in Mobile Applications

Below are interaction triggers (i.e. initiate an interaction) from within mobile applications. These interaction triggers (or the technologies behind them) show a path or succession, which also implies technology gaps and time-frames to be dealt with, meaning that short-term alternative(s) to “ideal” approaches…

I’ve been nominated to the Texas Wireless Summit Wireless Industry Award

I’ve been nominated to the Texas Wireless Summit Wireless Industry Award — neat! The email reads: Congratulations! You have been nominated to receive the 2007 AWA Wireless Industry Leadership Award at this year’s Texas Wireless Summit. Due to this nomination, we are asking…

RIM party at the Texas Wireless Summit

RIM is sponsoring a party during the Texas Wireless Summit (TWS) and MobileMonday Austin members are invited to attend; click below to see the party’s information: Click to enlarge. You don’t have to be attending the TWS to attend this RIM party, but:…

The Mobile 2.0 Event – A quick summary

I am back to Austin from my trip to the Mobile 2.0 Event in San Francisco… It was a great event overall: the speakers, the attendees, the atmosphere. I enjoyed it very much. Congrats to the organizers! It was great to finally meet…

Motorola to join Sony Ericsson in ownership of UIQ

Interesting announcement on Motorola co-owning UIQ together with Sony Ericsson. See the announcement. ceo

SXSW Interactive Festival – Mobility, the votes are in…

This year I served in the advisory board for mobile content/sessions, for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, where I helped in the selection of the sessions that will present at next year’s Interactive Festival (2008). I will say that I am very pleased…

Off to Mobile 2.0 Event

I am off to San Francisco for the Mobile 2.0 event. See Rudy’s entry Off to Mobile 2.0 Conference for a good description of the event. I’m looking forward to meeting with my fellow Mobilists while there. ceo

Carnival of the Mobilists #94

If you haven’t yet, go check out this week’s Carnival of the Mobilists at taptology. This week’s topics include Web 3.0, free speech, mobiles in civil society, U.S. carriers, the “Phonetop”, the Mobile 2.0 Conference, and other. ceo

Troy Norcross on “Back to Bluespamming”

Troy Norcross sent me an email about a recent decision that could very much promote Bluespamming. Read Tony’s essay Bluespamming – Bluetooth Marketing: ICO removes guidance for Opt-In permission. ceo

Revisiting Pain #1 for local applications, and about the new model for mobile applications

The Argument The argument is that from the user’s perspective, having to download an application kills the experience, and that people just won’t download. Yes, it is a pain to download, but it is not a killer. People will download applications as long…