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The End of the Internet Radio

Copyright Royalty Board sets webcast royalty rates for 2006-2010 “The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board set new royalty rates for webcasters operating non-interactive radio stations, which will increase annually through 2010 and require Web radio stations to pay for each song streamed to each…

Microsoft to Acquire Tellme Networks

As reported all over the Web, Microsoft is acquiring TellMe Networks. This is big news. TellMe has been a major player in the Voice (web) application space. Microsoft is getting a company with the technology, IP, and experience in both mobile and voice,…

New Article: Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 2 – Portability Considerations

The second part on using the PIM API for J2ME (JSR 75), Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 2 – Portability Considerations, is now available at the SDN Mobile Java site. Check it out. “In this installment Enrique explores how to…

The Wireless Carrier as the Gatekeepers of the Internet

The wireless networks are carrier-controlled in many facets: access to the networks, the handsets, the pricing, the deck, the mobile user experience. I kind of “laugh” when I read about debates on mobile/wireless networks vs. network neutrality, as I believe that battle was…

Mobile Monday Austin: Java Technologies for Mobile Handsets – March 19, 2007

Join us to learn about the current major Java initiatives being undertaken by the mobile and wireless industry. Stuart Marks and Gregg Sporar of Sun Microsystem will cover the latest on the Java ME platform and the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA), the new…

Carnival of the Mobilists #64

Rudy has done it again – he has put together an awesome Carnival of the Mobilists, number 64. And the Mobilists have done it again, 18 mobility bloggers with great pieces on mobility… The mobile/wireless space is definitely maturing: you can see it…

Ruby on Rails in NetBeans

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dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide

The dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide, written by Brian Fling of Blue Flavor, is now available.

Brian Fling (Blue Flavor) Mobile Web Presentation @ SXSWi

Brian did a wonderful job with his presentation on Mobile Web development at SXSW Interactive which was titled “Everything you always wanted to know about the mobile web… but were afraid to ask”. Both content and how he presented were great. The room…

The future of handset design: from hardware to software

Pictured above are the LG Prada, the Apple iPhone, the “Google Phone”, and the Meizu M8. Will Palm follow the same trend? I've always been a fan of programmable, dynamic, and reconfigurable user interfaces – flexible graphical user interfaces with touch-screen that allows…