mobile

Are we still talking about WORA?

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A friend of mine who works at Phunware recently pointed me to their blog to read about a recent acquisition they have made; very cool, congrats. Then a recent blog post of theirs caught my eye (as it is a topic close to my heart): The Delusion of “Write Once Run Anywhere” Mobile App, where … Read more

Austin Mobile Scene | May 2011

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This month of May 2011 has been a great month with respect to the Austin mobile scene. Below is a summary of just the events that I help organize or contribute to somehow: Mobile Monday Austin, Android Dev Austin, Google IO Extended Austin, IEEE Austin Chapter. And there are other mobile-related events as well that … Read more

Mobile Future 15 at SXSW Interactive

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We are less than a month away from SXSW Interactive; exciting! If you are attending the Festival, don’t forget to stop by the Mobile Future 15 session; more info below… When? Monday, March 14, 3:30-6pm. Topics & Speakers: Mobile Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in 2011 (Raj Singh, Stanford Research Institute) Future of Mobile Gaming/Entertainment (Peter Vesterbacka, … Read more

Mobility 2011: The Year of NFC?

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(This is part of a series of blog posts on Mobility in 2011) Near-field Communications (NFC), the very short-range secure communications channel that will enable for a new breed of application interactions, is making a comeback. The year 2011 is, finally, the year of NFC. Today NFC is the new buzzword. NFC is the “next … Read more

Mobile Future15 @ SXSW Interactive 2011

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For the last number of months I’ve been curating the SXSWi Mobile Future 15 panel. This is a special kind of short-form panel content, fast-paced sessions, each title reflecting one 12-minute solo speaking slot, which is followed by a short, three-minute break before the next speaker begins his or her presentation. These proved to be … Read more

Article: Introduction to jQuery Mobile

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My first article for 2011, meet the jQuery Mobile framework. This article provides an introduction to the jQuery Mobile framework. Learn the basics of the framework and how to write a functional mobile web application user interface with minimal or no JavaScript code at all. See the article Introduction to jQuery Mobile (IBM developerWorks) which … Read more

Mobility in 2011

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This is my first post of 2011. I’ve been wanting to make this post since early January, but 2011 already has proven to a very busy year. A great year for mobility, 2011 should be. As the year 2011 begins, it is good to understand where we are and what to expect in the new … Read more