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The gods are being good to Network Operators

Written on Nov, 18, 2008 by | 2 comments

…or, the Network Providers/Operators must be having a blast. The network providers are doing just fine… new cool handsets here and there, handset exclusivity on certain networks, message usage is up, data consumption is up, new services are coming up, very cool applications…

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On Mobile Web Development — Develop mobile widgets with Yahoo! Blueprint

Written on Nov, 12, 2008 by | 4 comments

I’ve written an article/tutorial on mobile web/widget development using Yahoo! Blueprint; see Develop mobile widgets with Yahoo! Blueprint (IBM developerWorks). The article shows how to develop a Weather widget using the Blueprint XML markup and infrastructure, PHP for server integration, and the consumption…

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App Stores are the New Deck

Written on Nov, 11, 2008 by | 5 comments

Andrea Trasatti wrote that Everyone wants an App Store these days. Yes, very true. I was talking about this with Brian Fling at Mobile 2.0. Apple, Google, BlackBerry. The number of independent vendors. Next, network operators… App Stores are the new Deck. But…

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The Problem with OTA Updates

Written on Nov, 11, 2008 by | 3 comments

Over-the-Air (OTA) updates make sense; no need to connect to the PC to download needed updates. At least that is the theory… In practicality, OTA updates translate to delays, sometimes for weeks. Because OTA updates burn resources, here I refer to bandwidth, this…

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Mobile Peer Awards — Calling all Austin Mobile Startups!

Written on Nov, 05, 2008 by | 1 comment

The MobileMonday Mobile Peer Awards are among the most influential events in the mobile industry and, with over 1000 attendants, the point of reference in startup innovation during the Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, February 16, 2009). There are a number of cool mobile…

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