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• Verizon Motorola DROID

  30 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  The Droid is the first product to spring forth from Verizon's partnership with Google, and the device appears to be a compelling alternative to Apple's touchscreen handset. The Droid's 3.7-inch capacitive screen is larger than the iPhone's display, and it also feature a full slide-out keyboard. The physical keyboard doesn't add too much bulk though, as the Droid is only slightly thicker than the iPhone. Sit back and take a look at the latest Android based device from Motorola.

• Mobility Today Podcast #160

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:18 pm

  Our podcast is available Download the MP3 directly here Tonight we discuss in detail the new Verizon Wireless Droid and the entire Droid platform.

• Video: Verizon Wireless Droid

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am

  The bash is happening in NYC and Verizon in unveiling the new DROID by Motorola. We thought it would be nice to give all the readers of Mobility Today a taste of DROID before we even get to see the phone. What are your thoughts of DROID?

• Google adds free turn by turn directions

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:51 am

  The search leader is unveiling a free updated maps app called Google Maps Navigation for its upcoming Android 2.0 operating system. The beta program will not only provide an unprecedented amount of free navigation information for users, it might just signal the end to dedicated personal navigation devices and subscription navigation services on cell phones.

• DROID by Motorola Arrives Next Week

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:39 am

  Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's largest wireless 3G broadband network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a pioneer in the mobile industry, today unveiled DROID by Motorola, the first smartphone powered by Android(TM) 2.0. DROID by Motorola features the brainpower and breakneck speed of a modern smartphone, designed to outperform where other smartphones fall short.

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• FCC Fridays

  Chris Ziegler

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:54 pm

  Filed under: Features We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy! Phones Read - Huawei U7517 Read - Huawei G6600 Read - Samsung B5310L Read - Samsung C3510 Read - Samsung SCH-F339 Read - Pantech P7040 Read - LG GS107a Read - LG 900G Read - LG UN430 Read - LG GD350 Read - Panasonic 940P…

• iPhone coming to The Shack: Dallas and NYC this month, nationwide in 2010?

  Ross Miller

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:52 pm

  Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple So we knew a select number of authorized resellers would start stocking iPhones soon, and thanks to a tipster, it looks like we might be getting a glimpse at a none-too-surprising recipient of the new order. As these pics from an anonymous tipster show, "big hug for your mobile life" retailer The Shack will be getting AT&T's flagship device soon, with a letter supposedly from EVP of store operations Bryan Bevin (found after the break) adding that the 3G and 3GS rollout will begin this month at some company-owned locations in the Dallas Forth Worth and New…

• HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video

  Paul Miller

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  Filed under: HTC, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Android Now that we've got the DROID ERIS in the mix, we're up to our ears in HTC Hero-derivative devices. We decided to sit the whole crew (GSM, Sprint and Verizon editions) down for a little modeling session, and we're finding ourselves reticent to pick a favorite. There are really plusses and minuses to each of them, but any way you lean it's a pretty good handset with some perhaps overly bulky software, a wonderful pricepoint (on Verizon, anyway) and probably a limited time in the sun with upcoming Android 2.0 devices, faster processors and wild…

• Google breaks from tradition, posts DROID ad on home page

  Chris Ziegler

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm

  Filed under: Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Android Google's home page: a benchmark for simplicity in web design. Like clockwork, you can expect a text box, a pair of buttons, a logo (usually stylized these days), and not much else -- and if there's one thing you definitely won't see, it's an ad. So wait, what's this? Google is breaking from its time-honored tradition in a very big way today to pimp the launch of Motorola's DROID with an ad right below the search box, just like it did for the G1 last year. Not surprisingly, we've checked with our non-US editors and it seems that only Yanks are…

• AT&T closes Centennial Wireless deal

  Chris Ziegler

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am

  Filed under: ATT Wireless acquisitions tend not to be the most straightforward, easy-to-finalize business dealings in the world, and indeed, it's been almost a year to the day since AT&T announced that it intended to scoop up regional carrier Centennial to the tune of $944 million. Since then, thousands of pounds of red tape have been slashed and the deal has finally been sealed, meaning that Centennial stores will be fully rebranded in 100 US locations by January of next year, while the company's service in Puerto Rico will continue to carry the legacy brand through to mid-2010. For its…

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  InformationWeek Mobility News

• Florida Hospital Dials Up iPhones For Nurses

  7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  iPhones are helping a Sarasota hospital connect its nursing staff via text messaging, and soon, VoIP telephony.

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• Skype Founders Settle With eBay

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  The deal closes a litigious chapter surrounding the VoIP firm.

• Verizon To Raise Termination Fees

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm

  Early-termination fees for Verizon Wireless smartphones and other mobile devices will double this month.

• FCC To Examine Telephone Access Fees

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am

  Some carriers have complained that AT&T and Verizon charge competitors too much to backhaul their customers' voice and data traffic.

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• The iPhone is coming to The Shack

  Dave Freeman

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pm

  There were rumors out there that the iPhone would be coming to authorized resellers soon, and we’re finally starting to see it showing up. Surprisingly, The Shack will be the first one out the gate. The story dropped this morning, via an announcement from the executive vice president of store operations. The letter said that the phone will be sold initially from company owned stores in the Dallas Ft. Worth and NYC areas. The nationwide rollout is expected to start in early 2010. No word yet on exactly what the value add of buying the phone from The Shack will be, but time will tell.

• Chinese Michael Jackson phone is no Thriller

  Greg Kumparak

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  ♪It’s close to midnight and something cheesy’s lurking in the dark Under the moonlight, you see a phone that almost makes you barf♪ Man. Just last weekend, I was looking at my boring ol’ phone and thinking to myself: if only this were covered in faux-gold and diamonds and molded to look vaguely like Michael Jackson’s torso! Some of the main features, according to the only available pictures, are “High-definition Camera”, “Ebook”, and “Calling leave word”. SOLD. [Shanzhai Via Engadget Mobile] Crunch Network: CrunchBasethe free…

• Android Developer Challenge 2 Finalists Posted, Final Judging Begins

  Greg Kumparak

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am

  Early this morning, 200 Android developers woke up to one hell of an e-mail: they’d made it into the final round of the second Android Developer Challenge, and were thus one giant step closer to as much as $250,000. Android Developer Challenge 2 officially began way back in May, though the actual voting didn’t begin until some time in September. The votes were split amongst Android users and Googlers (with the latter getting a 55% say), with all voting taking place in a special, custom-made application. To be eligible, applications had to be completely fresh to the Android Market…

• Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2

  Greg Kumparak

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:47 pm

  My inbox is in pain. Almost immediately after I hit the publish button on last week’s iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Smartphone Showdown, a torrential blast of comments and questions has been barraging just about every communication inlet I’ve got. Phone calls. Twitter DMs. Lots, and lots, and lots of emails. Across the board, it all seems to indicate one thing: people want more. We hear you. There are a number of worthwhile topics I simply didn’t get a chance to touch on, and a few observations I’ve made since that are worth mentioning. For those, may we present: Round…

• There is another: The third Droid phone hits FCC

  John Biggs

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm

  Not sure what to make of this Droid-alike but it seems Verizon has another Droid on its way, this time called the Saygus VPhone V1. It looks very much like the standard droid but a bit smaller and with a 624MHz Marvell processor. It’s abundantly clear that Verizon is going to run this Droid branding into the ground, ensuring a Droid army to overtake all comers. My question is who is this Saygus and why are they posting links to stories that essentially leak their own products?

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• AP & Verve Go Moble

  Sam Churchill

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

  The Associated Press will start helping publishers build mobile apps for a wide variety for platforms, including Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, Palm Pre and Windows Mobile. The white-label solution was developed by Verve Wireless, which built the AP Mobile platform, notes Paid Content. It enables faster and cheaper mobile content for publishers that typically don’t have the resources to build their own smartphone apps. The Verve Dashboard provides publishers with a means to manage mobile executions in one place. It offers controls for use by editors, advertising, marketing, sales, and…

• One Voice: New Voice Standard for LTE

  Sam Churchill

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am

  Telecommunications leaders such as AT&T and Verizon have jointly backed a standard for LTE voice and SMS services, called One Voice (pdf). It helps guarantee international roaming and interoperability for LTE voice and SMS services. The profile is based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), for transitioning from circuit-switched telelphony to IP-based LTE. LTE’s packet-based network doesn’t support legacy circuit-switched traffic. The new 3GPP-specified standard offers a compatible LTE voice solution. AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone,…

• Verizon’s Prepaid Data for Laptops

  Sam Churchill

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm

  Verizon Wireless today announced it will offer customers a prepaid wireless broadband option for their laptops. It compliments Verizon’s prepaid phone plans The new services will be bundled with the Verizon Wireless USB760. They will operate on laptops running Windows, Mac, and Linux. The modem will be sold at Verizon Wireless Communications stores and at Best Buy locations beginning November 16 for $169. The daily plan costs $15 and allows users to access 75 megabytes of data. The weekly plan costs $30 and allows for 250 MB of data. The monthly plan costs $50 for 500 MB of data usage.

• T-Mobile Upgrading HSPA Network

  Sam Churchill

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm

  T-Mobile USA is apparently rolling out 7.2 Mbps HSPA service this week. Android and Me reports that T-Mobile began a software upgrade to 7.2Mbps on their AWS band (1.7/2.1 GHz). Users are reporting that a simple reboot will enable faster 3G speeds. How fast is open to debate. Tmo News says the average download speed in New York and Chicago, have been measured at 3.8Mb/s and 5.4Mb/s, respectively, although actual speed may differ when the upgrade is officially rolled out. T-Mobile USA has been offering HSPA for a while, although it topped out around 3.6 Mbps. The recent T-Mobile network…

• Gizmodo Explains Android Fever

  Sam Churchill

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:24 am

  Gizmodo’s John Herrman captures the excitement around the Android platform and explains why Android Will Take Over the World: Android is Linux insofar as its core components are open-source and free, and Google must publish their source code with every release. But the real heart of the Android phone experience—the Google apps like Maps, GChat, Gmail, Android Market, Google Voice, Places and YouTube are closed-source, meaning Google owns them outright. You know how Google Maps Navigation was, like, the banner feature for Android 2.0? Well, it was, but technically speaking, it’s…

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  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device.

• HTC Netbook on the Way?

  James Kendrick

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

  HTC is the phone maker these days, from the HTC Hero to the HD2. They have both Windows Mobile and Android covered in style with the Sense interface. I’ve used a bunch of phones on both platforms, and including the Motorola Droid I’m currently evaluating, after using an HTC phone with Sense, they all are just flat boring. At the HD2 launch this week, CEO Peter Chou let slip that the company is “carefully looking into [the netbook] category and how it can be part of that.” He went on to state that HTC would not be happy making a “me too” netbook, instead they would…

• Adobe’s Mobile Photoshop Software Lands on Android

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  In a side-by-side comparison, one could argue that pics from the iPhone 3GS look better than those from a Droid. That doesn’t mean you can’t make the Droid photos a little better. Adobe released a mobile Photoshop app for the iPhone a few weeks back, and the same title hits the Android Market today. The free software is limiting in terms of what picture qualities you can change, but I find myself using it on most of my pics. In fact, just yesterday I tweaked this little number using Photoshop for iPhone. Harvesting the feed corn What I like about the app is how simple it is. You…

• Dell Mini 3iX Phone Clears FCC with AT&T 3G Frequencies

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  Image Credit: mobile.163.com If you had any doubts about Dell’s Mini 3iX coming to AT&T in 2010, the FCC is here to dispel them. Unwired View says the FCC has tested the device with the typical confidentiality clauses in place, so there are no new device pics to peep unless you like looking at profiles and labels. The confidentiality on photos and the user manual expires on April 21, 2010, however that doesn’t mean the device might be available before then. In fact, I’d expect we see it as a working prototype at January’s Consumer Electronics Show. Probably the…

• How to Use Google Docs to Transfer Chrome Bookmarks to Other Browsers

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am

  So is anyone else besides me using the new bookmark sync feature in Google Chrome? I’m using it with the beta version of Chrome for Windows and also on my Mac. On OS X, the latest version Chrome itself doesn’t support the bookmark sync feature, but the latest build of Chromium does, so that’s what I’m using. But what if you’re using a computer that doesn’t have Chrome and you can’t install it? How then can you get your precious bookmarks from the cloud? It’s actually quite easy when you notice that your Chrome bookmarks also get synchronized…

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• Clearwire WiMAX live in Chicago, Dallas, Charlotte

  Paul Kapustka

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm

  The long wait for WiMAX in the Windy City as well as the DFW Metroplex is over — as we expected, Clearwire is now selling services in both cities, keeping with the company’s strategy of “soft launching” markets online before staging an “official” market opening with all the attendant hoopla. Since it’s Nov. 1, time for a new map — and the one on the Clear.com website now shows Chicago “in the green” of Clearwire services, while adding Dallas/Fort Worth to the list of cities with service in Texas.

• JBB Research expects mobile web revenue to reach $23.6 billion by 2013

  Esme Vos

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:22 pm

  2010 is the year of mobile app stores, unlimited data plans, 4G network technologies (WiMAX, LTE) and smartphones with full browsing technologies, providing a perfect storm of adoption, carrier revenue realization. Market research and consulting company JBB Research which specializes in the mobile and telecommunications industry, today published its latest report, “The U.S. Mobile Web Market: Taking Advantage of the iPhone Phenomenon,” which provides the first industry-wide look at mobile web strategies from the handset, carrier, mobile OS, and mobile browser standpoints. JBB Research…

• Alphimax provides free tool for analyzing wireless point to point links, finding vendors

  Esme Vos

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am

  Here’s a very useful, free online tool for WiMAX service providers (and anyone installing point to point links) from Alphimax. The online tool called PtP Estimator allows you to determine quickly whether a point-to-point link will work between two locations that you specify. No need to climb towers, go through time-consuming discussions with vendors, only to find out that it’s impractical and too expensive. Go to the Alphimax website, register (free) and launch the PtP Estimator page (see screenshot above). Choose your regulatory domain (FCC North America, Europe, etc.). Set the…

• Are smart meters “thieves”? Bakersfield thinks so

  Esme Vos

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm

  There’s a bit of controversy in Bakersfield, California over the smart meters installed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Residents are blaming the faulty meters for increased utility bills. Read these articles from the San Francisco Chronicle: * PG&E’s ’smart meters’ make dumb mistakes * ‘Smart meters’ or cunning PG&E thieves? * Smart meters are key to a clean energy future * Smart consumers trump smart technology PG&E says that the higher utility bills were not caused by defective meters but by the hot weather: But PG&E has already…

• Cisco launches simulation game: myPlanNet 1.0

  Esme Vos

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am

  Cisco has launched myPlanNet 1.0, a simulation game in which you play the CEO of a service provider who must manage the company as it evolves from the “stone age” of dial-up, through the broadband- and mobile-connected eras, into the dawning of the “medianet age.” Connect your citizens with the next-generation IP network and guide them into the Connected Life with the wonders of visual networking. Reach for the top and engage in discussions with your fellow players. [note: this language was copied from the Cisco website]. Actually let’s play a different game…

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  Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless

• OneVoice for LTE + IMS : Necessary but not sufficient

  Dean Bubley

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am

  This will surprise a few people: I'm actually quite impressed with the announcement the other day about the OneVoice profile for defining an IMS-based approach to voice on LTE. I've now had a chance to read through the full document.It essentially de-options a lot of the implementation vagueness and distracting flexibility around using IMS for mobile voice, creating a lowest common denominator "Profile" from the existing standards. It strips away a lot of the unnecessary fripperies and boils it all down to what amounts to the minimum set of requirements for basic telephony to work - if you…

• Music industry: stop whingeing

  Dean Bubley

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:18 am

  OK, a little off-topic here, but having sat through a lot of hand-wringing during the Media session at the Telco 2.0 event this morning, I thought I'd stick my oar in as well. There was a lot of discussion about banning P2P filesharers, DRM, ISP responsbilities, traffic-shaping and so on, particularly about music. We had the esteemed presence of 1980s singer Feargal Sharkey.Now don't get me wrong - I produce content myself, and I don't like it when fake spam blogs rip of this site, and I also take steps to protect my published research from illegal copying.But at the same time, I absolutely…

• Finally, an MNO breaks the service/access link. Vodafone 360....

  Dean Bubley

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am

  I have long been of the view that the greatest challenge to operators' hold on mobile value-added services will not necessarily come from Google, Skype and other Internet players. It will come from each other.The unspoken threat has been that other MNOs could represent the scariest so-called "over the top" risk. That they would decouple access from service, and start providing branded services over *each others* networks and handsets.In particular, I suggested in June this year that Vodafone's acquisition of Zyb might turn into its attempt to break out beyond the narrow confines of its own…

• Obfuscating customer behaviour to maintain privacy

  Dean Bubley

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am

  Listening to a discussion about telecom operators aggregating customer data, profiling people based on behavioural software and so on. Not surprisingly, there's the usual questions about privacy, peoples' dislike of personal advert-targetting and so forth.Don't get me wrong, some of this stuff may be useful in terms of making sure adverts are more interesting and entertaining. But many people (and some countries' legal systems) will take an exceptionally dim view of telco data mining. It fits a bit into what I mentioned last week about the "social web" last week - who really wants all their…

• Telling anecdote about US views on prepay mobile

  Dean Bubley

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am

  I'm at the Telco 2.0 Brainstorm in London this morning. I just heard a comment which, to me, epitomises the difference between US views on prepaid mobile versus most of the rest of the world. It was made by someone who looks at subscriber data management, talking about crunching data for a "hypothetical" prepay provider.Setting the scene, he referred to the likelihood that c50% of users would be "illegal immigrants or former convicts".Utterly amazing. I've always recognised that prepaid had a stigma amongst many people in North America, but I hadn't realised it was that bad.

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  Mobile Opportunity

• Which mobile apps are making good money?

  Michael Mace

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pm

  At a conference the other day, several industry executives were on a panel discussing mobile application stores. There were representatives from Yahoo, Qualcomm, Motorola, and an independent application store. Someone from the audience asked a simple question: "Other than entertainment apps, name three mobile applications that are monetizing well." (In other words, apps that have a good business model and are making good money.)The interesting thing was that none of the panelists had a very satisfying answer. The Qualcomm person cited navigation apps and something called City ID, and had no…

• A web guy and a telecom guy talk about net neutrality

  Michael Mace

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:32 pm

  It was a nondescript bar in the American Midwest, the sort of place where working men drop in at the end of the day to unwind before they head home. You wouldn't expect to find two senior business executives there, and as I sat in the empty bar at midday I wondered if maybe my contact had given me a bad lead. But then the door opened and a general manager from one of the leading web companies walked in, followed by a senior VP from one of the US's biggest mobile network operators. I hunched down in the shadows of a corner booth and typed notes quietly as they settled in at the bar.Bartender:…

• Is Apple too powerful?

  Michael Mace

  13 Sep 2009 | 4:15 pm

  The new iPod nano is a tour de force, the Swiss Army Knife of mobile entertainment. I'm sure there's some obscure gadget from Japan that packs more features per cubic millimeter, but I've never heard of it, and chances are neither have you. This one's a major consumer product, just in time for stimulating the economy this holiday season. Speaking as a technophile, I want one of the new nanos for the same reason I want a Dremel with 300 different bits: just because.I'm also impressed by the new price point on the iPod Touch. Apple frequently overhypes its announcements, but the $199 price…

• Four questions about the Microsoft-Nokia alliance

  Michael Mace

  13 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am

  The Microsoft-Nokia alliance turned out to be a lot more interesting than the pre-announcement rumors made it out to be. Rather than just a bundling deal for mobile Office, the press release says they'll also be co-developing "a range of new user experiences" for Nokia phones, aimed at enterprises. Those will include mobile Office, enterprise IM and conferencing, access to portals built on SharePoint, and device management.Of those items, the IM and conferencing ideas sound the most promising to me. Office, as I explained in my last post, is not much of a purchase-driver on mobile phones. And…

• Nokia and Microsoft, sittin' in a tree...

  Michael Mace

  11 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm

  Multiple sources are reporting that Nokia is hedging its bets on mobile phone software:-- The New York Times says Microsoft and Nokia will announce Wednesday that Microsoft is porting Office to Nokia's Symbian S60 phones (link).--TechCrunch, quoting the Financial Times in Germany, claims Nokia is planning to dump Symbian in favor of its Maemo Linux operating system (link).--Om Malik says he asked Nokia about it, and the company denied plans to dump Symbian. But the company also said, "recognizing that the value we bring to the consumer is increasingly represented through software, there is…

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• Voice Dialing Using an HTC Touch Pro2 & Jabra SP700 Bluetooth Car Speakerphone

  todd

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm

  Demonstration of using a Windows Mobile 6.1 HTC Touch Pro2 to voice dial with a Bluetooth car speakerphone.

• Mini-Podcast 15: MarketWatch iPhone App Text-to-Speech Sample

  todd

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am

  Powered by Podbean.com The recently released free MarketWatch news app for the iPhone has an interesting feature: Text-to-speech to read stories on an iPhone. MarketWatch 1.0.0 This 2 minute 5 second podcast provides a brief sound sample of a MarketWatch story being read on the iPhone 3G’s speaker. - You can listen to the podcast right now from your [...]

• Photo: MacBook Pro 17 Partially Closed (just thought it looked cool)

  todd

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm

  Passed by a partially closed MacBook Pro 17 and asked permission to take a photo of it because I thought it looked cool.

• iPhone Reported Connection to Cingular (old name) Instead of AT&T

  todd

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm

  Had to soft-reset my iPhone the other day after it got “stuck” (frozen). Noticed that its status reported being connected to the old “Cingular” name instead of AT&T. Cingular was the name used before

• HTC Daylight Savings Notification Message – Useless to Me

  todd

  1 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm

  The more I learn about the HTC Touch Pro2 I bought in August, the less I like it. I really dislike that HTC removed much needed hardware features like the navigation pad and various keyboard keys (OK, Start, Tab, etc.) it really reduces the usefulness of the TP2 compared to other Windows Mobile phones I’ve [...]

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• RFID Enabled iPhone a Boon to Mobile Marketing?

  michael

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:16 am

  The future of monetizing mobile marketing campaigns will be greatly simplified in tandem with the advent of newer, more convenient payment tools for consumers. As a result, the mobile marketing community is buzzing this week over the recent speculation by Einar Rosenberg, Chief Technology Officer of Narian Technologies, Apple is currently tinkering with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip for possible inclusion in the next generation iPhone. Apple’s impetus for seeking an RFID enabled iPhone is obvious. For Apple, turning the device into a handy payment tool makes the iPhone a…

• TwitterPeek’s Non-Impact on Mobile Marketing

  michael

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am

  While there are few doubts that the advent of social media has done anything but help mobile marketing, there are some concerns that the new TwitterPeek device (a handset designed especially for use with Twitter) might be more of a dud than a stud when it comes to assisting mobile marketers. The TwitterPeek device, which is solely built around Twitter, does exactly what you would expect from it. Using the device’s small keyboard, you can compose 140 character messages and follow your friends and associates on the popular social networking service. However, that’s about all you can…

• Mogreet Debuts Mobile Video Marketing Platform

  justin

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am

  Mogreet, a new company focusing on mobile video-based marketing, debuted it’s new all-inclusive mobile video platform yesterday at Ad:Tech- a platform that gives advertisers access to “hundreds of millions of Americans across all top U.S carriers,” and is available on feature flip-phones and the latest smartphones alike. Put simply, the platform makes it easy for marketers to send short-format mobile videos via MMS to almost all mobile users in the U.S.- regardless of whether they use a high-end smartphone or the latest free feature phone.  Furthermore, the platform allows…

• Survey: Future Spend For Mobile Marketing

  justin

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm

  We hear a lot from so-called “industry experts” or analysts who make huge claims as to how mobile marketing is going to “take off” this year, or that this year “isn’t quite the year for mobile marketing” and so on.  Most of the time these claims are based purely on opinion and lack any real substance. A new survey sponsored by a partnership between Millennial Media and DM2PRO decided to go directly to the source — meaning major brands and advertisers themselves– to see just how mobile marketing is working out for them, and to get an…

• MMA Chooses 2009 Global Award Finalists

  justin

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:24 am

  The fifth annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards are upon us, and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has chosen its finalists in all categories to compete for the MMA’s highest honors- awards that recognize companies and their campaigns for “spearheading the adoption of the mobile channel for marketing purposes.” The MMA received hundreds of submissions in 12 categories from companies across the globe regarding completed mobile marketing campaigns and their outcomes.  Finalists were selected by the MMA Awards Selection Committee, which is comprised of global industry…

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• T-Orange puts names on dotted lines

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  Very nearly on schedule, too T-Mobile and Orange have signed their merger agreement, paving the way for the new operator to come into existence next year.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

• Google countersues in Android Specht-spat

  Team Register

  Punitive damages and attorney's fees, please Google has come out fighting against Erich Specht who sued the search giant over the Android name, launching a countersuit demanding damages and "disgorgement of ill-gotten gains".… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

• Non-Intels rally 'round LTE spec

  Team Register

  Speaking with 'One Voice' A gaggle of LTE proponents have released a tech spec for voice and SMS over that 4G wireless standard, moving LTE one more step ahead of its Intel-championed competitor, WiMAX.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

• Backdoor in top iPhone games stole user data, suit claims

  Team Register

  Storm8's iSpy A maker of some of the most popular games for the iPhone has been surreptitiously collecting users' cell numbers without their permission, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.… What is your recession sales strategy?

• Opera in top secret iPhone talks?

  Team Register

  We did not approach Apple...'at that time' OpenMobileSummit  Opera boss Jon von Tetzchner says that one day Apple's iPhone will run third-party browsers. But he won't be drawn on whether the company is poised to offer a Jobsian version of Opera itself.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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• So long, Nokia - Goodbye, and thanks for all the memories

  Jan Rezab

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am

  This is one of the most sensitive mobile topics for me - my own cellphone manufacturer. Mobile phones are very personal devices, especially for me who is making money in this industry through mobile phones and their knowledge. I am a Nokia fan, and I was always extremelly proud of it. Read my article, send [...]

• Mobile web location standards not being respected

  Jan Rezab

  24 Sep 2009 | 2:28 am

  Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Android - who is respecting current mobile web standards, in these highly competing times on Appstores? I am a big fan of standards, my previous company over the term of its 6 year existence did so many ports of applications for different devices, that it could maybe be up to [...]

• Is Nokia heading for netbooks right? Copying Apple?

  Jan Rezab

  25 Aug 2009 | 12:49 pm

  Very recently, Nokia has annoucned it’s new netbook, and with Nokia describing it as the “natural evolution” from mobile phones. This means that if we now look at all areas Nokia is trying to cover, then we get quite a huge area, acquisitions, and a lot of companies. Now of course, that’s great on one [...]

• Facebook Mobile is underdeveloped and far from perfection!

  Jan Rezab

  9 Aug 2009 | 3:18 am

  Facebook, the dominator of social networking worldwide with over 250 million users worldwide to date - is a very useful service. I spend quite a lot of time on it, and check what my friends are doing, engage in discussions, check pictures of people I normally wouldn’t see for a long time, and I have [...]

• AppStores are the future! Or not?

  Jan Rezab

  22 Jul 2009 | 12:42 am

  Mobile companies around the world are trying to show us, that their AppStores are the best AppStores. Apple, Google, Nokia, Palm, Microsoft, and many other firms joined the AppStore hunt, and even mobile operators seem to be catching up slowly with preparations on similar launches. Now the question is, is this the future? I came across [...]

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• Martyrs, Hajj, Honoured

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am

  Green flag denoting either a martyr or the deceased has completed the hajj. See also: gravestone orientation.

• Kabul Wedding Singers: Identity Norms

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am

  Always interesting to see how Photoshop is applied to create and mold identity. In Kabul these wedding singers use: multiple selves, dreamy backgrounds and transparent layers. That Photoshop skills are available, used in this context is no longer an issue of debate.

• Expertise Clusters

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am

  The wedding singer district: the extent to which and reasons why particular businesses cluster around one physical location. Getting married in Kabul? Insist on a demonstration.

• Ritualised Luck

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  At the beginning of every journey the driver touches the prayer, blesses the ride.

• Packaging in Context

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am

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• New Canadian cell phone plan comparison tool launches

  Editor

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am

  After Industry Canada spent over a million dollars trying and failing to launch a cell phone comparison tool for Canada, someone has gone and done it for free. That someone is J Ben Benjamin in partnership with web shop einfiniteweb.com. While not so much yet the world’s prettiest website, it’s gets the job done. You can compare voice minutes by time of day and incoming vs outgoing, data and text and a slew of other options (tip: look for data under “advanced search” took us a while to find that). This is commendable work. Despite some progress the carriers have made…

• Policy FAIL: Globalive rejected by CRTC

  Editor

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:34 am

  Yesterday the CRTC blocked Globalive from becoming Canada’s next national new wireless Carrier. This 14 months and 450 billion million dollars after this same government of ours (in this case Industry Canada) took Globalive’s money, approved their ownership structure and welcomed the new entrant to the industry. Ironically, it was Telus who explains this decision the best: “CRTC makes the only Globalive decision it could“. The addendum to which would be “…after we ourselves, in a pique of legal jackassery, vigorously lodged the very official complaint thus…

• Merry Christmas – Telus launching 3GS and 3G+ November 5th

  Editor

  26 Oct 2009 | 5:49 am

  Telus has announced it’s iPhone launch for November 5th of this year, at the same time they are announcing their half of the new 21MB HSPA+ (same speed as Rogers) network they’ve been rolling out with Bell. Telus is calling it “Canada’s largest 3G+ network“. We have no idea what that is supposed to mean. What we do know, is that things are looking up in Canada Wireless-wise. Compared, for instance, with our poor American neighbours to the south we now have not one but three (and soon to be more) offering the latest 3G standards all of whom offer, generally, far…

• Did the CRTC just crap the bed on Canada’s net neutrality decision?

  Editor

  22 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am

  The answers so far are no, yes and maybe. Depending who you ask. Brush up on the announcement and initial reactions here: Peter Nowak has excellent coverage today of the CRTC call (long time coming) on net neutrality in Canada. Michael Geist and Ars Technica offer some balanced opinion. What everyone seems to agree on is that CRTC’s framework is reasonable, and is highly progressive relative to where the debate was just a year or more ago. We’ve argued in the past for economic solutions to ISP capacity which is what the CRTC is also stressing. When it comes possible dirty tricks…

• Holy S%$#t, Bell and Telus to launch iPhone

  Editor

  5 Oct 2009 | 4:20 pm

  The news burning up the twittersphere today is that Bell and Telus are both revealed to be launching the Apple iPhone in Canada, as early as next month. Neither Bell nor Telus would confirm that they would add the iPhone to their lineups. Apple also declined to comment. But people familiar with the matter said the two carriers will announce a working partnership with Apple as early as Tuesday or Wednesday and begin selling the device in time for the launch of their new network next month. This is pretty epic news and a huge win for Canadians. Not for the sake of the iPhone, which is a…

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• Apple May Be Releasing a $99 iPhone 3GS Soon

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am

  Apple is reportedly considering replacing the iPhone 3G in its lineup with a stripped-down version of the newer iPhone 3GS. This will supposedly have the same amount of storage as its predecessor, and sell for the same entry-level price.

• Palm Demos Graphical webOS Development Tool

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am

  Palm demonstrated an upcoming development tool for webOS apps yesterday. This graphical tool has been designed to simplify the process of making software for devices like the Palm Pre and Pixi.

• Dell Mini 3iX Android-Based Smartphone Gets FCC Approval

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:48 am

  Dell's first Android smartphone just took another step toward being released in the U.S.: it has received FCC approval. And the version being approved has features not seen in this device before, possibly making it more appealing.

• Verizon Doubling the Cost of Tethering the Droid

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am

  Verizon has promised that Motorola Droid users will be able to tether their smartphone at some point next year. This carrier has also revealed that it's going to ask customers to pay twice the regular price for this service.

• Verizon Has Launched the Droid and Droid Eris

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  The wait is over: Verizon Wireless is now offering the Motorola Droid, the new flagship of Google's Android OS. It also just put the HTC Droid Eris on sale, a less expensive model running the same operating system.

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• Poking Around webOS 1.3

  Tim Carroll

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm

  webOS 1.3. You want it. I want it. In fact, we all want it running its point-updatey goodness on our Pre phones, because there's nothing like an OS update to reassure one that the mother company does indeed still love you. It's on its way very, very soon - in fact, some developers are already running it on their Pres - but in the meantime, PalmInfocenter will settle for the next-best thing: playing around with the 1.3 SDK, which just happens to have found its way into our grimy mitts, courtesy of our elite Bothan spy network. What secrets does this mysterious bundle of code contain within its…

• Palm Hoses Down webOS Speed Expectations

  Tim Carroll

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:03 pm

  If you were one of those getting your hopes up over Tuesday's report on the possibility of webOS GPU support in the "immediate future", prepare to have those hopes dashed against the rocks of reality: Ajaxian have appended an update from Palm to their note on the webOS developer talk from whence the supposed quote came, and it goes a little bit like this: Some of the notes have been taken out of context, so we wanted to clarify: We started with a talk on the the future of the mobile Web. This talked about the potential of the Web as the platform for devices, and why we were excited to join…

• Palm Unveils Ares Graphical webOS Development Tool

  Tim Carroll

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:41 pm

  Presenting at the Open Mobile Summit today, Palm has unveiled their latest weapon aimed at bringing more developers to webOS: Ares, a drag-and-drop web-based tool aimed at speeding up webOS development even further, said to be released by the end of the year. PC World has the scoop: In a demonstration at the conference, a Palm engineer created a search application for the Flickr Web photo site. Using a simulation of the WebOS phone interface, he dragged logos, a search field and button, a list widget and other components onto successive screens of the application. To link the new application…

• Bell Canada Lowers Pre Price Again

  Ryan Kairer

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:32 am

  Bell Mobility in Canada has lowered the introductory price on the Palm Pre for the second time in as many weeks. The device can now be had for $99.95 CAD with a three year contract and data plan. The Canadian Palm Pre originally debuted for around $199, and has now seen two $50 price drops in rapid succession. As PreCentral.net notes, there are some other regional factors which may be influencing the aggressive price moves. Chief among them is Bell's switchover and transition from a CDMA based network to a GSM format. In addition, the carrier is also set to offer the iPhone 3G this week with…

• Homebrew App Preview: wIRC

  Tim Carroll

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:23 am

  Before Twitter, before Live Messenger, before Yahoo!, before Skype and before ICQ, there was one instant-messaging service to rule them all: Internet Relay Chat. The now-ancient technology was first created in 1988, and to this day remains the favoured chat service of 'net nerds globally. IRC has been especially useful in bringing together the webOS developer community - even Palm are now officially hanging out on the webOS channels - and thus, it was inevitable that a native webOS client would eventually be released. Enter wIRC, the brain love child of WebOS Internals developers Ryan Hope,…

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• Congrats to Richard aka kryfton, he is the Window 7 Ultimate Winner!

  Chris Leckness

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:41 pm

  It is times like last night at 11pm that I wish I were loaded and could afford to buy Windows 7 Ultimate for everyone. I really love giving things away, but I hate it at the same time. Why? I hate it for the others that don’t win. Anyhow, this contest deadline hit last night and I decided to fire up the old video camera and shot the selection process. Check that out after the break… (...) Read the rest of Congrats to Richard aka kryfton, he is the Window 7 Ultimate Winner! (16 words) If you like what you are reading, please consider clicking one of the social networking icons to share the…

• Winsupersite Review of WM 6.5 – part 1

  Stephen Borders

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm

  Paul Thurrott over at Winsupersite has posted part one of his review of WM6.5 and has made some interesting comments on the improvements made to the Mobile OS and how to him they are not as bad as many claim, rather some are better than what the iPhone has to offer. What make this review interesting, is Paul is not a fan of Windows Mobile and has stated numerous times he thinks the iPhone is the best smartphone on the market. He also makes some revealing statements as regards the reasoning for the default today screen, which makes one think Microsoft is working toward tighter integration…

• Sonos Zoneplayer S5 Now Available

  Chris Leckness

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:56 pm

  With the iPhone application, you can play music wirelessly from iTunes and/or the internet in any room of your house or apartment. The Sonos Zoneplayer S5 costs $399 each and you need one for each room you want to set up. You can grab one for multiple rooms and control them from your iPhone or using the free PC or Mac desktop client. You really need to watch this demo video to understand what this is and how cool it is. The setup is a tad pricy, but if the sound quality is a good as I have heard it is, it would be worth it for sure. I really like being able to control different rooms at once.

• Another Android phone appears out of nowhere…

  Chris Leckness

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm

  On Verizon’s big Android day where they’ve launched 2 Android powered devices, a 3rd one comes out of the shadows. The Saygus V1 as discovered by Joel at Gear Diary. It looks very similar, including the weirdly placed dpad, to the Motorola Droid. Joel doesn’t know if this one will come to Verizon like the Motorola made “Droid” and the HTC “Droid Eris”.  It is a CDMA phone so the assumption is going to that it’s a 3rd “Droid” for Verizon. (...) Read the rest of Another Android phone appears out of nowhere… (220 words) If you like what you are reading, please…

• Dell Mini 3iX hits the FCC

  Chris Leckness

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am

  Look what we have here boy and girls. Dell’s Android powered phone that was launched in China earlier this year looks to be making it’s way home finally. Those that have analyzed the FCC filing seem to think that AT&T might be the landing pad for this phone. As someone that uses AT&T, I sure hope so! I wouldn’t be surprised if Dell skipped the carrier relationships and sold it unlocked though. If you haven’t read anything on theDell Mini 3iX, check out our coverage so far. Anyone like the naming? They should have called it the Dell Axim x7 in my opinion. The brand name is…

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  GottaBeMobile.com

• Deal of the Day: $100 off Lenovo IdeaPad S12

  Xavier Lanier

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm

  Lenovo’s offering the IdeaPad S12 fro $349 after a $20 instant discount and an $80 coupon. At this price the IdeaPad S12 comes with a 1.3GHz VIA Nano ULV processor. Visit LogicBuy for more details and the coupon code.

• MiFi App for iPhone Gets an Update

  Warner Crocker

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm

  Remember the MiFi app for the iPhone from AppDen. Version one had some problems, at least for Sprint MiFi users. But there’s an update in the iTunes App Store tonight. Although the “What’s New” description with the app says that it now works with Sprint MiFi cards, it also states that it works with “first firmware.” I’ve done the recent firmware update and in limited testing the new version of the MiFi app seems to be working for me. But, your mileage may vary. Hey, at least it is free. Here’s the iTunes link.

• Litl Webbook on Video

  Xavier Lanier

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm

  Doug Aamoth published a video of the Litl webbook over at Crunchgear. The 12″ netbookis priced at $700, which I think is way too much for a device that doesn’t do a whole lot. In the video Litl CEO John Chuang says that they tried to “get rid of the computery stuff.” Unfortunately the company succeeded a little too well in its goal. I understand now a lot of people are looking for simplicity, but most home users I know want to be able to do things like upload photos, download content and run some applications. If this came out before the netbook craze it may have had a…

• Droid by Motorola Available for $149 Online

  Xavier Lanier

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm

  If you’re planning on buying a Droid today you can save $50 by buying it online instead of at a Verizon store. Wirefly is offering the Droid for $149 after a $50 instant discount. You won’t get to geek out at the Verizon store, but you will save a few bucks. This deal includes free FedEx shipping. The $149 price is available for all new customers and some existing customers.

• Dell Adamo XPS Prototype Had Multi-Touch LCD Touchpad

  Xavier Lanier

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  While I was shooting the GBM InkShow of the Dell Adamo XPS, Darren Blackstone of PCWorld was was in Texas checking out several prototypes of the world’s thinnest notebook. He put together a slideshow that shows several prototypes and the innards of the final design. I’m sure glad that Dell decided not to go with the glossy plastic design, but it sure would’ve been cool if they were able if they’d managed to work the LCD touchpad into the final design. According to Darren, Dell said it would have a hard time justifying the cost.

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  mobiForge Recent Content

• Newsletter October 2009

  admin

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:35 am

  Welcome to the mobiForge newsletter October 2009. This time: 1. Announcing mobiForge Antenna 2. A Guide to Mobile Emulators 3. Understanding UI in Android 4. The Mobile Web is Dead... 5. mobiForge Shortlisted for Golden Spiders Awards read more

• Understanding User Interface in Android - Part 4: More Views

  weimenglee

  29 Oct 2009 | 5:13 am

  In this final installation of the Android Views series of articles, we shall continue our exploration of another category of views - Menu views, and some additional cool views. The views discussed include: Context Menu Options Menu AnalogClock DigitalClock WebView read more

• DeviceAtlas - Now with C++ & Apache Module

  daniel.hunt

  22 Oct 2009 | 6:22 am

  Here at dotMobi we're paying attention to what you, our users, customers and loyal followers want. And something we've noticed about your comments and emails, is that one of the most important things about device detection is performance. Well, in answer to the floods of emails from our regulars, we're delighted to announce the release of an official C++ API implementation, and an Apache Module! read more

• Free iPhone Programming PDF

  ruadhan

  16 Oct 2009 | 5:11 am

  Hopefully you've been enjoying our series of iPhone articles over previous weeks.The topics recently covered in this series have looked at both developing native apps with Xcode, and developing webapps with Dashcode. Xcode and Dashcode are two IDEs supplied with the iPhone SDK. Now you can get a PDF download that covers both of these approaches to programming for iPhone in one handy document. The content has been arranged (by Wei-Meng Lee) into two practical 'Labs', and is ideal if you are just starting out and want a chance to dip your toe into both approaches. And did I mention it's…

• A Guide to Mobile Emulators

  mokil

  14 Oct 2009 | 9:15 am

  In a previous article, I put forward a three-point plan for testing mobile Web sites. One of the points involved the use of emulators for first-pass device testing. This article concentrates on configuring emulators for mobile site testing (it also highlights emulators that can be used to test mobile applications too). It outlines the different types of emulator available, the best ones to use, and the various ways in which they can be used. For the uninitiated, an emulator is a software program that aims to replicate the functions of a specific piece of hardware or software. read more

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  mobilejones

• NC State Fair Preview Day 2009

  mobile.jones@gmail.com (mobile jones)

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:48 am

  The day before the North Carolina State Fair opened in Raleigh the door was open to preview the midway for 2009. The rain and cold didn’t slow down workers putting the final touches on everything from rides to ensuring enough oil was on hand for frying pickles, candy bars, Oreos and even apple pie. Even the State Fair and those who cover it are making use of mobile technologies for convenience and function. I hope you enjoy the show!

• Telecommunications as Networking Application: VoIP

  mobile.jones@gmail.com (mobile jones)

  21 May 2009 | 6:21 am

  Much of the jargon around the US’s broadband decline focuses on the unrealized goals of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 or on the need for improved telecommunications regulation.  Bunk!  Just as journalism will survive the decline of the news print business, telecommunications service will survive the the Telecommunications business where functional integration has limited voice service innovations. VoIP is the demonstration of telecommunication or voice as just another application that has emerged from our networking activity.  Quality of “voice over IP” or VoIP…

• It’s Infrastructure, Stupid

  mobile.jones@gmail.com (mobile jones)

  8 May 2009 | 7:38 pm

  I recently interviewed Bob Frankston to add his expert view to my coverage of the FCC NOI on the National Broadband Plan, but what I got instead was an offer to take the Red Pill. So I did. We started with my outline of what I thought were salient points.  ”How many times will we, the people, pay to build this network that is refereneced in the National Broadband Plan?” I asked. We built it 100 years ago, the military built a piece in the 1970s, various educationals initiatives built pieces in 1980s & 90s, the National Science Foundation unified and operated the military and…

• FCC Broadband Plan - Breaking It Down

  mobile.jones@gmail.com (mobile jones)

  1 May 2009 | 2:54 am

  The FCC’s NOI lists hundreds of questions and areas of investigation considered by the FCC to support the development of a nationwide broadband strategy. The scope of the questions offered in the NOI are breath taking.  Even the discussion of how to define broadband is complex.  As a first step the questions, …the Commission currently uses the terms “advanced telecommunications capability,” “broadband,” and “high-speed Internet.” Should these definitions be unified, or should they have separate meanings for different purposes, keeping in mind that current and future…

• Time Warner Targets North Carolina in War on Consumer Broadband

  mobile.jones@gmail.com (mobile jones)

  27 Apr 2009 | 3:18 am

  Time Warner Cable has decided to place North Carolina on the frontlines of their war on consumer broadband. Greensboro, NC was selected by Time Warner for it’s trials of data caps and pricing based upon usage in addition to existing tiers defined by connection speeds. Now Time Warner seeks to legistlate away municipal broadband networks deployed by city governments like the Greenlight fiber network in Wilson, NC. Wilson borrowed $28 million to build out it’s own fiber to the home network which also serves as backhaul for free Wi-Fi in the downtown area. Wilson residents enjoy the…

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  mobileStorm » Marketing Blog

• Some Basic, Yet Important Email Marketing Best Practices

  Mobile Guru

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm

  It’s no secret that email marketing is a powerful tool for communicating with visitors, customers and prospects, but like other marketing mediums, you have to uphold a certain set of rules or best practices to ensure a compliant and successful campaign. Two of the most important aspects of successful email marketing campaigns are adhering to certain codes of conduct regarding unsubscribing and signup confirmation.  In certain countries, there’s actually laws in place that mandate an unsubscribe link in all marketing emails, so it’s always a good practice to include your…

• Mobile Coupon Growth

  Mobile Marketer

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am

  More evidence of the rampant growth in mobile coupon marketing can be found in the new report from Juniper Research, a well-respected provider of analytical services to the global communications sector. According to the report, more than one mobile subscriber in 10 in developed regions will use mobile coupons by 2014. As a result, Juniper is confidently forecasting that consumer usage of mobile coupons could potentially generate upwards of $6 billion globally in retail redemption value by 2014. The growth can be directly attributed to the increased willingness of consumers to accept and use…

• Making Cents of Mobile Coupons

  Mobile Marketer

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am

  Often mysterious but never in short supply, the digital creatures known as mobile coupons have become a presence far more profitable, formidable, and ubiquitous than most realize. With the tangible benefits of mobile coupons beginning to resonate with consumers just as the newspaper clipping variety once did, businesses and entire industries have accepted that mobile coupons are among the best promotional tools of the trade in contemporary, cutting edge marketing. Although many companies large and small have exhibited reluctance to hop aboard the mobile coupon bandwagon due to their lack of…

• Initial Best Practices When Starting Successful Mobile Coupon Campaigns

  Mobile Guru

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm

  Mobile coupons can be a powerful tool in your digital marketing arsenal, but with a certain sense of ambiguity surrounding the concept for most people, it’s easy to overlook the most basic set of unofficial rules or “best practices” that should accompany any successful and legitimate mobile coupon campaign. Falling under the realm of mobile marketing, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has set fourth best practices, or a so-called “Code of Conduct for Mobile Marketing,” that all campaigns should comply with.  But beyond that, mobile coupons differ in nature…

• The Reason Why Email Marketers Think Mobile Marketing is Stupid–and Why They are Wrong.

  Jared Reitzin

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:57 am

  Being in mobile for a decade, I have heard it all, especially from those who think mobile marketing is stupid. There is a common theme among companies that believe mobile marketing is intrusive. I speak with prospects all the time that have either tried mobile and said it was not successful or won’t try it because they feel their customers will get upset. After asking a number of questions about what went wrong or drilling down to what their fears are, I almost always come to the same conclusion:  there is a big misconception about how mobile should be managed and, guess what, it all…

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  The Mobile Gadgeteer

• Review: tapSTICK gives you back control of your iPod shuffle

  Matthew Miller

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am

  Apple recently launched a new iPod shuffle, but made a major design change that limits you from using your own personal headphones. They moved the basic controls from the device to the headset so you have to use the Apple headphones or buy some made specifically for the iPod shuffle with integrated controls. Scosche has a solution for new iPod shuffle owners so you can use your own high end headphones without having to buy another expensive set with the controls. The tapSTICK is a slim, sleek case that slides over the iPod shuffle to give you back controls on the unit so you can use ANY…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm

  In the second half of 2009 we saw some major updates to the market leading ebook readers, followed by announcements of new products coming at the end of 2009 and into 2010. We now see wireless and touchscreen functionality being added to these electronic readers, as well as access to more content. With some of these readers you can now check out electronic copies of books from your local library and have access to thousands of books for free. Adobe Digital Editions PDF and ePub are becoming content standards that are rolling out across most of these readers so you won't be limited by access…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital Media Players

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  For this Digital Media Player Holiday Guide we will be taking a look at the best devices that offer a complete music playing and video watching experience. There are still some devices that specialize in one or the other, but the capability has improved in most of them so that both types of media content can be enjoyed. Last year we looked at both MP3 players and portable digital video players in two Guides, but are merging them this year since most perform both functions well. Some of these devices can be used for web browsing, 3rd party application usage, and gaming, but we will focus on…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Personal Navigation Devices

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm

  Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) were very popular gifts in 2008 and throughout 2009 we saw some changes in smartphone technology and adoption that resulted in a couple of strong competitors left standing the the PND space. Garmin and TomTom are the primary players in the PND game and have some compelling units for those looking for a good GPS navigation solution as a gift this holiday season.

• Microsoft's MSN Direct service ending in 2012

  Matthew Miller

  27 Oct 2009 | 10:54 pm

  I understand there are some scientists now stating that the end of the calendar, and maybe end of the world, year of 2012 is actually off by a couple hundred years so all those 2012 movies may start to look a bit silly. Then again, if you happen to have a SPOT watch powered by MSN Direct or one of a number of GPS navigation devices with MSN Direct service providing traffic, movies, and other data your connected world will end on 1 January 2012.

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• Comparing the top 10 U.S. carriers in Q3

  Phil Goldstein

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am

  The third quarter earnings season is coming to a close, and the major U.S. wireless carriers have reported their earnings. AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless gained customers, while Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA lost subscribers. Subscriber growth at flat-rate carriers Leap Wireless and MetroPCS slowed in the quarter. Research firm Strategy Analytics compared the top 10 U.S. carriers, and looked at the major metrics--including churn, ARPU and revenue--of each carrier. How do they stack up? Special feature

• FCC moves closer to special access fee regulation

  Phil Goldstein

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:10 am

  As expected, the FCC issued a public notice seeking comment on how to look at the special access market, formally opening a debate that likely will pit AT&T and Verizon against Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and other companies. Those companies, which don't have wireline divisions, pay the big telcos fees to backhaul their wireless traffic over their competitors' wireline networks, and have been arguing that AT&T and Verizon hold a monopoly on the lines and are charging too much for access. The FCC notice will seek comments on how the agency should look at the market data to determine,…

• Waiting in line for the Droid? The launch in pictures

  Mike Dano

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am

  With the Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris finally commercially available, we're covering the launch from coast to, well, Mountain West (Washington, D.C., and Denver, to be specific). Is the Verizon Wireless-supported, Motorola-built Droid drawing crowds of shoppers like the iPhone 3GS did? What about the Eris? Check out our live coverage. Click here to get started on Droid launch coverage And click here, here, here and here for coverage on the launch by other outlets. Also: Want to see how this launch compares with Palm Pre and Apple iPhone 3GS launches earlier this year? Check out our…

• Verizon launches Droid to few lines, but much excitement

  Phil Goldstein

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am

  Verizon Wireless launches its first two Android phones this morning, and though the launch was not greeted with the same crowds and lines that accompanied previous iPhone launches, customers said they were excited about the devices, especially the Motorola Droid. The carrier, which also launched the HTC Droid Eris, has made no secret in its marketing campaign that it intends for the Motorola Droid to compete with Apple's iPhone, which is offered exclusively through AT&T Mobility. Customers said that they thought the Droid was the first phone Verizon had launched that could truly compete…

• AT&T's Donovan defends network, touts connected devices

  Sue Marek

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am

  SAN FRANCISCO--At the Open Mobile Summit conference here AT&T CTO John Donovan once again defended his company's wireless network, arguing AT&T is spending more money this year than any other company to improve its coverage and capacity. However, he admitted that the task is enormous because customers' appetite for bandwidth is keeping pace with the carrier's investments in capacity. Donovan said AT&T is constantly improving its network usage modeling and that no two cities have similar usage demands, so the carrier looks at every U.S.

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  Telecom Industry News

• Cisco Q1: profit drops, but Chambers is confident of recovery

  Sean Buckley

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am

  On the surface, Cisco's Q1 earnings leave a lot to be desired. The company reported that its first quarter sales of $9.0 billion were a 13 percent year over year decline. Company GAAP net income was also down to $1.8 billion, a 19 percent year over year decline. While any declines in revenue or profit is never a good thing, they weren't as bad as the 15 to 17 percent declines Cisco predicted for Q1 09 back in August. Despite the initial gloomy outlook, Cisco's CEO John Chambers seemed unfazed--arguing that the results do not raise any red flags. "Q1 results continued to reflect strong…

• Verizon extends FiOS presence into five additional Mass. towns

  Sean Buckley

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am

  Verizon's FiOS growth may have slowed a bit during the third quarter, yet the service provider continues to expand the reach of the service in its Massachusetts market. Joining the list of communities in Verizon's latest FiOS drive are Billerica, Fitchburg, Milford, North Attleborough and Westford. In addition, Verizon said it will also be launching FiOS service in Chelmsford, Mass., another affluent town that resides near Westford, Mass. These new communities are among the 104 Mass. communities that either now can get the ILEC's fiber-based TV and Internet service or it will be available…

• EU reaches agreement on proposed telecom rules

  Sean Buckley

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  The European Union (EU) came one step closer to getting its proposed new telecom laws on the books. Yesterday, EU lawmakers agreed to a provision that will enable users accused of illegally downloading copyrighted material to get a hearing before being banished by Internet providers. Since May, the illegal Internet usage issue held up the passing of the new laws because Parliament believed the earlier proposal did not protect Internet users' rights.  Members of the European Parliament and EU member countries jointly said anyone that is suspected of illegal Internet use should have…

• Cost cutting, data uptick drives Cincinnati Bell's Q3 performance

  Sean Buckley

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am

  Taking a page from the much larger ILEC Qwest, Cincinnati Bell's third-quarter 09 earnings were also boosted by tighter spending patterns and higher data service revenues. One area of improvement for the ILEC was net income, which for the three months ending September 30th increased five percent from $26.6 million in 2008 to $28 million. During the third quarter, Cincinnati Bell shelled out $25 million to purchase 7 million shares. The integrated wireless/wireline provider reduced outstanding shares 18 percent since 2007. There were of course some losses. While company revenue declined 3…

• Consolidated gives cable a run for its money in Q3

  Sean Buckley

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am

  Cable may be eating into the telco's broadband voice lunch, but those trends don't seem to be having much of an effect on rural ILEC Consolidated Communications. What boosted Consolidated's performance in the third-quarter was a high amount of new DSL, IPTV, and VoIP subscriptions. As reported in FierceTelecom's sister publication FierceIPTV, IPTV was the star in Consolidated's product portfolio. In the third-quarter, the rural ILEC added 1,800 new customers, bringing it to a total of 21,500 subscribers. The ILEC's IPTV subscriber take rate has increased by almost 40 percent over the past…

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• Unlock The Sprint Touch Pro2 Radio To Get US GSM.

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  For those that had purchased the Sprint Touch Pro2 it was quite the surprise to find out that the GSM, although SIM unlocked, would not work with US service providers. In this video we demonstrate how to unlock the radios and then reflash the device with the correct US radios to be able to make calls under AT&T, T-Mobile, or any other GSM provider that utilize the GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100 bands (US 3G will not work). The program that will unlock the SIM, CID, and radios is brought to us by HTC-Unlockers. Although the whole process takes a few steps and costs a…

• Android Dell Mini 3ix Coming to AT&T

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm

  Once the proud Windows Mobile licensee who created the Axim line of PDAs, Dell has its sights set on Android with the Dell Mini 3ix. The device's information is spotted going through the FCC for US regulatory approval, complete with WiFi and US 3G bands that are compatible with AT&T's wireless network. Also included are a 3.5-inch 360 X 640 display, 3-megapixel camera, GPS, and Exchange support. (via: UnwiredView) Related Posts Rumors of Dell Smartphone Persist Dell Teases About Smartphone Launch, Will it be Windows Mobile? Dell's Android Non-Smartphone: The PDA Lives On! Comments [1]

• Open-Source Windows Mobile: Is Microsoft's Current Licensing Model Dated?

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am

  Windows Mobile has long been an "open" and extensible platform built upon the Windows CE core, but openness doesn't translate to open-source, and that might mean adoption problems for the software maker in the future. We've seen some Windows Mobile licensees--both large and small--either defect from the platform or transform to incorporate other open-source OSes like Symbian (which has gone open-source) and Google Android into their product lineup. As manufacturers attempt to keep costs low and introduce powerful features at lower price points--a move ignited by the iPhone's cheaper,…

• The Cheapest Way to Get an HD2

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am

  If you're looking for the cheapest way to grab an HD2, we may have found it. We should preface this by saying that the version due to be released next week is the European version. While it'll work on T-Mobile and AT&T in the US, you'll only be able to get EDGE data speeds. If you want 3G, you'll have to wait until early 2010 when the HD2 is released in the US, probably on T-Mobile. After poking around on eBay, eXpansys, Google Shopping, PriceGrabber and others, we've found the lowest price for the HD2. It can be found on Clove, where the device is selling for about £439. With shipping to…

• Give Windows Mobile 6.5 Titanium a Hero Style Sense UI Makeover

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:40 pm

  The Zune-like Titanium interface for Windows Mobile 6.5 is insanely fluid and gives users access to a bevy of features. Just like with any interface, however, the visual appeal can become a little too familiar, leaving the user looking for other options. What better way to spice things up than with a custom theme? Not just any theme, but one that actually transforms the interface into something else. If you’re running Titanium and want some Sense action of the Hero variety, you can download/install a theme that will alter Titanium into just that. It doesn’t necessarily have the…

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  mocoNews

• The Android Wrap: The Skinny On Droid Lines; Reviews Galore; The Small Print On Pricing

  Tricia Duryee

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm

  Many are referring as this to Droid Day, the moment when Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) starts selling the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid, perhaps the most highly anticipated Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android phone to date. So, did people turn out in droves to buy the shinny new phone? Is it better than the iPhone? What’s the difference between the Droid and the Droid Eris? And, what’s it all going to cost me? We have all those answers and more: The lines: Verizon Wireless opened many of its stores early for the throngs of people expected to show up. Early on, that sounded like a smart move.

• Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fees; No Other Carriers Follow Suit—Yet

  Tricia Duryee

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm

  Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is getting quite a lot of bad press over its decision to double its early termination fees—or the amount of money you pay if you break your contract early. In advance of the carrier’s latest smartphones going on sale today, it said it will increase its ETF’s from $175 to $350. Verizon insists the decision is justified because of the higher prices of today’s phones. And, although that may be true, the reason why it is getting a lot of attention is because the other top three top carriers are not following suit. Instead they are sticking with…

• mocoNews Quick Hits 11.6.09

  Joseph Tartakoff

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm

  »  Martin Cooper, who is credited with developing the first cell phone and making the first wireless call—in 1973—says phones today are “too complicated.” [Telegraph] »  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is promoting the Droid with an ad on its home page. [Tech Trader Daily] »  Remote control-for-smartphones maker Zeemote—which had raised $6.9 million in funding—has shut up shop. [Mass High Tech] »  Sales of games on the Android Market were up 53 percent in October. [ME] »  Cell phone owners can now get the Google Mobile…

• Will Google's Android Suffer From Fragmentation?

  Tricia Duryee

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 am

  With the introduction of the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid today by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), there are now three different versions of the Android operating system currently for sale, which is raising red flags that the platform could become fragmented. The problem with fragmentation is that developers will have a difficult time developing applications that could run smoothly on each platform. Besides hardware differences, like screen sizes, there will be software differences, too. Some phones will support multi-touch, and others won’t. Not to mention, each manufacturer is building…

• Orange Taking Its Ad Network To U.S., Latin America

  Robert Andrews

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:42 am

  France Telecom’s Orange, mad-keen on building a web advertising network, is expanding its Orange Advertising Network out of Europe and in to Latin America. It’s assembled more than 20 Hispanic publishers (including Orange-owned starMedia, 20minutos.es, elMundo.es, Marca.com and Peru.com), with a claimed US/LatAm monthly audience of 21 million uniques, for whom it will sell ads. The move is surprising since - apart from Orange operating mobile and broadband in Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, and France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) offering U.S. enterprise services and Starmedia - FT…

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  Boy Genius Report

• Sony Ericsson’s 720p shootin’, S60 runnin’ Kurara leaks out

  Michael Bettiol

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm

  A year ago Sony Ericsson’s prominence was dropping faster than Kirstie Alley could pound back Quarter Pounders, but its most recent offerings have been successful in generating buzz in a way that the Japanese-Swedish phone maker hasn’t experienced in quite some time. Fast forward to today where pictures of the companies second Symbian S60 device have leaked out by way of Russia and again we have some buzz, this time about how its 8.1 megapixel camera might be able to record videos at resolutions up to 720p. It’s codenamed Kurara and is said to have a 3.5″ AMOLED…

• AT&T gets FCC approval for purchase of Centennial Wireless

  Andrew Munchbach

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:19 am

  If you’re a big telecommunications company there is the hard way to add 893,000 customers to your portfolio — by working to provide hardware and services that people value and want — then there is the easy way. Cutting a check. Today, the FCC gave AT&T the final go ahead to purchase US wireless carrier Centennial Wireless for a cool $944 million. The acquisition will bolster AT&T’s presence in the midwest, southwest, and Puerto Rico, although we’re not sure how, if at all, it will impact their 3G footprint. Centennial’s stockholders will receive…

• 3G and Wi-Fi toting Dell Mini 3iX party it up with the FCC

  Michael Bettiol

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

  It looks as if Dell’s Android handset is getting ready for prime time with AT&T as a new filing found on the FCC’s website has revealed the Mini 3iX. With both 850/1900 MHz bands of UMTS as well as Wi-Fi on board, the 3iX is likely to be identical to the Mini 3i which was unveiled in mid-August by China Mobile, the only difference being the aforementioned. If this is indeed the case then we’re looking at a 3.5″ 360×640 touchscreen display, 3 megapixel camera, A-GPS and support for Microsoft Exchange. The question is, will anybody even care? [Via Unwired View]…

• Motorola DROID / DROID Eris now available in stores, online

  Boy Genius

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am

  Alright, fellas. It has been one heck of a journey, but today, the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID Eris are finally on sale to the general public. From what we’re hearing, stock levels are insanely high so it doesn’t look like many people that want one will miss the opportunity to take one home. If you’re in line, or at the store, or already snatched one and have made the trip home, shoot us in some photos in the comments and let us know how you’re liking the new Android lineup on Verizon, ok?

• AT&T launching white BlackBerry 8900?

  Andrew Munchbach

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am

  One of our connects just hit us up with this shot, and it would appear that RIM has a theme going on. Step 1: make successful handset in black, step 2: relaunch said handset in white. Almost a month after the vastly popular vanilla BlackBerry Bold hit the streets, AT&T and RIM are teaming up to bring you the WhiteBerry Curve 8900 sans color, or is it the presence of all the colors? Whatever. Now, the 8900 won’t have the sensual white leather back, but the white bezel looks pretty sexy to us; as a group that enjoys simultaneously eating Cheetos and text messaging we can’t say…

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  Kuneri bloggy

• MobileMonday Oulu event 9.11

  Jukka

  19 Oct 2009 | 1:17 am

  Mobile and internet industry people will gather again at Oulu! The program is as follows : How to make successful business with wireless internet? Ixonos Oyj, Oulu University of Applied Sciences and Mobilemonday Oulu are gathering mobile internet industry people together into this exciting discussion between content, technology and marketing professionals. Speakers: Petri Hyyppä, Director, Ixonos Oyj Marko Mäkinen, [...]

• How to create a website launcher for Symbian phones

  Ugur

  2 Jul 2009 | 9:50 pm

  How easy it’s to start browsing a web site on your mobile browser? Launch the browser, type the address (how many clicks?), go! Well, if you want people to visit your web site; you have to make it easier to access. Many people will be way too lazy to type your address (especially if [...]

• Pikkoo introduces Live Screensavers for mobile and launches the first weather screensaver in partnership with Foreca

  Ugur

  30 Jun 2009 | 1:49 am

  Pikkoo introduces interactive Live Screensavers and partners with Foreca to bring weather-cast of 140.000 locations worldwide to mobile screensavers Oulu, Finland, 30th June 2009 – Pikkoo, an innovative Finnish startup, today introduced the ground breaking Live Screensaver concept, streaming information to mobile devices without ever pushing a button. Using Pikkoo Live Screensavers, mobile users will [...]

• Pikkoo video – Extreme MS Paint drawing with mouse

  Ugur

  6 Jun 2009 | 4:58 am

• Pikkoo wins Mobile 2.0 Europe startup competition

  Ugur

  3 Jun 2009 | 6:19 am

  Pikkoo wins the startup competition of MOBILE 2.0 EUROPE in ‘Play’ category to present in Barcelona among 5 hottest mobile startups of Europe representing Finland. Kudos! The MOBILE 2.0 EUROPE conference brings together experts and thought leaders from all aspects of the mobile ecosystem, including startups, investors, mobile carriers, device manufacturers, and mobile application developers [...]

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  Mike Rowehl: This is Mobility

• Long Running Background Scripts with CodeIgniter

  miker

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm

  I’ve been working on a project using CodeIgniter recently, and have been trying to clean some stuff up so that long running background scripts use the same code as the live system. Sane, every framework has some way of wiring it up so you can run command line tasks using the same framework as you’re running for web requests, and CodeIgniter is no exception. For some reason stuff that used to run find as bare mysql scripts kept running out of memory when I ran it within CI. Turns out the DB wrapper actually stores all the queries it runs in a big array. Not an issue when processing…

• Zend Server Community Edition vs Snow Leopard

  miker

  2 Sep 2009 | 3:53 pm

  After upgrading to Snow Leopard we’ve had only one real issue so far, Zend Server Community Edition didn’t want to start up. Well, technically, parts of it. The apache instance was running, by mysql and the admin interface were dead. I found this post about watchdog errors, but even after putting in the fix for lighthttpd I still wasn’t getting the services starting up. Same deal for Tony. Poking around in the startup files it looked like mysql data was owned by user 103, and the mysql scripts were trying to start as user ‘zend’, however I have no zend user on my…

• Mobile Monday Discount Codes for Mobilize

  miker

  20 Aug 2009 | 6:27 pm

  I already posted this to the MoMo blog, and sent an email out to the mailing list. But for those of you not subscribed to either of those (and I know you’re out there, cause you keep yelling at me for not posting the MoMo events here too), here it is again: Surj from GigaOm pinged me to pass along some discount codes for the upcoming Mobilize conference on Sept. 10th. The normal cost for the event $545. If you get a ticket before midnight on Sunday here’s a link you can use to register for just $399: http://mobilize09.eventbrite.com/?discount=MOMOSF399 that code will stop working…

• Silicon Valley Mobile Investment Report

  miker

  3 Aug 2009 | 12:04 pm

  Kate pulled together a great set of numbers to put together an Investment in the Silicon Valley Mobile Industry report. Interesting stuff in there. The bump in social media investment was obvious to anyone working in the industry, so seeing that reflected in the category investment over time chart is a good sanity check. One interesting bit from the report: less money than expected is going into apps and software. I find that a bit disturbing. Money going into platforms and services, but people still hesitant about the apps themselves. Could be for a whole bunch of reasons - folks just need…

• MobileBeat2009 Top Startup Competition

  miker

  27 Jun 2009 | 2:34 pm

  Matt just posted that the MobileBeat 2009 Startup Competition has extended their deadline for submissions to July 1st. I caught up with Matthaus out at Mobile 2.0 in Barcelona to chat about some of the stuff they have planned for the event. For instance they have Michael Abbott from Palm speaking. Although I’ve seen a bunch of Palm folks out at events these days, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone from their crew speaking since the Pre release. And there’ll be a bunch of folks from the funding side too : Redpoint, Qualcomm Ventures, Blackberry Partners, Kleiner…

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  The Mobile Technology Weblog

• Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:59 pm

  Sometimes it seems like Sprint must be scratching their collective head in effort to figure out what gives with the domestic wireless market. The company reported a large third-quarter loss as subscribers continued to leave for rivals AT&T and Verizon despite an improved selection of phones and cheaper rates. According to the release, Sprint lost $478 million in the quarter, compared to a $326 million loss in the same period of 2008. They also lost 545,000 subscribers, including 801,000 postpaid customers (who sign an annual ...

• Sony Hopes to Increase Market Share with Android Phone

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm

  Sony may rule the roost in several areas of consumer electronics but the smartphone industry hasn’t been one of them. To potentially remedy this reality, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (their first Google phone) will go on sale in 2010. X10 will run Google's Android software and feature a large 4.0-inch touch screen display, 8.1-megapixel camera and a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor. It will also offer Google applications such as Google Calendar, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps Navigation for turn-by-turn directions and Android Market to download applications. Price for ...

• Flixster Expands Its Reach By A Factor of 8 Million

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:58 pm

  Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful Android app. The announcement represents the company's simultaneous addition of 8 million mobile users. The beta version of Flixster for the Blackberry is already among the smartphone’s top 40 free apps. As it stands Flixster’s mobile “Movies” app remains one of the top 5 entertainment apps for the iPhone at present, and is installed on a whopping 1 in ...

• Seen that? - Pillow Talk

  31 Oct 2009 | 6:19 pm

  Pillow Talk at The Mobile Technology Weblog Maintaining emotional connections over distances is hard, as anyone who has traveled or been away from a loved one for a long time can tell you. The current state of retail mobile technology and services allows ...

• Seen that? - O2 Mobile TV Trial Hailed a Success

  21 Oct 2009 | 6:18 pm

  O2 Mobile TV Trial Hailed a Success at The Mobile Technology Weblog O2 and Arqiva have announced the results of their trial of mobile TV in and around Oxford in the UK. Some 80% of people would subscribe to a mobile TV service, ...

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  Communities Dominate Brands

• Explaining 4.6 billion mobile phone subscriptions on the planet

  Tomi T Ahonen

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am

  The world has a population of 6.8 billion at the end of this year, 2009. We here at the Communities Dominate blog have examined the statistics of the major technology and media industries, with a particular focus on mobile obviously, as we were the first to say in public, that all social networking services will head to mobile, as we said back in 2005 in our book Communities Dominate Brands, when most did not know what social networking was, and when nobody talked about YouTube or Facebook or MySpace and Twitter did not even exist. At the time when we wrote the book the total global blogger…

• Actually 'nobody' moved Nokia's cheese, it still dominates smartphones, slight shfits only in Q3

  Tomi T Ahonen

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am

  Well well, these are intersting times indeed. I remember the hype was all over the blogosphere when Nokia announced its self-reproted market share im smartphones to be down to 35%, and many pundits were all over the space predicting the end of Nokia. We here at CDB reported the numbers, and wondered, who actually had 'stolen' Nokia's strong market share, in who moved my cheese and its follow up blog, we know half of who moved the cheese.But it was far too much of a total shift in market shares in one period, to be able to be explained just by Apple and RIM, after the full…

• A few big numbers now confirmed - 1.2 B mobile web users, 100 B dollars SMS and 3 B SMS users

  Tomi T Ahonen

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:42 pm

  At this blog we give the state of the mobile industry in statistics, at the start of each year, and also give short-term predictions of where the mobile industry is headed. Then we wait for the 'big industry analysts' to come out and verify those numbers.We have several numbers now to report. Lets start with my absolute fave service, SMS text messaging. I told you in January that SMS had 3 billion active users, and that was 76% of all mobile phone users. We have now heard from Portio Research, who do report that SMS total global user base has passed 3 billion users. Portion also…

• Birthdays: internet 40 years, PC 35 years, Mobile 30 years, CD Rom 25 years, WWW 20 years

  Tomi T Ahonen

  29 Oct 2009 | 2:49 pm

  It seems that the years ending in 9 make great moments for inventions, and there are truly massive ones for us to celebrate. But also, there are a number of interesting ones in years that are at the mid-point, ie 25 or 15 or 35 year anniversaries. Lets celebrate in order of age:Just now, actually literally on 29th of October is the 40th anniversary of the internet, as Professor Leonard Kleinrock of UCLA made the first connection and communication with Stanford Research Institute, connecting the first two 'nodes' of the ARPANET what later became the internet. We celebrate 40 years…

• Musings on Mobile from Decidedly Un-3G 'Third World'

  Tomi T Ahonen

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:48 am

  I have never thought of myself as any kind of expert on what is mobile telecoms in the Developing World (and yes, I apologize for the term 'Third World' which is often seen as demeaning, my only reason for using it this once, was to have a play on words with 3G. Regular readers of my books and blogs, know that I always refer to that part of the planet where 5.7 billion people live, which is not 'the industrialized world' as the 'Developing World'. I do understand..But yes, I wrote books on 3G, the 'next generation' for mobile, earlier in this decade. I…

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  Wi-Fi Networking News

• MSNBC Examines Free In-Flight Wi-Fi

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am

  The Well-Mannered Traveler, Harriet Baskas, gives an overview and some insight into in-flight Internet: Baskas provides a comprehensive listing of what airlines have free deals, and which flights (if particular ones are involved) are covered. This includes AirTran's Baltimore-to-Boston route, which the airline told Baskas was a competitive advantage. I suspect that Acela is a competitor on that route, among other airlines. (Acela will gain Wi-Fi in about six months.) Copyright ©2009 Glenn Fleishman. All rights reserved. Please notify us if you find this content anywhere but at…

• Is Verizon Being Unfair to AT&T in 3G Map Comparisons?

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  AT&T is suing Verizon over a snarky campaign that compares Verizon's 3G coverage to AT&T's: Is this unfair? It's maybe impolite, but it doesn't appear unfair or incorrect. Is it actionable? AT&T says the ads will make customers believe AT&T has no coverage whatsoever, not just no 3G data coverage, in the white areas in the AT&T map displayed. And the map is from a few months ago, while AT&T has built out a bit more blue in that time. (AT&T isn't complaining about the accuracy of the map's depiction of 3G.) Fundamentally, though, we're seeing a battle between the last advantages of the…

• Starbucks Makes It Harder to Get Free Wi-Fi (Revised)

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm

  Starbucks is revising its stored-value affinity card programs, making it easier harder to get free Wi-Fi: I've noted before that Starbucks doesn't offer free Wi-Fi in the sense that an indie coffeeshop with an open access point does, nor like airports that provide Wi-Fi at no cost. Rather, Starbucks ties two consecutive hours per day of no-cost Wi-Fi to purchases made using a stored-value card. The firm announced changes last week to its affinity program that require some teasing out of the details; the Web site appears to have been updated today. [Update: Starbucks hid a detail in a pop-down…

• Gogo Offers $25 30-Day Airline Wi-Fi Pass for Three Airlines

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am

  Gogo keeps pushing deals for in-flight Internet during the holidays: A tweet from the Aircell service says that you can purchase a 30-day pass for access for $24.95 for AirTran, American, or Delta airlines on your next flight through 31 December 2009. This is usually priced at $50. Copyright ©2009 Glenn Fleishman. All rights reserved. Please notify us if you find this content anywhere but at wifinetnews.com or wimaxnetnews.com. Reproduction of full articles from RSS feeds is prohibited without permission.

• Atheros Offers Family of Three-Stream Chips

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am

  Atheros announced its 2010 family of three-stream, high-data-rate and rate-over-range chips: The AR9300 XSPAN line up has a three-stream, 3x3 format for up to 450 Mbps raw (300 Mbps TCP/IP) 802.11n traffic. But speed is critical only at close distances: the chips have been designed to keep data rates high as devices move further and further from an access point. Pen Li, senior product marketing manager at Atheros, explained that the company's goal with what it's calling SST3 technology is to "maintain signal reliability across the entire link." To that end, it's employing four features. At…

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  Wireless Watch Japan

• DoCoMo Share Price at Record Low

  admin

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm

  According to this report via Bloomberg, DoCoMo aims to rely on dividend payments and strategic investments to raise its share price from record lows. "The dividend is our top policy choice, followed by investments in growth areas; buying back shares comes after that,” Tsubouchi said in an interview today. “The share price is just too low." Chief Financial Officer Kazuto Tsubouchi said.

• NEC Demos Android Touch Terminal

  admin

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm

  NEC unveiled it's next-gen. 'Communicator' device, running on Android, at the recent iEXPO 2009 event held in Tokyo [JPN]

• Survey Shows 40% Use Mobile Search Daily

  admin

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm

  The recent survey results from MMD labs for usage of search with mobile in Japan showed 40% do nearly everyday. [JPN]

• Translate Baby Tears with iPhone

  admin

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:56 pm

  We only posted this little gem is because it immediately reminded us of our Bow-Lingual Video circa 2004 [JPN]

• Sony Ericsson XPERIA for Japan?

  admin

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  According to several media comments over the last month the new X10 is coming here soon! [JPN]

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  MEOW! Blog

• Expanding on the Importance of Apple’s Integrated Approach

  Any judgement on comparing Apple's app store strategic positioning versus its competition requires a broader view of the product and market. The new "mobile computing" use case that smartphones try to serve is not going to be satisfied with solutions that are built from modular components.  The reason is simple: as ...

• Mating of Elephants, Part 2: Nokia – Microsoft Collaboration Deepens

  I came across this job posting on the Internet - it clearly shows that Nokia is trying to get scale for its Microsoft solutions integration, using offshore partnerships in its already strong Indian market.  Nothing wrong with that as long as you guys don't forget that it will not solve ...

• Nokia vs. Apple in the US

  Comparing US sales of iPhones vs. Nokia's NA device business. AT&T iPhones activated in Q3: 3.2 million Nokia phones sold in North America Q3: 3.1 million (obviously, Nokia's figures include Canada and Apple might have sold a few more phones in the US than AT&T activated so Apple outsold Nokia by a significant ...

• More Apple Stock Analysis

  A quick analysis on the AAPL financial performance relative to the stock market data. http://bit.ly/30suDK

• Touch screen numbers for Nokia

  Q3 touch from Nokia included three devices: N97, 5800 and 5530. In total they shipped 5.7 million touch units. The N97 flagship sold 1.8 million units (sell-in). E series added another 4.4 million units.

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  The latest news from the mobile content industry

• Girls Gone Wild gets an iPhone game

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am

  IG Fun offers a "test of resistance". Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

• Apple's Steve Jobs is 'CEO of the decade'

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:17 am

  Fortune compares him to Henry Ford and Juan Trippe Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

• The World According To ME

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am

  Great news that mobile is helping adulterers' to reach their full shameful potential. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

• Mus�e du Louvre launches official iPhone app

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am

  Ties in with launch of swanky Parisian Apple Store. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

• Michael Jackson phone surfaces in China

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am

  There's no content angle to this as far as we know, but we just had to tell you about it Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

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  Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology

• Internet, Cell Phones Don't Increase Isolation, Study Says (NewsFactor)

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm

  NewsFactor - If you're worried that your employees or children are disengaging from the world by using the Internet and cell phones, relax. A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that these technologies have not increased social isolation in the U.S.

• AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition (AP)

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm

  AP - AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process.

• Microsoft Battles on in Mobile, Search and the Cloud (PC World)

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  PC World - As Microsoft launches Windows 7 and seeks to banish the ghost of its less-than-successful Vista OS, it is fighting to defend its primacy as the world's leading software company.

• Has Microsoft Placed Its Last Mobile Bet? (PC World)

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  PC World - When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, some companies had already spent decades developing their mobile platforms.

• Motorola, Carriers Have High Hopes for Droid's Launch (NewsFactor)

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:53 am

  NewsFactor - With the launch of its new Droid smartphone at Verizon Wireless stores Friday, Motorola finally appears poised to recover from a three-year slide during which its mobile handset shipments fell from 22.5 percent to a 5.4 percent share of the global market, according to iSuppli. Verizon is looking for Droid to help overcome the advantages that AT&T has long enjoyed from its exclusive iPhone deal with Apple.

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• ATandT completes delayed Centennial acquisition

  ATandT said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications, has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process.

• EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

  EBay has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.

• Canada's Telus Quarterly Profits Down Slightly

  Canada's Telus Corp. has reported 3rd-quarter profits of C$280 million (US$263 million), a decrease of 2% on the year ago period.

• Austrian WiMAX Operator Files for Insolvency

  Austria based WiMAX Telecom has reportedly filed for insolvency after it was unable to meet payment demands from Alcatel-Lucent for network infrastructure.

• SmarTone-Vodafone Launches HSPA+ Upgrade in Hong Kong

  Hong Kong's SmarTone-Vodafone has announced the launch of its HSPA+ network upgrade, providing theoretical peak network speeds of 21 Mbps.

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• How a Mobile Interactive Board Game Impacts Mobile Marketing

  Kim Dushinski

  20 Oct 2009 | 11:03 am

  I caught a bit of the Kim Komando radio show this weekend and she was talking about a new board game by Hasbro that includes text messaging as part of the game. Turns out it is an old board game with a new twist. CLUE: Secrets and Spies Edition includes a live text messaging feature that makes the game mobile interactive. (Read press release about it here.) During the course of the game players use their own cell phone to receive text messages that give them intelligence (aka clues) to accomplish top secret spy missions in the game. How totally cool is that? I love this idea. The messages are…

• Chitika Mobile Ad Study Draws Wrong Conclusion

  Kim Dushinski

  16 Sep 2009 | 9:15 am

  Chitika’s Study of Mobile Ad Click Through Rate Dreadfully Draws the Wrong Conclusion Last week Chitika, an online advertising network, released a study of mobile vs. non-mobile click through rates on their advertising units. You can read their press release about the study here. Based on 92 million ads shown (1.3 million of them seen with mobile browsers) they reported that the desktop ads got a click through rate of 0.83%, while the “mobile ads” as a whole pulled a mere 0.48%. I added the quotes on the words “mobile ads” because these were not mobile ads at all. Rather these were…

• Mobile Marketing Case Studies

  Kim Dushinski

  22 Aug 2009 | 6:09 am

  If you are looking for mobile marketing case studies you can examine to find out what is going on in mobile marketing, check out the links below. Check back often too. I’ll keep updating this list. Mobile Marketing Association www.mmaglobal.com/resources/case-studies Mobile Marketer www.mobilemarketer.com Not exactly case studies, but they have great coverage of mobile marketing. Text Messaging by Ez Texting www.eztexting.com/case_studies.html Text to Screen www.locamoda.com/partners/case_studies/ Smart Reply www.smartreply.com/Pages.aspx/Case-Studies Do you have case studies that you…

• Send a Text Message to My Blog

  Kim Dushinski

  21 Aug 2009 | 11:02 am

  Welcome to my Wiffiti message board. It is titled Mobile Marketing Live because it is a live message board that displays text messages sent to it, displays tweets about mobile marketing and my book, The Mobile Marketing Handbook. Check it out. Below the board I will show you how to send a message to it. Ready to see your message here? It’s super easy. Just Text @wif6414 + your message to 87884. Or you can tweet and include the words “mobile marketing” in your update and it will show up here as well. (Keep it G rated or it will not show up.) If you want your actual name to…

• Everybody Starts at Zero

  Kim Dushinski

  20 Aug 2009 | 11:46 am

  The biggest misconception around mobile marketing lies in the idea that a business builds a database of mobile phone numbers and then dives into a mobile marketing campaign using these numbers. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that in order to build a database of opt-in mobile numbers you have to do a mobile marketing campaign. Here’s why. Text messaging is a mandatory opt-in marketing channel. It is never smart or ethical to send text messages that are not explicitly requested. And in many places around the world it is illegal to do so. This explicit permission is…

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• Zeemote Closes Down!?

  Arjan Olsder

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am

  Zeemote, the industry’s only thumbstick peripheral, is closing down or at least offering the business for sale. Though many doubted the success when it started, we didn’t expect it to fail after...

• iMario, The Next Apple Fail?

  Arjan Olsder

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm

  A new dodgy app appeared on the App Store called iMario. For € 0,79, consumers get an application in which they can launch classic sounds from this good old Nintendo game series. Needless to say,...

• Greystripe and Tapjoy Hook Up

  Arjan Olsder

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pm

  Greystripe is the latest mobile advertising platform to be connected with the Tapjoy platform. Through the deal, developers making use of Tapjoy will be able to select the best paying adverts. By...

• TelcoGames – End of Administration

  Arjan Olsder

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm

  It took well over a year, but finally MCR Corporate Restructuring changed the status of TelcoGames Ltd from ‘in Administration’ to ‘Dissolved’. With this final step, the books can finally be closed...

• Cheating in Rockband, the Hard Way

  Arjan Olsder

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am

  For those used to cheat in a game, the lack of a keyboard is really a disappointment. For those who do want to cheat however, there are other means like this guy that created a cheating robot...

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• Get ready for this week’s newsletter!

  Ewan

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 am

  This week’s newsletter will hit your inbox in about 2 hours. Make sure you’re on the list by signing-up here. Also: Quite a few people emailed me to say they didn’t get the newsletter — even though they signed-up last week. I replied to all emails suggesting people check their spam folders. Sure enough (and disappointingly), the emails were there. So please do check your spam folder today if it hasn’t arrived by about 12:30pm. I have done some SPF mail verification goodness on the MIR domain so hopefully that should definitely help this week.

• Coming shortly: Rafe Blandford’s SEE2009 Tour

  Ewan

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm

  I met up with Rafe Blandford at SEE2009 (”The Symbian Show”) last week and he did a reprise of his triumphant Nokia World walkabout. I filmed about 24 minutes and cut that down into 2x

• Funambol Acquires Zapatec (OMS)

  michaelselvidge

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am

  Funambol (previously covered by Ewan here) is kicking off the OMS show with some early news. Later today, Funambol will announce its acquisition of Zapatec, a provider of AJAX Web 2.0 solutions (not a prescription heartburn medication as you might glean from first glance at their website). The full info is in the release below. I’ll have to track the Funambol people down tomorrow so they can tell me more about this in plain English. Funambol has no comment on acquisition price. Funambol Acquires Zapatec to Usher in New Generation of Rich Mobile Browser Native Apps That ‘Sync…

• Preview – MIR at Open Mobile Summit

  michaelselvidge

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pm

  Ahoy! I’m heading out to the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco tomorrow. Have a look at the agenda and tell me, dear MIR readers, whom should I make sure I talk to? I’ll probably write up a post at the end of the day tomorrow, and I plan do be doing some real-time updates on my twitter stream. So let me know in the comments, or shoot me an @reply on Twitter, who do you need to hear from?

• Editorial ideas I’m playing with for this week’s newsletter

  Ewan

  3 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  Here’s what I’m kicking about in terms of editorial for this week’s newsletter. I’ve got quite a lot of rants bottled up. And I mean a LOT. I have been walking past Vodafone shops this week and I’ve been feeling like imploding at the futility of their current mobile developer engagement strategy. This, despite the company having some supremely talented people on board. Nokia and Symbian. We’re beyond laughable with Nokia — and in particular, Symbian. I understand and recognise the company isn’t anywhere near going out of business blah blah blah.

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• Pizza Hut iPhone App Generates $1 million in Pizza Sales

  Russell Buckley

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:09 am

  I just put up a couple of posts that you might find worth a read. At Media Week, I wrote about the amazing success of Pizza Hut’s relatively new iPhone App, that has already generated over $1 million in pizza sales. mCommerce has been a long time coming, but it’s arriving at last. Also on the subject of iPhone Apps (is there a hotter subject in mobile or marketing right now?) I wrote about Virgin Atlantic’s new App that helps people overcome their fear of flying. Other subjects that caught my eye recently were Revolution’s coverage of a new AdMob campaign for STA…

• N-Gage: A Eulogy

  Carlo Longino

  30 Oct 2009 | 11:32 am

  Pause for a moment and shed a tear for the Nokia N-Gage. This monumental device, which brought sidetalking to the world, as well as a portrait-oriented screen for gaming, evolved into the N-Gage platform (no, we didn’t quite get that, either) — and now it’s being taken behind the shed and put out of its misery. Or, as the N-Gage blog puts it, it’s being “evolved” into Nokia’s Ovi services. In remembrance of so many good times, I may pull out my N-Gage QD from the Carlo Longino Haul of Mobile Handset History and use it today. Or not. But in either…

• Awesome Upcoming Event: Heroes of the Mobile Screen

  Carlo Longino

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:42 am

  I was honored to be asked by MH pal Helen Keegan to give some input to an event she and her team are organizing in London on December 7, called Heroes of the Mobile Screen. We’re working on putting together a fantastic list of speakers and sessions and we’ve got a great venue — now comes the fun part: you get to turn up, enjoy and make lots of great connections. Here’s the pitch: The team behind Mobile Monday London, Swedish Beers Mobile Networking, Future of Mobile, Over The Air, Mobile 2.0 and Tech Media Invest, today announced the launch of a brand new event coming…

• Meteorite Crash and Android Invasion

  Russell Buckley

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:27 am

  I’ve been writing a few posts for others today and thought you might like to have a read. This one was about a marketing stunt that’s badly backfired in Latvia, causing Tele2 to lose its Government contracts. Not all publicity is good publicity – the proof. I’ve also been writing at Media Week about the implications of the imminent take-off of Android for mobile advertisers. Exciting times.

• ESPN Sets Up A Co-Browsing Destination for College Football Fans

  Carlo Longino

  26 Oct 2009 | 6:31 pm

  In January 2008, ESPN said that its NFL web content got more hits from mobile than from PCs during one 24-hour period. An exec surmised that it was NFL fans checking other scores and stats while they watched other games on TV, or what I called “co-browsing” — using a mobile to surf the web for info to supplement the experience of doing something else. ESPN has now set up a college football site dedicated to co-browsing during games called Section 140. ESPN bills Section 140 as: # A new MOBILE destination to cheer, comment and maybe talk a little trash with other College…

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• Rafe's SEE 2009 walkabout (part 1)

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:37 am

  SEE 2009 (Symbian Exchange and Exposium) is Symbian's annual big show. In the video below you can join me on a walkabout around the show floor at SEE 2009. I share my impressions and analysis in an unscripted, one-take, walk and talk. As well as covering many of the Symbian related consultancy and developer tool companies there's also a quick look at the Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung stands.

• Review: Opera Mobile 10 (beta)

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 am

  As we posted earlier this week, Opera has released Opera Mobile 10 in beta form, a full S60-native alternative web browser to the S60 Webkit version. Ewan's been trying it out on some of his favourite sites and here's his illustrated review. Comments welcome. He'll be revisiting Opera Mobile 10 when the app finally comes out of beta.

• Symbian aim for 'Satisfaction'

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:28 am

  The third party community support site, GetSatisfaction, is fairly well known. It transpires that there's now an official (as in manned by Symbian employees) Symbian sub-community here, hopefully worth bookmarking should you 'need to ask that awkward question'.... Early days, of course, so the numbers are small but I'm sure it will grow.

• Review: the Nokia N97 mini - part 0!

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:50 am

  Yes, a full retail Nokia N97 mini is at AAS Towers and I'm currently scribbling away on the ol' parchment to bring you a full review for next week. Just to wet your appetite though, here's my detailed N97 mini image gallery, with comments by Rafe and myself. With slimmer form factor and higher use of metal, I'd sum up my impressions of the device after a day as 'feels like the N97 that the Eseries team would have come up with'. More, much more to come next week.

• The Nokia N97 v20 firmware Q&A

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:33 am

  On Tuesday evening, I took part in a Nokia first - bloggers from round the world were invited to a (virtual) meet with the people behind a device's firmware, in this case Frank Zillikens, the Lead Firmware Developer, and Catalin Gheorghiu, a member of the technical team responsible for the recent firmware upgrade, both for the huge v20 update for the Nokia N97. Clinton Jeff, also attending, has taken the time to produce a nice summary of the questions and answers. Note that more questions were actually asked and that Nokia said they'd get back to us with answers in due course.

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• DoCoMo Share Price at Record Low

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm

  According to this report via Bloomberg, DoCoMo aims to rely on dividend payments and strategic investments to raise its share price from record lows. "The dividend is our top policy choice, followed by investments in growth areas; buying back shares comes after that,” Tsubouchi said in an interview today. “The share price is just too low." Chief Financial Officer Kazuto Tsubouchi said.

• NEC Demos Android Touch Terminal

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm

  NEC unveiled it's next-gen. 'Communicator' device, running on Android, at the recent iEXPO 2009 event held in Tokyo [JPN]

• Survey Shows 40% Use Mobile Search Daily

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm

  The recent survey results from MMD labs for usage of search with mobile in Japan showed 40% do nearly everyday. [JPN]

• Translate Baby Tears with iPhone

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm

  We only posted this little gem is because it immediately reminded us of our Bow-Lingual Video circa 2004 [JPN]

• Sony Ericsson XPERIA for Japan?

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm

  According to several media comments over the last month the new X10 is coming here soon! [JPN]

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• Last Considerations Before Getting the Motorola Droid

  SolSie

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am

  Today marks the public debut of the most anticipated smartphone for the holiday season, the Motorola Droid on Verizon network. Many reviewers have compared and contrasted the new device with the Apple iPhone and other high-end Smartphones. The overall verdict seems to agree that the Droid is not an iPhone killer but unarguably a [...]

• Slacker Radio Now Available for Android (US only)

  SolSie

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:28 am

  Slacker Radio is the Best Way to Discover New Artists and Hear Your Favorite Music – for Free Slacker , the Personal Radio company offering "Your Radio Everywhere." Slacker allows music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site or on the go. Slacker mobile applications are currently available for BlackBerry [...]

• DROID ERIS by HTC Debuts with Verizon

  SolSie

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:34 am

  DROID ERIS by HTC Debuts with Verizon Wireless with HTC Sense Experience and an Attractive $99.99 Price Beginning Nov. 6, DROID ERIS by HTC will join Verizon DROID army,  bringing the power of the Google’s Android platform and the Verizon Wireless network together.  DROID ERIS by HTC combines the popular Android [...]

• Home Screen Refreshed 3.0 Released

  SolSie

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:06 am

  If you miss in Windows Phones the notification of unanswered phone calls, or unread  messages… You will enjoy very much with the new version of Home Screen refreshed. Home Screen refreshed is a replacement of Home Screen in Windows Phones without touched screens (previously called Windows Smartphones, or Windows Mobile Standard). [...]

• Mobile Macros for Windows Mobile

  SolSie

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:36 am

  One of the shortcomings of the Windows Mobile platform is some actions might take more taps than user had hoped for. Mobile Macros for Windows Mobile can simplify the common tasks by allowing them to record stylus events (taps and moves) into an editable text file and replay them when needed. “When developing the [...]

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• My Luxury Problem (Pic.)

  Chippy

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:45 am

  My Luxury Problem, originally uploaded by umpcportal.com. I had to head out of the door this morning for a short 1.5hr appointment and my biggest worry was choosing a device to take with me. I’m having this issue a lot now. When you’ve got a number of devices that you really get on well with it becomes a problem. A luxury problem. N82 + U2010 was my final choice. What would yours be? Related posts:‘New Paradigm’ MIU HDPC. Talking about MIDPhones, here’s an update on one that’s been...

• Interesting A81, 7” Tablet from Witstech. Cortex. Capacitive. Coming with Android? (Updated with video)

  Chippy

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am

  Reported by Techfresh nearly a month ago is early information on a 7” ARM-based tablet from Witstech. The A81. I have a feeling that the ‘WinCE’ specification put a lot of people off but it might be worth taking a closer look as it supposedly has a capacitive touchscreen and runs on an unspecified ARM Cortex A8 core. There’s also talk about $200-$250 prices and an upcoming Android build. We had a lot of fun with the ARM11-based Smart Devices Q7 but with the bump in processor power, this would be a lot more useful, especially if WITs can get an Android build together for it.

• Laptopmag: Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review. 8/10 (to Laptopmag)

  Chippy

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am

  Laptopmag have beaten me to a full review of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet. That will teach me for playing around with it too much! “ we wouldn’t recommend this gadget as a GPS navigator or gaming device. If you’re willing to live with these drawbacks, the Archos 5’s excellent display, media playback, and surfing speed will satisfy.” They also praise the Wifi strength, screen and the two-finger gestures….er….hold on a minute. You can pinch and zoom Web sites (with autoscaling off) but not maps in the GPS program. Rotating images with two fingers in the photo…

• Viliv and UMID coming to Europe.

  Chippy

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am

  Mobilx were in touch yesterday with an update on availability of some of the most interesting UMPCs of the year. They will be selling the UMID M1 and the complete range of Viliv devices; the S5, X70 and S7. Prices start, for the UMID M1, the S5 and the X70, at 543 Euros with the S7 starting at just 570 Euros (all prices inclusive of EU taxes so you don’t need to worry about customs and import costs if you’re in the EU) and if you order now you can expect shipment soon after the 20th November. If you’re new to the UMPC scene I think it’s fair to say that these 4 devices are probably…

• Video: Optimizing a Viliv S5 for Touch and Mobility

  Chippy

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:52 am

  Jerry Kurtze highlights some of the most important changes you need to make to a stock XP build on a small screen. Does anyone know what the XP Overlay UI is? More information on the Viliv S5 here. Related posts:Viliv X70 EX Air is in the bag! Hopefully you’ve taken a look at JKontherun’s X70 EX coverage...

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• Vobis Computer Announces the Highscreen Zeus, its Second Android Smartphone

  Brad Molen

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm

  In July we reported on a new player in the Android market called Highscreen. Highscreen is a smartphone brand made by Vobis Computer, and in July released a device called the PP5420 that was virtually a Mobinnova Ice except with Android inside, and was launched in Russia. Now the same company, Vobis Computer, has announced its next attempt at Android called the Highscreen Zeus, which will be launched in Russia at an unknown time for 13,990 rubles ($483 US). Needless to say, the Zeus has a much nicer ring to the name than PP5420 ever did. Fortunately we were able to find a pic and some specs…

• Google Mobile App now offered through Best Buy stores

  Ilinca Nita

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am

  Google and Best Buy have announced a new partnership that will make Google Mobile App available in Best Buy Mobile stores across the US. In consequence, users who have a Windows Mobile, BlackBerry or Symbian S60 smartphone can visit a Best Buy store and “get some help installing the app or to see a live demo of what the application can do.” Also, if you’re buying a new phone at Best Buy, Google Mobile App can be installed as part of the Walk Out Working program. “We are excited to offer users a new and more personalized way of getting Google on their smartphones. While Google…

• Samsung will pay $1.3 billion for Qualcomm patent licenses

  Ilinca Nita

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am

  Samsung has recently announced an agreement with Qualcomm, according to which it will pay $1.3 billion for using Qualcomm’s CDMA, WCDMA and OFDMA patents for the next 15 years. The $1.3 billion will be paid upfront, with additional royalties to be paid afterwards. According to Telecoms Korea, the $1.3 billion that will be received from Samsung accounts for about 80% of Qualcomm’s net income of fiscal year 2009. (Samsung S8000 Jet, one of the latest Samsung phones to use a Qualcomm platform) Reportedly, the new deal with Qualcomm was signed by Samsung “under the most favorable…

• Dell Mini 3iX passes the FCC, AT&T 3G included

  Ilinca Nita

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:08 am

  Michael Dell has recently confirmed that his company would launch an Android smartphone in the US via AT&T in early 2010 – and it looks like that smartphone is exactly the Dell Mini 3iX that we saw a few days ago in Brazil. The FCC has just approved the Mini 3iX (850/1900 GSM and UMTS bands included), so now all AT&T and Dell have to do is announce the smartphone. As mentioned earlier this week, the Dell Mini 3iX features Wi-Fi – unlike the China-bound Mini 3i. The handset could also come with a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with 640 x 360 pixels, A-GPS, Microsoft Exchange…

• Samsung and T-Mobile Ready for Behold II Event on Nov 12

  Brad Molen

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:44 pm

  I’ve always been intrigued by companies that like to announce that they will have an announcement. Especially in this case where Samsung and T-Mobile are partnering together to hold a press event on November 12 in which the Behold II will be the star of the show. There have been enough leaked pics and videos of the Behold II that its overall look and feel are no longer in question, and certainly no longer a mystery. And we’ve already heard nearly-confirmed rumors that the device will officially be on sale beginning November 18. So now all that’s left is an official…

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• MAX Award winners QNX: Video

  Mark Doherty

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:34 am

  I spotted this today on engadgetmobile.com, featuring the guys from QNX, Alcatel Lucent and Eric Snowden from Atlantic Records. The LTE Connected Car is a platform for in-car entertainment, navigation, management and services. At MAX 2009 QNX won the mobile and devices award because of their excellence in working with the Flash Platform. Working with the geniuses at Alcatel Lucent QNX have enabled LTE connectivity (read: 4G) into the car to prep for a future of wireless networking at 100x the bandwith of 3G (100Mbps in theory). It is by definition “mobile” but at the same time…

• Our new iPhone page at Adobe.com :-)

  Mark Doherty

  13 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am

  We receive literally millions of requests at our Adobe.com pages from iPhone OS users looking for a Flash Player download. Given our support from the top 19/20 OEMs across multiple device platforms we thought it prudent to provide “more info” to those poor iPhone users that got stuck with a limited browsing experience. Hope you like it

• Flash content on the iPhone OS

  Mark Doherty

  5 Oct 2009 | 11:27 am

  So you heard it right, we have brought the Flash Platform to the iPhone OS for applications.  In fact some of the applications are already on the Apple AppStore for you to download We thought it was fun to put them up in secret and working with a very very small set of developers, and our engineering teams I think we’ve really proven that Flash can run effectively on the iPhone without changes. The applications are: Just Letters Finger Paint Red Hood Chroma Circuit FickleBlox That Roach Game Trading Stuff South Park Avatar Creator Enabling the Flash Platform to run on the iPhone has…

• Flash Player 10.1 – Hardware Acceleration Ahoy!

  Mark Doherty

  5 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am

  Some key announcements around our work with Qualcomm and NVIDIA with Flash Player 10.1, the version number for our new desktop and mobile runtime.  Some would argue (and I’m sure some did) that if .1 means only incremental changes then we should have called it Flash 11!  The work that has gone into this runtime, we have doubled the number of supported platforms including Symbian, Android, Palm, Windows Mobile, Linux, Windows and Mac OS. It’s a huge investment made possible by the incredible talent that is Adobe’s Flash Engineering team.  Let’s see the Silverlight…

• Google joins the Open Screen Project

  Mark Doherty

  4 Oct 2009 | 11:42 pm

  Recently you probably noticed that I’ve been working on Android a little, and for good reason of course.  Though it would be easy to focus this post on Android, let’s just look at some of the places where Google use Flash today. Youtube Google Maps Site Search Web Search Chrome / OS So you see Flash is everywhere at Google and we’ve been working together for years to build upon this relationship.  Google joining the Open Screen Project may seem like a matter of course given our demo’s last year and given their investments in the Flash Platform. In the past few months…

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• BoMaDUG eSeminar: Flash Mobile development opportunities on different platforms and new tools

  biskero

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on Friday 13th November at 12 PM EST. Speaker: Mark Doherty from Adobe, Flash Platform Evangelist Mobile and Devices Topic: Flash Mobile development opportunities on different platforms and new tools More information here. Join the Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group to participate to the eSeminar and be part of the User Group. When you apply tell us something about yourself. Alessandro

• Forum Nokia Developer Conference 09

  biskero

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:58 am

  Forum Nokia Developer Conference 09 is been held in Bangalore, India in December. “As a creator of mobile applications you have been striving to deliver the mobile application of your dreams. You have been toying ideas that have the potential to change the world and transform you, completely!” It sounds a great event to attend. Alessandro

• New mobile blog: Leonardo Risuleo

  biskero

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am

  Check out Leonardo new blog! Alessandro

• Google Mobile Search available for Nokia S60 devices

  biskero

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

  Via AllAboutSymbian, the Google Mobile Search is now available for Nokia S60 devices. Alessandro

• UK Mobile and Devices UG meeting on Wednesday 4th November

  biskero

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:29 am

  Via Matt, for everyone in the London area the UK Mobile and Devices UG is holding a meeting on Wednesday 4th November. “We will be having the Device Central team over to talk about the new version, and give a sneak peek at some of the new features that will be available to you in the upcoming version. You will also get a chance to ask questions, give feedback and talk about feature you would like to see available. Mark Doherty will be giving a demo of the new work flow for developing iPhone applications, using the flash IDE that was announced at MAX this year, as well as going over some…

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  HACK THE RAZR - It's your phone. Make it so.

• Welcome to the new Hack the Razr!

  styol

  14 Jul 2010 | 3:16 pm

  Greetings! The new site welcomes you with its arms wide open, ready for usage. We've added alot of features and have been adding new ones every day, so get active and stay tuned because there is plenty of other neat stuff on the way. It's also now easier for us to easily allow site members to post new guides and information, allowing us to expand our site daily due to help from our dedicated members! Big thanks to all 19,000+ site members that make Hack the Razr what it is. read more

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• Mobile Brain Bank at Slush Helsinki

  Holly Kolman

  31 Oct 2009 | 8:35 pm

  It’s Mobile Brain Bank time again in Finland. Here’s the invitation from Petra and Peter: Hi all, Mobile Brain Bank and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society are connecting at Slush Helsinki. Read more on this in news on our website. As a member of the Mobile Brain Bank network, you are warmly invited to take part in Slush. If you are running [...]Mobile Brain Bank at Slush Helsinki is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved.

• Don’t Break Up With My Brand!

  MarkJ

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:25 pm

  Don't Break Up With My Brand... Don't Make This Mobile Mistake That Can Cost You CustomersDon’t Break Up With My Brand! is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved.

• Seatbelt Safety on the Road | BuckleUp mobi

  Holly Kolman

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:09 am

  BuckleUp.mobi has one objective: to convince people to fasten their seatbelts every time they get into an automobile. If you have ever been to a funeral for someone who died in a car accident, it is a terrible loss. If a teen is involved, it somehow feels like life has cheated us out of the potential [...]Seatbelt Safety on the Road | BuckleUp mobi is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved.

• NASA Mobile Site | Jet Propulsion Lab

  Holly Kolman

  26 Oct 2009 | 10:42 pm

  File under “This is so cool you have to bookmark it.”   When I was a kid, I got to meet an astronaut. A real, live astronaut. I thought that was really, really cool. He showed us his space suit and answered all kinds of questions from the audience. Today, I got a taste of that same [...]NASA Mobile Site | Jet Propulsion Lab is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved.

• Mobile Version of MobiEnthusiast is Down

  Holly Kolman

  23 Oct 2009 | 4:03 pm

  Sorry folks, mobiEnthusiast is having technical difficulties with the autodetect mobile plugin. We’ll be back on your phone as soon as possible. Mobile Version of MobiEnthusiast is Down is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved. Mobile Version of MobiEnthusiast is Down is a post from: mobiEnthusiast.mobi © 2009 All Rights Reserved.

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  Little Springs Design

• the changing mobile data landscape, part 2

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm

  If you haven’t, go check out part 1 of this series, in which I argue about the increasing role of feature phones in mobile web, and possibly apps. I think a major shift in how we pay for mobile data is coming, within a year or two. And content companies need to figure out how to conserve bits. They aren’t free. The role of data plans Let’s take a look at unlimited data plans for a moment. Unlimited data plans are great! They provide enormous freedom! No worrying about how much data you use! Terrific! And it is terrific. It’s great for people who can afford to spend $70…

• the speed of the mobile web, part 1: user perception

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:39 am

  Last week, Gomez published "Why the Mobile Web is Disappointing End-Users,” which you can read online at Scribd. In summary, huge numbers of users are reporting problems with the mobile web, with download time the number one problem. While this seems simple, it really isn't. Consider my ongoing experience on my Nokia E71, on the AT&T network, in a non-impacted 3G area, using the highly optimized Google Reader (and I'm using the "mobile" version not the "iPhone" version, though the device supports both). I also use the same site in Opera Mini. Typically it takes two tries before the…

• the changing mobile data landscape, part 1

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  27 Oct 2009 | 2:29 pm

  In August 2009, the Admob Metrics report for the U.S. Admob ad impressions showed a little feature phone moving to third place after months at fourth place. Yes yes, the iPhone and iPod Touch are numbers 1 and 2. But that's not important here. The Samsung R450. To be more precise, the Samsung SCH-R450 for Metro PCS. Not an Android device, not a Pre, not a Blackberry. A messaging-focused feature phone with a poor camera, released in 2008. And not AT&T, not Sprint, not Verizon. Instead, Metro PCS, who says "everything we do is unlimited." Smartphone users are getting unlimited voice, text,…

• the page fold myth

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  21 Oct 2009 | 8:09 am

  I don't know how I missed this post by Joe Leech from mid-September, but I did until Barbara tweeted it the other week. I also can't believe that I'd never talked about it anywhere like here before; fighting the myth of the page fold, and working on currently-relevant design-for-scrolling is something I actually spend a fair bit of time doing on pretty much every project. The "page fold" comes from newspapers. "Above the fold" is what is visible on the newsstand, and what grabs you to make you buy it. The same concept carried through to early web design, and worked okay I guess when…

• gestures in mobile UI

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  16 Oct 2009 | 2:35 pm

  Over on the very nice UX Exchange, user mattti asked the question, Touch gesture usability in mobile devices – which ones work?. As we’ve been doing a bit of work in gestures this year, I tossed off this response. Touch gestures are only one type of gestures for mobile. Technologies such as accelerometers, light sensors, other cameras, pressure sensors, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and various location technologies are all possible. Then there are the “display” mechanisms: vibration, rumble, electrical fields, force feedback, sound, and so forth. In general, this space is in…

• 
  Little Springs Design

• the changing mobile data landscape, part 2

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm

  If you haven’t, go check out part 1 of this series, in which I argue about the increasing role of feature phones in mobile web, and possibly apps. I think a major shift in how we pay for mobile data is coming, within a year or two. And content companies need to figure out how to conserve bits. They aren’t free. The role of data plans Let’s take a look at unlimited data plans for a moment. Unlimited data plans are great! They provide enormous freedom! No worrying about how much data you use! Terrific! And it is terrific. It’s great for people who can afford to spend $70…

• the speed of the mobile web, part 1: user perception

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:39 am

  Last week, Gomez published "Why the Mobile Web is Disappointing End-Users,” which you can read online at Scribd. In summary, huge numbers of users are reporting problems with the mobile web, with download time the number one problem. While this seems simple, it really isn't. Consider my ongoing experience on my Nokia E71, on the AT&T network, in a non-impacted 3G area, using the highly optimized Google Reader (and I'm using the "mobile" version not the "iPhone" version, though the device supports both). I also use the same site in Opera Mini. Typically it takes two tries before the…

• the changing mobile data landscape, part 1

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  27 Oct 2009 | 2:29 pm

  In August 2009, the Admob Metrics report for the U.S. Admob ad impressions showed a little feature phone moving to third place after months at fourth place. Yes yes, the iPhone and iPod Touch are numbers 1 and 2. But that's not important here. The Samsung R450. To be more precise, the Samsung SCH-R450 for Metro PCS. Not an Android device, not a Pre, not a Blackberry. A messaging-focused feature phone with a poor camera, released in 2008. And not AT&T, not Sprint, not Verizon. Instead, Metro PCS, who says "everything we do is unlimited." Smartphone users are getting unlimited voice, text,…

• the page fold myth

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  21 Oct 2009 | 8:09 am

  I don't know how I missed this post by Joe Leech from mid-September, but I did until Barbara tweeted it the other week. I also can't believe that I'd never talked about it anywhere like here before; fighting the myth of the page fold, and working on currently-relevant design-for-scrolling is something I actually spend a fair bit of time doing on pretty much every project. The "page fold" comes from newspapers. "Above the fold" is what is visible on the newsstand, and what grabs you to make you buy it. The same concept carried through to early web design, and worked okay I guess when…

• gestures in mobile UI

  podcasts@littlespringsdesign.com (Little Springs Design, Inc.)

  16 Oct 2009 | 2:35 pm

  Over on the very nice UX Exchange, user mattti asked the question, Touch gesture usability in mobile devices – which ones work?. As we’ve been doing a bit of work in gestures this year, I tossed off this response. Touch gestures are only one type of gestures for mobile. Technologies such as accelerometers, light sensors, other cameras, pressure sensors, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, and various location technologies are all possible. Then there are the “display” mechanisms: vibration, rumble, electrical fields, force feedback, sound, and so forth. In general, this space is in…

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  I2fly

• MAX Award winners QNX Video, the interface is based on Flash Lite 3.1

  vivek

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am

  Via Mark, The LTE Connected Car is a platform for in-car entertainment, navigation, management and services. At MAX 2009 QNX won the mobile and devices award because of their excellence in working with the Flash Platform. Working with the geniuses at Alcatel Lucent QNX have enabled LTE connectivity (read: 4G) into the car to prep for a future of wireless networking at 100x the bandwidth of 3G (100Mbps in theory). The platform interface is based on Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 running on the RTOS QNX platform with all manner of extensions for GPS, Bluetooth, video playback and even integration into…

• Performance Optimization Checklist

  vivek

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am

  Via Alessandro, Dale Rankine has added a new video tutorial in his Developing with Flash Lite series, this is a simple checklist of some core performance optimzation techniques for helping to make your Flash Lite apps run as smooth as possible. vivek

• Video: Flash in the Mobile Browser

  vivek

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:46 am

  Dale has published another cool video:  In this episode you will look at the ways Flash exists in various mobile browsers and what implications it has on how consumers interact with your Flash content. It’s important as day be day more and more web traffic is being generated from smartphones and mobile devices, so it’s becoming increasingly important to consider how Flash content is consumed through the mobile web browser. vivek

• Video: Peek behind the curtain of Nokia’s design studio in London :)

  vivek

  27 Oct 2009 | 7:55 am

  “Over the past month we’ve been granted rare access, fascinating insight and candid chat related to a bunch of innovative design projects taking place at Nokia’s design studio in London. It’s certainly one of the Nokia hotspots for design innovation. From gesture and homescreen ingenuity to icon creation and the craft of “making communication more human” (as told to us recently by Axel Meyer, head of Nseries design at Nokia), our recent exposure to the design studio in London has painted an engrossing picture of what happens behind the curtain and how the people at Nokia…

• Video: Streaming MP3 Audio with Flash Lite 3.1

  vivek

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:42 am

  Via Alessandro, Dale released a new video tutorial about Streaming MP3 Audio with Flash Lite 3.1. you can also download Source code for this example. vivek

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  AnyGeo - A GISuser Blog about GIS, the GeoWeb and Location Technologies

• City of Greeley, Colorado Rolls Out Their Social Media Policy

  glenn

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

  A group of N. Colorado GIS professionals regularly meet up (about every month or 2) at Loveland City Hall for what’s become known as the Northern Colorado [GIS] User Group (NCUG) - see also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• WHERE Goes Live on the DROID

  glenn

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

  News out of Boston today as uLocate Communications, Inc, has announced the launch of WHERE on the Motorola DROID. The WHERE application has been specially designed to fully optimize the Droid’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• How to Video - Georeferenced PDFs in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3

  glenn

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:58 am

  Here’s a useful how-to video from ESRItv showing users the new capabilities of Georeferenced PDF handling in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3. See the new capabilities of georeferenced PDFs created by ArcGIS... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Android OS getting a boost from Motorola Droid and Augmented Reality coming on!

  glenn

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am

  It looks like the Android OS is finally going to be getting a little recognition this week (and well deserved) enter the Motorola Droid which will be available later this week.. I’m quite... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• N Colorado User Group meetup offers up Turkey for the worst Map!

  glenn

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:33 pm

  Nice promo by ESRI’s Brian Coleman, of the Broomfield, CO office as he’s dreamed up a fun promotion for tomorrow’s NCUG meetup taking place at the City of Loveland CO chamber... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  Yahoo! Shopping: Most Popular Cell Phones

• Motorola MotoRazr V3m Red Cell Phone

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $0.01 from 1 store. User rating:4.1 out of 5. The new red MOTORAZR combines superb performance with cutting-edge features, all within the sleek design of one of the slimmest phones around. By purchasing the new red MOTORAZR, you've not only got the ultimate mobile phone, you've also allowed Motorola to make a direct contribution to The Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Don't just make a call - make a statement.

• LG Black Label Series KE970 Shining Silver Cell Phone

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $135.98 from 1 store. User rating:4.1 out of 5. LG Shine (model: KE970) is a handset in LG's premium Black Label series of mobile phones.Shine - a stunning, full-metal bodied slider phone - offers mobile users the best of both worlds with amazing looks and a high technical specification including expandable memory (MicroSD card) and an auto focus camera.When closed, Shine oozes sophistication with a perfectly reflective 2.2" screen. Slide open the super-thin brushed metal body and the 'magic mirror' full color screen comes to life, while Shine's keys are bathed in a cool blue light. Access to…

• RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Cell Phone

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $0.01 from 1 store. User rating:4.2 out of 5. SMS and MMS Email and Text Messaging Instant Messaging such as Yahoo! Messenger Organizer Browser 1.3 Megapixel Camera Download wallpaper, ringtones, games, and applications for personal productivity Media Player Blackberry Maps Expandable Memory Capability Trackball Navigation Helpful Setup Wizard Voice Activated Dialing(VAD)

• LG PRADA KE850 Cell Phone

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $275.99 from 1 store. User rating:4.0 out of 5. The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850) is a real breakthrough in the industry, as it is a unique, sophisticated and elegant mobile phone with the first complete advanced touch interface.The PRADA Phone by LG introduces the world's first advanced touch interface which eliminates the conventional keypad making the overall usage experience a highly tactile one. An extra wide LCD screen maximizes visual impact, allowing the user to benefit from several key features of the phone, including the 2 megapixel camera featuring Schneider-Kreuznach lens, video…

• Nokia N73 Cell Phone

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $291.40 - $402.35 from 2 stores. User rating:4.4 out of 5. Inspiration can come to you at any time. Be ready with the Nokia N73. This handy 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics is ready to shoot with a simple slide of the cover. Capture print quality photos and view them on a 2.4" screen. And the best part is the sharing. With a more intelligent and intuitive photo gallery organizing and sharing your favorite photos is simple and fun. Unleash your inner photographer. The Nokia N73 is a high-quality, 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, providing vivid photo quality for prints…

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  Softpedia News - Telecoms

• Canadian Mobile Phone Market Dives 8% in Q3

  Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  The global mobile phone maker has seen improvements in the third quarter of the ongoing year, yet it seems that the same does not apply to the Canadian handset market. According to a recent report from IDC, the sales of mobile phones in Canada went down by 8 percent in Q3 2009, marking the third quarterly decline it sees this year. The results from IDC Canada's Mobile Phone Tracker also show that in the third quarter of the ongoing year, mobile phone makers delivered 4 percent fewer handsets to wireless service providers or to other retail channels, when compared to the same period of time in…

• Sony Ericsson Kurara in New Images

  Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am

  Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has recently been rumored to plan releasing on the market a new device, the Sony Ericsson Kurara and now the phone has made it into the wild in a series of fresh leaked images. Nothing is yet official, and the name of the handset might be changed before it hits the shelves, yet it seems that Kurara is shaping up into another attractive device from the vendor. According to the rumors around the Web, the device might come to the market with the Symbian S60 operating system on board, while also sporting a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, as…

• Photoshop.com Mobile Comes to Android

  Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:50 am

  Adobe Systems Incorporated announced on Friday the launch of Photoshop.com Mobile for Android, in a move aimed at extending the reach of its solution to more smartphone operating systems available on the market today. The new launch follows the recently unveiled Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone, which has proven to be one of the “Top Free” applications for the Apple handset.According to the company, the fresh software solution comes towards Android users with a set of editing tools, while also offering them the possibility to adjust colors for their photos, as well as to share them…

• Rumor Mill: Microsoft to Takeover RIM

  Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am

  Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has been rumored quite a few times before to be on the verge of being taken over by Redmond-based software giant Microsoft, and now the same rumors made it back to the headlines. The basis is a very simple one: RIM has seen its shares falling recently, and that would lead towards a possible takeover, in case they continue to fall. If you were wondering why RIM is doing bad, you should know that some of the latest reports on the mobile phone market have shown that the recent launch of Motorola DROID on Verizon's airwaves have affected the sales of…

• LG to Deliver Snapdragon-Based Android Handset

  Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am

  South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics has already made a move into the Android side of the smartphone market, with the launch of LG GW620, which is also known around the Web as the LG Eve. However, it seems that the company does not plan to stop only here, but that it will come to the market with yet another such device in 2010, this time a more powerful and probably more appealing one.According to the latest news around the Internet, LG stated that it plans walking the same road that Acer and Sony Ericsson walked with their Android-based mobile phones: it will pack the handset with…

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  Mobile Phones - Latest Mobile Phones - New Mobile Phones

• Sony Ericsson W205 Pink

  Mark Dunne

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:57 am

  The Sony Ericsson W205 Pink is of course aimed at the female market. The phone comes with lots of music features like Walkman player, FM radio and TrackID music recognition. It offers excellence sound quality you ... Related posts:Sony Ericsson W205 The Sony Ericsson W205 is packed with music features...Sony Ericsson T700 in Shiny Black and Gold Red When you’re looking to make some extra money in...Sony Ericsson W205 Walkman™ Somehow I missed this one a couple weeks ago... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

• Nokia 2600 Classic

  Mark Dunne

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am

  The Nokia 2600 is a phone that has been around a while but has come true a number of design changes and added features over to past few years. If you’re looking for a basic ... Related posts:Nokia 6303 Classic Review The Nokia 6303 is a mid range phone that...Nokia 6700 Classic Launched Nokia have actually launched 3 new phones the 6700,...Nokia 7705 Twist Nokia have announced the Nokia 7705 on the Verizon... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

• Sony Ericsson W205

  Mark Dunne

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am

  The Sony Ericsson W205 is packed with music features as your would expect, it comes with Walkman player, FM radio and TrackID music recognition. The TrackID music recognition software helps you to identify tracks at ... Related posts:Sony Ericsson W205 Pink The Sony Ericsson W205 Pink is of course aimed...Sony Ericsson W205 Walkman™ Somehow I missed this one a couple weeks ago...Sony Ericsson announces the W508 The Sony Ericsson W508 was announced today, the W508... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

• Nokia 2330

  Mark Dunne

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm

  The Nokia 2330 is a versatile phone that comes with a Stereo FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0, and a VGA camera. If you have used Nokia phones in the past the menu system is very easy ... Related posts:Nokia 2220 Slide Phone Nokia are expected to release a new entry-level phone...Nokia N96 on Vodafone Vodafone are now selling the Nokia N96 if you...Nokia BH-804 - Smallest Bluetooth Headset Nokia have rolled out their latest Bluetooth headset called the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

• Sony Ericsson Rachael Android Based Phone

  Mark Dunne

  21 Oct 2009 | 8:36 am

  The much awaited Sony Ericsson Android based phone is expected to be released early in 2010. The phone wil be called the Racheal or maybe the Xperia X10 nobody really knows yet. The phone when launched ... Related posts:Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 Smartphone Video Review Here’s a nice video review of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA...Kogan Agora - Google Android Mobile Phone The T-Mobile G1 has been available for a while...OpenMoko have launched Android-based handset Taiwan-based OpenMoko have launch an Android-based phone called the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts…

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  Popwuping

• Link Love: Favorites From Twitter & More

  kelake

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:42 am

  Thai. Art by kelake Some of my favorite links of the week found on twitter, plus the new phone from my friends at HTC. It looks sweet. Singapore's New Breed of Bar can be found in the Dempsey Hill neighbourhood. The former site of an amry barracks is now a mecca of bars and restaurants. Thai tourism hit by instability. In what is supposed to be Thailand's peak tourist season, the long tail boats along the Chao Phraya river, in the heart of Bangkok, are mostly empty these days. Golden Horse Film Festival opens with two Asian films. The festival lasts until Nov. 26 but some top attractions are…

• Riding High

  kelake

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm

  A video by 13th Witness.

• 100 Hotels Under $150 A Night

  kelake

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm

  When I travel I tend to prefer small, boutique, eclectic, or budget hotels over more expensive larger properties. The places I stay tend to be more interesting and personable. Also, I am not interested in spending much time in my hotel, the location I am visiting is much more interesting, and all those luxurious features go unused. Finding the right budget accomodation can be a challenge but for those traveling to the European continent, The New York Times has a fantastic list of hotels for under $150. That's the thing about budget hotels. Sometimes they turn out to be a disaster, leaving you…

• Billykirk X Opening Ceremony Waxed Laptop Satchel

  kelake

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm

  From a collaboration between Billy Kirk and Opening Ceremony is the last example, for this week at least, of waxed materials in yet another great bag. billykirk sets itself apart by employing amish leather workers who hand craft their products, as well as using vegetable dye that lends to beautiful natural aging of their products. this bag features a waxed cloth body with a leather bottom, leather tophandle, zip, and removable strap, as well as a removable leather identification tag. bag closes with a front buckle. Billykirk Waxed Laptop Satchel

• Twitter lists

  kelake

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:32 pm

  Late last month Twitter rolled out a new feature called "lists"; a way to organize the people you follow and discover interesting twitter accounts. I've been looking at other peoples lists and think it's an excellent way to discover information I might not have otherwise. I have set up a number of twitter lists in different categories which you are welcome to follow. My lists include some of my favourites that fit in the categories style, bags, culture, stores, gear & accessories, places to stay, and travel. It's only start and far from comprehensive but I plan to keep adding to it over time.

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  Live From The Wire

• Last Flight Halloween Comic Strip

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  Our comic strip that was published exclusively by IGN.com last week. Enjoy.   Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Another day at the office...

  4 Sep 2009 | 5:09 am

  Listened to my father and gave up "stupid games development" to do something "serious", srsly. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Good old days

  5 Jul 2009 | 8:26 pm

  I've read today that games PR/Managament/Marketing don't know a thing about games and/or geek culture. Dudes, we've been there, we've done that.Srsly See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Canary Wharf, London

  2 Jul 2009 | 4:56 pm

  Was on my way home and thought it looked quite cool: such a big ship in the centre of London. [] See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Birthday cake ;-)

  8 Apr 2009 | 3:57 am

  My girl definitely gets it :-) Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  Live From The Wire

• Last Flight Halloween Comic Strip

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  Our comic strip that was published exclusively by IGN.com last week. Enjoy.   Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Another day at the office...

  4 Sep 2009 | 5:09 am

  Listened to my father and gave up "stupid games development" to do something "serious", srsly. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Good old days

  5 Jul 2009 | 8:26 pm

  I've read today that games PR/Managament/Marketing don't know a thing about games and/or geek culture. Dudes, we've been there, we've done that.Srsly See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Canary Wharf, London

  2 Jul 2009 | 4:56 pm

  Was on my way home and thought it looked quite cool: such a big ship in the centre of London. [] See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Birthday cake ;-)

  8 Apr 2009 | 3:57 am

  My girl definitely gets it :-) Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  VisionMobile

• What future for the mobile phone in a multi-platform world?

  Andreas Constantinou

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am

  [Customer journeys, such as finding new music or communicating with friends, no longer take place within the confines of a single device or service. Users may combine several devices or applications to achieve their objectives, creating a new set of challenges when designing user experiences which excel in this multi-platform environment. This essay brings together 5 of the leading thinkers in digital industry to explore the concept of multi-platform mobile user experience ahead of a new MEX conference (2nd/3rd December 2009, London) on this same theme] By Marek Pawlowski (PMN), Thibaut…

• Mobile App Stores: The Next Two Years

  Andreas Constantinou

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:52 am

  [In this state-of-the-nation article, Research Director Andreas Constantinou analyses the App Store status quo, the key building blocks and the dime-a-dozen future for App Stores] In the last 12 months Mobile Application Stores have evolved from hype to mass-adoption and even to currency; building an App Store marketing story can increase your valuation, even if no-one agrees what an App Store is. The mobile industry, from CEOs to developers, is engulfed in an app store hysteria such that everyone (operators, OEMs, and platform wannabees) wants to build one. Yet the long-term reality will be…

• Who’s behind the VisionMobile Community? We‘ve got results!

  Jana Moravkova

  13 Oct 2009 | 4:41 am

  We hope everyone has had a good start to the Autumn as we have. We asked our readers to take part in our blog survey throughout September to help us understand who You, our readers, are; what you thought of this blog and how we improve it going forward. We would like to thank all of you who participated, especially for the open and honest feedback. And? The survey brought out some very interesting findings – some quite flattering and some honest critique and suggestions to take on board. And as promised, we ‘re announcing 10 participants at the end of this post who have been drawn to each…

• Why mobile can bring back the value to the Internet

  Andreas Constantinou

  7 Oct 2009 | 7:32 am

  [Mobile payments hold great potential far beyond what we have seen today. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou, looks at why has the Internet lost its value historically and argues that mobile payments stand to bring this lost value back to the Internet] The debate over reversing the loss of value in Internet-based media is long standing. Most observers argue that the Internet has disintermediated the traditional distribution channels, including music labels, news publishers and books. In other words, the Internet bulldozed what was previously the long and bumpy silk road between content…

• Augmented Economics: Making Money at the Edge of Reality

  Andreas Constantinou

  18 Sep 2009 | 7:11 am

  [There's lots more than meets the eye in augmented reality. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou talks about Augmented Economics, a new form of economy where value is created by superimposing virtual value on top of our physical world] Economics is an area of continuous research, both academic and industrial. Once in a while, new revenue models or new markets surface, which are followed by a string of industry capital movements. Take for example new revenue models being pioneered in the Internet like the cost-per-follower (ie being paid based on how many people are following you on…

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  Enterprise Mobility Matters

• Hello from The Mobile Enterprise Executive Summit

  Philippe

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pm

  Hello from beautiful and sunny Los Angeles. I arrived here today, making my 6am flight by the skin of my teeth. For the next couple of days, I'm going to *try* to share some of the things I will be... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Can't We All Just Get Along in Enterprise Mobility?

  Philippe

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pm

  The last 10 days have been pretty rough. I haven't been able to sit down for more than five minutes at a time because yours truly threw out his back last week and is still dealing with it. I'm actually... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Is Windows Mobile 6.5 The Vista of Mobility?

  Philippe

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:19 am

  As you might know, Windows Mobile 6.5, the latest incarnation of Microsoft maligned mobile operating system was officially released, along with a bevvy of new Windows Phones at CTIA a couple of weeks ago in San Diego. You know, the... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Inside Looking Out: An Executive View on Enterprise Mobility with Franck Delorme

  Philippe

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:11 am

  Welcome to the latest edition of Inside Looking Out. This past week, I spoke with Franck DELORME. Why did I put his last name in all caps? That's because that's what you do with French last names! Franck is the... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Bringing Enterprise Mobility To Healthcare

  Philippe

  22 Oct 2009 | 6:22 am

  My step father is a physician - a geriatrician to be precise. Not only does he spend his days taking care of people in the twilight of their years, he's also the medical director for non-acute care at the largest... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

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  mobileYouth

• 2010 mobileYouth Tour Dates - 15 cities added

  Graham Brown

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:59 am

  Just released! Following our successful 2009 tour, we’re putting together a tentative tour itinerary to share mobileYouth updates on trends and youth marketing insights for 2010. Here are the initial dates. If you want mobileYouth to speak/present at your conference/company or seminar then contact us here in first instance and let’s get talking. As you can see, time is going to be limited to 2 engagements per city so contact us early. Feb Week 1 Turkey Feb Week 2 Bahrain (1 space left) Dubai (fully booked) Delhi/Mumbai (1 space left) Kuala Lumpur (1 space left) Feb Week 3 Jakarta…

• Videos we liked 6th Nov 2009

  Arun

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  1) Disney XD: A Case Study on Packaging Boyhood Shaping Youth 2) Seseame Street Turns 40! | TV / KIDS Zandland Blog 3) Will “Droid Does” Be Meaningful? Marketing with Meaning 4) Flash Animation & Viral KidVid? Give Pause Shaping Youth 5) Bug Banners | MARKETING Zandland Blog - Powered by Zandl Group 6) The Future of Social Media Gerd Leonhard Picnic 2009 Amsterdam Part 1 gleonhard’s  Youtube 7) Is Michael Buckley the Future of TV? Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot 8) Miley Cyrus: Twitter should just be, like, banned from this universe Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot 9) Kicking…

• Don’t Kill the Pigs

  Graham Brown

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am

  I first heard about the Egyptian pig cull back in October when the story broke in the New York Times. Needless to say, it piqued my interest because as is often the case, seemingly irrelevant stories can provide insights that the less trained eye will simply pass by. When Egyptian government officials reacted to the growing concerns about the possible spread of Swine Flu beyond the Mexican borders it was more motivated by concerns that it would be singled out as the backward administration unable to deal with matters of national interest as opposed to the bigger picture of its citizens…

• Are you giving them something to care about?

  Graham Brown

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am

  Some time ago we asked the question “When does Social good represent Exceptional marketing?” There are plenty of brands keen to express their social values on the bigger stage in order to bask in the reflected glory of the causes they support. Does bandwaggonism impact the sincerity of the scrupulous marketer? When the Jonas Brothers encouraged teens to get involved, perhaps the message resonated with this impressionable bunch of consumers because a) they are less hardened to bandwaggonism and b) a brand or artist speaking to them directly shows a brand or artist willing to speak…

• mobileYouth tour dates Americas Q4 09 (Brazil, Canada and USA)

  Graham Brown

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am

  OK, it’s on - we’re visiting the Americas and here is the tour schedule: November Sun 8-Wed 11: Brazil Sao Paulo Thu 12: Chicago Fri 13: Seattle Sat/Sun 14/15: Vancouver Mon 16: Saskatoon Tue/Wed 17/18: Toronto Thu 19: New York If you’re interested in making contact or want mobileYouth to come present @ your office then ping us here

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  Mobile Phone News

• Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Review

  Jay

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:42 am

  The worst kept secret in mobile has finally been confirmed – Sony Ericsson are going to be launching a multimedia handset, running on the Android OS, and it is the Xperia X10. We already knew a fair deal about this handset, with leaks, spyshots and video floating around the web for a while now, but finally the speculation can stop as we have a confirmed list of features to drool over. The X10 is dominated by a superb, large TFT capacitive colour touchscreen, measuring 4.0 inches across and with a pixel busting resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The screen supports up to 256,000 colours and…

• Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani Review

  Rachel

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pm

  Recently Samsung announced the forthcoming release of the Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani. This is not the first Armani mobile phone from Samsung, in fact to date there have been three models released in conjunction between these two famous brands, with the B7620 being the third in the line up. The first device, announced back in September 2007 was a tiny, compact, touchscreen device, running on the then new Croix UI. With stylish looks and a decent build quality, the Armani phone was slim and compact, and made an ideal addition to a stylish outfit. It even managed to pack in a few decent…

• More Sony Ericsson X10 Rachael Rumour

  Jay

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am

  Following on from the video showing what could be the Sony Ericsson Rachael, which on release will most likely be known as the X10, we’ve come across another video clip, which could well be showing the user interface on the device. Now, it clearly says in the clip that the design is a concept, but the chat on the net is this could be the UI on the X10, which will be running on the Android OS. It looks very slick, for sure, and coupled with the spec of the X10, expected to include an 8.0 Megapixel camera, large 4 inch screen, with GPS, HSDPA, WiFi and more. The question that does remain…

• Sony Ericsson Rachael X10 on Nov 3rd?

  Jay

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am

  Working in the mobile industry, there is just as much enjoyment in the anticipation of a new device as there is in the actual release. First we get the rumour, then the ‘Spy-shots’ (which are always slightly out of focus, and fuzzy, taken on the world’s worst camera), then further rumour as code names become device names, until we finally get to release, and get to see whether the device lives up to the hype. Nokia have always played the hype game well, seeing early on the benefit of word of mouth advertising, as they worked with established blogs and created a whole social…

• Acer Liquid A1 Review

  Rachel

  30 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am

  Acer may not be the first manufacturer that springs to mind when you think about leading manufacturers of mobile phones, but that hasn’t stopped them coming to market with a handset that currently boasts the best spec on any officially confirmed device running on the Android operating system. For fear of repeating ourselves, it is worth stating once again, that the Android OS is going to be big news, as 2009 comes to a close and we look forward to 2010. The coming 12 – 18 months are going to be important times for the mobile industry, as traditionally popular manufacturers and established…

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  Mobilitics

• Mobile augmented golf

  Harri Salminen

  26 Oct 2009 | 5:31 am

  Last week I was lucky enough to get an invitation to TEDxHelsinki event and I'm still excited about the quality of the event as well as the whole concept. It is just too easy to stick with your familiar thoughts and habits and reinforce the skills where you are at your best. Try sometimes to listen presentations outside of your comfort area and be prepared for an idea storm. You can start the journey from the TED website and remember my old investment tip.I also had the opportunity to try playing golf (just to educate myself about what that is about). As a complete beginner two things…

• My 100th blog post, mixed salad of mobile stuff

  Harri Salminen

  4 Oct 2009 | 8:24 am

  When I launched this site long time ago, I had previously blogged at Forum Nokia. Because I was disappointed to the lack of dialogue at that site, I though hosting my own site would be a good way to get also non-technical readers and promote open discussion. This is now my 100th posting here and there hasn't been much discussion. I've heard many other bloggers saying the same - it is not motivating to post updates without any feedback. Lately I've found myself more often writing small updates to Twitter, instead of making a longer post here. In the future I plan to post here if there is…

• Keep Snow Leopard waiting

  Harri Salminen

  4 Sep 2009 | 12:24 am

  This week I've updated two MacBooks with Snow Leopard. Problems so far:Cannot send email anymore using our corporate server. Our server accepts only encrypted connections with user authentication. When I try to send messages, mail client just keeps on asking the password even though server answers that authentication is valid. I'm not the only one, check here. Our second machine had fonts messed up after the upgrade. Old documents were suddenly unreadable because the font was kinda packed, many characters were drawn to the same position. I was able to fix this problem by going to Font Book,…

• Comment moderation turned on

  Harri Salminen

  27 Aug 2009 | 11:54 pm

  Small piece of information about this site: I've turned on comment moderation to keep spammers away. All real comments will be accepted without delay, that's a promise!//Harri

• Sports Tracker, again

  Harri Salminen

  23 Aug 2009 | 12:22 pm

  Once again I'll write about my favourite application Sports Tracker (ST) because latest edition of Finnish business magazine Talouselämä has a short article about the new company that will continue the development. Longer version of the article is available from Talouselämä's website (Finnish only).The article tells how the ST core team has founded a new company and how this initiative is part of Nokia's "Innovation Mill" (I wrote about that earlier). According to the news, Nokia didn't care about ST anymore, because "everybody who is interested about this application has already…

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  Pocket-lint: Phones

• NEWS: Sonos Controller iPhone/iPod app gets twitter update

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm

  New features and support for new S5 ZonePlayer Sonos has releases an update to its iPhone and iPod touch app bringing it in line with the new?Sonos Software 3.1?update released recently for the music systems dedicated controller and computer software.? The new update, which is now available in the Apple app store allows?Sonos owners?to tweet what they are listening to, as well as tweaking the menu system with new icons and logos for the relevant music service. It also brings in support for the company's new?Sonos S5 ZonePlayer, which includes a built in speaker. Handy, as the iPhone and the…

• NEWS: Adobe Photoshop for mobile Android edition launched

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm

  iPhone version comes to Google OS Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone?app?has come to the Android platform the company has announced. Following on from the launch of the iPhone app in the US in October, the company has rolled out the "Free" app on the Google OS. The Android application equips consumers with same image-editing tools, colour adjustments and instant photo-sharing capabilities. Users get photo-editing tools like crop, rotate and flip as well as "effects" like the Soft Focus filter can be used to create a blur effect, and for performing color adjustments such as exposure,…

• NEWS: Pocket-lint is hiring in US

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm

  Positions in New York and San Francisco opening Fancy being apart of one of the leading global gadget news and reviews sites in the world? Thought you did.?Pocket-lint is looking for positions to fill in?New York and?San Francisco. We are looking for roving reporters to join the team based in New York and San Francisco to replace Stuart who is heading back to the UK. Ideally you will be well connected within the gadget scene and be available to chase down briefings, meetings and attend events when needed. You will have to be able to get into either New York city or San Francisco for meetings,…

• NEWS: Limited "unlimited" claims should be banned

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:37 am

  Comment: Taking a stand against unlimited claims Lawyer: Mrs. Simpson, what did you and your husband do after you were ejected from the restaurant? Marge Simpson: We pretty much went straight home… Lawyer: Mrs. Simpson, you are under oath! Marge Simpson: We drove around until 3AM looking for another all-you-can-eat fish restaurant. Lawyer: And when you couldn’t find one? Marge Simpson: We went fishing… Lawyer: Do these sound like the actions of a man who had all he could eat? What am I talking about, and why have a started with a quote from a Simpsons episode? Well,…

• NEWS: Nokia N97 Mini available in white from Phones 4U

  Amy-Mae Elliott

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am

  Exclusive handset on sale now Mobile phone retailer Phones 4U is exclusively offering the Nokia N97 Mini in white to customers from 6 November 2009. ?Phones 4U also enjoyed an 8-week exclusive on the white version of the original N97 starting back in June this year. Said to be "one of Phones 4U's most successful handset launches to date", the retailer is hoping the white model of the mini-me handset will prove simialarly popular. With stainless steel cues and sleek white casing, the white Nokia N97 Mini is available now free on a ?35 a month contract on Orange or Vodafone. Those that trade in…

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  Clicknoise

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

  Jean

  1 Nov 2009 | 11:39 am

  Simondon shuts out Dewey, w/assists by Feenberg, Stiegler. Series still too close to call. #fuckhockeysticksexceptasregardsclimatechange # I'm co-mediating this workshop on Digital Media Literacy and Creative Commons in YVR on Nov. 5th: http://is.gd/4D3V4 # #SciAm has gone into the toilet this past year. tar sands apologists & oil tycoons writing articles, auto-CEO roundtables! #scienceFAIL # evaluating [...]

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

  Jean

  25 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  apartment listed, refinancing process underway, renovating, cleaning, crossing fingers on all 8 of the tentacles I have reluctantly grown # The Onion is very truthful, unfunny news with stories written this way: http://is.gd/4qeaA # if anyone has any temp work available I need some very much! i also have some cool pro audio gear for sale… # why [...]

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

  Jean

  18 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  what sort of monstrous lowlifes would light a sleeping man on fire? two blocks from my apartment, no less… # RT @kk: Govt cutbacks – not fault of Olympiad http://bit.ly/3yxHkB – JH:yes but a false dichotomy – many who oppose 2010 also oppose Gateway # financial advisors are from another planet. as if the comparison of long [...]

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

  Jean

  11 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  RT @asterix: Mobile Myths and Reality. follow this de-hyping series on mobiles and socio-economics: http://is.gd/3Z0uv # ArsTechnica on the arrest of G20 protwester; sheepishly (and wrongly) suggests Neoluddism for activists: http://is.gd/3Z10E . discuss? # 1st day back at 'em after 3-day flu. conquered gym and Don Ihde in one sunny coup de main. remembering again why i [...]

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04

  Jean

  4 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  why is the PhD degree such an isolating experience? gah. # Stevie Wonder's Innervisions=great mental therapy right now. # http://is.gd/3NOPY – "and we screamed into that bitter night/'hey 3+1 makes 4' " = Enlightenment triumphs over inner city misery? # CDN govt attempted to censor scholarly debate on Israel/Palestine by threatening SSHRC funding: http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=826 # apes evolved from [...]

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  TalkingMobile

• Communitake Disclosed A Deal With Israeli Operator Pelephone

  Harel Shattenstein & Idan Gafni

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:02 am

  Providing support to mobile subscribers was always a challenge. The devices’ complexity was not a problem but most users did not know how to solve the problems with their devices and had to go to a service center in order to fix settings related issues with their device. Operators created self-service websites but still it was too complicated for the average user to use. Smartphones are even more complex with the versatility of installed applications and made the self-service initiatives of the operators almost redundant. the smartphones also present an opportunity to support the device…

• Modu To Adopt Android

  Harel Shattenstein & Idan Gafni

  6 Oct 2009 | 10:13 am

  When Google was building its mobile operating system, I am sure it wanted that unfamiliar or small device manufacturers will adopt its OS. Modu, the Israeli mobile device manufacturer, launched their first device with a closed simple OS. It was in part due to development resources and time constrains and of course because of the poor processing capabilities of the device that could not run heavier and more sophisticated OS. Frankly, from day one I did not understand why Modu is  investing resources to build an operating system, it is not its strength and there are good OS in the market that…

• TuneWiki Now Support S60 5th

  Harel Shattenstein

  22 Sep 2009 | 12:08 pm

  TuneWiki, the social player which displays lyrics automatically as songs are played, launched today an S60 5th edition version of its popular player. The company is also going to launch an S40 version on October. I gave the S40 version a test drive and It is the best player out there for S40 devices, undoubtedly. Tunewiki already supports Symbian, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, but still lacks the support of WebOS and J2ME. Now that Nokia 5800 users have the opportunity to choose I do not think the the Nokia default player will be in favor.

• Perfecto Mobile Raises More Funds For Better Mobile Apps

  Harel Shattenstein

  21 Sep 2009 | 5:44 am

  Developers, Developers, Developers, is the famous quote Joshua Topolsky the editor of Engadget chose to start on the new Engadget Show. Mobile developers get a lot of attention from many sources including phone manufacturers (Nokia, Apple) and mobile OS companies (Symbian, Microsoft, Sun for J2ME, Apple, Google etc). Apple’s iPhone is a unique device as it has an OS that supports only one device so compatibility is not an issue. In all other cases, developers face problems due to the fragmented nature of the device market. Every device has its attributes that deffer from one device to…

• Modu To Launch In The Philippines

  Harel Shattenstein

  6 Sep 2009 | 5:52 am

  Image via Wikipedia Since Modu’s soft-launch in Israel Modu kept its cards very close the the chest. We only know that about 500 devices were sold (actually it was given free because users had to provide feedback about the product). Modu did not share information about its future deals, about expected launch time of the modu2, and of course no real details about the soft launch in Israel at all. Modu did share with us that users’ feedback claimed it is “the real thing” somehow i find it very hard to imagine people’s reaction to a very poor featured but small…

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• Implementing Firmware on Embedded Intel Architecture: Design Guidelines

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm

  Embedded Intel® architecture designs include a firmware stack which initializes CPU cores, memory, IO, peripherals, graphics and provides runtime support for operating systems. This paper gives a high-level overview of a number of firmware technologies to be considered on Embedded Intel® architecture designs. Many links to external references are included. Because of its inherent complexity and number of technologies to be considered, the general recommendation is made that OEM Embedded Intel® architecture firmware design teams consider starting with an available solution from an IBV, ISV…

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  Compare T-mobile G1 - 12 Month Contracts The Next Android Generation Of Technology! It was only a matter of time until one of the mobile phone manufacturers decided to take the development of mobile phone technology one step further. There are so many features crammed into the average handset that it would be difficult to design something even more impressive and yet HTC have done just that. The T-Mobile G1 is the first phone of its kind on the market and is actually Android based.

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  Enterprise Mobility Matters

• Hello from The Mobile Enterprise Executive Summit

  Philippe

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pm

  Hello from beautiful and sunny Los Angeles. I arrived here today, making my 6am flight by the skin of my teeth. For the next couple of days, I'm going to *try* to share some of the things I will be... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Can't We All Just Get Along in Enterprise Mobility?

  Philippe

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pm

  The last 10 days have been pretty rough. I haven't been able to sit down for more than five minutes at a time because yours truly threw out his back last week and is still dealing with it. I'm actually... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Is Windows Mobile 6.5 The Vista of Mobility?

  Philippe

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:19 am

  As you might know, Windows Mobile 6.5, the latest incarnation of Microsoft maligned mobile operating system was officially released, along with a bevvy of new Windows Phones at CTIA a couple of weeks ago in San Diego. You know, the... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Inside Looking Out: An Executive View on Enterprise Mobility with Franck Delorme

  Philippe

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:11 am

  Welcome to the latest edition of Inside Looking Out. This past week, I spoke with Franck DELORME. Why did I put his last name in all caps? That's because that's what you do with French last names! Franck is the... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

• Bringing Enterprise Mobility To Healthcare

  Philippe

  22 Oct 2009 | 6:22 am

  My step father is a physician - a geriatrician to be precise. Not only does he spend his days taking care of people in the twilight of their years, he's also the medical director for non-acute care at the largest... Click the article title to read the entire blog post.

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  Next Great Thing

• Last Night’s SoundCtrl Event with Clive Davis

  Matt L

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am

  Last night record producer and Sony music’s Chief Creative Officer, Clive Davis, spoke to NYU students at an event organized by his namesake department, the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. Davis was interviewed by the evening’s moderator, Bill Werde, who currently acts as Billboard magazine’s editorial director. We helped organize the event as part of SoundCTRL, a meet-up on the convergence of music and technology. Efforts were spearheaded by its co-founder Jesse Kirshbaum, as well as Jason King, the artistic director of the Clive Davis Department. Students in Tisch School…

• Truth in Advertising: Sony Xperia X10

  NGT

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:14 am

  Truth in Advertising is a running series of television commercials that portray consumers using mobile technology in their everyday life. They take a look at how brands are demonstrating our want and need for mobility. Click here to view previous entries.

• TREND: Mobile Crowdsourcing – Using Humans as Sensors

  Caleb

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Ever since the dawn of web, businesses, researchers, and even artists have been experimenting with crowdsourcing. Tapping the wisdom of the crowds is not just a smart PR and CRM strategy, it’s a much more efficient way to collect information. Sentiment analysis, Aardvark’s human search engine, and Victor & Spoils are all examples. Mobile opens up a new angle on crowdsourcing, one that takes on a more stealth approach. While social media thrives on active participation, powerful data is being collected via our mobile devices while we, for the most part, remain unaware. Around…

• Retrevo Surveys Superficial iPhone Owners

  Allison

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:39 pm

  Retrevo has a new study that purports to be a snapshot profile of a typical iPhone owner. Study highlights include: iPhone owners find “cool gadgets” three times more attractive in a partner, than a college degree One in 5 iPhone owners frequently watches adult material on their iPhone One in three think that “old gadgets” are a turn-off 40% of iPhone owners claim they are an “intellectual” while only 36% of Blackberry users said the same While amusing, we agree with ReadWriteWeb that these results (based on a survey of 445 people) can hardly be applied to…

• Social Currency for Social Good: Foursquare x NY Tech Gives Back

  Allison

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  At this week’s New York Tech Meetup, Dennis Crowley from Foursquare announced that users of the popular mobile service will have a chance to DO something with the “status points” they rack up. To benefit NY Tech Gives Back, a volunteer event raising money for CampInteractive, Foursquare is turning its leaderboard into a fundraiser. By checking in at the event’s afterparty, users can turn their social currency into donations for the Camp. Crowley tells us that they are looking for someone to sponsor the leaderboard of the day/weekend. Whoever it ends up being, they will…

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  OviApplications

• Get SPB TV and SPB Brain Evolution at discounted prices from Ovi Store

  Yash Maheshwari

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:01 am

  Just a quick heads up to you all. SPB Software has a sale going on at the Ovi Store! SPB TV & SPB Brain Evolution are both available at heavy discount from the Ovi Store. SPB TV, which usually costs € 14.99, is currently available for € 10.00! SPB TV is a highly usable IP-TV solution, optimized to run on mobile devices. SPB TV provides users with lots of channels in multiple languages with easy-to-use features and settings. No subscription fee! Visit SPB TV on the Ovi Store to purchase it at the discounted price. SPB Brain Evolution, which also costs € 14.99 normally, is available…

• EA Sports™ Tiger Woods PGA Tour coming soon to a N-Gage phone near you

  Yash Maheshwari

  11 Oct 2009 | 1:22 am

  Last week, the Pro Series Golf N-Gage game’s page went offline and the downloads were pulled up from the Showroom leaving all the PSG owners stranded in case they wanted to re-install the game. But golf fans need not worry, as N-Gage is all set to get treated to another round of Golfing action with EA Sports™ Tiger Woods PGA Tour. Play as Tiger and challenge other leading PGA TOUR pros with the most realistic championship golf experience on mobile! Bringing an unprecedented level of authenticity and game features, this is the must have golf game for both seasoned vets and first time…

• Why the Ovi Store is more than just bollocks

  Yash Maheshwari

  7 Oct 2009 | 3:59 pm

  Recently, Ewan explained “Why the Ovi Store is still total bollocks”. But he only carried one part of the story. The entire story is even more bollocks. A little over 2 weeks ago, we brought you news that the first version of the client became available for the N86, E52, E55 etc. This version was responsive and really fast. The client available for download was v1.05(313) and the size was 637 kB, bigger than today’s update. Then a little more than a week later, came the v20 firmware update which removed the downloaded & newer version of the Ovi store client (1.05.313) and instead,…

• Updated Ovi Store Client (finally) available for the Nokia N86

  Yash Maheshwari

  7 Oct 2009 | 3:31 pm

  Fresh on the heels of the v20 firmware update for the N86, the Ovi Store client has also been updated for the N86. The version number of the latest update of the client available for download is 1.05(315). You can download the Ovi Store client for your N86 by visiting this link from your phone – Download Ovi Store client. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookShare this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditBuzz up!Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon

• Nokia N86 brings Time Lapse photography for everyone

  Yash Maheshwari

  5 Oct 2009 | 3:27 pm

  The N86 does it again. This phone simply doesn’t stop surprising me. This time what I stumbled upon is Time Lapse photography in the Camera on the N86. I’ll be reviewing the phone properly at length soon, but till then, I’ll be keeping these posts on the camera tests and new tweaks & features of the N86 coming in. All the N series (probably the other S60v3 phones too) have an option to capture 6 shots in sequence without having to press the camera key 6 times. Today, when I opened the Sequence mode for the first time on my N86, I noticed a flurry of choices. On taking a look at what…

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• Unlocked Blackberry Pearl Deal

  celladdons

  18 Oct 2009 | 7:57 pm

  Blackberry – Pearl 8100 – Red Unlocked GSM Phone Access your multimedia files and e-mails with the touch of a button. Take this UNLOCKED Red BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 Smartphone with you on the road. Considered one of the world’s smallest smartphones, it comes complete with digital camera, media capabilities and expandable memory. Works with several carriers. Jot down important dates on the Calendar, talk to friends via Instant Messaging, or keep track of your to-do lists with Tasks. Measuring only 4.2” x 1.97” x.57”, the Gold Blackberry is also Bluetooth enabled. The…

• MediaPhone Announces The iPhone ‘SmartScreen’

  celladdons

  2 Oct 2009 | 8:04 am

  Have you been wondering if there’s an easy way to access your most frequently used iPhone apps from your lock screen? If so help is on the way… Maybe you want to: Have a look at your email without accessing your email client Take a glance at your calendar without opening the avtual calendar program Check out the weather without launching a weather application Check out stock movement without actually lauching your stock monitoring application Today MediaPhone announced ‘SmartScreen’ an application for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow informational widgets to be…

• Portable Wireless Stereo Sound…

  celladdons

  2 Oct 2009 | 8:04 am

  Ever wanted to share an interesting podcast or lecture in a conference room with others? Have you ever needed crystal clear sound from your cell phone? Have you ever needed the ability to have a bit more volume for your music? Maybe you’re traveling and don’t want to lug around a huge music player? There can be a variety of reasons why you may need more volume from a small music device such as an iphone or blackberry. In many cases you need the sound reproduction to be clear and crisp. We tend to use these devices for a variety of reasons this day and time and these requirements…

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• Exclusive: Google to Crash Android Party

  Rey

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:01 am

  NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Move over, Apple (AAPL Quote), Research In Motion (RIMM Quote) and Motorola (MOT Quote), Google (GOOG Quote) is jumping into the smartphone market with an Android phone of its own. In what is likely to be seen as disruptive to the wireless status quo, Google is working with a smartphone manufacturer to have a Google-branded phone available this year through retailers and not through telcos, according to Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar, who has talked to Google’s design partners about the plan. The move would fulfill Google’s pledge to bring a…

• A look at what’s new in Windows 7

  Rey

  20 Oct 2009 | 3:58 am

  The BBC’s Jason Palmer gets his hands on Windows 7 The newest release of Microsoft’s flagship product Windows is to be released on Thursday. Check out the video There are a great many changes to the operating system, which has already been described by one analyst as “a polishing release of Windows Vista”. Here, BBC News takes a quick run through the most noticeable changes. Fresh start From the very start, then: installation. Windows 7 is designed to be a markedly less bulky and resource-intensive OS, so the installation should be comparatively quick, and…

• Flash Apps We’d Like to See on the iPhone

  Rey

  14 Oct 2009 | 7:07 am

  Adobe is finally bringing Flash to the iPhone. Now’s your chance to tell us what you think programmers should use this awesome power for. Adobe has been working long and hard to finagle Apple into imbuing the iPhone with a full Flash experience. The solution unveiled Monday was a compromise at best: Adobe announced its new development kit would convert software written in Flash into standalone iPhone apps. Though this is a lesser Flash experience, Adobe claims there are over 1 million Flash developers worldwide, so expect a flood of new Flash iPhone apps and games to land in the App Store…

• Sony Develops Wireless Power

  Rey

  8 Oct 2009 | 4:49 am

  Sony develops wireless power prototype system that can transmit electric power of 60W to a TV located 50cm away. Sony Corp developed a wireless power feeding system for TVs and other electronic devices. The prototyped system can transmit electric power of 60W to a TV located 50cm away. The new wireless power feeding system can transmit power of about 60W when the distance between the transmission device and the reception device is 50cm. Though Sony has not yet determined when it will be able to commercialize the technology, the company plans to apply it to a wide variety of consumer products.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leaked info + HD trailer

  Rey

  5 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am

  Below is the rumoured list of details for Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. They were apparently slapped up on IW’s twitter page by a play tester, who’s now banned and deleted – which could say alot about their legitimacy. There’s loads in there, from guns you’ll be seeing again to new multiplayer game modes. It looks quite credible, if you ask us. Check out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infamy trailer HD The game’s supposedly due out this November, according to the ‘leak’. Check it out below: Vehicles will be in MW2 M16…