Monthly Archives: September 2010

Base Mobile Applications

Posted on September 28, 2010 by miker

There’s a decent amount of chatter about microcredit/microlending being used in developing regions, and plenty of respect paid to the need to get “the unbanked” represented in mobile payment systems. But what about filling out the rest of the desktop … Continue reading →

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SmartMeter Sensor Network

Posted on September 27, 2010 by miker

I was at the SVC Wireless conference this weekend, and caught the Internet of Things panel. A decent amount of the conversation revolved around revamping the power grid. Despite hearing about “concerns about the new SmartMeters here in California” on … Continue reading →

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Mobile 2.0 Reflections

Posted on September 23, 2010 by miker

With another Mobile 2.0 conference just wrapped up I wanted to just highlight some of the topics and conversations: Irv Henderson from Yahoo kicked off the topic with a presentation that included a sub-$100 phone that included a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Android Numbers Game

Posted on September 19, 2010 by miker

As far as number of handsets out in the market go Android has been wonderfully successful. Most folks agree that all things being equal, the number of Android handsets is going to surpass the number of iPhones pretty soon. Generally … Continue reading →

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The Right Tool For the Job

Posted on September 17, 2010 by miker

A few days ago Bryan Rieger posted some fantastic slides about rethinking the layout of site resources for content meant to go to mobile devices from Yiibu. There’s some great stuff in there related to applying progressive enhancement principles to … Continue reading →

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“App” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Native”

Posted on September 16, 2010 by miker

With AppNation wrapping up earlier this week and Mobile 2.0 happening next week I’ve been thinking a lot more about industry level shifts in mobile. Normally I’m heads down in some bit of server code lately, so it is relatively … Continue reading →

Posted in Browser, Community, Open Source, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility | 8 Comments

Why are Monetization and Distribution Lumped Together?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by miker

Frequently the two issues get tossed into the same basket when talking about mobile applications in particular. The most obvious reason for grouping the two together is that the main driver of both for most businesses is the app store. … Continue reading →

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Mobile 2.0 2010 Silicon Valley

Posted on September 13, 2010 by miker

Mobile 2.0 2010 Silicon Valley is next week. We have the event divided up into two days again this year, with the developer day on Sept 20th at Microsoft in Mountain View and the business day on Sept 21st in … Continue reading →

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