Last time I’d reported on Stefan Eriksson was January 2008, after he’d gotten out of jail in the US and was waiting to get booted out of the country. Looks like our favorite ex-mobile exec has gotten himself in a little more trouble, and will be spending the next year and a half in a [...]
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Just ‘Cause You’re Marketing To Mobiles Doesn’t Make It Any Good
I went to buy some lovely Full Sail LTD 03 beer at my local liquor megamart the other week, and was greeted with the above sign pasted on the front door. Being the adventurous type, I figured I’d turn on my Bluetooth and see what they were up to… but my Bluetooth was already on [...]
Carnival of the Mobilists 180 up at M-Trends
Our good friend Rudy de Waele has the latest edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists up at his m-trends.org site. He’s got a roundup of the best blogging about mobile from last week, so be sure and check it out! —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo
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Developers: An App Store Isn’t A Marketing Strategy
App stores abound these days: Apple’s well-known effort has been joined by BlackBerry’s App World, and more recently, Nokia’s Ovi Store, while pretty much every operator, handset vendor and used-car dealer has said they’re going to set up their own shop. A lot of this is based on the huge number of downloads by iPhone [...]
Calling Startups – Sign Up For The MobileBeat Top Startup Competition
The good folks over at VentureBeat are holding their second MobileBeat event in San Francisco on July 16. I’ve been part of their illustrious board of advisors, so I can say that the speakers and topics they’ve lined up are top-notch, and it should be a great event. As a part of it, they’re hosting [...]
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Skyfire Drops v1.0, After A Million Downloads
The team over at Skyfire have today released version 1.0 of their browser, bringing it out of beta. Skyfire is a “full” browser, like the well-known Opera Mini, but it’s even “fuller” — it can handle Flash 10, Silverlight, AJAX and Quicktime, meaning you can watch videos on YouTube and Hulu, and get the full [...]
Upcoming Events: WIP Jam at JavaOne, Mobile 2.0
There are a couple of great events coming up that are worth checking out. First, on June 3 at Java One in San Francisco, our pals at WIP are holding another one of their WIP Jam Sessions. If you’re a mobile developer and will be in the area, definitely hit this one up. It’s free, [...]
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Once You Go QWERTY, You Never Go Back
I’ve been carrying a Nokia E71 for several months now, but I swapped back to my N82 briefly a little while back when I wanted to use its far superior camera (best-ever camera on a phone IMO). The biggest change was having to use predictive text again — and that wasn’t something I enjoyed too [...]
Striking the Balance in Ad-Supported Content
There’s been lots of talk about the bright future for ad-supported, versus paid, mobile content. I’m generally pretty bullish on the idea — if it’s done correctly. A big point to consider is the balance between content and advertising, and making sure that you’re not overwhelming your customers with too many ads, outweighing the value [...]
Cleaning Out The Link Drawer
this one is going to stretch back several weeks, but enjoy anyway: – Get an SMS… from your lawnmower – iPhone Web Usage Continues to Rise — Even On T-Mobile’s Network – Mobile phones turning “surveillance society” on its head? – RIM CEO on BlackBerry Storm: “nobody gets it perfect out the door” – This [...]
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