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Think Big - Wireless versus Mobile
Today, we are inundated on a daily basis with information and news about Smartphones and Tablets, the Mobile Internet, and 4G Wireless. In particular, the terms wireless and mobile seem to be used interchangeably without much thought. So are we in the mobile wave or the wireless wave and what's the difference? Full Story
Posted on January 28, 2012 3:14 PM
Digital Swarms for Good - Jonathan's Card
In the past I have talked about the "Gift Economy" concept (a term most recently coined by author Howard Rheingold) being critical to successfully unlocking the potential of mobility in the future. (Gift Economies are defined by users investing effort/taking action for the benefit of the greater good versus expecting something in return as is the case in a transaction economy) There are plenty of recent examples around us like Wikipedia, Participatory sensing networks like CitySense, or even the recent Arab Spring with regime changes coordinated via SMS/social messaging. I now have an example right in front of me thanks to one of my colleagues at Mobiquity, Jonathan Stark, our VP of Mobile Architecture (and author of several leading books on iOS and Android Development). Full Story
Posted on August 11, 2011 3:52 PM
Mobile as a Behavior Change Agent
in past blogs, but collective behavior starts with single individuals changing their own behavior which is where mobile become such a revolutionary platform. The notion of providing people information or insights that can "nudge" their behavior must be done at the right time, in context to have the right effect. Something only mobile can do as a communications medium, since it can reach the "last foot" wherever you are. Feedback loops have existing for sometime (such as showing you your own driving speed in a school zone or showing you calories burned on an exercise machine), but mobile is taking this to another level of engagement (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/all/1) Full Story
Posted on June 26, 2011 4:27 PM
Unlocking the Power of Mobility May Require Rethinking Your Innovation Model
I recently ran a panel on the impact of Mobile+Social+Cloud on enterprise applications at the INNOVATE conference hosted by Global Logic in Palo Alto (http://www.innovate.globallogic.com/) Full Story
Posted on June 13, 2011 12:40 AM
4G accelerating telepresence to any device?
Cisco, Microsoft, and Skype are all making aggressive plays to bring videoconferencing to any device starting with the TV. Full Story
Posted on November 21, 2010 4:38 PM
4G and Clouds
As Ray Ozzie is exiting Microsoft, he has offered some views on the future of enterprise IT that are very provacative, saying basiclaly that those that faik to embrace the new model of cheap, available IT will remain stuck in the rigid, expensive, and poor user experience offered by traditional licensed IT models Full Story
Posted on October 27, 2010 9:00 PM
How Disruptive is Whitespace?
The recent ruling by the FCC to open up "Whitespace" spectrum, which live in the guard bands of TV broadcast spectrm between 54-862MHz, is creating a lot of buzz Full Story
Posted on September 26, 2010 8:33 PM
3G to the Foxhole
Lockheed Martin recently announced they have developed a solution for secure communications using 3G smartphones in the battlefield environment (http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/lockheed-martin-develops-wireless-broadband-network-battlefield-communications/2010-08-16) Full Story
Posted on August 16, 2010 4:50 PM
My Trip to Australia: Experiencing Fast Mobile Internet
I now know what it's like to get fast internet to my mobile device everywhere I go. I recently took a trip for business and pleasure to Australia and was pleasantly suprised with 2-5 Mbps download speeds Full Story
Posted on August 13, 2010 8:54 AM
iPhone 4 - How much Smarter?
How much smarter will the iPhone 4 be and how much of an advantage will this create for Apple over competitors? The new phone has some significant upgrades. (http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/07/how-apple-is-setting-itself-apart-from-the-pack-of-iphone-clones/) Full Story
Posted on June 13, 2010 4:17 PM
User Interface Breakthrough?
When will we see the fundamental User Interface for Mobile devices change? I do not consider touch screens a major UI breakthrough given they have been around since the 1980's. Fundamentally, we have had the same windows/pointer based interface for the past 30 years! So are we ready for a change? Full Story
Posted on May 25, 2010 9:44 PM
Mobile Phones as Toxin Sensors
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20005058-247.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 Full Story
Posted on May 15, 2010 8:22 PM
How Disruptive is Android?
While Google's first move into products, Nexus One, seems like it has had negligible impact (about 150,000 sold to date), the bigger questions should be when will the Android ecosystem of devices wield enough power to drive open devices capable of operating on any network. Full Story
Posted on April 18, 2010 4:38 PM
4G Reality versus Hype
While the possibilities of a ubiquitous 100Mbps+ low latency network are incredibly exciting, we have to temper our enthusiasm a bit as the technical kinks, business model impediments, and device/chip economics are worked out. Full Story
Posted on March 31, 2010 12:03 PM
Cheap flying sensors
At the 2010 CES show in January, one of the more interesting products unveiled was the AR Drone by Parrot Systems http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en Full Story
Posted on March 12, 2010 5:07 PM
Google building the 4G backbone?
Google's decision to offer a gigabit high speed network trial in selected communities (http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview) represents another step in the companies evolution from an internet ad company to a network operator. Full Story
Posted on February 11, 2010 9:16 PM
Security is the Wildcard in 4G's Future
There have been two recent attacks on user-modified (or jailbroken) iPhones, Ikee (which changes the phone's wallpaper to a picture of Rick Astley!) and the Duh worm (which changes the SSH password and adds the phone to a botnet to be used... Full Story
Posted on November 29, 2009 4:52 PM
