Dec 11, 2006 | blog
So The Blog Herald has changed owners. I’ve been watching the current bloggers say their goodbyes and new writers popping up to say hello for most of the week.
I’ve been reading TBH for a good 6 months or so and have enjoyed the
Will TBH be the same after all the changes? Guess we’ll find out.
Dec 11, 2006 | blog
Talkster is one of those services that will cross the revolutionary threshold for many. With a clientless web-based platform, nearly any device can use the service. That is something that makes a jump in usability for many.
Nick Gonzalez has the scoop at Techcrunch.
Via: Techcrunch – Talkster Launches Presence-Based Service For The Enterprise
Dec 11, 2006 | blog, daily links
So Alltel jumps into the mobile navigation fray with a TeleNav GPS Navigator service. Good news to Alltel subscribers.
Interesting development, and one that may bring some interesting solutions via the Java platform. It also holds the promise of reduced management requirements, and resource requirements.
Ah, it was bound to happen eventually. The ability to post articles to social networking services directly from The New York Times is now reality.
Good article on mobile 2.0 over at Read/Write Web.
Get ready for more VoIP goodness. Talkster launches a new service featuring clientless VoIP capabilities on many different device types.
First Intel’s StrongARM processor division goes to Marvell Technologies, now Intel StrataFlash looks to be going to another buyer.
Does this mean another free wiki hosting site?
Robb Dunewood raises an interesting question. I think RIM is simply having a small dip in their valuation that may run through the first month or two of 2007, but it really depends on what device innovation RIM works on to catch up with Palm, Windows Mobi
Dec 11, 2006 | blog
The Read/Write Web has a fantastic article covering what is increasingly called Mobile 2.0. In this article by Rudy De Waele, they cover the essence of what Mobile 2.0 is.
With the proliferation of smart mobile devices and high-speed mobile data services, applications and services need to become simpler and more intuitive. They also need to become standardized as Rudy talks about.
A real need to bring those sharp minds developing advanced feature sets on desktop software, should instead start looking at how to bring simplicity and elegance to web applications to solve the simple problems of of the moment.
Via: Read/Write Web – Understanding Mobile 2.0
Dec 10, 2006 | blog
So is it that “confusing” about what Palm is doing with Garnet? Yes they sold the operating system by spinning off the OS development arm as PalmSource. Yes they’ve now licensed it back from Access, the Japanese company that purchased PalmSource in its entirety.
It seems to me that while Palm OS 5 (Garnet) is several years behind Windows Mobile or Symbian, the basic OS in the feature department, it still has great usefulness as a smart phone OS. The biggest thing is that the Treo platform with Palm OS 5 simply works, its tried & true. It also has a huge following and a very easy to use GUI.
Since the OS has been used for many versions of the Treo, the continual refinement of the user interface is where the product improvements will keep the OS fresh.
Via: The Wireless Weblog – What is Palm doing now?