The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting market size and market tren... The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting market size and market tren...May. 11, 2012 05:30 AM EDT Reads: 820 |
Mobile management and security vendor Good released its quarterly device activations report. The report states that iOS dominate Android four to one in the enterprise. This is in spite of Android devices having an equal or slightly larger market share compared to iPhone.
Is it because...May. 8, 2012 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,037 |
In my last post, I discussed how 2012 is the golden year for apps. And how many missed the boat when the Internet was the hot spot, and how many are seeing the opportunity that mobile apps are presenting now. I shared the prediction that I made in December 2011 that ‘by the end of 2012...May. 6, 2012 07:30 AM EDT Reads: 595 |
The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
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HP announced its HP Converged Cloud based on a ‘hardened’ version of OpenStack software, targeting hybrid enterprise deployments and pushing for a common architecture across private and public clouds as well as traditional data centers. To learn more about the components of the offerin...Apr. 12, 2012 06:46 AM EDT Reads: 1,245 |
Among the top 200 grossing apps at Google Play and the Apple App Store, 60 percent of all revenue came from purchases made through apps on smartphones and tablets. The iPad and iPhone app stores brought in daily revenue of $2.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in January 2012.
...Apr. 11, 2012 08:30 AM EDT Reads: 1,020 |
This morning, Facebook acquired the little start-up Instagram for $1B. What does Instagarm do if you have not heard about it? This is what the website says - Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then … Continue reading → Apr. 9, 2012 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 399 |
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The butcher, the banker, the drummer… everyone can create apps, and so many are saying, ‘why not?!’ and giving it shot.
Everyday people all over the world from all different backgrounds are going beyond simply being an app consumer to being an app creator. A fundamental change in powe...Mar. 21, 2012 09:45 AM EDT Reads: 655 |
HP is planning to launch a mega cloud service to rival Amazon Web Services offerings. The new offerings will combine PaaS, IaaS and SaaS and will provide a full array of platforms, infrastructure and applications along with professional services, according to this Channelnomics article...Mar. 15, 2012 05:18 AM EDT Reads: 1,335 |
Texas-based, AllClear ID, has partnered with the non-profit National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance to offer a free service alerting Americans when their personal information winds up in the wrong hands. You can enroll in AllClear ID’s service online or through their iPho... Mar. 14, 2012 01:04 PM EDT Reads: 196 |
NIST has released a major revision to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). The public draft of the Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations provides a set of security standards that are meant to help protect government agencies...Mar. 9, 2012 06:00 AM EST Reads: 1,846 |
Is the US Patriot Act a red herring? Some European countries, as well as Brazil and China, have been using the U.S. Patriot Act as an excuse to set up barriers for the transfer of data into the U.S., but according to Business Software Alliance CEO Robert Holleyman, those countries have...Mar. 6, 2012 05:00 AM EST Reads: 2,230 |
The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
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Animoto: An interesting Video based Content Marketing Tool
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Atlanta, GA, February 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Just in time for Valentine's day Extrafeet Inc. announces the release of Pocket Cupid for iPhone.
Pocket Cupid is an entertaining iPhone app that shoots arrows through the iPhone's camera at your intended (or any other favorite obje... Feb. 14, 2012 04:54 PM EST Reads: 418 |
Leading cloud-based email specialist secures millionth user, and is set to close this record fiscal year with $50m in recurring revenue, and 5,000 customers 13 February 2012; London UK - Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Mi... Feb. 14, 2012 05:22 AM EST Reads: 474 |
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If you have been following me over the last few years, you would know that I am a Mobility Evangelist passionate on Mobile Technologies, Hardware and Apps, especially with respect to in-house Enterprise Mobile Application Development and the usage of Mobility in the Enterprise. I thoug...Feb. 8, 2012 11:43 AM EST Reads: 1,131 |
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It is interesting listening to mobility vendors today. Many began as recent start-ups and their entire mobility careers have been focused on supporting white collar workers using powerful smartphones integrated with ERPs. However, mobility vendors that st... Feb. 8, 2012 10:57 AM EST Reads: 556 |
At the Tech@State conf, a panel is starting up. Participants: Linton Wells (National Defense U), Robert Bectel (CTO, Office of Energy Efficiency), Robert Kirkpatrick (Dir., UN Global Pulse), Ahmed Al Omran (NPR and Suadi blogger), and Clark Freifield (HealthMap.org). NOTE: Live-bloggin... Feb. 3, 2012 11:49 AM EST Reads: 867 |
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955 Dreams, the next-generation mobile publishing company, raises $3.25M seed round from 500 Startups, m8 Capital, Kapor Capital, Felicis Ventures, and CrunchFund.Mountain View, CA: January 26th, 2012 955 Dreams Inc., a next generation mobile publishing company announces the closing of... Jan. 27, 2012 03:07 AM EST Reads: 696 |
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a finalized set of guidelines on cloud security. Read more in this InformationWeek article or read the guidelines at NIST.gov.
Cloud computing provider Joyent recently raised $85 million in funding, according to this T...Jan. 26, 2012 07:22 AM EST Reads: 621 |
Standard Chartered Bank - India has provided 12,000 iPhones to employees across 70 countries, replacing some 8,000 BlackBerry devices, and has developed a range of custom-built apps to streamline internal processes. “Our increasing usage of, and dependence on smartphones allows our emp...Jan. 19, 2012 01:48 PM EST Reads: 813 |
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The US Congress has instructed the Defense Department to adopt a strategy that involves use of cloud computing services. In an effort to reduce expenditures, the bill requires the Pentagon to migrate data to the cloud. These moves are likely to generate US contracts for suppliers like ...Dec. 22, 2011 09:38 AM EST Reads: 600 |
The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.The new iPhone app, Tactical Nav, has been gaini...Dec. 19, 2011 11:54 AM EST Reads: 1,843 |
Check out this blog post over on GIGAOM (here). The topic, Nick D’Aloisio, has created Summly, an iPhone app, which does this; “Summari[z]es content into a digestible format that can be easily consumed to allow for a relevant and productive web browsing experience.” U... Dec. 13, 2011 06:28 PM EST Reads: 1,379 |
You might have missed it last week, but Google released one of the best designed apps I have ever seen. It was their news consumption app – Google Currents. Google released it for both Android and iOS. There are smartphone and tablet versions for Android, and the iPhone app seems to be...Dec. 13, 2011 08:23 AM EST Reads: 2,110 |
New York, NY, November 08, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Brosix has now published a mobile version of their popular secure instant messaging software for the most successful phone - the iPhone. Brosix for iPhone allows customers to log into their Brosix account from their iPhone and chat with the... Nov. 8, 2011 08:54 AM EST Reads: 1,993 |
Princeton Jct, NJ, October 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- In a rapidly changing security environment with all kinds of natural and manmade threats around us, the well being of family members is a major concern for all of us. To address this growing need of family safety, Rapidsoft Systems anno... Oct. 21, 2011 03:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,920 |
With his passing just six weeks after stepping away from his role as CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs has made Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, one of those days that many of us will remember for the rest of our lives - a day when someone whose shining brilliance and persistence brought him victo...Oct. 6, 2011 06:36 AM EDT Reads: 2,729 |
Co-founder and former CEO of Sun Microsystems Scott McNealy is in business again. This time however, instead of creating computer systems, he has ventured into the social media world.
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If you have answered China then you are almost certainly wrong! It will be India. In fact, we may not have to wait till the end of 2012. India is likely to surpass China by middle of 2012.
May 2011 statistics say China = 896 million subscribers against India = 840 million subscribers ...Jul. 20, 2011 01:45 PM EDT Reads: 2,843 |
First panel at HyperPublic conf. Hurriedly typed and not re-read. NOTE: Live-blogging. Getting things wrong. Missing points. Omitting key information. Introducing artificial choppiness. Over-emphasizing small matters. Paraphrasing badly. Not running a spellpchecker. Mangling other peop...Jun. 10, 2011 11:11 AM EDT Reads: 1,669 |






Mobile management and security vendor Good released its quarterly device activations report. The report states that iOS dominate Android four to one in the enterprise. This is in spite of Android devices having an equal or slightly larger market share compared to iPhone.
Is it because...
In my last post, I discussed how 2012 is the golden year for apps. And how many missed the boat when the Internet was the hot spot, and how many are seeing the opportunity that mobile apps are presenting now. I shared the prediction that I made in December 2011 that ‘by the end of 2012...
HP announced its HP Converged Cloud based on a ‘hardened’ version of OpenStack software, targeting hybrid enterprise deployments and pushing for a common architecture across private and public clouds as well as traditional data centers. To learn more about the components of the offerin...
Among the top 200 grossing apps at Google Play and the Apple App Store, 60 percent of all revenue came from purchases made through apps on smartphones and tablets. The iPad and iPhone app stores brought in daily revenue of $2.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in January 2012.
...
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New: Download the This Week in Cloud iPhone app. Now it’s even easier to get your weekly cloud news and perspectives.
Cloud News
In a bid to make i...
The butcher, the banker, the drummer… everyone can create apps, and so many are saying, ‘why not?!’ and giving it shot.
Everyday people all over the world from all different backgrounds are going beyond simply being an app consumer to being an app creator. A fundamental change in powe...
HP is planning to launch a mega cloud service to rival Amazon Web Services offerings. The new offerings will combine PaaS, IaaS and SaaS and will provide a full array of platforms, infrastructure and applications along with professional services, according to this Channelnomics article...
NIST has released a major revision to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). The public draft of the Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations provides a set of security standards that are meant to help protect government agencies...
Is the US Patriot Act a red herring? Some European countries, as well as Brazil and China, have been using the U.S. Patriot Act as an excuse to set up barriers for the transfer of data into the U.S., but according to Business Software Alliance CEO Robert Holleyman, those countries have...
If you have been following me over the last few years, you would know that I am a Mobility Evangelist passionate on Mobile Technologies, Hardware and Apps, especially with respect to in-house Enterprise Mobile Application Development and the usage of Mobility in the Enterprise. I thoug...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a finalized set of guidelines on cloud security. Read more in this InformationWeek article or read the guidelines at NIST.gov.
Cloud computing provider Joyent recently raised $85 million in funding, according to this T...
Standard Chartered Bank - India has provided 12,000 iPhones to employees across 70 countries, replacing some 8,000 BlackBerry devices, and has developed a range of custom-built apps to streamline internal processes. “Our increasing usage of, and dependence on smartphones allows our emp...
The US Congress has instructed the Defense Department to adopt a strategy that involves use of cloud computing services. In an effort to reduce expenditures, the bill requires the Pentagon to migrate data to the cloud. These moves are likely to generate US contracts for suppliers like ...
The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.The new iPhone app, Tactical Nav, has been gaini...
You might have missed it last week, but Google released one of the best designed apps I have ever seen. It was their news consumption app – Google Currents. Google released it for both Android and iOS. There are smartphone and tablet versions for Android, and the iPhone app seems to be...
With his passing just six weeks after stepping away from his role as CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs has made Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, one of those days that many of us will remember for the rest of our lives - a day when someone whose shining brilliance and persistence brought him victo...
Co-founder and former CEO of Sun Microsystems Scott McNealy is in business again. This time however, instead of creating computer systems, he has ventured into the social media world.
His latest venture, manifested currently at Wayin.com and launched mainly on Twitter, combines user c...
If you have answered China then you are almost certainly wrong! It will be India. In fact, we may not have to wait till the end of 2012. India is likely to surpass China by middle of 2012.
May 2011 statistics say China = 896 million subscribers against India = 840 million subscribers ...
First panel at HyperPublic conf. Hurriedly typed and not re-read. NOTE: Live-blogging. Getting things wrong. Missing points. Omitting key information. Introducing artificial choppiness. Over-emphasizing small matters. Paraphrasing badly. Not running a spellpchecker. Mangling other peop...
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