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Interesting research findings coming out this week. From ABI we have the following; OS software vendors will soon face a serious challenge, deriving from two technically competent and coalesced Linux consortia. ABI Research vice president and research director Stuart Carlaw states, "By 2013, we expect that Linux will take 23% of the smartphone market and will be the second most prevalent solution behind Symbian. And although LiMo and Android will take the lion's share of the market for Linux solutions, there will be opportunities for solutions such as Maemo which will be facilitated by the encroachment of the MID (Mobile Internet Device) form factor into the mobile devices landscape." Particularly of interest is reference to the paltry 4% marketshare that Symbian is currently enjoying in the US mnarket."ABI noted that It is imperative that Symbian looks to grow its share of the North American market by gaining more traction from other handset vendors"... hmmmm, we'll wait and see on that one I guess (see below for more). Moving forward, building on the success of the popular (and one of my favorite apps) Nokia Sports Tracker, the Nokia Beta team recently launched a new application, Nokia Step Counter (Beta). Those of you who are Sports Tracker fans should definitley check this one out. Speaking of Sports Tracker, I recently referenced how useful this app could have been in the aftermath of a recent tornado that blasted through my local town of Windsor, Colorado - I listed some thoughts on this blog.
Finally, Don't forget to save the date for Code Camp LBS as its coming fast at June 10, 2008 in MountainView CA. And a parting tip... if you're like me and try to use Jaiku, twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, etc... you might consider checking out helloTXT to update all of your social apps at once... very handy! Have a nice week and remember, without the "L" it's just BS!
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LBS Spotlight... Tele Atlas Survey Reveals Web Application Developers See Great Promise and Business Opportunity with Location-based Services -
Early 92 percent of the 638 Web industry professionals surveyed believe location-enhanced applications present a revenue opportunity for their companies, while more than 40 percent of respondents expect to drive revenue from location-based services within the next two years. Of those surveyed, more than 48 percent indicated that they planned to offer an application with location capabilities within the next year
A Tip... Google Geo-services extended via Google Gears Location services API
- Out of TechCrunch... apparently a location services API are expected to be included with Google Gears. From the article... "Google can store the lat and long of a particular cell tower in their database, and when their software in the future sees that cell tower on a phone, they know exactly where the phone is."
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MOBILE 2.0 EUROPE
- The MOBILE 2.0 EUROPE conference is heating up! More than 50 startups have already registered to participate to the event. The Mobile 2.0 Europe presenting start-ups will be selected in 3 Categories (Seed Capital Stage, Pre Series A and Post Series A) - any start-up with a mobile application can apply.
Nokia Code
Camp Competition - Register your application today for your chance to win up to 15K Euros in cash
prizes and an opportunity to showcase your winning application at the S60 Summit in Barcelona, Spain. The
Forum Nokia Code Camp Competition is on and we are looking for the next developer rock star!
Mobile Forum: LBS For The Mass Market
- After years and years of technical talk, platform talk, business model speculation, and ecosystem building, it looks like Location-Based Services are finally here. So let's push back the talk of control planes, tri-lateration, TDOA, platforms, and bring forward the discussion of what applications and services will soon be provided to consumers. How will location-awareness be integrated into the mobile lives of end users? How will they interact with position-aware apps? Will your mom ever use this stuff?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, Mountainview, CA.
Code Camp on S60
Application Development, Beijing, June 12-13 - Also of interest, Forum Nokia LBS Code Camp,
Beijing, June 19 - more info coming soon
Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series - Bring your app to life with maps! Location can add value to a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications - social networking, travel, Points of Interest, real-time traffic, personal security, and more. This contest is for both Web and mobile applications that include mapping or location as a functionality enhancement.
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GIS Specialist Job, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
LizardTech Free GeoExpress 7 Software Development Kit (SDK)
Event - GIS In Emergency Response-From Start To Finish
The Sony Ericsson Paris Video of the UIQ P5 smartphone
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DID-U-KNOW... Telecom Council of Silicon Valley has a membership that is a who's who in Mobile... check it out!
SUGGESTED READING
Telecommunicationsr Magazine -
Telecommunicationsr Magazine provides objective and informative analysis of operator and carrier strategies across the globe. Articles provide in-depth analysis of leading-edge technologies and their implementation. Editorial teams--based in Boston and London--focus on access, core and transmission technologies. In short, we power the service provider with knowledge.
InfoWorld's Java IDE Comparison Strategy Guide - If you're looking for a Java IDE, you want one based on Eclipse. But which offering do you want? Download the Infoworld Java IDE Comparison Strategy Guide. In this three-part guide we'll go deep into the details, comparing Technology of the Year winner JBuilder 2007, IBM's IRAD, MyEclipse and the free open-source Eclipse platform.
2008 Enterprise Mobility Benchmark Report - Aberdeen's research shows that enterprise mobility has made significant inroads in organizations and more importantly, is having a measurable impact on the productivity of an organization.
Best-in-Class (BIC) organizations are leveraging their enterprise mobility solutions as an integrated part of their overall business strategy. The findings are drawn from an October / November 2007 survey of over 580 organizations.
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