Category Archives: Predictions

2011 Predictions: What’s Ahead for the Mobile Web and SmartPhone Platforms

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Photo: waltercolor – cc some rights reserved 2011 should be another great year for mobile browsing and mobile web apps.  Here are my predictions of what the new year will bring for mobile web sites, web apps, browsers, and OS platforms. 1) Significant advances in browser technology.  There will be new browsers from  Nokia for both Symbian and MeeGo.  And Google, Opera, Mozilla, RIM and HP/Palm will continue make incremental improvements in their browsers’ JavaScript performance and HTML5 support. Mobile … Continue reading →

My Mobile Web Predictions For Last Year – The Scorecard

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Photo by over_kind_man – Some rights reserved Now that the year is over it’s time to look back at the predictions I made a year ago and compare them with what actually happened with mobile browsers,  web apps and  platforms in 2010. Prediction: There will be major improvements in smartphone mobile browser technology. Mozilla, Opera, Nokia, Skyfire, Google and RIM will compete to deliver a near desktop experience on high end devices. Expect to see better and faster JavaScript engines … Continue reading →

What’s Ahead for the Mobile Web in 2010?

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Photo by Optical Illusion. cc Some rights reserved. I expect this year to be an exciting one for mobile browsing and mobile web apps.  Here are my predictions of what 2010 will bring to mobile web sites, services and browsers. There will be major improvements in smartphone mobile browser technology . Mozilla, Opera, Nokia, Skyfire, Google and RIM will compete to deliver a near desktop experience on high end devices. Expect to see better and faster JavaScript engines and increased … Continue reading →

Looking Back At My 2009 Predictions – How Did I Do?

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Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks – Photo by Adam.J.W.C. Some Rights Reserved With 2009 drawing to a close it’s time to look back at the predictions for 2009 that I made a year ago. How did I do? I predicted that: 1. At least a half a dozen new Android phones will be released in 2009 and the total installed base of Android OS phones will exceed five million by year end. Correct. Depending on who’s counting there were between … Continue reading →

2009 Predictions – What’s Ahead For Mobile

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Photo: New Year’s fireworks over Tbilisi, Georgia by vshioshvili Some Rights Reserved In spite of  so-so results with my 2008 predictions, I’m back to try again. 2009 will be a year of significant changes in the mobile world. The current global recession will have a profound negative effect on all industries. Fortunately, mobile will be affected less than most. Users may cut back on mobile spending but they won’t give up their phones and startups will continue to innovate in … Continue reading →

2008 Predictions – How Did I Do?

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In the great photo above of  New York City’s Times Square by 24gotham,  the fenced off area in the foreground is where workers are preparing the stage for CNN’s coverage of  the New Year’s Eve countdown.   It’s time to look at the 2008 predictions I made last New Years day.  How did I do? 1. Apple will meet their goal of selling 10 million units in the first year. A 3G model will be announced at MacWorld later this … Continue reading →

2008 – The Year for Mobile Data?

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Happy New Year! I’ve never done New Years predictions before but I thought it would be fun to try this year. I believe that 2008 will be a big year for mobile data as large numbers of technically savvy users recognize that mobile phones are full featured, data aware computers. What will 2008 bring to mobile data and browsing? Here are my predictions. 1. Apple will meet their goal of selling 10 million units in the first year. A 3G … Continue reading →