Mobile 2.0 Developer Day – The Rise Of The Web

I attended the Mobile 2.0 Developer Day in Mountain View today. It was the sort of great event I’ve come to expect from the Mobile 2.0 team of Gregory Gorman, Mike Rowehl, Daniel Appelquist, Peter Vesterbacka and Rudy De Waele,  a fast paced day filled with lively presentations and panels. Mobile 2.0 is relatively unique  among mobile events in being a grass roots operation organized by people working in the mobile field or as Daniel Appelquist, put it “By industry … Continue reading

Picking The AppCircus Finalists

I just finished  my stint  helping select the 10 finalists for the AppCircus that will be held at the Mobile 2.0 Europe Developers Conference in Barcelona June 17th. The AppCircus is a traveling showcase of new, innovative mobile applications that are presented in front of a live audience with the winners chosen by popular vote. My role was that of one of  32 mobile developers, bloggers and analysts who picked and ranked their favorite 10 apps from 29 contenders. The … Continue reading

Developers – Demo Your Mobile App At AppCircus – Entries Are Free

This year’s Mobile 2.0 Europe conference will feature  AppCircus, which is a great opportunity for mobile application developers. Entries are free. If your app is one of the 10 selected, you will have 3 minutes on stage to present to fellow developers and industry experts during the Mobile 2.0 Europe conference. The conference audience will nominate one app for the prestigious Mobile Premier Awards to be held during the 2011 Mobile World Congress. The developers applying for the AppCircus will … Continue reading

Mobile 2.0 – Apps vs. Browser Based Web Services

There is tremendous buzz currently around native apps and app stores thanks to the iPhone App phenomenon. This was especially noticeable  during a panel at Mobile 2.0 titled “Developers, Mobile Ecosystem Development & Third Party Services & Applications” The panelists, from Qualcomm, GetJar, O2, Sun and the Symbian Foundation, were all involved with their respective company’s App Store efforts.  While one can hardly blame players in the App store space for touting their vision, I  think it got a little … Continue reading

Mobile 2.0 – Advertising Tips for Mobile Web Publishers

I spent the last two days at the Mobile 2.0 Conference – Silicon Valley. This is my fourth Mobile 2.0 and like the previous three was a first rate event with great speakers and panels and attendance by a global group of mobile entrepreneurs and developers. It was ably organized and run with great attention to detail by Greg Gorman, Mike Rowehl and Peter Vesterbacka with off-site support from Rudy De Waele and Daniel Appelquist . The event was two … Continue reading

At Mobile 2.0

I’ll be at Mobile 2.0 today and tomorrow.  It looks to be an exciting event and I’ll be covering it here on WapReview.  I won’t be live blogging, as I’ve found I’m pretty bad at it, but will do a wrap up post or two after the event.  If you are attending Mobile 2.0 and want to meet up please use the contact form which I’ll be monitoring all day.

CTIA Mobile Website and App

If you’re at the big CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment® show this week in San Diego or just want to keep on top of news from the event, the CTIA has a mobile website for you at ctiamobileapp.com with: Alerts (currently empty) Schedule of sessions where you can also vote on yea or nay on each one Searchable Directory of exhibitors with booth numbers and clickable contact email addresses and phone numbers. CTIA news feeds from WirelessWeek and Unstrung @CTIAShow … Continue reading

Mobile App Stores Conference San Diego Oct 8

Well known mobile industry consultant, author and blogger Ajit Jaokar is organizing a one day conference on mobile app stores as part of the big CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event in San Diego next month. The Mobile Application Stores Conference at CTIA has a great lineup of speakers including: Dr. Jin-Sung Choi Ph.D, Senior Vice President, Head MC Global Product Planning Team, LG Electronics Korea George Linardos Vice President, Product Management, Media, Nokia Ilja Laurs Founder & CEO, … Continue reading