Paul Kedrosky on the under-appreciation of mobile web platforms:
People just don’t get how good web apps on mobile can be. I get stuck in many conversations about native apps on mobile, which always strikes me as vestigial. The same way that I live in mostly browser-based apps on my desktop and laptop, I am convinced [...]
Tags: jefflaporte, kedrosky, mobilecamp, mobileplatforms, mobileweb, vancouver, webruntime
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This past weekend Vancouver had its very own MobileCampVancouver event organized by the Handi Mobility team.
I was on the mobile industry panel with Dennis Knothe of Nokia, Harmander Gill of Wavefront, Dr. Richard Smith of SFU, and Jim Udall of QuickMobile.
Jim and I ended up debating very different views on the future of mobile [...]
Tags: dennisknothe, handimobility, harmandergill, jefflaporte, jimudall, mobile, mobilecamp, mobileplatforms, mobileweb, richardsmith, vancouver
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Last week I was at the EmTech conference at MIT to be recognized among this year’s TR35 recipients. I had the pleasure of meeting a number of recipients doing truly amazing work in a variety of fields – biofuels was a particular hotspot this year.
Overall: Fantastic sessions, good connection value, very poor exhibitors.
Conference highlights: Charles [...]
Tags: annwinblad, emtech, emtech07, ericsiverberg, jefflaporte, mit, numberpedia, technologyreview, tr35
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