“The Social Network,” a fascinating, caustic movie about Mark Zuckerberg and his “friends” who launched Facebook, continues raising social networking privacy issues. When I first saw the movie, I watched several people in the theater playing with their phones. I wasn’t sure if they were viewing Facebook but I imagined it so. I had a […] The post Social Networking Privacy Issues Raised in Facebook Movie appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Oct 02, 2010•2 min
Smartphone Device for $600? My new Sprint Samsung Epic 3G/4G Galaxy S smartphone device arrived yesterday. Couldn’t get around to activating the phone until 10 p.m. A hour later, my blogger’s eyes were as dry as the Sahari desert. Before hitting the sack, though, I quickly scanned Sprint’s “Get Started” booklet (not numbered), the “Basics Guide” […] The post Smartphone Device or PNA, PEA or PTA? appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Sep 27, 2010•2 min
Have you been feeling a bit overwhelmed recently with a feature-rich mobile smartphone? You’re not alone. As media consumption on mobile devices increases, you derive less pleasure. It’s an economics law called diminishing marginal utility. Basically, the law claims that people become more dissatisfied as they consume more of a product or service. Investopedia uses an “all […] The post Mobile Media Consumption and Diminishing Utility appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Sep 22, 2010•5 min
Affiliate marketers are getting hot under the collar about mobile marketing profits. And I’m becoming concerned about Internet marketers affiliates moving into “mobile marketing without proper training. In many cases, those promoting courses and the “secrets” of the practice fall victim to lack of best practices and, sometimes, breaking the law. The CAN-SPAM Act of […] The post Will Affiliate Marketers Destroy Mobile Marketing? appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Sep 19, 2010•5 min
Small business SMS marketing is alive and well in Michigan. Linda Daichendt is busy, very busy, but she loves every moment. As CEO and Managing Consultant of Michigan-based Strategic Growth Concepts, she helps companies and nonprofits develop small business SMS marketing and social media campaigns. A prolific blogger and mobile devotee, Linda founded Mobile Monday […] The post Small Business SMS Marketing with Linda Daichendt appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Sep 15, 2010•1 min
Sonic music is thriving at Stanford. Ge Wang, an assistant professor at Stanford University and CTO at Smule, lives and breathes sonic music. When I recently interviewed him about his first experiences playing the guitar as a teenager, how he loves music and the “human possibilities” of technology, he convinced me he’s not a composer who […] The post Sonic Music Alive at Smule – Ge Wang Podcast appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Aug 22, 2010•1 min
You’ve just purchased a shiny new smartphone and started downloading mobile apps. You download cool apps. Smartphone mobile security is the last thing on your mind. Soon your phone’s screen fills with dozens of colorful icons–the best apps to use for FaceBook and Twitter, incredible mobile games, mapping, music, photos, and more. You can’t stop. […] The post Smartphone Mobile Security with John Hering of Lookout appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Aug 19, 2010•36 min
I’m a smartphone customer just like you. This past week, I returned my T-Mobile Vibrant after testing it for a week. Beautiful display. Great voice quality and speakerphone. Lots of Android apps–more than I would ever use. Reasonable price with a two year contract. So why did I return it? As a mobile blogger who’s […] The post Smartphone Customer Expectations Rising appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Aug 14, 2010•5 min
Wireless monitoring. It has an ominous ring to it. If you’ve been following the Blackberry mobile privacy battle between RIM, the United Arab Emirates, India and other nations, you might think wireless monitoring of mobile phones is limited to a few countries. Wireless Monitoring in Democratic Countries Unfortunately, it’s not. The United States, the U.K. […] The post Wireless Monitoring of Mobile Phones Continues Growing Worldwide appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Aug 08, 2010•2 min
The United Arab Emirates has decided that BlackBerry smartphones are dangerous to national security. Other countries, like India, don’t like RIM’s email, instant messaging and web browsing security either. The core issue is clearly mobile privacy in a world where some governments feel threatened by wireless device security. Surprisingly, the U.A.E.’s announcement was announced a day […] The post Mobile Privacy Concerns Impact Government Wireless Security appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Aug 02, 2010•4 min
Phone users today demand high-quality mobile streaming video on their phones and other wireless devices. And MobiTV, a privately held technology company, is rising to the challenge. The Emeryville, California business now dominates the market with ten million subscribers. The company delivers mobile streaming video and audio with its content partners (NBC, MTV, ABC, FOX, […] The post Mobile Streaming Video at MobiTV appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jul 30, 2010•1 min
In 2002, Carol Realini, who retired from the corporate world, didn’t know mobile payments would be her next business. While visiting an African village on a philanthropic mission. She sauntered into a mobile phone store where Africans were re-loading minutes on their cell phone SIM cards. That visit to the Congo, a dangerous area of […] The post Mobile Payments Growing in Africa, India and the U.S. appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jul 28, 2010•1 min
News Release June 27, 2012 Edison, New Jersey For Immediate Release Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple The estate of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera and numerous other devices found in today’s mobile phones today announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. According to Clarice E. Edison, the […] The post Patent Infringement Lawsuit by Thomas Edison Estate Hits Apple appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 28, 2010•2 min
Wireless carriers, as they build-out their 3G and 4G broadband networks continue to struggle with ensuring strong cell phone reception for voice and data. And it’s not only iPhone and other smartphone owners who are suffering. Five major factors account for poor cell phone reception. Handset antenna placement mainly inside a mobile phone and anything–the handgrip, […] The post Cell Phone Reception Challenges Wireless Carriers appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 24, 2010•22 min
Walt Mossberg wrote a techy article about mobile broadband and T-Mobile’s stellar wireless network. Then he got into his “I’ve been testing” mood. Walt’s a great guy but too often gets caught up in his mobile role with the Journal. In any case I responded with my usual ten paragraph comments about why the wireless […] The post Mobile Broadband and the Myth of Wireless Carrier Speed appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 21, 2010•2 min
Recently carriers have argued for staggered mobile phone data plans. Carriers say that smartphone users, who consume large amounts of data, should pay more and typical mobile phone users should pay less. In other words, mobile carriers should base their cell phone data charges like utility companies. While this sounds reasonable to the carriers, many […] The post Mobile Phone Data Plans: Charge More or Less? appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 19, 2010•8 min
Cell phone plans were first introduced in the 1980’s. Mobile carriers believed that customers should pay based on minutes used. As cell phones became more prevalent in the United States, mobile carriers created confusing “buckets of minutes,” expensive over minute charges, activation fees, overpriced text message and data billing plus two-year lock-in contracts. Carriers believed that […] The post Cell Phone Plans by Verizon Wireless, Carriers Confuse Consumers appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 17, 2010•2 min
(Updated March 7, 2023) For anyone born before online and mobile broadband, the dictionary was a thick, heavy book a kid lugged to school for reference. Adults kept a dictionary on a bookshelf. The print was tiny, the pages thin, and the definitions short. Now that everyone has a phone, Internet access, and services like […] The post Mobile Phone Dictionary Helps Users Find Words appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 08, 2010•35 min
If the mobile Internet is similar to the regular Web, chances are you’ll never finish reading this post. According to Nielsen, the average American looks at a web page on average for 56 seconds. Other research indicates that Web surfing may change your brain’s chemistry. In a Wall Street Journal article called “Does the Internet […] The post Does the Mobile Internet Change Your Brain? appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Jun 05, 2010•2 min
Have you noticed that mobile wireless accessibility isdropping? As I wrote in a post called “Mobility, Portability and Accessibility in a Wireless Age,” mobile and wireless devices are becoming larger, causing transport problems as new mobile gadgets flood the market. Despite phones shrinking in weight and size since Motorola introduced the first cell phone–the Dyna-tech in […] The post Mobile Wireless Accessibility Dropping appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
May 30, 2010
Clearwire WiMax broadband service is currently available in 62 U.S. markets and reaches over 41 million people. By the end of 2010, 120 million people in the U.S. will have access to its wireless mobile service in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. David Maquera, […] The post Clearwire WiMAX Mobile Broadband Falls to LTE appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
May 26, 2010•1 min
Deposit a Check with Your Smartphone Camera? Have any checks in your wallet or purse you need to deposit? ATM nearby? If not and you own a smartphone (iPhone, Android or Windows OS), you might want to use its camera and mobile imaging software. Take a photo, enter your checking account info, transmit it […] The post How to Deposit a Check with Your Smartphone Camera appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
May 21, 2010•1 min
Mobile Music Shared With Friends O.k., you’re Facebooked, Twittered, social networked and mobiled. You’re into location-based services. People appear on your smartphone map filled with tiny dots representing your friends like jets on radar. But you haven’t merged mobile music, social networking and geotagging into your life. Soundtrckr, a new mobile music streaming service, […] The post Mobile Music Location Based Services at Soundtrckr appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
May 11, 2010•25 min
Mobile phone consumer research is both an art and science, especially among smartphone users who are totally immersed and engaged with the growing number of sophisticated handsets on the market. Phones are an intimate part of their lives. In September, 2009, Joy Liuzzo with InsightExpress, a digital marketing research firm, appeared on MobileBeyond to discuss […] The post Mobile Phone Consumer Research Reveals New Trends appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Apr 30, 2010•41 min
Thinking of using mobile GPS to find your friends on your new smartphone? Think again. The global positioning system (GPS) is under strain. Why? Mobile device consumers, the military, and businesses demand greater accuracy and reliability. GPS also has a direct impact on location-based services. In 2009, the U.S. House of representatives asked the GAO […] The post How Mobile GPS Enables Location Based Services appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Apr 29, 2010•2 min
M2M (machine-to-machine communications) may yet save wireless carriers while offering consumers and businesses innovative new services. While carriers madly search for alternative revenue streams, such as wireless health products, they continue hoping smartphones and data plan revenues will save their core mobile phone business. This “churn/burn” strategy is worsened by the large number of cellular […] The post M2M Smart Devices Boost Carrier Revenues appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Apr 27, 2010•5 min
Mobile marketing performance helps marketers better understand campaign results. Yet, as analytics transitions to mobile from online, app and website measurement needs improvement so marketers better understand consumer sentiment. Andy Bovingdon, VP of Product Marketing for Bango remarks about the change in consumer adoption of mobile: “…Analytics is less about measuring clicks and more about […] The post Mobile Marketing Performance with Andy Bovingdon appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Apr 18, 2010•1 min
Wireless healthcare is a rapidly expanding industry that’s changing health monitoring. The Health and Life Sciences group at Qualcomm is one of the key companies driving wireless solutions in healthcare. Welcome to “wireless band-aids,” wireless sensors, remote health monitoring, pill containers that kindly remind you to take your meds and devices that measure fitness. Behind […] The post Wireless Healthcare with Don Jones of Trice Imaging appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Apr 07, 2010•38 min
The debate whether cell phone radiation causes or contributes to brain cancer continues. Worldwide, one in 29,000 men and one in 38,000 women develop brain tumors each year from all causes. Residents in developed nations are twice as likely to develop cancer than in developing countries. But scientists, governments, the wireless industry and the public […] The post Cell Phone Radiation and Brain Cancer Debate Continues appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Mar 27, 2010•9 min
Every so often in human history one person shares a vision so compelling and mind shattering that we take pause. Pranav Mistry is an exciting, visionary who’s having a dramatic impact on sixth sense mobile augmented reality. MIT’s Pranav Mistry, the inventor of “sixth sense mobile technology” made a presentation at the TEDIndia 2009 meeting. Since then, interest […] The post Sixth Sense Mobile Augmented Reality – Pranav Mistry appeared first on MobileBeyond ....
Mar 13, 2010•5 min
