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24 mobile operators aim to create an app store to rule them all

There has been some buzz yesterday about 24 of the worlds mobile phone carriers announcing that they will create their own app store (Wholesale Applications Community). We’ve known for a while that they are upset about being cut out of the revenue from app stores. My daughter as an example spends $20/month [...]

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Nokia new OS, Maemo gets detailed at conference

We’re right in the middle of the mobile API wars. Each major handset vendor has their own set of APIs and are trying to woo developers to create apps for their devices. Ever since the iPhone’s AppStore run away success, users are more and more looking to apps for all the cool extra [...]

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fitbit – example of new class of net-enabled devices

Fitbit (www.fitbit.com) started shipping their new fitness and sleep monitoring device today. This device is cool for a number of reasons. First, on a functional level, you simply clip it anywhere on your clothing and it keeps track of how many calories your burned, how far you’ve traveled (walk or run) and even [...]

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