Category Archives: Mobile

iPod Touch – The Christmas present of 2008?

A short followup to my previous analysis of AdMob’s data. AdMob released a December 2008 report and it contains a fascinating data point: iPod Touch requests doubled overnight on Christmas. Worldwide there were 3.4 times more monthly requests and for … Continue reading

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Worldwide mobile internet usage stats: Nokia biggest but iPhone growing fast

There are precious few public numbers about actual internet usage of different mobile devices although this information is valuable for businesses developing mobile internet applications and web sites. For example many site owners have noticed iPhone’s importance and Google representative … Continue reading

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Platform = Stage. How to choose a mobile development platform.

Yesterday I gave a presentation at Slush Helsinki conference. Slush Helsinki was a great gathering for startups – organized by startups. A big thanks to organizers for making it possible. A topic of my talk was the current shift that … Continue reading

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The Battery Problem

The illustration above describes challenges facing practical autonomous mobile robotic solutions. Original is apparently by Rodney Brooks – the Bad Boy of Robotics – shown to first year students of artificial intelligence. Given it’s audience, the illustration makes it point … Continue reading

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