MobileBeyond: Recent Episodes
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As I spoke with Michael Becker, co-founder of mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute, it reminded me of our first podcast interview over five years ago. Then we talked about mobile marketing and powerful new wireless devices that would forever change human communications. He said “‘…mobile is the foundation of all communications going forward”–whatever the mobile […]
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As I spoke with Michael Becker, co-founder of mCordis and The Connected Marketer Institute, it reminded me of our first podcast interview over five years ago. Then we talked about mobile marketing and powerful new wireless devices that would forever change human communications. He said “‘…mobile is the foundation of all communications going forward”–whatever the mobile […]
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Your new mobile app was just released to the app stores. You chew your fingernails. Lots of pressure from the boss. The company wants a big hit. You ask yourself: “Will the app be fast enough in the U.S., India?…Is mobile app acceleration across the network going to work? Sweat beads up on your forehead… […]
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Your new mobile app was just released to the app stores. You chew your fingernails. Lots of pressure from the boss. The company wants a big hit. You ask yourself: “Will the app be fast enough in the U.S., India?…Is mobile app acceleration across the network going to work? Sweat beads up on your forehead… […]
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When I started MobileBeyond in 2009, like other bloggers and podcasters, I chose a reputable web hosting company. Over the years, I’ve switched from HostGator to GoDaddy, but I never found a WordPress-oriented firm offering superior customer service, fast webpage downloads and superior security until I moved my websites to SiteGround web hosting. For several years, Host Gator […]
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When I started MobileBeyond in 2009, like other bloggers and podcasters, I chose a reputable web hosting company. Over the years, I’ve switched from HostGator to GoDaddy, but I never found a WordPress-oriented firm offering superior customer service, fast webpage downloads and superior security until I moved my websites to SiteGround web hosting. For several years, Host Gator […]
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The Ebola Care App, available free from Journey, a mobile applications developer, enables health workers to monitor and collect patient data in West South Africa. AppsAgainstEbola, Journey’s website, describes its genesis, capabilities and benefits. Running on inexpensive Android phones, the Ebola Care App will improve the timeliness, accuracy and accessibility of field data for health care decision-makers […]
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The Ebola Care App, available free from Journey, a mobile applications developer, enables health workers to monitor and collect patient data in West South Africa. AppsAgainstEbola, Journey’s website, describes its genesis, capabilities and benefits. Running on inexpensive Android phones, the Ebola Care App will improve the timeliness, accuracy and accessibility of field data for health care decision-makers […]
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GCash Mobile money services, like others in African countries, the Mideast, Bangladesh and India, are popular and growing quickly in developing countries. As MobileBeyond’s financial inclusion series has documented, mobile money empowers the unbanked to send and receive money, top off phone minutes, pay bills, finance solar power, gain insurance protection, enable merchant transactions and establish […]
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GCash Mobile money services, like others in African countries, the Mideast, Bangladesh and India, are popular and growing quickly in developing countries. As MobileBeyond’s financial inclusion series has documented, mobile money empowers the unbanked to send and receive money, top off phone minutes, pay bills, finance solar power, gain insurance protection, enable merchant transactions and establish […]
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Obopay India sits at a crossroads. Someone wrote that if mobile money players didn’t face the shackles of government banking regulations, the mobile money industry in India could generate $250 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS monthly. With a population of 1.3 billion people, 64% of whom are unbanked, and over 904 million mobile phones, the mobile financial services opportunity in India […]
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Obopay India sits at a crossroads. Someone wrote that if mobile money players didn’t face the shackles of government banking regulations, the mobile money industry in India could generate $250 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS monthly. With a population of 1.3 billion people, 64% of whom are unbanked, and over 904 million mobile phones, the mobile financial services opportunity in India […]
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As I spoke with Sanjiv Purushotham of MasterCard, I sensed his personal satisfaction working on MasterCard financial inclusion projects in Africa and the Mideast. He grew up in India, married, then took another MasterCard position in Singapore. A few years later, he jumped at another MasterCard opportunity in Dubai, one of the hot spots for entrepreneurs. Tall […]
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As I spoke with Sanjiv Purushotham of MasterCard, I sensed his personal satisfaction working on MasterCard financial inclusion projects in Africa and the Mideast. He grew up in India, married, then took another MasterCard position in Singapore. A few years later, he jumped at another MasterCard opportunity in Dubai, one of the hot spots for entrepreneurs. Tall […]
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bKash mobile money is also the story of Bangladesh, a war-torn country formed in 1971 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. But neither the horrors of that war–nor the poverty that enveloped the country since–has stopped the growth of mobile currency exchange. In fact, bKash is now the second largest mobile money company in the world by number […]
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bKash mobile money is also the story of Bangladesh, a war-torn country formed in 1971 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. But neither the horrors of that war–nor the poverty that enveloped the country since–has stopped the growth of mobile currency exchange. In fact, bKash is now the second largest mobile money company in the world by number […]
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In a northern village of India, rural solar energy panels quietly produce clean energy, eliminating kerosene lamps that once polluted air and harmed health. Light bulbs shed their glow in the darkness of the night. Fans cool the hot, humid air. A light outside keeps children safe while chickens and cows produce income for families. […]
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In a northern village of India, rural solar energy panels quietly produce clean energy, eliminating kerosene lamps that once polluted air and harmed health. Light bulbs shed their glow in the darkness of the night. Fans cool the hot, humid air. A light outside keeps children safe while chickens and cows produce income for families. […]
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Are you an hourly worker paid 2-4 times a month? Then your employer is holding on to your wages waiting to give you your paycheck. Until payday, however, your company creates a “cash float” to pay its bills and maintain reserves. Every company needs reserves–retailers, manufacturers and banks–especially small companies that don’t have high cash balances in accounts. […]
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Are you an hourly worker paid 2-4 times a month? Then your employer is holding on to your wages waiting to give you your paycheck. Until payday, however, your company creates a “cash float” to pay its bills and maintain reserves. Every company needs reserves–retailers, manufacturers and banks–especially small companies that don’t have high cash balances in accounts. […]
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People in Cambodia hear Wing mobile money vibrating on phones and cell towers everywhere. Anthony Perkins, Wing’s CEO and a ex-British guy, ponders and dreams about domestic and international money services. No, this is a fellow who’s not satisfied with mPESA-like mobile exchange. As developing nations move from financial exclusion to inclusion, Perkins believes that successful entrepreneurs research desired […]
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People in Cambodia hear Wing mobile money vibrating on phones and cell towers everywhere. Anthony Perkins, Wing’s CEO and a ex-British guy, ponders and dreams about domestic and international money services. No, this is a fellow who’s not satisfied with mPESA-like mobile exchange. As developing nations move from financial exclusion to inclusion, Perkins believes that successful entrepreneurs research desired […]
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Talking about Mobile Banking in South Africa with Brian Richardson of Wizzit reminds us that marketing a brand requires a consistent message. In that regard, you’ll find the Wizzit YouTube video below similar in content to the audio podcast interview. However, Brian and I branch into other areas, such as the impact of Apartheid on financial inclusion; even the possibility of a Google, […]
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Talking about Mobile Banking in South Africa with Brian Richardson of Wizzit reminds us that marketing a brand requires a consistent message. In that regard, you’ll find the Wizzit YouTube video below similar in content to the audio podcast interview. However, Brian and I branch into other areas, such as the impact of Apartheid on financial inclusion; even the possibility of a Google, […]
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In 2010, a few entrepreneurs in the United States contemplated a mobile financial inclusion solution for Kenya. A land of 10 million people, the majority of the Kenya’s adult population carried ATM-like M-PESA cards. But less than half the population had bank accounts. And until recently merchants lacked terminals to process payments. This made M-PESA useless for millions […]
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In 2010, a few entrepreneurs in the United States contemplated a mobile financial inclusion solution for Kenya. A land of 10 million people, the majority of the Kenya’s adult population carried ATM-like M-PESA cards. But less than half the population had bank accounts. And until recently merchants lacked terminals to process payments. This made M-PESA useless for millions […]
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What if you could purchase life or health insurance free from your wireless carrier or bank as easy as buying a ring tone? This may be the ultimate insurance financial inclusion tool in Africa and elsewhere. Buy X mobile minutes or deposit Y money in your bank to obtain cost-free insurance. Customers can opt-in by […]
The post Insurance Financial Inclusion Thrives in Africa with MicroEnsure first appeared on MobileBeyond.
What if you could purchase life or health insurance free from your wireless carrier or bank as easy as buying a ring tone? This may be the ultimate insurance financial inclusion tool in Africa and elsewhere. Buy X mobile minutes or deposit Y money in your bank to obtain cost-free insurance. Customers can opt-in by […]
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Someone had to do it. End the obscure, growing problem of mobile devices. Yes, no more $600 smartphones should be called “devices.” Instead, mobile drices is the distinctive name. Some people will ponder the word and turn it into “damn good rice” or “Dr. Ice.” But I refuse any longer to refer to a masterpiece […]
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Someone had to do it. End the obscure, growing problem of mobile devices. Yes, no more $600 smartphones should be called “devices.” Instead, mobile drices is the distinctive name. Some people will ponder the word and turn it into “damn good rice” or “Dr. Ice.” But I refuse any longer to refer to a masterpiece […]
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Mobile content consumption is growing explosively worldwide. Mobile device users continue demanding increased written, audio, video and multimedia content. Never before in this century has a communications medium raised the information and entertainment bar. Mobolites want mobile content of all sorts, and print, broadcast and cable aren’t providing it. But traditional media sources are trying their best […]
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Mobile content consumption is growing explosively worldwide. Mobile device users continue demanding increased written, audio, video and multimedia content. Never before in this century has a communications medium raised the information and entertainment bar. Mobolites want mobile content of all sorts, and print, broadcast and cable aren’t providing it. But traditional media sources are trying their best […]
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This post is sponsored by Good Technology If mobile seers a decade ago (2004) predicted that CIO’s in 2014 would spend $1.5 billion on BYOD Enterprise Mobility, they would have quickly contributed to Wikipedia articles and retired. BYOD Enterprise Mobility Background Well, no one did, until 2005, when “BYOD” (bring your own device) appeared […]
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This post is sponsored by Good Technology If mobile seers a decade ago (2004) predicted that CIO’s in 2014 would spend $1.5 billion on BYOD Enterprise Mobility, they would have quickly contributed to Wikipedia articles and retired. BYOD Enterprise Mobility Background Well, no one did, until 2005, when “BYOD” (bring your own device) appeared […]
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MobileBeyond Research, a subsidiary of this blog’s parent company, has recently discovered that mobile phone staring in malls, at school, while eating lunch—yes, even during corporate boardroom meetings–is increasing rapidly. Mobile phone users spend most phone hours each week staring blankly at their phone screens. Mobile Phone Staring Study MB researchers loaded 50 mobile applications […]
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MobileBeyond Research, a subsidiary of this blog’s parent company, has recently discovered that mobile phone staring in malls, at school, while eating lunch—yes, even during corporate boardroom meetings–is increasing rapidly. Mobile phone users spend most phone hours each week staring blankly at their phone screens. Mobile Phone Staring Study MB researchers loaded 50 mobile applications […]
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The enterprise mobile security market is expanding rapidly, yet faces unforeseen growth challenges. Adding BYOD to the picture gives CIO’s heartburn due to rapid mobile technology changes and the dynamics of the mobility market. Life Before the Mobile Storm Less than a decade ago, IT management managed a few mobile devices, most notably the BlackBerry phone. […]
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The enterprise mobile security market is expanding rapidly, yet faces unforeseen growth challenges. Adding BYOD to the picture gives CIO’s heartburn due to rapid mobile technology changes and the dynamics of the mobility market. Life Before the Mobile Storm Less than a decade ago, IT management managed a few mobile devices, most notably the BlackBerry phone. […]
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Google PageSpeed is the definitive tool to analyze mobile, laptop, and desktop web page download speeds. This free Google service gives you a quick view of how your site looks on a smartphone and non-mobile screens. In our cloud computing, social media, and mobilized age, content may be king. But loading blog and website pages quickly […]
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Google PageSpeed is the definitive tool to analyze mobile, laptop, and desktop web page download speeds. This free Google service gives you a quick view of how your site looks on a smartphone and non-mobile screens. In our cloud computing, social media, and mobilized age, content may be king. But loading blog and website pages quickly […]
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This post is sponsored by the Zero Distance community and T-Systems As consumers increase their use of remote servers, cloud computing psychology—the acceptance or rejection of using technology changes. You could call this psychological distance—how we perceive temporal (time), spatial (physical space) and social (interpersonal) events in our lives. Interestingly, researchers discovered this when asking people […]
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This post is sponsored by the Zero Distance community and T-Systems As consumers increase their use of remote servers, cloud computing psychology—the acceptance or rejection of using technology changes. You could call this psychological distance—how we perceive temporal (time), spatial (physical space) and social (interpersonal) events in our lives. Interestingly, researchers discovered this when asking people […]
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Mobile New Media is the theme of MobileBeyond. Blogs, having become natural vehicles for company messages, offer many advantages over other media. The main one is the longevity of a blog post. Once posted, blogs remain available to future readers decades from publication date. Some blogs, like Copyblogger , leave out publication dates knowing that […]
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Mobile New Media is the theme of MobileBeyond. Blogs, having become natural vehicles for company messages, offer many advantages over other media. The main one is the longevity of a blog post. Once posted, blogs remain available to future readers decades from publication date. Some blogs, like Copyblogger , leave out publication dates knowing that […]
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Perfecto Mobile, a mobile application monitoring and testing service, now provides the MobileCloud Platform, an integrated quality view of mobile end-user experiences. Eran Yaniv, who appeared in a MobileBeyond podcast interview, just announced the availability of MobileCloud Monitoring™, a new cloud-based, native application product. The company claims its new product is the first to reveal a complete view […]
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Perfecto Mobile, a mobile application monitoring and testing service, now provides the MobileCloud Platform, an integrated quality view of mobile end-user experiences. Eran Yaniv, who appeared in a MobileBeyond podcast interview, just announced the availability of MobileCloud Monitoring™, a new cloud-based, native application product. The company claims its new product is the first to reveal a complete view […]
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Mobile device security and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) are hot growth sectors in the mobile industry. Dozens of vendors now offer numerous solutions to enterprise companies and SMB’s that prevent sensitive data from dripping into mobile devices. It’s challenging as podcast guest Ken Khouri of IBM Global Technology will tell you. When Apple announced […]
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Now that many consumers have tasted 4G Internet Speed on their mobile devices, 3G seems antiquated. All the 4G carriers–Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint–have jumped on the 4G Internet speed wagon. Carriers are madly boosting upload and download speeds to satisfy consumer demand for 4G. And for good reason. 4G Internet download speed frequently exceeds […]
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As a blogger, mobile market research and PR firms send me loads of press releases, white papers and podcast guest suggestions and more. I scan most emails, read some in greater depth and ignore most. Why? Because most mobile market research firms have an agenda: to convince people, using available studies, that they know something […]
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The Soul of Your Phone: “Always Knowing What’s Around You” Who could have predicted that Facebook Home would become “the soul of your phone.” Matt Zuckerberg, claiming that everyone looks at their phones 100 times a day, describes a world of people replacing apps, those colorful icons that occupy our phone screens. Android, begone. Give […]
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Most people don’t want to throw away their credit, debit, discount, and other cards flooding their wallets and purses. People cling to these plastic icons like a crocodile holding its prey. What if you could use mobile merchant services instead? You can by using a smartphone. In our podcast interview, Shelley Plomske, VP of Product […]
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Used Verizon iPhones Selling Fast on eBay & Amazon 2,716 GetJar Mobile Applications with Patrick Mork 1,750 Mobile AntiVirus Software from AVG Keeps You Safe 1,449 Mobile Internet Research Report Reveals Massive Growth 1,000 Mobile Consumer Behavior and the Mobile Internet 902 Cell Phone Texting Can Cause Accidents 816 Roku Video Player Expands Internet Video […]
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Have you noticed the LinkedIn new brand? LI decided to combine the “let’s make friends” approach of Facebook, the “do you know” style of Twitter and “have fun in circles” of Google+. No more button-down starched shirts at LinkedIn. Stir together these three approaches on the LinkedIn site and here’s an example of what you […]
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Have you noticed the LinkedIn new brand? LI decided to combine the “let’s make friends” approach of Facebook, the “do you know” style of Twitter and “have fun in circles” of Google+. No more button-down starched shirts at LinkedIn. Stir together these three approaches on the LinkedIn site and here’s an example of what you […]
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The 4G LTE mobile broadband shortage issue probably gets more press than any subject other than newspaper obits and the World Series. That’s always been the case since Apple released the first iPhone only five years ago. 4G LTE Mobile Broadband “Shortage” Recently, a Wall Street Journal report, based on a new study, asked whether the major […]
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The 4G LTE mobile broadband shortage issue probably gets more press than any subject other than newspaper obits and the World Series. That’s always been the case since Apple released the first iPhone only five years ago. 4G LTE Mobile Broadband “Shortage” Recently, a Wall Street Journal report, based on a new study, asked whether the major […]
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iPhone buyers and sellers are rapidly exchanging phones on eBay upon the eve of Apple’s iPhone 5 release. That’s over ONE MILLION working and non-working iphones, accessories, parts, cases and thousands of related products. Hundreds of iPhones and accessories are taxing ebay’s computers every 30 seconds. It’s like stock brokers feverishly buying and selling […]
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iPhone buyers and sellers are rapidly exchanging phones on eBay upon the eve of Apple’s iPhone 5 release. That’s over ONE MILLION working and non-working iphones, accessories, parts, cases and thousands of related products. Hundreds of iPhones and accessories are taxing ebay’s computers every 30 seconds. It’s like stock brokers feverishly buying and selling […]
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When Don Campbell talks about WordPress website themes, you feel there’s hope for small businesses on the Web. Don left Microsoft four years ago to start a slightly smaller company called Expand2Web. His popular SmallBiz Theme, running on WordPress, puts to shame those $10,000 flashy “WOW!”websites that no one follows. WordPress Website Themes: Find a Niche […]
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When Don Campbell talks about WordPress website themes, you feel there’s hope for small businesses on the Web. Don left Microsoft four years ago to start a slightly smaller company called Expand2Web. His popular SmallBiz Theme, running on WordPress, puts to shame those $10,000 flashy “WOW!”websites that no one follows. WordPress Website Themes: Find a Niche […]
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What, you ask? Don’t I need local retailer websites? Think of your favorite local retailers in town. Sally’s Doughnut Shop, Harry’s Dry Cleaning Service, Don’s Tire Place. Do your favorite local retailers have a website? Does Sally write a weekly blog post on hers? Is Harry, whose been in dry cleaning for 40 years, the […]
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What, you ask? Don’t I need local retailer websites? Think of your favorite local retailers in town. Sally’s Doughnut Shop, Harry’s Dry Cleaning Service, Don’s Tire Place. Do your favorite local retailers have a website? Does Sally write a weekly blog post on hers? Is Harry, whose been in dry cleaning for 40 years, the […]
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Speech voice recognition has progressed beyond talking elevators and primitive computer text-to-speech and recognition. Early personal computer dictation software started melting like Verizon flip phones. That gave Paul Macarelli, the “can you hear me now” Verizon guy, new television scripts. Many years later, Apple introduced its Mountain Lion Mac operating system with improved voice dictation […]
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Speech voice recognition has progressed beyond talking elevators and primitive computer text-to-speech and recognition. Early personal computer dictation software started melting like Verizon flip phones. That gave Paul Macarelli, the “can you hear me now” Verizon guy, new television scripts. Many years later, Apple introduced its Mountain Lion Mac operating system with improved voice dictation […]
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Thought I’d fill you in about Mitchell, South Dakota. Come Thursday, this little town of 15,000 souls will have the fastest 4G mobile broadband in the country. Courtesy of Verizon Wireless, 4G LTE will cover the town like a thick, murky fog floating over San Francisco. 4G LTE Mobile Broadband News Stories Now, one would […]
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Thought I’d fill you in about Mitchell, South Dakota. Come Thursday, this little town of 15,000 souls will have the fastest 4G mobile broadband in the country. Courtesy of Verizon Wireless, 4G LTE will cover the town like a thick, murky fog floating over San Francisco. 4G LTE Mobile Broadband News Stories Now, one would […]
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Selling technology products and services is challenging. You’re most often competing against similar items from other companies. So how do you approach your target markets with compelling offers? Selling Technology Products & Services Over ten years ago, when I was managing call centers and sales departments, I developed a sales and marketing strategy called PBFA. […]
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Selling technology products and services is challenging. You’re often competing against similar items from other companies. The solution identifies prospect needs and pains, discusses relevant benefits and features, followed by compelling advantages. PBFA Model and Strategy Over ten years ago, when managing call centers and sales departments, I developed a sales and marketing strategy called […]
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CTIA 2012 Wireless Week CTIA 2012 starts with a band. Greetings to all new and returning readers and listeners of MobileBeyond posts and podcasts. I’m glad you’re with us during this special celebration of the largest wireless trade show in the world put on by CTIA. Right now in New Orleans, a revolution is taking […]
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CTIA 2012 Wireless Week CTIA 2012 starts with a band. Greetings to all new and returning readers and listeners of MobileBeyond posts and podcasts. I’m glad you’re with us during this special celebration of the largest wireless trade show in the world put on by CTIA. Right now in New Orleans, a revolution is taking […]
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HostGator Tech Saves MobileBeyond Bloggers and other Web writers worry constantly about data loss. While making changes in cPanel tonight, something a blogger should never do, the entire MobileBeyond site collapsed. Not only my desktop website but mobile browsers worldwide. All the wisdom of the ages from mobile, wireless and media experts disappeared in a […]
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HostGator Tech Saves MobileBeyond Bloggers and other Web writers worry constantly about data loss. While making changes in cPanel tonight, something a blogger should never do, the entire MobileBeyond site collapsed. Not only my desktop website but mobile browsers worldwide. All the wisdom of the ages from mobile, wireless and media experts disappeared in a […]
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It’s 2012, the “year of mobile.” In ancient times–say 2006-2010–major brands, agencies, marketers and advertisers resisted adding mobile to campaigns. But then they heard about a body of water called Lake Mobile in Iowa and its upcoming text fest sponsored by Mobile Commons. Made famous by Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon just a few miles down […]
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It’s 2012, the “year of mobile.” In ancient times–say 2006-2010–major brands, agencies, marketers and advertisers resisted adding mobile to campaigns. But then they heard about a body of water called Lake Mobile in Iowa and its upcoming text fest sponsored by Mobile Commons. Made famous by Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon just a few miles down […]
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Like Farmville customer service? Having avoided Farmville for two months, I must tell you how delighted I feel this week. Zynga and its caring public service team reached out to me. Here’s the first email from the company’s VP of Player Advocacy and Service: “Hello Brian, We noticed that your Farmville game has been quiet for some […]
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Like Farmville customer service? Having avoided Farmville for two months, I must tell you how delighted I feel this week. Zynga and its caring public service team reached out to me. Here’s the first email from the company’s VP of Player Advocacy and Service: “Hello Brian, We noticed that your Farmville game has been quiet for some […]
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Mobile media soothsayers continually amaze me with their uncanny ability to predict the future of technology, especially mobile tech after a major show like MWC 2012. Social media journalists do the same on Twitter and Facebook. Everyone, it seems, has opinions about smartphones and pad computers. Sometimes you wonder who’s on target and who’s full […]
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Mobile media soothsayers continually amaze me with their uncanny ability to predict the future of technology, especially mobile tech after a major show like MWC 2012. Social media journalists do the same on Twitter and Facebook. Everyone, it seems, has opinions about smartphones and pad computers. Sometimes you wonder who’s on target and who’s full […]
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Some people think mobile ads are intrusive, apps for laggards, tablets are toys and Android Ice Cream Sandwich a silly name tied to Android OS. (That’s assuming they know Android refers to a smartphone operating system and not Data on Star Trek.) These folks are technophobes. But they’ve probably never met Joy Liuzzo, mobile researcher […]
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Some people think mobile ads are intrusive, apps for laggards, tablets are toys and Android Ice Cream Sandwich a silly name tied to Android OS. (That’s assuming they know Android refers to a smartphone operating system and not Data on Star Trek.) These folks are technophobes. But they’ve probably never met Joy Liuzzo, mobile researcher […]
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Speaking with Mark Strecker and Gabi Schindler about Amobee mobile advertising is both exciting and worrisome. On one hand, new forms of media fill our digital and mobile devices as demand rises in developed and emerging markets. The quality of content varies, but consumers indeed have substantial news, sports and entertainment programs available. In fact, people […]
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Speaking with Mark Strecker and Gabi Schindler about Amobee mobile advertising is both exciting and worrisome. On one hand, new forms of media fill our digital and mobile devices as demand rises in developed and emerging markets. The quality of content varies, but consumers indeed have substantial news, sports and entertainment programs available. In fact, people […]
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Welcome to Mobile World Congress Virtual Reality coverage on MobileBeyond. Rather than flying to Barcelona, Spain from California, I’ve set up interviews with mobile execs at MWC. So we’re nine hours apart but the distance closes to 15-30 minutes delayed coverage. Unlike a newspaper, magazine, digital media can change “static” reality into “dynamic” reality. […]
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Welcome to Mobile World Congress Virtual Reality coverage on MobileBeyond. Rather than flying to Barcelona, Spain from California, I’ve set up interviews with mobile execs at MWC. So we’re nine hours apart but the distance closes to 15-30 minutes delayed coverage. Unlike a newspaper, magazine, digital media can change “static” reality into “dynamic” reality. […]
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Tablet computer screen sizes offer more consumer choices When Steve Jobs said the best size for a tablet computer screen (i.e. iPad) was 9.7″, all the bright manufacturers, especially Samsung, turned their noses up. Secretly, Amazon did the same with the Kindle Fire. Gotcha, Apple, we’ll make smaller screens for consumers who want them. Heard through the […]
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Tablet computer screen sizes offer more consumer choices When Steve Jobs said the best size for a tablet computer screen (i.e. iPad) was 9.7″, all the bright manufacturers, especially Samsung, turned their noses up. Secretly, Amazon did the same with the Kindle Fire. Gotcha, Apple, we’ll make smaller screens for consumers who want them. Heard through the […]
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As an over-stressed business person–perhaps a 16 hour a day entrepreneur–mobile website design and hosting are probably low on your totem pole. But your business depends greatly on adopting mobile best practices, including launching a mobile site. Everyone’s talking about the mobile Web. Everywhere you go, people pop out smartphones and tablets. Mobile users view […]
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125,000 Vegas CES attendees invading desert town for a sizzling electronics show. Each person, emitting 100 watts, like light globes, crushing Vegas’s AC system, 1.3 BILLION watts raising the heat. TVs, computers, smartphones, and other gadgets draining juice. AC maxing out at Las Vegas Convention Center. CES heat won’t melt cell towers and mobile gear. Root […]
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How would you like a free Facebook phone? Did you know Truphone built an app for one in 2007? How about a mobile phone signed by Mark Zuckerberg? Would you pay $1 a year for a Facebook phone? Perhaps free Groupon coupons would get your credit card out of your wallet? Free Facebook Phone Idea […]
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Paper books or e-Books? Which are better? Several months ago, I visited Santa Cruz, a small coastal community south of the San Francisco Bay Area. As I sauntered past a Catholic Church having a rummage sale, I stopped to take a look at the hard cover paper books. I found a copy of Dale Carnegie‘s […]
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The year is 2036 and media content has exploded in a 5G wireless world. I insert a memory chip into your right index finger that connects along the median nerve to my brain’s neocortex. I peruse the ancient writings of a blogger, writing about media content in 2010. I become fascinated with the story as […]
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Smartphone Market Exploding Worldwide Journalists and bloggers say writing the first sentence of an article is the most difficult (next to the title, of course). And that’s certainly the case with smartphone growth. If this piece were a review of the latest mobile device, its features, comparison to other phones and consumer smartphone preferences , […]
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Feeling right with my smartphone. O.K., honey, I bought you. Even paid $300 because I wanted you to have more memory. You glow, move quickly and smoothly, side-by-side with me 24/7. Yeah…I got rid of the other one in my life. You’re mine baby. No, this isn’t a quote from an erotic novel for reading […]
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For many years, you could never control your phone using your natural voice. Then the iPhone and other smartphones using Android, Windows and other OS’ emerged in the last decade. Things changed. Some mobiles offered smartphone voice control either built into the phone or through apps. You could launch mobile programs like mapping with Google […]
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Steve Jobs – October 5, 2011 I had a short conversation with two medical assistants yesterday about the iPhone 4S. One of them said the announcement of Apple’s latest version would have been more exciting if Steve Jobs had taken the stage. I agreed with them, as my imagination jumped into high gear. Then […]
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What’s the future of mobile media publishing? As digital newspapers and magazines switch to the Web–especially using mobile apps–publishers must change mobile media copywriting strategies. This includes New York Times digital and mobile publications. I was an early adopter of the New York Times iPad version. But I found its iOS app inferior to the Wall […]
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Forester’s latest mobile tech report continues showing how fast mobile technology and media are growing. In response, MobileBeyond is launching new mobile, media and technology blogs to cover the most significant changes in the industry. MobiSnippets, our hottest new mobile blog, launched recently with three other MB blog sites (MobileDiscoveries Radio, MobileBeyond, and IM-Mobile). Combining resources, we’ve integrated […]
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Have lots of social media mobile devices? You’re ready to take a vacation. (Don’t miss the dramatized podcast.) Picture this. You’re relaxing under a beach umbrella with a gorgeous view of the ocean, your kids happily playing in the water, your spouse enjoying beach volleyball. And you? Well, you’re happy as a clam reading your iPad, […]
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What would Walter Cronkite say about mobile world news if he were still alive? In his parting television interview on CBS, Walter Cronkite bemoaned the 30 minute newscast and how only another ten minutes would provide greater context to television news and information. (Actually, his 30 minute evening program, watched by millions, was only 23 […]
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Yes, over five years ago, I bought and sold high-end phones on e-Bay, mostly for fun, until I realized I was generating $25,000 in income. Not enough to retire from my day job, but the business generated a little cash and became a hobby. Within a year or two, I had repeat customers […]
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Well, who said mobile app store growth would become a fight between iOS and Android? As it turns out Samsung, a sleepy Asian giant, now Apple’s threatened lawsuit against GetJar, calling itself a mobile “app store,” demonstrates Apple’s delusional grandeur to dominate mobile, media, entertainment and other industries it fancies. That Apple’s lawyers in the suit would suggest […]
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Mobile Payments Brand Push Underway Mobile payments consumer acceptance is growing. Any one recall the name “PayPal” next to credit card choices during online, mobile or retail checkout? Expect soon to see “Zong, ” as eBay builds mobile payments. Just as Google blessed mobile advertising with its purchase of Admob–and Apple with Quattro Wireless–consumers will […]
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Now that you’ve protected your personal computer with antivirus software, it’s time to zap those mobile electronic bugs before they invade your smartphone. Here’s a list of the top ten 2012 mobile antivirus software products. Tony Anscombe, who has the auspicious title of “Ambassador of Free Products” at AVG, says Android phones, in particular, need […]
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Does technology cost? How has technology delighted or failed you? Are you doing cartwheels about your personal computer, mobile smartphone, TV, audio system or central air conditioning? Or, like me, despite the greatest inventions, do you occasionally question technology’s cost, counting a gadget’s price, upkeep, warranties, downtime and loss of use? The word comes from […]
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Guest Post by Scott Goodrich, President, Cellular Specialties Today’s smartphone users expect a complete and robust experience. This includes excellent voice reception and the ability to email, text, download applications, watch streaming video and use LBS (location based services) wherever they may be. They also take comfort in the knowledge that in the event of […]
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The perfect mobile device. Ah, where is it? How do I find it? Walked around the mall today, stopped by the Sprint store to check out the crowd, expertly playing with smartphones. Sauntered over to the Verizon booth, two guys, talking, laughing, no customers in sight. The T-Mobile store was quiet like a funeral home. No Most mobolites–that’s […]
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Tom Conrad Discusses Pandora Internet Radio In May, 2009, Tom Conrad, CTO of Pandora Internet Radio appeared on MobileBeyond in a “behind the scenes” audio interview. Recently, Pandora went public on the New York Stock Exchange and now has an valuation of $4 billion dollars. Over the years–first with personal computers, later mobile phones, Pandora […]
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Nicolie Pangis, a Senior Vice President at 24/7 Real Media, wrote a provocative article in Click Z called “What Multitasking Consumers Mean for Marketers.” She argues, unlike popular belief, that new media don’t necessarily destroy the old. People simply adapt to media multitasking. A good example is a teenager listening to music on an iPod, while […]
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We take a lot of things for granted? Like mobile website designs. If you awakened one morning, turned on your smartphone and none of your apps worked, what would you do? Would you stare at a blank dark screen and only make phone calls? Or would you hit the browser button taking you to a […]
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The Sprint Samsung Nexus S Story Like many of you, I upgraded to a Samsung Nexus S a few days ago. Then I spent time today with the Sprint Community and Google Samsung Nexus S forum folks online. Lots of chat about weak RF signals. So I Googled around the Web and found mostly praise for […]
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What do you do when you’re part of a social network company with 100 million members in 200 countries who love to get tagged? Steve Sarner, VP of Marketing at Tagged.com, is working on that challenge right now. Oh, by the way, he’d loved the firm to generate $100 million in revenue. Not bad for […]
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Have you ever been to a party or other social event where you’re talking excitedly with someone who has no interest in mobile technology? You’re bubbling over like warm champagne shooting out of a bottle on New Year’s Eve, while you start feeling “hey, this nerd couldn’t care less about technology. “I’m a mobile geek; […]
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New media marketing is making newspaper marketers scratch their head. But why is it so difficult to understand how Internet surfers use the Web for news and information? While searching through my Google News page this morning, I clicked on “mobile Internet devices” and an interesting article on Cloud Computing getting clobbered by regulators popped up. Here’s […]
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Do you think people suffer from technology dependence? Has Silicon Valley planted viruses in electronic devices making us dependent on what it produces? Like a perpetual illness, are we so dependent on technology that living without continuous digital change our brains would wither? Technology is miraculous and wonderful when it performs well. If your computer, smartphone, […]
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Mobile Cloud Computing is taking the world by storm as desktop computers fade into oblivion. Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, speaking at the Gartner Symposium last October 2010, “hinted,” as EWeek wrote, those Windows smartphones were just like desktops and laptops. In other words, these powerful new mobile devices are only miniatures of bigger gadgets, like […]
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Things are heating up in Washington. No, it’s not reconciling a one trillion plus budget before the government shuts down. It’s consumer mobile privacy and Pandora Media, the Internet radio company that’s going public with an IPO. According to the LA Times, a federal grand jury would like to talk with Pandora about personal data sharing, […]
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One of my favorite online video series is the stunning Web videos from TED.com. In case you’re unfamiliar with this extraordinary worldwide organization, TED invites visionary people to speak for 18 minutes in front of a live audience. The videos are shared across the Web through mobile apps, its online site and elsewhere. With over […]
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Jay Hinman talks about Video Streaming Services When I interviewed Tricia Higgins at MobiTV about its live video streaming services last year, the company had 10 million customers. That’s grown to over 15 million with no end in sight. Through its carrier partners–AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile–other broadband services like AT&T U-Verse and content producers, MobiTV […]
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Everyone’s talking about tablets. Will the iPad 2 gobble up 80% market share? Apple freaks tweet, post and talk like Steve Jobs: “The iPad is ‘magical, incredible.'” Android-based tablets, like the Samsung Tab, are growing as fast as rabbits in heat. But I think mobile phones are much cooler than tablet computers. Believe me I’m […]
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When you listen to the podcast interview intro and end about mobile speech, don’t think I’ve changed genders. It’s iSpeech’s voice technology (speech recognition and text-to-speech) introducing my interview with Yaron Oren, the company’s CMO. DriveSafe.ly is available for iPhone, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry smartphones. Download the app online. The Apple version is also available […]
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The Times of India today published a summary of an eye-opening study by Nokia about India mobile apps. In November, 2010, Nokia segmented the country geographically and asked 501 mobile consumers about India mobile apps preferences on their smartphones. Results show significant differences in various regions of the country. Here’s a summary of the India Mobile Apps study: 16% of the west India population likes financial […]
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This post last February, 2011 attracted heavy traffic to MobileBeyond. Although MobileBeyond doesn’t sell smartphones directly, you’ll find great prices on Used Verizon iPhones on Amazon If you’re in the market for a Used Verizon iPhones on Amazon ou should check prices and guarantees from Amazon, Walmart and other sources. You avoid the possibility of getting a […]
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T-Mobile is hurting financially. Consumers increasingly face wireless carrier domination. Is there enough wireless competition in the U.S.? Would having greater competition reduce mobile charges and increase services? Some thoughts… Betanews has an interesting article about T-Mobile USA, its wireless competitors and Deutsche Telekom, TM’s parent corporation in Germany. Did you know that T-Mobile has […]
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Have your checked your Facebook privacy page recently? Seen The Social Network movie? If so, you may become concerned about app, game and website marketers’ knowledge of your personal information. Facebook explains its privacy policies under “Controlling What You Share” Today I checked out my own privacy settings because I became concerned about the huge […]
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In her third appearance on MobileBeyond , Joy, one of the most engaging experts in consumer mobile behavior and mobile advertising effectiveness research, talks about the growth of mobile Before getting into the stats, Joy updates listeners on her personal mobile inventory–iPad, MacBook Air, BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, etc. She claims she’s lowered the weight of her […]
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CityVille a Scam? No, you’re not reading one of those affiliate marketing trick blog posts to get you to buy something. I’ve been playing Cityville and FarmVille for a few weeks. And, despite CityVille’s 25% higher ratings than FarmVille, I think that CityVille takes advantage of game players. If you love the game, you’ll hate […]
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Comcast just announced its new iPad and Android tablet service that brings live, on demand and recorded streaming video to tablet computers. The company, known for its “triple play” services (cable, VoIP and broadband Internet) will now connect to WiFi-enabled devices like the Apple iPad, Samsung Tab and other Android tablets. Meanwhile, Directv and other […]
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The timing couldn’t be better. My subscriptions to the print and online versions of the Wall Street Journal were up in January and I had already started viewing the WSJ on my new iPad. Today I tested the newer iPad Wall Street Journal App. A month earlier, I called the Journal about the upcoming renewals. […]
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The New York Times reported today that a WiFi Internet service shortage is growing at technical conference presentations. Shared WiFi signal strength dissipates quickly when presenters, reporters and guests compete simultaneously for the same wireless router signal strength. Wireless spectrum, routers and the Internet signals become overwhelmed by too many laptops, smartphones and other devices sucking wireless bandwidth. Steve […]
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Farmville Glitches Upset My Animals As I was playing Farmville this morning, I experienced Farmville glitches and crashes. The infamous Cow appeared on my Facebook screen with a message: “Oh no! It looks like all the bits got lost on the way to your computer. Please refresh your page.” While Zynga worked on its […]
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Netflix, once the sleepy little DVD service, is now competing with Apple’s iTunes Store, Amazon and Cable and Satellite companies. Forget the DVD’s. Netflix is winning the streaming video business with 20 million subscribers–52% higher today than September, 2009. Meanwhile, Amazon is feverishly partnering with Microsoft and Sony to stream videos to game consoles. Why […]
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What if everyone in the world woke up one morning and all land-line telephones had disappeared? What would happen to global communications if we only had cell phones to make calls? You’ve probably read in the press that land-lines are doomed. Wireless is hot. And 50% of those in the U.S. will have smartphones […]
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Can’t put down your iPad or Samsung Smartphone? Tech gadget obsession may have turned users into zombie addicts. People who carry multiple cool tech gadgets over at Evernote in Silicon Valley are featured in today’s Wall Street Journal. At first I thought it was only smartphone addiction. But the obsession has spread to tablets, laptops, netbooks, […]
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Wireless carriers and utility companies are sitting on a goldmine. Smart meters, which track and transmit residential and business electrical use wirelessly, will generate billions within a few years. European operators plan to expand revenues further by rolling out cloud computing, networking and other services for the auto, energy, health and media industries. In the […]
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The European Union is at war again with Facebook and Google about its citizens’ social network privacy rights. The EU issued a 20 page report, updating a 1995 ruling, clearly stating “…the protection of personal data is a fundamental right.” The proposed ruling gives users the right to sue social networking sites like Facebook in addition […]
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New media journalism has joined non-digital print and broadcast to cover the 2010 elections. It’s amazing how far we’ve come in a few years. Anyone who followed the elections in 2010 will remember when new media journalism and mainstream media–social networks, broadcasting, the Internet and mobile–collaborated. As National Public Radio reported today, 2008 was a […]
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Mobile apps continue growing across all operating systems both in the U.S. and Europe. comScore’s June report revealed that as of April, 70 million U.S. consumers used mobile application software. In Europe, 82 million mobile users in five countries–U.K., Germany, France, Spain and Italy–downloaded software, while 59 million preferred accessing the Web with their browsers. […]
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Trust Technology? A recent survey showed that a growing percentage of Americans want greater mobile banking capabilities, such as transferring funds between accounts with their smartphones. (As American as apple pie.) When asked about security, these technology trusting mobile users said it wasn’t a big concern as long as they had the “right phones,” meaning, of course, […]
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Digital media consumption is growing like uncontrolled weeds. Some love it. Others have a love/hate relationship with the constant urge to “go online.” Facebook, Twitter, emails, blogs, news and entertainment websites demand mind share. We time-shift to handle the load. We create lives of bits, bytes and electronic screens. Digital media mesmerizes our minds, scatters our […]
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TIt happened so rapidly. It arrived in the night. You couldn’t see it. It changed your life. It connected you to friends and family. The “it” is a roaring future wireless vision thrust upon you and me–a world of smartphones and other gadgets, a mobilized planet where possibilities are necessarily real. Welcome to the world […]
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TIt happened so rapidly. It arrived in the night. You couldn’t see it. It changed your life. It connected you to friends and family. The “it” is a roaring future wireless vision thrust upon you and me–a world of smartphones and other gadgets, a mobilized planet where possibilities are necessarily real. Welcome to the world […]
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“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 […]
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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” […]
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Cell Phone Invention Facts: Would You Buy One of the Above Today? No, this is not one of those questions like “how would you live without a fridge” or “what would you do differently if you were born in the 1800’s.” This question is 7 billion times more profound. Why? Because that’s the number of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Have you noticed it’s getting harder for non-geeks (maybe even geeks) to buy smartphones? Read on for some smart buying tips. Before the iPhone, non-geeks patiently waited for their two-year carrier contracts to expire. Then many, if not all, upgraded to a fancier feature phone with a larger display, more memory and a better browser. […]
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Mobile Internet and consumer research posts most interest MobileBeyond readers. Here are the top blog posts and podcast interviews from the previous month: The Morgan-Stanley mobile Internet report summary posted last February continues to dominate readership. Several hundred MB readers spent over 4 minutes reviewing my bullet list of the 92 Powerpoint slides. Clearly, there’s […]
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Mobile Friendly Blogs and Websites in 15 Minutes Yes, that’s right, 10% and your audience loss may be higher. If you haven’t mobilized your blog, it’s invisible to billions of people on Earth. Add iPads and other mobile devices and your potential audience melts in cyberspace. No, I’m not talking about China, the United Arab […]
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Steve Jobs, holding the latest Apple TV, a streaming video device similar to the Roku player, announced its release yesterday, another streaming video services device. Like the Roku box, the $99 Apple TV connects to TV’s or computer displays to view movies, television shows, and other videos. Amazon immediately lowered its streaming TV show price […]
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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 […]
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You’ve just purchased a shiny new smartphone and start 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 just can’t stop. But […]
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When I started writing this piece, I titled it: “Will Mobile Phones Ruin Your Eyes”? After researching the Web, though, I decided to include other parts of the anatomy, like ears, brains and livers. Mobile phones’ effect on your health is clearly an issue. By far, most researchers are studying the relationship between mobile phones […]
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Could it be–like movie-going during the Great Depression–that mobile phones offer the same escape from reality in hard times? Are we becoming a nation–a world–of digital nomads wandering a bleak desert with no horizon in sight? I couldn’t help feeling today at the Mall, as I watched mobiles walking, texting, playing games and tweeting, that […]
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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 […]
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Mobile convergence continues drawing headlines in gadget publications. Screen sizes draw the most attention as mobile device prices soar through the rooftop. Dell’s soon-to-be-released Streak mobile smartphone/tablet raises mobile convergence to a new level. Take Dell’s 5″ screen device. While smartphone displays are growing larger, tablet computer screens are getting smaller. The latest Android phones, […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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In Lewis Carols’s sequel to “Alice in Wonderland”–“Through the Looking Glass“–the author positions Alice, again, on a chessboard, a metaphor for a world that is both understandable and different, “…clear and recognizable…” as one Yahoo Answers’ writer put it. The same could be said today when blogging about mobile’s future. I’m constantly amazed when I […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The year is 2030. Satellite smartphones connect people on Earth and now the moon–the Kaguya Oriente Basin. Rising above the Moon’s surface, satellite dishes point to the sky, sending and receiving voice and data from Moon to Earth, Earth to Moon, anywhere in Space, really. It’s the era of lunar smartphones and unlimited wireless communications. […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Facebook mobile privacy concerns are rising faster than Google’s.The latest incidents about release of individual Facebook information caused public uproar among members, consumer protection organizations and Congress. According to Facebook, more than 250 million users access its site through mobile devices, usage growing 300% in the past year. Mobile phone and wireless device users, […]
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5/17/2012 News Release XP NewsWire Verizon Wireless in response to customer data cost concerns today announced free unlimited voice plans for all 4G customers. T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T Mobility responded with similar plans immediately. For the first time in history, carriers will eliminate voice call charges for customers who sign two-year data/texting plans. The change, according […]
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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, […]
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Today, upon awakening, my Comcast broadband Internet service failed. Pardon me, I experienced a “service interruption.” No need to speak with an agent. The company’s automated, caring voice told me that someone was “working on it”, that I needn’t do anything but wait. My Web-dependent lifestyle quickly disappeared like the island on the TV series […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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As a Sprint premiere customer, I really want to win the HTC EVO. So here are a few things I do super fast. I challenge anyone to beat me in the “Blaze Across America 4G” contest. As a full-time blogger and podcaster covering mobile, I pride myself on quickly eliminating disruptions while writing creative, outrageous, […]
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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 […]
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The Apple iPad is a closed wireless mobile device. Like the iPhone, Apple seeks to control manufacturing, distribution, content and, with its acquisition of Quattro Wireless, advertising. It’s the perfect storm in closed systems as Apple morphs itself into a mobile computing device company. Tim Conlon, writing in Popsci: “You can do on the iPad […]
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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 […]
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Internet censorship in Australia has reached unacceptable levels. Many people don’t realize that Internet filtering affects thousands of mobile users when governments block or censor websites. If China or Australia decides to ban country or international websites on a mobile phone, users see 404–page not found. Internet Censorship Hitting More Countries Web blocking in Australia […]
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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 […]
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Duck for cover in San Diego. Wireless industry exploding like fireworks over Wrigley Field. What a year. What a meeting. The staid event, once a quiet get-together of mobile carriers and vendors now touting the latest mobile and wireless devices at CTIA. After a reprise by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about lack of wireless spectrum, […]
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Mobiles walking? In the land of California’s San Francisco Bay Area–in a city called Fremont–there’s a lake. It’s a human-built body of water made for walks, running walking, a real walking park for mobiles. People, their human companions called dogs and waterfowl called ducks and geese seem to like LE, walking around on a warm […]
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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 […]
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There’s a lot of discussion these days about mobile devices–phones, iPads, Kindles, netbooks. I suppose a car or truck is a mobile device too. Although it weighs several thousand pounds, put gas in it, start it up and it moves. It’s mobile. But a fridge is not a mobile device, unless you’ve installed wheels under […]
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