http://mobscure.com A unique perspective on the evolution of the mobile web Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:30:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How do we achieve the vision of the Context-Aware Web? Ideally, the website should gather as many context variables as possible through JavaScript (a-la Google Gears) or even the User Agent string. To make that happen, standards and universal adoption are required. What can be done today? Context Seeder Apps - ... http://mobscure.com/igorfaletski/context-seeder-apps-enriching-the-web-one-platform-at-a-time AdMob has been the poster child of the growth of the mobile web. Billions of impressions a month, a huge variety of devices and carriers - a success story from every angle. Brilliant play by the founder Omar Hamoui, no question. The future of AdMob is less glamorous than its present. ... http://mobscure.com/igorfaletski/the-uncertain-future-of-admob A month of iPhones just passed on the weekend (no commemorative plaque has been installed in my neighbourhood, but I am sure there is a committee working on the details), and we have to ask ourselves - has anything changed? Although there is a nontrivial amount of chatter among the blogosphere ... http://mobscure.com/richardsmith/so-now-we-have-iphones-what-now The spectrum auction has just ended in Canada (details) and bidding reached record levels - triple what was expected, according to some analysts. There is lots of chatter about this in the media and on the blogs, but relatively little attention has gone to what will happen to that money. ... http://mobscure.com/smith/42b-for-new-spectrum-so-now-what On Friday I bought an iPhone which forced me to switch wireless provider. Wireless number portability allows Canadians to switch provider without getting a new phone number. Today, changing contact information means notifying all your contacts which in turn have to update their information about you. Why should getting a ... http://mobscure.com/john/centralizing-contact-information Release of the 3G iPhone around the world was a landmark event for several reasons. Now, many key problems that have been visible in the mobile ecosystem are gone for the first time. Great UI, unlimited (or close to it) high-speed connectivity, a solid application distribution chain with a link ... http://mobscure.com/igorfaletski/the-3g-lifestyle-immediate-impact-on-quality-of-life As I passed by the Fido store at Granville and Georgia this morning I noticed a line up - the store isn't open but people were lining up inside the mall - forming already. On the glass outside were helpful instructions, including the advice that the "iPone" [sic] was only ... http://mobscure.com/smith/ipone-selling-well I downloaded and installed T9nav the other day and I have to say this one looks like a winner. T9nav is a beta program coming out of Nuance Communications and it is designed to help people take advantage of the features on a modern smartphone without having to navigate the often ... http://mobscure.com/richardsmith/t9nav-transformative-change Just hours after my post about the diminishing relevancy of the .mobi TLD I got an email from Vance Hedderel, Director of PR and Communications for dotMobi. He was quick to point out that the TLD is doing pretty well, with several brands, papers and services launching their sites in ... http://mobscure.com/igorfaletski/dotmobi-part-2-the-new-call-to-action Last week, ICANN ruled in favour of allowing customized top-level domains. It estimates that these new properties will cost upwards from $100,000 - thought the cost will definitely come down with time. Soon, we might be seeing things like .vancouver, .map, .food and .hiking - and the numerous sub-domains associated ... http://mobscure.com/igorfaletski/dotmobi-is-dead