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If you want to sell a startup, plan a shutdown: Almost a month ago, Mowser founder Russell Beattie was lamenting his debts and telling folks his creation was disappearing. He also questioned the idea of the mobile Web overall. Fast forward a bit and Beattie is announcing the sale of Mowser to dotMobi. Go figure. ...; Tags: Web, Phone, Mobile, Web Browser, Russell Beattie, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
63% of all wireless data packets are generated by browsing: Russell Beattie quotes Nokia on their survey of wireless data traffic. 63% of mobile data traffic comes from Web browsing, 10% - from messaging, 17% - from other data applications, 10% - from other apps.; Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, Russell Beattie; Blog posts 2006-01-12

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Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones: At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using...; Tags: 3D, Phone, 3D Modeling, NVidia Corp., Cell Phone, Chip, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, JavaOne, Nvidia, cell phones, Java Application, Middleware, Enterprise Software; Videos 2008-05-12
Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?: A couple of weeks ago, Russell Beattie announced that Mowser was at the end of its life. His post took on a life of its own into a discussion of the mobile web and approaches to the internet on mobile devices. I heard today that Mowser will continue to live...; Tags: Mobile, Domain, Web Browser, Advertising & Promotion, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Sun CTO previews JavaFX-powered game: Sun Microsystems shows off a new JavaFX-powered game at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Sun CTO Robert Brewin talks to Ken Russell and Chris Oliver of the company's JavaFX team about how they created the animation inside the game Moon Tank using the JavaFX environment.; Tags: JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, CTO, Sun Microsystems Inc., Games, Personal Technology; Videos 2008-05-07

JavaOne '08: Sun brings back Java applets: Sun Microsystems demos new JavaFX powered applets at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Danny Coward and Ken Russell of Sun's Java SE team show how the new applets can be deployed within a Web browser or dragged over to the desktop.; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, JavaFX, Java applets, Java Applet, Java, Applet; Videos 2008-05-07
Star Wreck says it's the real open source thing: I got a call from Finland this morning, where Stephen Lee has set up the open source Star Wreck Studios outside Helsinki. His message is this is the real open souce thing. "It's like Sourceforge. Some people create crap and some create really good stuff. Everyone...; Tags: Long Tail, Film, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Mowser ends, but the mobile web must live on: I am sure most of the mobile-focused readers of this blog have read or read about Russell Beattie's The end of Mowser blog post that has turned into an "End of the Mobile Web" debate. I am sorry that Russell's mobile initiative didn't work out, but as I'll talk...; Tags: Web, Phone, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Web, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Can DimDim change the conference game?: Russell would have loved DimDim. Combining VOIP and open source into a free Web meeting tool was right up his street. Of course, no doubt he did know all about it. DimDim has been undergoing a soft launch since September and its official release...; Tags: Game, DimDim, Meetings, Desktops, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Mobile Web: Over before it began?: Mowser, a Menlo Park, Calif. startup focused on the mobile Web browsing, is going away, but not before its founder sounded the death knell for the so-called mobile Web. Russell Beattie, founder of Mowser, delivered the news that his startup is disappearing. The usual suspects--lack of funding,...; Tags: Web, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
99.999 per cent of bloggers have a day job...: Matt Richtel's New York Times article about the heavy stress of making a living as a blogger is not about the blogger life at all. It is about the life of a freelance journalist, which often sits at the bottom a very shallow barrel in terms of journalist compensation. ...; Tags: Job, Media, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Anatomy of a 'Blogging will kill you' story: Why I didn't make the cut: Anatomy of a 'Blogging will kill you' story: Why I didn't make the cutThat about.......sums it up for me as well Larry. I constantly wonder whether I'm playing a game of Russian Roulette with my life. At least that's the way my wife looks at the insanity of blogging. She's...; Tags: blogging, anatomy, blogger; Discussion threads 2008-04-06
Anatomy of a 'Blogging will kill you' story: Why I didn't make the cut: I read the New York Times' take on how the stress of blogging and how it can kill you with great interest: I was interviewed for it. But I pretty much knew I wouldn't make the final story as my take was different than Matt Richtel's. Now...; Tags: Matt Richtel, Blogging, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-06
Open source and the shrinking waterhole: Despite a lot of brave talk at OSBC there is little doubt that open source is heading into its first recession. (If you want to explain a recession to your four-year old, here's one way.) During the last bust, what I call the dot-bomb,...; Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-27
News to know: Linux galore; Black Hat Europe; Vista reliability; Google and censorship: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Microsoft partners with open source Jaspersoft, Sourcesense Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectors Red Hat CEO: We haven't done a good enough job as an industry leader, or project leader ...; Tags: Black Hat, Google Inc., Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Semantic Web, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-26
My friend Russell Shaw: My friend Russell ShawThanks for sharingThanks for sharing, and again, my deepest condolences to his friends and family.Thanks Dana so much for your rememberancesRest in peace Russell Shaw.Watch out for the dead coming back to life!Russell's probably talking their ears off in heaven right now. They might come back just...; Tags: Russell, Shaw; Discussion threads 2008-03-17
My friend Russell Shaw: I need to say a few words about my late friend Russell Shaw. I knew him better than anyone at ZDNet, perhaps, because I knew him longer. Over 22 years. When I first met Russell, he was still coming down off rock and roll. Few from...; Tags: Life, Portland, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-17
News to know: EclipseCon; Tired browser wars; Apple; P4P; R.I.P. Russell Shaw: Notable headlines: Rest in peace Russell Shaw. Techmeme Ed Burnette: EclipseCon 2008: Fake Steve Jobs, Microsoft, E4, and more Jason O'Grady: Getting tired of the browser-go-round David Morgenstern: Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's icons Jason Perlow:...; Tags: EclipseCon, Yahoo! Inc., P2P, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Peer To Peer (P2P), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Russell Shaw, rest in peace: Russell Shaw, rest in peaceCondolences to his friends and familyHe was a good writer, and his sheer determination to call the big powers to account often made a positive difference in the industry. He'll be missed...RE: Russell Shaw, rest in peaceMr. Shaw shall be missed in this community. May he...; Tags: Shaw, Russell; Discussion threads 2008-03-16
Russell Shaw, rest in peace: Editor's note: Russell Shaw passed away on March 14. For more information, see Between the Lines. His family requested that we post this notice so people know that all scheduled meetings are canceled. by David Grober; Tags: David Grober; Blog posts 2008-03-16