2010: The Year Of Mobile Banking & Payment http://ping.fm/zwc4Z #mobile #banking #tech #hitec

First Impressions of the New Apple iPad:
http://ping.fm/aeI1r #apple #iPad #tech #HITEC

Online tracking - New software tries to track how we spend our time online. So go ahead and click on this link. http://ping.fm/WSEoR

Enterprise database engines - IBM and Oracle trade accusations. Grains of truth in each position. http://ping.fm/wOazf

The Wired car - Silicon Valley has invaded the automobile with all kinds of connectivity. What about safety? http://ping.fm/3nIyw

iPad - Apple's tablet is finally here...so check out the competition. http://ping.fm/xBTPZ

Data privacy - Valuable lessons from Google's embarrassment of collecting user info DESPITE disabling its toolbar. http://ping.fm/mRTph

Twitter - Company testing new tool to follow relevant location based news trends. http://ping.fm/CyepP(Fast+Company+Headlines)

Apple tablet - At 1:00 pm today, the company may be announcing its tablet device but details have been leaked. http://ping.fm/uBe6g

Oracle & Sun - Chairman McNealy, CEO Schwartz and CFO Lehman to leave after merged is completed. Anyone surprised? http://ping.fm/P1Wy4

Google - Meg Whitman scolds Google in new book about perks given to employees. My personal opinion...enjoy them now! http://ping.fm/pj4C4

Verizon - Telecom company to cut 13,000 jobs in landline division due to lower demand from enterprises and consumers. http://ping.fm/arwyI

TechNet chief takes a broad stand http://ping.fm/vKfiq #technet #tech

RT @informationweek Global CIO: UPS Provides Peak Into Future Of Wireless http://bit.ly/6ZxQkD #tech #HITEC #wireless

Apple rockets to most profitable quarter ever. http://ping.fm/4EAja #tech #hitec #apple #iphone

Apple - 50 devices matching rumored tablet, tracked at company's main campus. http://ping.fm/t6PxN

Bill Gates - Microsoft founder, now full time philanthropist, reflects on the learnings in his new role. http://ping.fm/u2JuX

Google in China - Chinese government denies attacks on company, defends online censorship of political topics. http://ping.fm/eLDdI

New version of YouTube Redesigned With Films, User Uploads in Mind. http://ping.fm/qiqcd

Reauthorization of US COMPETES Act Tops US House of Reps Science & Tech Committee’s Agenda http://ping.fm/rmUEm #STEM #Tech

RT @CIOonline U.S. to Lodge Formal Protest with China over Alleged Cyberattacks http://ow.ly/YaMo

eBay - Online eCommerce site beats analysts forecasts driven by holiday shopping and sale of Skype. http://ping.fm/zfZiW

IT in the family room - Disk drive makers introduce gadgets to play digitally stored videos on TV screens. http://ping.fm/vJxQx

eReaders - Amazon to allow software developers to create applications for its Kindle unit borrowing a page from Apple. http://ping.fm/RhzrR

Microsoft urges greater oversight over cloud computing. http://ping.fm/hQ9Z7 #cloud

RT @CIOonline 20% of Businesses Will Get Rid of all IT Assets as They Move to Cloud, Gartner Predicts http://ow.ly/WraP #Cloud

Tech M&A - Twitter, Cisco and private equity firm Silver Lake predict increase in tech acquisitions in 2010. http://ping.fm/Nl8qV

Office 2010 - Microsoft's new suite reflects collaboration and social media needs but some glitches remain. http://ping.fm/OyyYE

Healthcare IT - Google Health, site to store info on user medical history, will stream data from medical devices. http://ping.fm/bWK0Z

RT @mcleod Worldwide exports: China's astounding rise over past 2 decades http://post.ly/JYEe How does US beat CHINA? #education #freedom

Will China choose Freedom for the internet there? U.S. has met with China on Internet freedom http://tinyurl.com/ye6c27k #freedom

Information advantage - They say information is power. How organizations, past and present, leveraged that power. http://ping.fm/1ZI76

Oracle and SAP - Companies surviving the great recession but are they too big to manage and innovate? http://ping.fm/S1qd6

Skype - Internet voice service company's international growth is outpacing phone companies'. http://ping.fm/hz5DQ

Cristóbal Conde, CEO of Sungard, speaks on Leadership and Collaboration http://ping.fm/20kTs #leadership

Obama Urges Government IT Reform. Brings in CEO/CIOs from around the US and HITEC Co-founder David Segura http://tinyurl.com/ydscuag

Wireless - 4G networks won't be available until 2015 despite claims by carriers and handset manufacturers. http://ping.fm/sIqAp

Security - Critical protocol used in banking and credit card transactions will take a year to fix. http://ping.fm/IpGrt

Science - USA still number 1in dollars spent, papers published and patents but lead is narrowing. http://ping.fm/91J9v

Tech in government - Top executives give President Obama ideas on how to improve outdated federal IT systems. http://ping.fm/P7uAx

Tech marketing - Tech industry can learn from the auto industry...and Apple has gotten it for some time. http://ping.fm/sFjRN

Wireless - Verizon lowers its prices on wireless plans for voice and text. Will other carriers follow? http://ping.fm/q4bSs

Google in China - A behind the scenes look at the cyber attacks done to its gmail accounts. http://ping.fm/cdWIz

Enterprise Software - SAP, Oracle revenues beat forecasts, signaling possible recovery in software demand. http://ping.fm/o3JWk

PC market - Apple loses ground to cheaper PCs from HP, Dell, Acer and Toshiba, despite growth in Mac shipments. http://ping.fm/Gprn4

Technology influence - Tech is and will continue to influence the notions of nation, sovereignty, privacy, wealth. http://ping.fm/mtxHx

HP /Microsoft - New partnership focused on helping small businesses and leveraging cloud computing. http://ping.fm/qZHFO

Google in China - Search engine giant threatens to pull out of China after cyber attack originating in that country. http://ping.fm/GqVMh

Tie between broadband & economic growth From @mcleod via @wsj Does broadband boost economic growth? A qualified YES. http://bit.ly/6l6Kdz

Cyber attack on Google from Chinese. GOOGLE hints at quitting China over cyber attack on e-mail accounts. http://bit.ly/4zAb8o #tcot

Recession - Research firm Forrester claims tech recession is over. So where are those signed contracts? http://ping.fm/QienL

Outsourcing - Infosys, India's second largest software exporter, reports better than expected profits. http://ping.fm/sjSGy

Apple v. Google - A comparison between Google's Nexus One and Apple's iPhone 3GS. http://ping.fm/WYcK7

How Google Could Have Changed the World With Nexus One -- and Still Might - http://ping.fm/s2jvc

Wireless - FCC says more spectrum will be needed. http://ping.fm/v8QG7

Innovation - New book, "You Are Not A Gadget", claims innovation can be stifled by collective collaboration. http://ping.fm/2nH1q

Facebook - CEO of FB talks about his company, privacy, and other topics. Watch the interview to get the full story. http://ping.fm/k56Gw

Chairman Gordon Applauds White House Announcement of Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Science, Math Education http://ping.fm/yUq9n #STEM #TECH

http://ping.fm/FS04n AllThingsD at CES: TOUGH Video Interview of Google's Andy Rubin from Las Vegas.

Tech powers a $300 Robot Film That Landed a $30 Million Deal to mexican producer: SEE VIDEO http://ping.fm/GpxHy

from @informationweek Top 10 CIO Issues For 2010 http://bit.ly/5Umdmd #CIO #technology #tech

Wall Street Journal @wsj LIVE VIDEO: All Things Digital interviews Palm CEO, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and.. http://allthingsd.com/

Real time web - Desire for immediate and current info is changing the dynamics of the Web...and our own sense of time. http://ping.fm/GHXPj

Tech startups - 10 companies you may want to know about. http://ping.fm/viOj3

Yahoo - CEO Carol Bartz gives herself a B minus on her first year performance. http://ping.fm/que4j

Google phone - Nexus One may strain carriers' networks as data traffic surges driven by new smart phones. http://ping.fm/fhnXD

Intel - Company introduces new chips that will improve system performance and battery life of laptops. http://ping.fm/8lbOC

Twitter monetization - Google and Microsoft pay Twitter $12 million to crawl tweets but how much is it really worth? http://ping.fm/HFhKq

Which is the best mobile platform

What do you like best?
A) Apple iPhone
B) Google Android
C) RIM Blackberry
D) Palm

If I forgot anyone else it was deliberate (sorry Microsoft, Qualcomm, etc.)

Picking a platform from a consumer standpoint is pretty easy as the penalty for making a mistake is only about $250 (early contract termination fees).
When picking a platform for corporate mobile development not so easy. The trend in the last 2-3 years of consumers gadgets/devices becoming enterprise norms (thank you millenials) keeps becoming real.
I will call this term "consuprise enabled" - meaning that device/platform is ready for consumers and enterprises to use. The Blackberry has been there for some time, while the iPhone is still trying to get there. (In some companies is almost there.)
Companies have been forced to adopt new mobile platforms based on the power and popularity of these devices and the added value of their own applications.
Soon, if Google does it right, the Android could become an consuprise enabled platform as well. I just don't see Palm ever getting there. The battles will be fought mainly by Apple and Google this year. Unless RIM wakes up soon they will soon start losing market share and relevancy.

What do you think?


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

31 billion videos served in November http://bit.ly/7vH2i0 (via @mcleod) #video #socialmedia #latism

On the convergance of mobile, video, Social Media.... RT @oldaily The Mobile Internet Report http://bit.ly/8bdT2E #tech #latism #hitec

CIO job market - Great opportunities, great competition in 2010. http://ping.fm/o2PBH

Broadband - Stimulus funds large, grant awards not so much. At this rate, no sustainable businesses will be formed. http://ping.fm/hqaHU

2010 Computing Outlook - In depth look at trends in the industry. Vinton Cerf is one of the editors. http://ping.fm/39wOq

Skype - Web based phone company will be offering high definition video calling on PCs and TVs. http://ping.fm/s5VYA

Wireless devices - Google may show its own and new Android phone called the Nexus One. http://ping.fm/aNfgX

Math & Science - A very prominent American woman is pushing to get more women into the math and science fields. http://ping.fm/hslkR

Google making a bold move with their new phone: http://bit.ly/4zxBOF #tech #iphone #google

Tech firms to show off the toys you'll want next at Consumer Electronics Show: http://ping.fm/Wx1z7

Institute of Global Futures Forecast for 2010 check it out http://tinyurl.com/yjmxnxh . Some pretty cool tech stuff coming!! #tech #hitec

New York Times: Pogie Awards for the Year’s Best Tech Ideas. http://ping.fm/xM8u4 #Tech #HITEC

My Phone - my next computer?

As I wondered what to write for my first contribution to the HITEC blog, I looked at my trusted iPhone and said to myself - let it be about mobility. So here it goes..

In the last 3-5 years smartphones have become as powerful as notebooks/laptops circa 2005. Soon they are becoming an actual competitor to a notebook / netbook for corporate professionals. I thought I was alone in this space, but more and more I find that other professionals that I talk to think of their smartphone as the other computer.

A wise IT man said once: "The beauty about standards is there are some many.." - now I don't truly know it was what an IT person that said that, but it had to be, specially in the US where there are standards for everything.

So I am interested in understanding whether this is a real trend from other executives specially latino executives. As strange as it may sound, I have not used or carried a laptop in the last 15 months. I made the conscious choice to test and see whether I can function without one and the test sort of worked out. It definitely proved that between my Blackberry and iPhone I can do almost everything I used to with my laptop - from documents, to spreadsheets, to paying bills, surfing the web and yes my dear colleagues - even short Powerpoint presentations.

When I go to 80% of my meetings I hardly ever carry pen and paper anymore either - whatever I need I can do with my phones (take notes, check my schedule, etc..) - I am trying to find the most optimal way of projecting presentations from my iPhone...once I do that then I am set.

I'd love to hear what others have to say on this topic..i could be alone - who knows?

Intersection of Technology and Public Policy: Google, India Test the Limits of Liberty http://bit.ly/6E95T2

tech driving the fountain of youth via @futureguru New you by 2020: healthier, stronger, younger looking - http://tinyurl.com/ya5ewvt

Reading: Google's YouTube gamble is vindicated ...
http://tinyurl.com/yeyvsye

Video gives an idea of gaming of the future(also how gaming/viewing, & family time can merge) http://tinyurl.com/y9vuok7 #HITEC

2010 and Social Media

Happy New Years to all. Is 2010 where we move to web 3.0 and Social media simplifies?