A Year of Innovations: 5 Growth Areas from 2008 | January 8, 2009

2008 brought striking innovations to the mobile market. From over-the-air intelligent searching to one-click integration with popular content sites like Flickr or YouTube, users now expect their mobile device interactions to be both extremely simple and extremely powerful. This article explores some of the innovations we've seen over the past 12 months and their implications for our mobile future...(Read More)

Mobile Commerce: Driving Adoption | December 8, 2008

Mobile advertising has been the hottest topic in the wireless industry, with much of the hype driven by the exponential penetration...A few years ago, mobile commerce (or m-commerce) was touted as the next killer application - so what happened? Although mobile commerce has not yet become as ubiquitous as some people expected, advances in data networks and growth of the mobile Internet are helping it to gain slow but steady traction in various pockets of the world... (Read More)

Mobile Advertising - A Tsunami Waiting to Happen | November 10, 2008

Mobile advertising has been the hottest topic in the wireless industry, with much of the hype driven by the exponential penetration of mobile handsets into the global market. But while problems within the industry have kept a lid on this technology – such as platform fragmentation, memory requirements, media differences, inventory of content, availability of data networks, or complexity in value chain – there has been continued, quiet movement indicating that mobile advertising will become a major force in the near future... (Read More)

Inspirational Innovation: Solving Problems and Protecting IP | October 6, 2008

As millions of new developers enter the mobile application space, success depends directly on innovation and differentiation. MOTODEV's technology evangelist speaks with problem-solving and intellectual property rights expert Maria Thompson about finding fresh sources of inspiration, leveraging your ideas, and protecting them in a fast-moving marketplace... (Read More)

Mobile Widgets Come Alive with WebUI | September 1, 2008

As developers for the desktop have already discovered, widgets can play a key role in getting content to consumers, driving brand recognition and loyalty, and scoring quick wins for companies eager to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Our technology evangelist takes a look at Motorola's new WebUI application environment and explains how WebUI-based widgets can change the game for your development... (Read More)

Mobile Data Enabled Applications and Connected Consumer Experiences | August 5, 2008

Late last year mobile phone penetration hit an important landmark, expanding to reach 50% of the world's total population. As this explosive growth continues, a parallel movement is taking place in mobile networks, which are evolving quickly from voice-only to data based models... (Read More)

Building the Next Generation of Mobile Applications: Context Awareness | July 1, 2008

Mobile hardware and software producers spend an astounding amount of time considering human and user interface details in an effort to make the interaction simple for the user. But is the user the only source of information a device can use to make interaction simpler and more effective? Not anymore... (Read More)

DLNA: The Digital Home in Reality | June 2, 2008

Digital Living Network Alliance, or DLNA technology enables multi-vendor consumer devices to communicate by building a common connectivity platform for a variety of multimedia experiences... (Read More)

Mobile Music: A Social Phenomenon | May 2, 2008

Music remains an amazingly disruptive (in a good way) influence for the mobile marketplace. From basic hardware design evolution to robust DRM schemes, music has ushered the creation of several cutting edge developments for device manufacturers and software developers alike. It's really no surprise, then, that music has the potential to form the core of creative new experiences in mobile applications... (Read More)

Femto-Cells: Next Generation Home Base Stations | April 1, 2008

More commonly known as the home base station, a femtocell creates that broadband - mobile network interface. Using a simple appliance similar to a wireless router, femtocell technology brings the promise of more consistent mobile connections using a technology native to existing mobile hardware... (Read More)

Emerging Technology - Near Field Communications | March 3, 2008

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a fast emerging short-range wireless connectivity standard that significantly simplifies the interaction of consumer devices across a range of applications. Though fairly new, NFC has evolved from a combination of existing contactless identification and interconnection technologies, most notably RFID. The technology can be implemented in mobile phones or other portable devices to enable secure electronic payments... (Read More)

Location Based Services - Have they arrived? | February 1, 2008

Until 2006, LBS was more talk than action, but now in the early days of 2008, LBS is a real thing. The technology now exists for these applications to work smoothly, without interruption, and in concert with each other. But that's the linchpin of the developer's puzzle: Rethinking the way these applications work together to provide a seamless location based experience instead of a one-off gadget... (Read More)

Games, Mobile Phones and Technology | January 1, 2008

Mobile Games are gaining market presence. From the 38 million users measured across the globe in 2005, an iSuppli marketing report forecasts a threefold growth to 134 million mobile game users, each month, by 2010. Mobile gaming revenue is also expected to nearly triple by 2011, growing to $6.6 billion. An In-Stat report predicts that 9% of mobile subscribers will use their phones for games... (Read More)

Social Networks: The Mobile Way | December 3, 2007

Social networks are sprouting these days like wild mushrooms. Many of these new online communities cater to niche interests ranging from obscure political candidates to independent films. Social networking sites allow users to create online profiles and build personal networks that connect them to other users... (Read More)

MIDP 3.0: The Next Generation In Java ME Application Development | November 1, 2007

Ever since Java for Mobile Devices was released in 1998, it has been widely adopted by most manufacturers and application programmers. Java ME is available on more than 80% of the handsets and it seems to be a very favorable programming environment due to its wide availability. Though portability has suffered due to fragmentation issues, it still seems to be the #1 choice for mobile application programmers... (Read More)

Web 2.0: An Introduction | October 1, 2007

With always-on connectivity and higher bandwidth available on mobile networks, mobile Internet access is on the verge of becoming a fully realized service that has the potential to create radical change in the competitive dynamics between content owners, network operators, technology vendors, and end-users... (Read More)

MOTODEV Summits: San Jose | September 3, 2007

As I was putting together the sessions for our first-ever series of MOTODEV Summits, I started getting really excited about the numerous possibilities these events offer to developers. Those who attend the Summits – in San Jose, in London or in Beijing – will get a unique 360-degree view of what's out there today and discover new ways to create cool, innovative applications ... (Read More)

Mobile Content Protection & Digital Rights Management | August 1, 2007

The users have spoken: access to music and other media is essential on today's feature-rich handsets. The possibilities for media applications are nearly limitless, but developers must confront the ongoing threat of content piracy. As the value of content increases, so does the level of hacker sophistication... (Read More)

Developer Innovation Using Displays | July 2, 2007

As technologies evolve, one major trend in the mobile handset industry is a shift toward more advanced display technology bringing developers larger screens, richer colors, sharper contrast and higher refresh rates for mobile applications... (Read More)

Getting In Touch with Haptics | June 1, 2007

As mobile computing becomes more pervasive, the quality of mobile data networks and the capabilities of mobile devices are getting stronger, spurring the development of cooler, more innovative and more user-friendly applications for handheld resource-constrained devices... (Read More)

Information content validation for electronic devices United States US 20130283401 | Filed April 18, 2013

A circuit device comprises a processing device connected to a memory. The processing device comprises a detection module that detects information content received in the memory from an electronic device. A validation module validates the information content in real time. Validating the information content includes analyzing the information content to detect selected content and preventing dissemination of the selected content from the electronic device...(Read More)

Method and system for information content validation in electronic devices

Content validation on an electronic device comprises detecting information content on an electronic device and validating the information content in real time in the electronic device. Validating the information content includes analyzing the information content to detect selected content and preventing dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device. The information content comprises content originating and/or terminating on the electronic device...(Read More)

• "Cloud Computing empowers developers & companies to innovate faster and cheaper. It's impressive that you can spin up any server, any operating system and stack in minutes to get rolling. It is far more secure than the traditional on premise systems and it is a better way to run a business."
  
  - Asokan Ashok, CEO - UnfoldLabs Inc.

• "Vision is one of the most important sense in the human body. Although there have been huge investments in technology for other diseases, investment in vision research has been comparatively low. With greater investment and new advancements in technology I am hopeful that the future will bring some amazing solutions/Products that will solve many of the vexing issues related to sight."
  
  - Asokan Ashok, CEO - UnfoldLabs Inc.

• "Artificial Intelligence is still in its infancy. The LIFE of AI has just started and I am excited at the possibilities of AI making a huge impact on our world. AI has a long way to go, and I don't see it peaking in my lifetime."
  
  - Asokan Ashok, CEO - UnfoldLabs Inc.

• "2018 is going to be the defining year for the Internet of Things. The world of connected devices has evolved in the past few years and will start to reinvent innovation in devices. With Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence coming together-the IoT ecosystem will boom."
  
  - Asokan Ashok, CEO - UnfoldLabs Inc.

• "The future of reality will move away from a digital (augmented, virtual) experience to pure, real experiences where devices and screens no longer present a barrier of use. Blending the physical and virtual worlds to create experiences with lower complexity and higer realism are the keys to success. Technology needs to enhance the human surroundings elegantly, efficiently and securely without erecting barriers to entry. "
  
  - Asokan Ashok, CEO - UnfoldLabs Inc.

• "Consumers don't want Mobile Internet. They would rather have the Internet on their mobile."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Successful mobile application developers understand the technology as well as how consumer trends change the technology they use."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Today's "open" mantra is a nice concept, but it's not a factor at all if open solutions don't deliver on the consumer needs."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "The key challenge for developers will never be the technologies themselves. The greater challenge is the adoption of the technologies by consumers."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Mobile Phones are redefining the consumer experience."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Consumers are already looking for more localized mobile experiences. Those aren't new features; but the same features with more localized experiences."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "As the telecom networks bring up plans for unlimited data, the killer data application is yet to be found."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "The key to success is to give the mobile consumers what they need, rather than try to force them to have what you want them to have."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "As Social Networks Evolve, the key is to stay connected personally, rather than stay connected via the networks."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "As mobile phones penetrate more markets and become a household item, consumers will start to demand more personalized experiences."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Mobile application developers are not innovating at the speed consumers demand newer experiences."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "As life gets mobile - providing the right consumer experience is the key."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "The mobile consumer needs practical, utility based mobile applications that are easy to use and well integrated with the device."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

• "Though wireless content applications and data networks have grown, the content discovery puzzle is yet to be solved and the networks, device manufacturers and operators need to define them to provide the required user experience."
  
  - Asokan Thiyagarajan, Technology Evangelist, Motorola

NFC & the Mobile Device: Tap to Unlock | Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Imagine this: You are about to leave work and tap your phone to the sticker on your desk, and your wife gets a message that you will be home in 20 minutes. You go out for a drink at your favorite local bar, tap your phone against a sticker at the door, and that night's wine specials appear on your phone's display...(Read More)

The Future of Mobility – Six Trends to Look for in 2012 | Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The mobility space has undergone some revolutionary activity during the last three years. If 2009 captured record smartphone sales in the United States, the subsequent years have fared even better and dramatically shaped the façade of future mobile trends...(Read More)

Context-Aware Mobile Apps: It's All in the Little Details

It doesn't take too much to get yourself identified as "That Guy" in the usual social situations. You know That Guy. He/she's the one who is conspicuously the center of attention and is clearly not pleased about it...(Read More)