I’m travelling for a couple of weeks, so haven’t been as active on the blog as I ought to have been. However, the new Blackberry was working overtime last week when Google announced Latitude, the friend-finding capability within Google maps.  Thanks to all of my friends who called, e-mailed, or texted me to let me know…….there were a lot of you!

Now, to be clear, I’m a fan of Google’s mobile initiatives.  Google Maps works great on a GPS-equipped device (I’ve used it on both Nokia N95’s and now the 9000 Bold), and in December 2007 when they launched their cellID capability I personally believed it signified a “sunrise” moment in our industry, as folks began to realise that well, approximate locations were useful things.
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You could say I’ve finally joined the current generation, but after more than a year of waiting on Telstra to release a 3G BlackBerry – and maintaining a vice-like grip on my old 7100x 2G device (no edge!) in the meantime – I’ve finally made the decision to upgrade to a BlackBerry Bold.

I have to confess, I was holding out a little longer, thinking that perhaps the Storm was the device to make all the Locatrix office iPhone huggers go “wow”.  Despite the fact that Telstra aren’t (yet?) releasing a Storm, an impending month of travel made me finally make the decision, and in doing so consolidate two SIM cards into one (my other handset of choice is/was a Nokia E51, which I still kind of like).
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I had the great pleasure this afternoon of participating in a panel during a session at the Mobile Asia Congress, entitled “Mobile Internet – Missing Link or Misnomer”. Skillfully moderated by Martin Gutberlet from Garter (thanks Martin!) the panel drew together an eclectic mix of content providers, mobile operators and handset folks, discussing ways in which the mobile Internet experience can be made more relevant, contextual and pervasive for consumers.
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