For the past several months, I’ve been consulting for one of the biggest mobile companies you may never have heard of, if you live in North America, Movile.  If you live in Latin America, you will likely know Movile, as one of the largest mobile value added services companies in the region.  Movile is a diversified company with a portfolio of mobile products ranging from old-skool (wallpapers, alerts, ring tones, etc.) to incredibly progressive… Among Movile’s more progressive products are Mozca and Zeewe

Mozca is the leading mPayments platform and #1 processor of virtual goods payments on mobile in Latin America. (more…)

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App Developers Conference (ADC) and Hackathon, taking place October 26-27, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA., addresses key components of app development, marketing and revenue on mobile devices and tablets. With an emphasis on cross platform development and revenue strategies, ADC provides key insight for both developers and business professionals. Attendees will hear from more than 80 expert speakers in 6 conference tracks, including executives and developers from ESPN, Walmart, Pandora, Smule, Samsung, AT&T, Churn Labs, Netflix, Nissan, Barnes & Noble, Nielson, BMW, Pulse, Microsoft, OpenFeint, Qualcomm, Intel Capital and dozens of other companies involved in creating profitable, innovative apps. Earlybird registration expires September 21st. I am speaking at the show. Use the discount code SPEAKERVIP to benefit from an extra $200 off the conference price.  Register by Wednesday, Sept. 21st and the All Access pass is only $395 with the SPEAKERVIP discount code.  View complete show details at http://AppDevConf.com/

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Its been a huge couple of weeks in mobile… It started with Google‘s acquisition of Motorola Mobility on August 15th (its largest to date).  That was followed by HP‘s announcement on August 18th that it is canceling its Palm line of WebOS-based hardware.  The big news continued into week with Steve Jobs’s resignation as CEO of Apple on the 24th.  Looking back on the 10+ years I’ve spent in mobile, I can’t think of a more noteworthy two weeks for the wireless industry.  With so much going on, I’m pulling my blog out of its brief hibernation to comment on the state of the mobile industry and what the latest events mean for the future.

The last two weeks have been made even more interesting in the context of the last couple of months. In particular, Nortel’s patent auction back in early July fueled an already competitive landscape for intellectual property.  Nortel auctioned 6,000 patents, and many of the big players in mobile entered the auction, hopint to obtain ownership of IP silver bullets.  The patents ultimately sold to a consortium of buyers: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), EMC, Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Research In Motion and Sony (NYSE: SNE).  Notably missing was Google, which offered $900 million for the patents but was beaten by the consortium, which paid a whopping $4.5 Billion.  Why were so many companies willing to pay so much for Nortel’s patents?  Owning good patents makes it easier to defend yourself against lawsuits… (more…)

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The organizers of the App Developers Conference also just announced a new aspect to the conference called Kidscreen iKids Summit on October 26.  Some of the biggest brands in children’s entertainment will be looking for app development partners.  A full list will be available in September, but I’m told the list is full of heavy hitters that will be talking openly about their app strategies for 2012 and discussing where they need partners to help.

App Developers Conference is partnering with Kidscreen, the leading international trade publication serving kids entertainment professionals, bring the iKids Summit to life.  This part of the event aims to be a great place for brand-owners, app developers and digital agencies to meet, discuss partnerships and explore possible licensing opportunities. See the show site for compete show details:  http://appdevconf.engagedigital.com/

Socialize Mobilize is now an official Media Sponsor for the App Developers Conference on Oct. 26-27, 2011 in Santa Clara, California.  If you’re a developer or brand, this is going to be a great show. Use the discount code “mobilizevip” to save 15% when you register.

With more than 80 confirmed speakers, this show is the place to gain the latest information on app development, marketing and revenue. Conference tracks include:  Platform Wars, Programming and Design, Marketing and Revenue and Kidscreen iKids Summit. Walmart and Pandora are keynoting. Speakers include: Bump, Netflix, Smule, Flurry, Pulse, Chomp, Yelp, OpenFeint, Churn Labs, Nissan, Barnes & Noble, Nielson, BMW, Microsoft Win Phone 7, Samsung, AT&T, Qualcomm, Intel Capital and dozens of others.  A hackathon takes place Oct. 27th and is free to developers.

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