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Submitted by Florence Chee on October 16, 2006 - 9:00am.
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Coming back from Portugal this past Summer, I was miserable.  I know what you're thinking--'Portugal', and 'Summer' should not be in the same sentence as 'miserable'... but here's why:

One sunny (but windy) day on the beach, a lapse in judgment, and I was cooked. Red as a lobster. My back, on fire... my humility turned up a notch (but you can never get enough of that)... kind travelmates assisting me with my overhead luggage because it hurt way. too. much.  Afterwards, one must also wait out the period of molting and living the life of a lizard.


Stephanie in Bangkok

Submitted by Richard Smith on October 12, 2006 - 4:16pm.
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Stephanie Regier, one of the principals in Yiibu (http://yiibu.com/), spoke to me recently from Bangkok, Thailand where she is exploring local culture, learning about mobile rich media in SE Asia, and getting her feet wet at the tail end of the monsoon season.

In this, our first of a series of podcasts, we talk about differences between North American and South East Asian mobile markets and anticipate some of the topics of future podcasts. If there is a topic that you would be interesting in hearing more about, please comment on this post and we'll try to cover it in future episodes.

iMobicon in Korea starts today

Submitted by Florence Chee on October 11, 2006 - 4:20pm.
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The iMobicon 2006 Korea will open its three-day run today at the Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul where dozens of information and technology (IT) visionaries will provide a glimpse of next-generation mobile solutions.

Co-hosted by the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA) and Informa Telecoms & Media of Britain, the forum will cover broad areas of mobile technology with the title ``Step Into Tomorrow’s Mobile World.’’

``The event will feature up to 60 expert speakers from around the world, expert-led keynote sessions, two separate tracks and over 10 interactive panel sessions,’’ a KIPA official said.


Women and the future of mobile content

Submitted by Jean Hébert on October 10, 2006 - 6:05pm.
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You may have read recently about the Nielsen study that observed women gamers outnumbering men two to one. There are some very good questions asked about this over at Constructing Amusement. 

If this weren't enough to counter your intuitions about gaming, gender and technology, consider this. A new study by M:Metrics highlights some new trends in mobile technology adoption (including mobile games), and here again, more women are coming on deck than men. From the RCR Wireless article:
Of particular note is the shifting demographic profile for active mobile content consumers. The number of females consuming ringtones and games grew by 27 percent and 21 percent, respectively, year over year. Corresponding numbers for males were growth of 15.4 percent in males downloading ringtones and a decline of 11.3 percent in the number of males downloading games. Females now account for a clear majority, or 55 percent, of ringtone purchasers. While males still have a higher propensity to download games, the ratio of male to female game downloaders has dropped from 61 percent male in 2005 to 54 percent male in 2006.

John Urry in town

Submitted by Richard Smith on October 5, 2006 - 8:38pm.
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John Urry, leader of the CeMoRe lab at University of Leicester is in town for a talk at the "Autoconsequences" show on October 7 at Harbour Centre downtown, will be giving a public lecture on Friday night (October 6) on "Mobilities and Networks: the changing nature of social networks." You can reserve a (free) seat by calling 604-291-5100. The talk starts at 7:30 pm. at the downtown campus of SFU (515 West Hastings Street).

Here's John's web page:


Here's the CeMoRe web site:


The CeMoRe blog is here:


I've been reading the blog for a while and it is a good way to keep up on mobile research news, and news about mobility generally.
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