Mobileslate

It’s here. Fix those iBugs you have been complaining about. Based on the numeric scheme of this fix, it’s not a major release, so those who are still asking for new features like “Copy & Paste”, the ability to talk and send an email, and a few others will probably not be in this patch.

But at 250MB it’s not a simple update - it would seem like this is the entire new download image (presumably to accommodate the 1.0 users who have yet to upgrade?)

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I will be speaking at the upcoming InterOp 2008 Conference in New York. Specifically, at the Mobile Internet Expo, Mobile Internet track. It’s the week after CTIA in San Francisco and I hope to get enough rest before heading out to New York.

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This session gave a bunch of tips about how to start optimizing your site and pages to be processed through a mobile search engine. A few simple steps can go a long way.

Cindy Krum, from Blue Moon Works, gave a good backgrounder about how mobile search is the most targeted marketing to exist today. This is based on the follow information that can be obtained:
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Tags:   Local Search · Mobile · mobile search · mobile site design · SMX ExpoNo Comments.

Blended search for mobile is a very complex topic that involves looking for web results, local results, mobile content, and mobile services, not necessarily in that order. This panel tried to open the conversation about understand the different search types.

One trend the panel noted was that search on a mobile phone is becoming a necessity versus a recreational activity. This is proven by what people are looking for as well as the surge in growth for search queries performed on the mobile phone.
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