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Global shipments of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) will peak at about 50 million units per year in 2012 and slightly decline thereafter, predicts a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing shipments in emerging markets are not likely to fully compensate for the decline in Europe and North America, where higher adoption of handset-based navigation services will become the primary navigation solution for occasional users. Nevertheless, multiple navigation solutions and device types are likely to co-exist also in the future. Most PNDs and in-car navigation systems still provide a better user experience than many handset-based navigation services. …

Since its early beginnings, MobileMonday has exploded onto the world scene with a footprint that now spans 50 countries, 80 regions and 84 chapters worldwide. It is for this success that Jari Tammisto, MobileMonday’s current CEO, was presented with the International Brand Leadership Award at the World Brand Congress in November 2009. And for only the second time that an award has been given to a community, the President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, presented Jari Tammisto with a special internationalization award for his efforts behind MobileMonday. Said Jari Tammisto at the World Brand Congress, “I am delighted to see that …

MobileMonday Rio de Janeiro
9 November 2009 at 16:30–19:30
ESPM Auditorium, Rua do Rosário, 90, Centro

MobileMonday Rio de Janeiro will hold its first event on 9 November 2009 at the ESPM Auditorium starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is free-of-charge. Pre-registration, however, is required due to limited space at the venue. Registration is now open.

MobileMonday Buenos Aires
26 October 2009 at 17:00–19:00
Universidad Tecnologica National, Medrano 951, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

MoMo TechTalks, a series of open, collaborative and informal networking for the Argentine mobile community, will launch its first event on 26 October 2009 at the Universidad Tecnologica National in Buenos Aires.

The first gathering will host Maximiliano Firtman, director at IT Master Professional Training and Forum Nokia Champion, and Bryan Tafel, CTO of Insomnia Business Solution. Mr. Firtman will present The Mobile Web and Multi-platform Widgets, and Mr. Tafel will discuss Mobile Development Challenges.

MobileMonday Helsinki29 September 2009 at 13:00–17:00Nokia House, Keilalahdentie 2-4 On September 29, Marseilles IT cluster proposes a strategic partnership with Helsinki. As one of the fastest growing cities in southern Europe, Marseille is willing to enlarge its links towards Helsinki, the city which has become, after years of investments, the reference in Europe for their private and public innovative experiences. In its desire to catch-up, Marseille is going to spend more than 7 billion euros in the next five years in infrastructures, equipments, transportation, and high-tech parks — impacting the growth of the local IT industry. In a two hour …

MobileMonday Helsinki
17 August 2009 at 15:00–17:30
Molly Malone’s Irish Bar, Kaisaniemenkatu 1 C

What to do with position information?

Kalle Snellman, Idean: Where is the Finnish positioning market today?

Tuomo Kolehmainen, Foreca: Weather, one of the best on-demand contents for LBS

Petri Kiianlinna, LogiNets: RFID Mobile does not rely on human memory

Doors open 17:30, the program starts 18:00 Welcome!

MobileMonday Taipei3 August 2009 at 16:00–18:00Mary’s Bistro Cafe, 2F, No.89, Sec.2, Ren-ai Rd. It’s fascinating to watch laptops getting smaller and turning into “netbooks” while mobile phones are getting bigger to accommodate full keyboards and better Web browsing and application support. The pundits think these low-cost portable devices offer so many attractive features that they’ll soon displace smart phones. Intel CEO Paul Otellini even called Netbooks the “only bright spot of growth in the PC industry ”. As netbooks continue to spread and become a common option for entry-level users, road warriors, and users who primarily need just e-mail and …

MobileMonday Shanghai29 June 2009 at 16:00–19:00M1NT Shanghai, fuzhou lu, shandong lu (nanjing dong lu metro station) Please join the MobileMonday Shanghai community on Monday evening to discuss iPhone development activity in China! Share opinions and experience with iPhone apps, meet over drinks and make connections with company CEOs, analysts, investors and all of our MobileMonday friends. Cost: rmb100 – payable at the door (includes 2 drinks and canapes) Featured Companies: iBokan Infiniti Ventures Reigndesign Trepantech Shouji.com Proudly brought to you by MobileMonday Shanghai And sponsored by new MoMo Partner: X Media Lab, announcing XML Kunshan October 20-22nd 2009

It’s good to see that the market works, even if it took some time to react and even more that the reactor is a new comer to the market, Palm. But what I’m I talking about? The new battle for the USA market and yeah, the rest of the world. In the States Verizon launched […]

MobileMonday Helsinki
8 June 2009 at 14:30–17:45
Molly Malone’s Irish Bar, Kaisaniemenkatu 1 C

The June event of MobileMonday Helsinki will have three interesting topics: “Behind The Screen; Nokia’s success story”
by the author Ari Hakkarainen. “The secrets of mobile data services” will be revealed by Janne Aalto, the ceo of QAim, a company that maps the mobile customer experience for the content service providers in any network and any device. “Love and hate – start-ups and operators” Panu Mustonen, the digital media services director at Elisa, will discuss the changing relationship of start-ups and operators.
Welcome to Molly Malone’s Irish Bar Kaisaniemenkatu 1c at 17:30. The program starts at 18:00.