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Ubiquitous, intimate computing: That is what a 4G network means to local software developer Carl Erickson, the president of Atomic Object. Erickson was one of five mobile technology experts on a panel to discuss the implications of a 4G network at the first Mobile Monday Grand Rapids meeting at the JW Marriot. About 100 people, with cell phones appropriately in hand, attended the event and tweeted questions and thoughts as the speakers discussed a “paradigm-shift in technology.” The event provides a space for mobile-technology lovers to hash out ideas and network in Grand Rapids. “Hopefully more people are inspired to …

Domino’s Pizza, the Ann Arbor, MI-based company, released an iPhone app last month that allows consumers to order products over the Internet through their mobile device. Though the company – which has 9,169 stores around the world – has offered online ordering application since 2006, this is Domino’s first foray into the fast growing universe of smartphone software. Jeff McCrumb, Domino’s manager of mobile development, said sales through the Domino’s app is already beating out competitors like Pizza Hut. Domino’s iPhone app has a four star rating in the Apple App Store and a steady amount of downloads each day, …

The Head, Solutions Sales, Nokia, Mr. Praveen Shetty, has said that the company was committed to supporting local developers in building innovative applications on its proprietary platform, the Ovi store.  Shetty said this at the monthly MobileMonday meeting held in Lagos. Most of the participants at the session expressed delight at Nokia’s willingness to avail developers of its platform to build applications for phone users. They believed that this would go a long way in reducing the level of unemployment in the country as young creative developers stood a chance of earning revenue from downloads on Ovi store. According to …

Microsoft’s Ben Lower, right, RIM’s Morgan Belford and PinchZoom’s Brian Fling One of the big debates in the development world right now is whether mobile phone users will access games, books, music, news and other content via mobile browsers or through the application ecosystem pioneered by Apple and now a major link in the chain of Android and Windows Phone 7. Certainly, there’s a lot of momentum around apps right now, but the mobile web is not to be discounted. At the Mobile Monday event in downtown Seattle earlier this week, four experts discussed the ups and downs of developing …

Mobile apps developers target new opportunities The mobile ecosystem in Kenya is growing at a tremendous rate, as evident in the sheer number of developers and creatives seeking to make a living off the technology industry. Numerous events and initiatives have formed around this vertical and I believe it serves as a sure sign that we are not in a bubble as cynics – both within and without the tech arena– would allude. Mobile Monday is one such initiative whose local chapter was started just over 15 months ago. It is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and …

via:  Manchester Evening News A networking group has been established to give the north west mobile communications industry a forum to share ideas. Mobile Monday Manchester has been founded by Garry Partington, chief executive of  smartphone app developer Apadmi. It is the latest branch of a global organisation that was founded in 2000 and now has 120 ‘chapters’ meeting regularly around the world. Mobile Monday Manchester is the first UK branch outside London, and aims to put the city on the map as a centre for mobile technology development. Since its formation in Helsinki, Finland, Mobile Monday has grown to …

On the sidelines of the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, Jari Tammisto, CEO of Mobile Monday, shakes hands with Nguyen Xuan Tai, CEO of Naiscorp, who will lead the re-boot of MoMo activities in Hanoi. We are thrilled to welcome aboard his new team & thankful for the continued support of the original founders who have moved abroad. Stay tuned for some exciting news coming from Vietnam!

Mobile Monday Michigan Friday announced the mobile technology and networking group’s expansion in West Michigan with a new chapter, Mobile Monday Grand Rapids. Mobile Monday Michigan is the state’s branch of the Helsinki, Finland-based International Mobile Monday organization. MoMo Michigan is sponsored state-wide by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the state’s non-profit trade association for the mobile technology industry. “Our chapters in Detroit and Ann Arbor have quickly grown to the point where we have almost 800 members between them, and we’re getting many inquiries from people working in mobile technology in West Michigan about participation,” said Mobile Monday …

The First Mobile Monday Chapter for French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa When: Monday June 27th, 6 pm Where: JokkoLabs – 65 – 66 Résidence Machala Nord, Liberté 6 extension Laurent Kiba, chief of Mobile Payment at Orange Senegal, will present on “Mobile Money : Prospects and Challenges for Senegal”. Program: 6 pm – Presentation of Mobile Monday 6:25 pm – Presentation by Laurent Kiba followed by Q&A 7:30 pm – Cocktail List of the organizers: Christelle Scharff, Associate Professor, Pace University, NY, USA, and Mobile Senegal, Dakar, Senegal Alex Grouet, Regional Director, Mira Networks and Strategy, Dakar, Senegal Mame Goumba Mbow, Software Engineer, …

Say Hello to the latest addition to our Mobile Monday community of chapter locations, Chisinau, Moldova, who signed the formal agreement – pictured below – at the recent MoMo Helsinki event during the 4th annual Global Forum. The new group held their debut event on the 13th of June 2011 and reports an energetic group of IT-specialists, representatives of local mobile operators and mobile applications developers participated in their historic first gathering. Organised by “RTTM” (Reteaua de Transfer Technologic a Moldovei) and Mrs. Iana Granici – Project Manager of Mobile Monday Chisinau – the key theme of the inaugural evening …