Always worth checking out Carnival of the Mobilists for regular round-ups on mobile - the latest is from Jude Breck also, there's a good weekly round-up at Dial a Phone.
There is a list of useful links at MobiThinking. Last week, mobile reporting really came of age as the New York Times Correspondent, Keith Bradsher sent updates of the terror attack in Mumbaii
Twitter also made the headlines with dozens of updates being sent every minute as events unfolded although some claimed the content was less than accurate.
"The characteristics of Twitter make it a perfect tool for use in emergencies - both for disseminating updates and information, and for coordinating help efforts such as contacting friends and relatives"
148Apps is a good resource for iPhone apps and they have just created a tribute page for the current 10,000+ iPhone Apps. Around 2,500 new apps are being added every month. The site lists various statistics including the average price - which is approx $3 with the vast majority priced at $1.99 and below.
Mobile as the 7th Mass Media - my friend Tomi Ahonen over at Communities Dominate Brands has launched a new blog to support his latest book Mobile as the 7th Mass Media.
There's a great article in the NYTime about data being extracted from mobile phone usage.
Also on the subject of the NYTimes, they now claim to have around 10,000 paid subscribers on Amazon's Kindle
Finally, be careful what you get up to in public Pieter DeCrem's defense "I would like to use this occasion and "non event" to point out a dangerous phenomenon in our society; we're living in times where everyone is allowed to publish on blogs, when they please and without any form of responsibility.." did not cut it with blogosphere and even a FaceBook Group was formed to ridicule the minister protestations.
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