Jeff Goldman

Symbian, Ltd. (www.symbian.com) was founded in 1998 by Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and Psion, using Psion's EPOC OS as a starting point for its new system. David Wood, Symbian's executive vice president, explains that the aim of the founders was to create a standard operating syst... (more)

Initiatives by Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense will soon require hundreds of suppliers to implement complex RFID systems. These systems can offer enormous benefits, but the costs are high. What are the key challenges that companies face in fulfilling the mandates? Last Ju... (more)

Mixing creative collaboration with technical ingenuity, the World's Smallest Film Festival is finding innovative ways to encourage the development of mobile content. Combine the services of a mobile content aggregator with the excitement of a film festival, and you get the World... (more)

Now that Graffiti has been replaced on Palm devices, users are exploring a wide range of textentry methods. What's the best solution for you? Back in January, Palm announced that it would be dropping its Graffiti handwriting recognition system from all new Palm OS handhelds. In an... (more)

Every day, more than four million viewers nationwide watch weather forecaster Tony Perkins' reports on ABC TV's Good Morning America. What most of those viewers don't know is that wireless technology is essential to much of the work that Perkins does, from onsite reporting in the... (more)

In a recent interview, Jeff Goldman spoke with Dan Mattox of the Walt Disney World Resort's Information Services department, and found there's a lot more wireless behind Mickey Mouse than you might expect. Next time you visit Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, you may want to tak... (more)

For anyone who uses a mobile phone on a regular basis, it's an all too familiar scenario. In the middle of an important call, the unimaginable happens: that annoying beep, the blinking red light, and your battery is dead. If you're on the phone with a friend, it's annoying; in an... (more)

Research In Motion's BlackBerry wireless e-mail device has enjoyed a competition-free market for quite awhile. Over the past few months, a number of new products have started to appear with similar functionality, but will they be able to challenge the market leader? The BlackBer... (more)

The high-tech sector has been an integral part of life in San Diego for many years now, but local schools haven't always shared in the industry's advances. The San Diego County Office of Education is working to change that with a countywide initiative to dramatically increase the... (more)

Thanks to some new devices on the market, not to mention Sendo's high-profile defection away from Microsoft, the Symbian operating system has been in the news a lot lately. What's the story behind the system, and what does it have to offer developers, end users, and the market in... (more)

It's been around for years: a rumor that Apple is going to revolutionize the market with a radical new smartphone. A recent New York Times article sparked a new round of discussion on the issue ­ but is there really anything behind the rumor? Back in August, a New York Times art... (more)