Lester Madden — hands-on developer and executive whose work (at companies including Microsoft, Symbian and Nokia) has moved mobile AR a giant leap forward. am proud to be a media partner and proactively support her next event: The Mobile AR Marketplace (February 15, Barcelona). The aim of this event is to bring together pre-qualified buyers and sellers with a clear position in the mobile AR ecosystem to discuss the deals/models/alliances that will move their projects (and the industry) a significant step forward. Events Mobile AR Mobile Advertising MORE >>

Rensselaer and the Tetherless World Research Constellation are partnering with one of the most widely read technology blogs in the world, ReadWriteWeb , to help engage the entire Web community in this interactive event. The public debate, which will be streamed live via an interactive Webcast, is part of a daylong event to celebrate the launch of the Tetherless World Constellation at Rensselaer — a new academic center devoted to the emerging field of Web Science. Schedule of Events. The most popular questions will drive the discussion at the June 11 debate. 30 p.m. MORE >>

was honored to be invited to speak about digital women at Microsoft’s Women Think Next conference. About two hundred women engineers and tech developers from top leading companies were invited to participate in an event which was dedicated to those rare ones. Dina Dublon , one of two women members in the Microsoft’s Board of Directors gave an inspiring speak on her personal struggle to reach the top. Think Next Women event was part of Microsoft bigger initiative – Think Next. View more presentations from TrendsSpotting. MORE >>

Every couple years, it's not uncommon for our family to shell out $150 to $500 for the latest Microsoft Office Suite. When inequality enters the system, be it for full music albums, individual movie theater tickets, software, or even pay per view TV events, technology often comes into play to circumvent the traditional restraints. But what about the more traditional software titles from Adobe, Microsoft and others? Napster Adobe Software Apple Microsoft SpotifyRetail software prices are often eyebrow-raisingly high, and for the most part, inflexible. It's early days. MORE >>

Mike also tells us about his experience speaking and connecting at Apps World, an event he strongly recommends to brands, artists and developers trying to navigate this tough territory. In his view the event was professional as well as personal. “For me, I would say that one of the things that I did like about the event was that it was intimate.” ” My personal thanks to Kate Williams and the great folks at Six Degrees, the company that organized the Apps World event,  for introducing me to Mike. Mobile apps isn’t the only game in town. 18:05]. MORE >>