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Director, Mobile Strategies
University of Washington

We are on the cusp of making great strides towards the promise of mobility. This isn't a site about me, but rather I wanted a place where people can come to learn and talk about how the promise is being realized.

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Apple+Verizon+Small iPhone=Still unlikely

iphone-nanoTiny Whispers about a Smaller iPhone

Over the weekend the rumor mill was in full gear talking yet again about the iPhone coming to the Verizon network. This time the rumors are reported by Apple insider citing a Taiwanese manufacturer that is said to avoid a contract to produce a new “worldmode iPhone” that will run on both GSM and Verizon’s CDMA networks.

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iPhone + Verizon = Not likely

“I’m waiting for a Verizon or T-Mobile iPhone”

That is a consistent refrain from people when I talk to them about why they are using (insert phone name here). This is usually followed by a discussion about why they are unhappy with AT&T and my explanation about why a Verizon/T-Mobile iPhone, while technically possible, is very unlikely.

While I’ve talked about it here in passing, local tech author Glen Fleishman lays it out very well in his latest article on Tidbits.

Verizon has been much mentioned as a replacement or supplemental partner for Apple. But many folks forget that the iPhone simply can’t operate on Verizon’s network today. There is no technical reason why Apple cannot create a modified version of the iPhone that works on Verizon’s current 2G and 3G networks. – Glen Fleishman in Tidbits

This article is a good read and worth a peek for anyone interested in the subject. In addition to the points that Glen makes, I’ll add a couple of my own.

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Easy(er) iPhone to UW Connection?

screenshot of iphone configTale of Two Configs

It was the best of times, it was the worst of …. Apologies to all the Dickens fans out there, but the beginning to the classic tale has a number of parallels to some people experience with configuring the iPhone to connect to UW services. It is the best of times in that it is easy to connect to the UW wifi, email (Exchange, Deskmail/IMAP, Gmail, etc) and the m.UW or OneBusAway apps. It is the worst (ok, not best) of times in that you need to configure all of this manually. Each one isn’t difficult, but you need to find the documentation and navigate through a lot of choices.

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Cool Paper iPhone Dock saves $30

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Print, Cut, Fold

Web site Dessine Moi un Objet (make or draw something for me?) posts a very interesting method of making an attractive dock/stand for the iPhone and iPod touch. There is even a video to illustrate how to bring it all together. You need some heavy card stock, a printer, ruler and exacto knife.

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m.UW downloaded in 25 countries

iPhone-Template.jpg Just the Facts

The University of Washington’s iPhone app, m.UW has been available from the Apple store for about 10 days now.

In those 10 days, we have seen it installed (or at least downloaded) on about 3,500 iPhones or iPod touches.

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