A Journey to the Levant
UQ selected Mformation to provide Device Management activation and provisioning. When considering UQ Communications business plan of being an access provider to several MVNO, this plan and press release make a lot of sense. UQ would like people to buy WiMAX Mobile Subscribers without a contract, and then activate it online.
Their selection of Mformation was probably quite easy, as Mformation are without doubt the market leaders of Mobile WiMAX Device Management.
Or “let go”, any other term you would like.
The sentences “reducing OPEX” and “I am afraid we have to let you go” are very different, though mean the same.
Looking forward as I have to decide if I want to move to Japan or not… a major decision!
The Japanese Kanji depicting Crisis is made of two characters: Danger + Opportunity.
I have decided to use google trends and see which word is more popular. Turns out that Crisis is by far more popular than opportunity.
It seems people are more focused around the problems and dangers, not the opportunities … not really surprising.
Had an idea of implementing Youtube Jukebox using Youtube API. The idea is quite simple, based on a tag or a search word, the application will build a playlist and play it.
Alas, someone already implemented it… back to thinking of new innovative ideas.
Link to the JukeTube
Elon More is a settlement in the west bank, for more info you may refer to Peace Now website.
While driving yesterday to work, I have noticed a car which has the sign “Elon More Tours” on it, but it looks more like a Brinks secured car.
Do you want to take a trip in this secured car, and look out from these tiny windows?
Couldn’t find many news sites discuss this treaty, but I find it quite intriguing.
It involves not only a Japanese loan to the India government (Why does India need Japanese money?), but also Nuclear cooperation.
Interesting!!!
I found out that Google Suggest was written in Israel.
A very good tool! Kudos.
Techcrunch has a Layoff Tracker to stir up the layoff hysteria.
SAD
Will attend Google developers forum on Sunday. I followed the instructions they provided and registered to Orkut.
But, the server is not working. A very bad user experience.
IHT article.
I have also seen an Economist analysis reviewing the recent Japanese acquisitions in the US. It does seem Japan is less affected by the recent Credit Crunch, and it ready to take a bigger role in the Global economic world.
Excerpt:
“The dominance of American financial giants has been shaken,” said Takatoshi Ito, a professor of economic policy at the University of Tokyo. “Now the tables have turned, and an Asian country like Japan can have the role of white knight and capital provider.”