By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Here comes NetLingo with another classic tech-term:
inner geek
The techie deep within each of us. It’s what we turn to when we’re searching for that abstract clue to help us unlock the secret to our favorite game or when we’re trying to remember how we did something in a software program. For example, “If I could just get in touch with my ‘inner geek,’ I could reach the next level.”
Superb! I’d say that in the Mobile space there are plenty of us that call of us that call on our inner geek on a regular basis – be it trying to get push email to work, a file to transfer properly over Bluetooth, or camping on to the nearest WiFi network – just because we can!
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career
when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has
now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the
next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas!
He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently
became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years
when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to
'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make
your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device)
isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question
of why you continue to use it...
His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and
infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the
occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience
in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with
regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.