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Everyone’s about apps these days, so why would Novatel be any different. As a matter of fact they’ve unveiled the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot platform along with the first apps. The idea is to allow MiFi users to access apps while connecting to the Internet — MiFi’s internal web server connects to remote locations to make the experience faster (it can even work offline).
In real life this works like this:
- You start MiFi and try to connect to the new hotspot created
- A web page shows up asking you what do you want to do – apps are there
- You can either start an app or browse your way out of MiFi
Among the apps Novatel will demonstrate are AutoVPN (which simplifies VPN configuration and maintenance), NovaDrive (think of it as a network drive that combines local and cloud-based storage) and MiFi PhotoSharing Application with Eye-Wi (I guess you know what this does).
Novatel continues saying that their platform architecture is designed to ensure that the operator’s network is protected, while maintaining the ability for new applications and services to be field-deployed. Is this pre-announcement for the MiFi app store or what? Waiting and seeing is all we could do at the moment…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
