Harvard, Massachusetts
Interactive device software architect
Areas of Expertise:
- Mobile and embedded systems
- Android applications and system software
- handset and embedded systems integration and architecture
- product definition
- project and program management
- consulting
- speaking
- programming
- training
- writing
Zigurd is a 25 year veteran of user interface, telephony, and social media product creation in the computing and telecommunications industries. He co-authored Android Application Development, published by O'Reilly in 2009, writing chapters on telephony and inter-process communication. In 1986, his first book, C programming Techniques for the Macintosh, co-authored with his then wife-to-be Terry, was published by Howard W. Sams & Co. and went into several printings.
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Go native, go big, and go deep
April 29 2013
Apps have to get bigger and more ambitious. A key question for the developer community is how do you create big, integrated, multi-functional, configurable apps for the mobile enterprise? Curiously, Facebook is providing some answers by not using HTML5 and … read moreAcer, Alibaba, Android, and Andy
September 16 2012
Alibaba alleges that Google put the arm on Acer, and caused the Alibaba/Acer product announcement to be withdrawn by threatening Acer that their relationship with Google would not be as close if Acer went forward with an Aliyun product. read moreWhat's Wrong With the Most Important Android App?
August 22 2011
YouTube, GMail and Maps have brilliant tablet-specific implementations that are building the foundation of a similar success for Android tablets. But there is a key application that has fallen short of adding to application-based success for Android: Google+. read moreThe More You Tighten Your Grip...
April 07 2011
Google's unwillingness to release Honeycomb source code has dismayed many. But, looking beyond what is probably a temporary disenchantment with the way Android is opened up through AOSP, we wonder: Is it still to Google's advantage to be so conservative about revealing Android source code and how tightly relationships with… read moreJanuary 27 2011
Google just released a preview of the Honeycomb SDK. It includes an emulator that will run the Honeycomb operating system, so you can get a taste of what it will be like to use Honeycomb, and it includes SDK support for Honeycomb, so developers can get started writing Honeycomb application read moreIn 2011: Android Beyond Mobile
December 30 2010
Android created and/or coalesced all the major components needed for a wide range of embedded applications - especially those with a visual user interface - under one open platform with hassle-free licensing terms. Android's wide acceptance in mobile handsets means that every system integrator, every peripheral maker, and all other… read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
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