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5 December 2008

More Inbox Cleaning

Yes, I need to do some cleaning out.

Tagggit: This is for people who have high-end Nokia phones, like tagging stuff around their city, and, um, want another social network. They supposedly can get a location fix in as little …

26 September 2008

Skyfire Going Public Beta

Filed under: mobile phones, software - 26 Sep 2008

08/17/2008 - Share on OviSkyfire has opened up their mobile browser to an open beta, not to mention releasing a new Windows Mobile …

18 August 2008

JoikuSpot Now on Windows Mobile

Filed under: mobile phones, networking, nokia, software, wifi - 18 Aug 2008

The folks at Joiku, makers of the awesome JoikuSpot for S60 now offer a similar program for Windows Mobile

28 March 2008

A Preview Of The Skyfire Web Browser

Filed under: mobile phones, software - 28 Mar 2008

Skyfire

As I just got an email saying that Skyfire is about to release their browser to a wider audience, I figure now would be a good time to post my initial thoughts …

26 February 2008

Trolltech Does Windows CE

Filed under: nokia, software - 26 Feb 2008

Trolltech’s QT cross-platform development kit, used primarily for user interfaces, will be making it’s way to Windows CE (e.g. Windows Mobile). QT is already available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X. I expect that once Nokia acquires Trolltech, we’ll also see it integrated into the S60 platform as well. I did ask Trolltech CTO Benoit Schillings about this (along with specific support for the Nokia Internet Tablets), but he was unable to comment, given the regulatory conditions related to the pending merger.

While I have no inside knowledge about anything in this area, this development would make it easier to write cross-platform applications for S60 and Windows Mobile while preserving the same user experience across both operating systems. Nokia Services could suddenly be available for Windows Mobile devices as well as S60 devices. Seems like a winning idea to me, at least.

Full press release after the jump.

18 February 2008

Who Has A Decent Phone User Interface?

Filed under: gadgets, nokia - 18 Feb 2008

341648_ericanfly_-_t_630_3.jpgI just read a thought-provoking piece about how Nokia’s S60 platform is not exactly the paragon of a great operating system. The authors think that S60 is “confusing, obscure, constantly changing and …

28 January 2008

Skyfire: Mobile Browsing On Steroids

Filed under: gadgets, nokia, software - 28 Jan 2008

SkyfireIf you’ve ever used a browser on a mobile device, you know what kinds of issues you can run into. Pages are either a watered-down “mobile” version of the full page, or if …

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