Archive for the 'Testing' Category

GMail via Java ME

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

I just had a play with Google’s new Java ME application that allows faster and easier access to GMail.
The press release says…
"It is currently compatible with all J2ME-enabled phones in the U.S. and works with a variety of carrier service plans."
I am in the UK but I thought I’d give it a go anyway. […]

Proprietary Development

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Most mobile development occurs under either Symbian OS, Windows Mobile or Java ME. However, there also a few opportunities to work with proprietary operating systems. Up until recently, there was very little information on how proprietary technologies worked. However, more and more information is becoming public domain.
For example, Motorola have recently created opensource.motorola.com where you can find kernel […]

Impatient Mobile Data Users

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

A new NOP survey commissioned by Olista, reveals that users who encounter problems in using new mobile data services will simply give up rather than seek assistance. The survey follows on from research conducted earlier this year that revealed that 77% of phone users have never used any mobile data services, and of those that […]