Symbian have told me that UIQ3: The Complete Guide, that I co-authored, is now shipping and on sale at Amazon. Example code and latest slightly earlier versions (before Wiley got their hands on it) of some of the chapters can be found at UIQ Wiki.
The Wiki represents a new way to publish the book. Many Symbian developers are […]

Wondering what will happen to UIQ and the currently shipping licensee phones? There has been an interview and forum posts (here and here) explaining a few things…

Sony Ericsson will continue to ship UIQ phones for quite some time, with the G700 and G900 expected to achieve good volumes
Motorola has publicly said it will also continue […]

There are some interesting comments around on the Symbian Foundation.
Michael Mace’s Symbian changes everything, and nothing has some excellent observations. Much in the same way Michael said Mobile Applications, RIP , he now says "UIQ is dead". Do I spot a theme here Michael?
More seriously, he asks "How does Nokia differentiate its software?". I […]

While it’s easy to speculate on why Nokia, Symbian and it’s shareholders have done this (my original Symbian 10 Years Old post three weeks ago gives some thoughts), I thought so many people will be talking about this that I’d instead talk more about what it probably means for developers and those considering the platform.
The […]

Symbian Developer Network has a great new booklet on ‘Getting To Market‘. Even if you don’t develop for Symbian there are plenty of hints and tips on how to go about releasing your application.
One thing I am curious about is why Symbian included the following chart…
 
The placement of the chart not only seems out of […]

In February, I commented on Michael Mace’s observation that Mobile Applications were dead.
I explained how mobile applications have changed. It’s no longer about selling an application - which I would say is in retirement rather than dead. It’s more about providing an application free of charge to either promote a brand, tie in with a […]

There’s an interesting press release at Gartner on Q1/08 global smartphone sales…

Of particular interest…

Smartphone sales grew by 29% year on year
Nokia lost market share to RIM and Apple
Nokia still has over 45% of the global market

There’s further commentary at Bloomberg.
It’s also interesting what isn’t mentioned in the press release: Windows Mobile. I think this […]