Clickatell have reduced their prices by up to 20%. This is great for developers/companies using Clickatell for SMS applications or WAP Push. According to Clickatell, the price reductions are due to…

A significant increase in the number of our direct connections to mobile network operators in the last few months

Clickatell has streamlined its portfolio of upstream […]

Details are starting to emerge publicly on how Symbian OS 9 platform security is going to work. A Nokia Forum powerpoint presentation and Symbian paper for ISVs explain capabilities, data caging and process identification.
In summary, it’s possible to still have signed and unsigned applications. Unsigned ones can ask the user for ‘blanket’ permission to do certain things […]

I have avoided UK network operator 3 since their inception due to the fact that they don’t allow access to Internet content outside their own network. This "Walled Garden" has meant that many companies also haven’t even gone anywhere near 3.
As from the middle of September 2005, 3 allow access to mobile content via their ‘Mobile […]

Russ continues to be controversial yet inspirational when he says he now thinks the future of mobility is Linux. He may be right. More specifically, Symbian (or Microsoft for that matter) may not turn out to be the leading mobile OS in the future. However, saying Linux is the future may be a bit premature.
Recently I came […]

As part of MEX, Action Engine has announced the results of a usability study across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Usability is the #1 Purchasing Influencer

Cost and Complexity Prevent Usage

Email is Not the Killer Mobile App

Users Want More Personalization Options

Speed is the Key

Off-Portal Downloads are the Most Popular Delivery Mechanism

I find "Email […]

It has been a ‘Microsoft’ themed week for me having attended two Microsoft events. The second,’The Mobile Opportunity - are you missing it?’ was said to be ’sold out’ (it was actually free) in only two days. There were about 170 delegates present and I guess the level of interest in mobile could have resulted in […]

This week, I attended a MSDN TechTalk: A First Look at Windows Mobile 5.0. Marc Perryman gave a feature packed and enthusiastic presentation. There were two parts. The first covered new devices and development related features in Windows Mobile 5.0 while the second was oriented towards the new features in Visual Studio 2005. The Powerpoint presentations are available online […]