In-Stat have a new report on camera phone usage. I found this particularly interesting as I previously created Pixology’s PhonePrint application.
“People who haven’t yet purchased camera phones are very enthusiastic about all the uses for their images,” says David Chamberlain, In-Stat analyst. “However, once they start using their new phones, they are turned off by […]

All about Symbian were quick to pick up on a new Nokia document detailing the new Open Source Software (OSS) web browser.
The browser is an ‘addition’ to the main Series 60 platform browser, mainly because it only supports HTML/XHTML and not WML. Nevertheless, the Nokia document demonstrates that there is a lot going on underneath of […]

There’s a great new Windows Mobile Development Wiki for Pocket PC and Smartphone developers.
Despite the fact that Windows Mobile 5.0 is relatively new, I am seeing less and less requirements for Windows Mobile work. Companies seem to be mainly concentrating on Symbian and J2ME at the moment. Maybe I am seeing a trend that will show up […]

It’s annoying that some many phones don’t come preconfigured for internet access. This confounds many users and is usually the first hurdle that puts them off using internet based services.
As network operators can’t be relied on to set up the phones they supply, Nokia now includes a ‘SettingsWizard‘ on Series 60 and Series 80 devices. Nokia […]

Nokia have just released the ‘feature complete’ alpha version of Carbide.c++ Express to beta testers. The ‘Express’ version is intended to be the entry level (free) version in that it doesn’t allow on-target (phone) debugging. However, it allows debugging under emulation which is enough for many developers, especially hobbyists.
The last time I looked at Carbide.c++ Express […]