I came across Google Trends today. It’s an interesting tool if you want to know if something, someone or a company is popular or dying. It also cross-references news items so that you get to know what the key issues are. It also shows you which regions of the world are doing the most searches.
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It’s always good to see a project you have been involved with come to fruition. TrimTrac Mobile is one such project. I was involved only in the very early stages when I performed a feasibility study for Sampson Technology to work out whether this project was possible.

Sampson Technology went on to develop this project using Windows Mobile […]

There’s a chance to be one of the first to gain early access and hands-on experience building applications for the new PalmSource ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP). The developer day is on Wednesday, August 16 as part of LinuxWorld: Aug 14 - 17.
Related Articles:Palm OS + Linux + Phone = ACCESS Linux Platform

I have been playing with the latest beta of Carbide.c++ Developer Edition. This will be the (non-free but relatively low cost) version that will include ‘RAD’ support for creating the UI and the ability to perform on-target debugging.
My first impressions are that importing existing .mmp files is much improved over (the free) Carbide.c++ Express. However, it still doesn’t recognise all […]

Canalys released new research today showing smart mobile device market growth remaining steady at 55%. So what does it all mean for the average mobile developer?
First of all, smart phones are replacing PDAs. Nothing that exciting there. Secondly, Nokia Symbian (Series 60) phones continue to make up the largest proportion of smart devices sold. Again, nothing new.
All […]

Thinking about starting a new mobile project? Anders Lindh of Flyer One Ltd has put together a useful list of programmable platforms and their market shares.
Market share is just one factor. Other things to consider include…

Will the platform support what you want to do?

How easy will it be to test for the various phone types for […]

There’s an interesting press release on the LogicaCMG site that reports…
"58% of mobile phone users don’t know make and model of handset they own, hindering advanced data services take-up"
The press release goes on to say…
"Accurate, real-time handset details will enable operators to market relevant extra services with which the user’s handset is actually compatible. Having […]