Archive for September, 2006

Dictionary for S60 3rd now Freeware

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I have updated my Websters dictionary program to fix installation on some later S60 3rd devices. In doing so, I have changed the program from donationware to freeware.

Symtopia.com

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

As part of a feasibility study, I have just done an audit of the current software available for Nokia S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3.0 (Symbian 9.1). So that everyone can benefit from what I have found, I have resurrected an old web site directory and updated it to include just Symbian 9.1 software. The result is symtopia.com. If […]

Bladox Hardware and Applications

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Bladox have released a wireless version of their application development system.

In order to understand what this is, it’s necessary to step back a bit and look at Bladox’s previous products.
Bladox design and manufacture a board that piggy backs onto most SIMs to allow electronic IO outside of the phone….

The board contains a ATMega 128 […]

E61 Popular = S60 Software more popular?

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

On Tommi’s S60 Applications Blog, Tommi asks why the ESeries is creating more passionate users than NSeries. In particular, why are there so many ESeries blogs?
If you look at the blogs, they are mostly about the E61. My theory is that the E61 is different in that it appeals to the early adopter who previously […]

Video Encoding for Mobiles

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

It’s sometimes strange that I’ll be looking into some particular mobile technology for a client and at the same time unsolicited news/email arrives along the same theme.
I was looking into video codecs, bitrates and parameters across mobile phones when I received an email from Andrés Restrepo at HubDog about a quick guide for encoding video […]

Industrial Mobiles

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Last month, when commenting on the Qtopia Green Phone, I hinted that there’s an untapped market for rugged Smartphones for industrial use. So how big is this market?
As an indication, Motorola has just acquired Symbol for $3.9 Billion. The main synergy between Symbol and Motorola is that they both use Windows Mobile. While the $3.9 Billion […]

Carbide.c++ Developer and Professional Released

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Nokia have rather quietly released Carbide.c++ Developer and Professional. This is a big milestone for the Carbide.c++ team who went through many rounds of beta testing with developers including myself.

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