Octegra have a great whitepaper showing how mobile content revenues based on Premium Rate SMS create an unfair division of revenues leading lower revenues for both the mobile and content industries.

Octegra propose that network operators should adopt a direct-to-bill payment mechanism. I personally can’t see this happening. Network operators would see this as a reduction in their […]

On the MEX log, Marek Pawlowski makes some interesting comments on personalisation… or rather lack of it when it comes to network operators.
It’s a while since I wrote about this (see related articles below). I think time has moved on and network operators still haven’t grasped the opportunities offered by personalisation. Hence, in this next stage they should […]

It has always been difficult work out the size of the connected Microsoft Windows Mobile Market. Reports tend to quote non-connected Pocket PC sales. Reports including connected devices tend to hide the OS under manufacturers (e.g. Motorola in the previously mentioned IDC report) that also sell phones based on other mobile operating systems. Phones also end up being included in […]

The latest IDC market statistics confirm worldwide mobile phone sales are on track to reach 1 Billion this year. Nokia remains the clear market leader and has managed to increase this lead compared to the same quarter (Q3) last year.

When developing on phones, it’s often the case that a firmware update will solve a technical problem. There’s a great new site that gives a textual and graphical representation of the Nokia firmware versions. I tried N70 and it gave…

Dean Bubley has an interesting article on what he thinks of Smartphones and viability of 3rd party software. He sees, "no direct massmarket demand for installing 3rd-party software on phones". He thinks, "smartphones are all about "what comes out of the tin". " He goes on to say, "It would be different if there was fantastically-simple way of […]

Trying to decide whether to develop for Series 60 3rd Edition or UIQ 3.0? Want to know what types of applications people are looking for? I have been looking at the web stats for Symtopia.com and the results might be of interest to Symbian mobile developers.
The stats come from AWStats (web logs) and also from the Symtopia […]