Some of the slides from the recent Future of Mobile event are now available.
One of the more entertaining parts of the FOM was the playing of "Jason Devitt testifies to Congress". View it yourself - it’s recommended for anyone who has ever battled against network operators (sorry, carriers).
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Nokia has a new useful Carbide.c++ FAQ on Nokia Forum.
The FAQ mentions that there’s special upgrade pricing (approximately half price) if you are moving from CodeWarrior. Tip: What it doesn’t say is that this is only for recent CodeWarrior purchases - so if you have recently purchased (in the last 18 months) then get your […]

As of S60 FP 2, Nokia will be changing their Java ME VM…
"Prior to 3rd Ed fp 2, S60 Java had traditional CLDC VM architecture where all API code (class files) were compiled into the virtual machine executable. Now the Java API implementation code is no longer in the VM executable but will be dynamically […]

I often come across projects that take the following line of thought…
-> Great idea for youth market-> Relies on having Internet access-> Youth market is mainly pay as you go-> No point doing as pay as you go users don’t use Internet due to high cost (usually costed per Mb)
I think things are changing. Take […]

At the end of a recent post on the Future of Mobile event, I asked the question whether I am behind the times and the future of mobile really is the web browser. Should I be thinking about developing for the mobile web rather than native/Java applications?
The basic question is how will people gain access to additional […]

Whether you develop for the web, native applications or Java ME, there are differing technical capabilities across phones. Consequently, people often ask me what are the top devices to target for development. Here are some pointers to some recent stats..
Admob have some recent stats on banner and text ads served on mobile web pages…
Worldwide Handset Data
From Admob…
"This initial report […]

I went to a Hewlett Packard Mobile Video Bloggers Dinner last Thursday evening. The other bloggers were Ewan MacLeod from smstextnews and Dean Bubley from Disruptive Wireless.
We were told how HP is already a major supplier to Network Operators - the exact facts and figures are on Ewan’s blog.
Jean-Marie Bulte, Solutions Architect for Opencall […]