There’s a thought provoking post by David Schatsky on ‘Why Everything Is Getting So Cruddy’. I see this too. DVD players just aren’t are good as they used to be. Yes, they are cheaper and do more but they just don’t work as well. It’s the same for Freeview (DVB-T for those outside the UK). […]

Earlier this month I commented on how I perceived Windows Mobile is growing, based on the number of development enquiries I have been receiving. I guessed this was because of better 3G Windows Mobile devices and greater uptake by network operators.
Last November, while reviewing the Skypephone that 3 sent me, I commented on the rise […]

It’s fascinating that there have been 1788 entries to the Android Developer Challenge . I wonder how many of these are already mobile developers or are PC/Mac/server developers attempting mobile applications. If they are predominantly Windows Mobile, Java ME and Symbian developers then these platforms may have seen less development in the last few months.
It’s […]

The book ‘UIQ3: The Complete Guide’, that I co-authored last year, is now listed on the Wiley site and will be available in June 2008.
"After a brief introduction and history of UIQ, the book explains the key new features of UIQ3.  The SDK is introduced and the reader is taken from a simple ‘Hello World’ […]

There’s an interesting piece on Mobile Advertising on the Jupiter Research blogs. The post gives the opinion…
"Don’t Base (Mobile) Forecasts on User Attitudes Toward Advertising". "It’s just going to take more than five years for this market to develop"
I am also sceptical of any forecasts based on current consumer attitudes - in advertising or any […]

I came across a very useful site yesterday while trying to see if an IMEI was valid. The International Numbering Plans web site has some useful tools that can help you find out more about the numbers associated with your mobile…

Telephone Number Analysis - Gives you the country and network operator.

IMSI Number Analysis - […]

I am seeing more and more people coming to me with requirements for Windows Mobile applications. I actually started programming for mobile under Windows CE (’Pegasus’) when it first came out in 1996. Since then, in Europe at least, fewer companies have been looking for Windows Mobile development and more have wanted Java ME and […]