Last week, I commented on how Sony Ericsson’s Project Capuchin might help solve the problem of creating a great UI without resorting to writing your own UI layer on the Java ME canvas.
Well, Sun has also been working on a solution…
"Writing appealing cross device applications today in the Java™ ME platform is challenging. Due to […]

Last night’s MoMo London, at Thomson Reuters, was on Monetisation through Advertising. There were presentations by Ray Anderson (Bango), Shan Henderson (Vodafone), Claire Valoti (Mindshare) and Russell Buckley (Admob).
Here are some points I took away from the event…

From an advertising agency perspective, there are currently too many layers/parties needed to get things done.
The current high […]

News has just broken of a new $150 Million VC fund to invest in mobile applications and services for mobile platforms.
"…investing in the long term success of those that demonstrate market leadership and unique differentiation" 
Coincidentally (or not), this month’s Mobile Monday London is at Thomson Reuters so I expect we will get more details this […]

Want to experiment with 2 Way SMS free-of-charge with a chance to win £1000?
Esendex have a SMS developer challenge. All successful applicants will be provided with a free Esendex virtual mobile number and business SMS account with credit to use up to 250 outbound SMS to support their entry.
"By default the virtual mobile number will […]

The latest market statistics from iSuppli show "first quarter of 2008 appeared to be unaffected by the economic slowdown".
 
The press release is worth a read as it gives a great summary of the latest position of Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. Interestingly, it also mentions China players are emerging…
"While the top handset brands are […]

I came across Mob4Hire this week. A new site that provides "Crowd Sources Mobile Application Testing". The developer submits projects involving specific handsets and network operators. End users bid on projects and get paid via Paypal.
It’s often the case that an application is tested but fails in real-life use due to limitation of some random […]

I seem to be going through a phase where many people are emailing asking for specific market statistics. Most of the requests are very specialised and there certainly isn’t any existing information out there that I can point to.
The statistics I have been asked about are required for research papers or business plans. There’s a […]