The Register reports from Google I/O that Android will offer an i-Phone-like App Store.
The more interesting part of the report is at the end - after all, how will such an app store determine what applications are compatible with what phones?…
"They can add to it. They can remove from it. They make it their […]

Gartner’s latest research shows that despite the market increasing by nearly 14% in Q1 08, sales in Europe actually decreased by 16.4% compared to Q1 07.
“Sales of high-end devices in particular were lower as consumers turned to mid-tier devices when looking to upgrade their old phones. Phone manufacturers should strengthen their mid-tier offerings in order […]

There’s an interesting press release on recent research by In-Stat. It shows that the mobile industry still has some way to go to convince users…
"The main objection for non-users of mobile data technology in general, and smartphones in particular, is that users are sceptical of the benefits of mobile data and view it as […]

The recent N-Gage fiasco of having to re-purchase your games when you upgrade your phone (Nokia are working on a solution) shows how easy it is to miss or trivialise usecases that should have really been in the requirements specification.
Here are some other things that sometimes get overlooked when developing for mobile…

The user changing their […]

Nokia has just published the results of the Mobile Rules! developer competition. if you want to read about some of the latest ideas in mobile, visit the Mobile Rules! web site, download the PDF or view the slides on SlideShare.
While on the topic of competition winners, Silicon Alley Insider has a list of winners of […]

Last January, AMF Ventures conducted a survey of 400 mobile professionals…
"to delve deeper into the technical environment of mobile devices, the policies and behaviours around them, and the impact that this has on the further development of the industry as a whole."

The results of the survey are available on slideshare.

I personally think […]

Penrillian have a new newsletter covering Android. It concludes that Android will probably increase rather than decrease fragmentation for developers.
In order to become the de facto standard, Open Handset Alliance OEMs will have to ship a substantial number of phones. Currently, most handset sales are driven by what’s available from the network operators. If […]