PMN have their 2009 MEX Mobile User Experience Conference in London on the 19th - 20th May 2009 in London. Unfortunately, I won’t be there this year as I have too much work. It’s unfortunate I can’t go because the themes of the conference reflect current issues and some of the things I have been […]

There’s an interesting interview with Adam Alvine of FunMobility on mocoNews. FunMobility have been selling content to carriers for 10 years. The interview compares selling via the iPhone Store with selling via carriers. The most interesting part for me is that the iPhone is starting to set a precedent when it comes to commission rates […]

I was at the Mobile Monday event yesterday evening on "How to Finance your Business in a Credit Crunch".
There were presentations by DCKTN, Numeritas, Gateway2Investment and Vodafone Mobile Clicks followed by a panel session and discussion including Benjamin Ellis of Redcatco, Pamir Gelenbe of Newton More Partners, Rose Lewis of Pembridge Partners LLP, Carl Uminski […]

There’s an interesting post on anddev.org where someone has created an ad-supported Android application only to have his adverts and revenue resource pulled from under him (by Microsoft adCenter in this case). This shows one of the perils of the ad-funded model if you relying on adverts from a 3rd party provider. Their terms and […]

I came across Origo yesterday. It claims to provide native performance Symbian compatible applications with the development effort similar to scripting. Anything that makes Symbian programming easier is worth a look so I dug deeper and asked some questions.
Origo provides a scripting environment together with a canvas onto which graphics primitives can be drawn. Currently […]

It’s amazing how many smaller, specialist sites and projects Nokia sponsors or owns. Yesterday, I came across Ideas Project that brings together people, ideas, themes and technology.
To quote the web site…
"There are video clips, links, articles, podcasts and dynamic maps to push the boundaries of Web navigation and the thought process itself."
Contribute ideas […]

I am tending to get more leads for work originating outside mobile itself. People and companies, inspired by what’s possible on the iPhone, are thinking more about how to get their existing or new ideas mobile. In some ways, the success of the iPhone has benefited all platforms.
I inevitably have to explain to […]