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Neuroscience and computing, both in AAS podcast 19!
Although not Symbian-specific, AAS audio podcast 19 is well worth a listen, if only because Ewan managed to catch Jeff Hawkins (the guy behind the PalmPilot, Handspring Treo, etc.) and talks to him about his theories on how the brain works and how this can be applied to mobile computing.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 12:10 BST, April 3rd under Miscellaneous, Editorial Thoughts in General, General
China Regulates for Standard, Multi-Platform Phone Charger
Now this sounds like a smashing idea. China is looking to regulate the A/C chargers used in mobile phones so they all use the same connectors (CrunchGear reports). Smashing idea. Now if they wouldn't mind an amendment asking all MP3 capable phones to have a 3.5mm stereo jack for regualr headphones as well? (Thanks to Frank for the link).
Posted by Ewan Spence at 13:16 GMT, January 9th under Links of Interest in General, General || 0 Comments
Carnival Of The Mobilists 51
Carnival Of The Mobilists 51 has appeared, so go and read it! CotM is a roundup of the week's best writing on mobile device topics, which moves from site to site with each new edition (hence the "Carnival" name). The next installment will be hosted right here on AAS. Another useful mobile portal
You may have already bookmarked my own 3-Lib web guide, but there's another mobile web portal on the block, 247mini, run by recent Nokia E61 convert Shaun McGill. It's pretty impressive, too, and well worth bookmarking from any PDA or smartphone.
Posted by Steve Litchfield at 22:07 BST, September 10th under Links of Interest in Series 60, Series 80, Series 90, UIQ, General, General, N-Gage, S60 3rd Edition, UIQ 3 || 1 Comment
Carnival reading
Hey, it's my (3-Lib's) turn to host the world famous Carnival of the Mobilists. Ten or so choice articles to while away your coffee break... Here's Carnival no. 43.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 18:01 BST, September 3rd under Links of Interest in General, General || 7 Comments
Watching Mobile - The Drama Behind Small Devices
Moconews has a lovely summary up on the compromises that filming special 'mobile friendly' TV episodes can place on a production team. It talks about the recent 60 second preview clips for the recent season of BBC TV's Doctor Who.Posted by Ewan Spence at 16:43 BST, August 29th under Links of Interest in General, General || 1 Comment
Making Sense of the Mobile Gaming Market?
Austin based Super Happy Fun Fun talk about how competitive the mobile gaming market is (reports the Austin Statesman ), while UK reporter Chris Jarvis offers his Top Ten hints on making good mobile games over at Business Week. It's a long way from the days when Steve I put out shareware - it was a smaller market, but it seemed to provide a better return for programmers. What do you think of the current market for leisure applications?It's All About The Distribution
Travis Boatman (formerly Jamdat, now part of EA after their accquistion) sat down with MobileIndustry.biz to talk about the mobile gaming space on phones and what the major probelms are (along with what EA is up to). In short? The networks and distribution mechanisms haven't kept up with key developments in other areas.Posted by Ewan Spence at 11:26 BST, July 24th under Links of Interest in General, General, N-Gage || 1293 Comments
Just One More Thing, Where's The Smartphones?
So, whatever happened to the promise and lure of the Smartphone (asks The Register)? Andrew Orlowski wonders about the predictions made in 2000; of 15% market penetration, replacing everything from our Sony Discmam to microwave ovens, and heralding the demise of the regular mobile. So, what happened? Posted by Ewan Spence at 11:22 BST, July 24th under Links of Interest in General, General || 1 Comment
More Education, More Killer Apps Needed
With more and more smartphones being sold, why is it that application sales aren't climbing at the same rate? Steve analyses the S60 scene and comes up with some explanations.Posted by Ewan Spence at 10:37 BST, July 10th under Developer, Industry, Editorial Thoughts in Series 60, General, General, S60 3rd Edition || 1 Comment
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