PMN has an interesting article with Dirk Hoffman form Siemens it discusses why Siemens went for Symbian when they were currently using Microsoft. They say they see Microsoft being the Mobile OS for Corporate software but only in the short term. They expect this to change as Symbian becomes more established. The article also intriguingly mention the new Siemens Series 60 device to be released soon. More details of this device are available to PMN Subscribers along with a more in depth article however I'm not prepared to pay £20 a month to find out.
According to this ZDnet article Nokia and Ericsson have made progress with "Wideband code division multiple access (w-CDMA) " 3G networks. It says that Nokia will make a statement saying that the w-CDMA cell phones that they have been using for testing have met the required 3G standards.
Whether you're still looking to be convinced, or you're just curious, this article (by Richard Bloor) on the Wireless Development Network will prove interesting as it takes a little closer look at the UI behind the 7650, the 3650 and possibly others also...
Yes, he may be all over the net and a sign of the electronic age, but the first smiley posting has been lost... until now. The report (surprisingly by Microsoft staff finally doing something worthwhile) is here. And what's even better is that his 20th birthday is only a few days away on the 19th Sept!
Well, maybe not Napster and maybe not an ideal solution, but this article on the BBC Online website suggests otherwise thanks to a solution to be offered by the French company, Apeera, a solution to provide a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the advanced functionality found in phones that run mobile Operating Systems such as those provided by Symbian, Palm and (to a lesser extent) the bloated and unstable Microsoft smartphone.
Yes I'm back with the men in white coats at my heels, but I've stopped by long enough to post a rant on the state of software and developers in the EPOC scene. We all want software.... but where is it?
Orange have announced that they are no longer going to create new Talk Plans to try and capture the exact needs of a group of consumers, but wil now allow you to make your own, with your own amount of free minutes, texts, line rental, etc. Now, canwe get a good rate on 0870 Data Calls? More at The Register
Hot on the heels (okay 24 hours later) Orange have annonced their intentions in the mobile games market. They are planning to release some "Massive Multiplayer Games" onto the market over the next 12 months.Information is sketchy, but more information can be found here.
O2 (the mobile telephone company formerly known as BT Cellnet) are launching a Java Games Service - approx £1.50 will get you a Java game for your phone for a month's unlimited play. Septemeber has a hefty discount to 30p per game. More details at The Register.
An article on the Wireless Development Network looks at the fascinating history behind Ximplify. It examines Ximplify's past performance and the lessons learned by decisions.
As Rafe would say: "SwitchBlade's been reading news on other websites and gone off on one again." This time an article at The Register indicates the final straw...
There is an interesting article on 3g.co.uk, regarding software called Face Player which is designed to have messages spoken to you by a lip synced face. The software is operational on the 7650 and testing is already underway. That said who would want David Beckham reading their football results to them?
SwitchBlade is on a rant - this time it is about the decline of shareware and rise of low quality shareware and freeware. Remember the days of the Atari and Amiga? So does SwitchBlade and the comparison with today is not favourable.
