Last 50 Live Updates

and its over. Stay tuned to the site, we've got lots of content on the way. Might need some sleep first.
@ 18:06 - Wednesday 22nd October

Q: How do you stop the committies slowing the process? A: Design of committies, majority voting, and they've chosen a Ops person (Williams)
@ 11:47 - Wednesday 22nd October

Q: (from All About Symbian) What is your first personal goal? A: To get the first distro out in H1 2009, and push to try for a Q1 2009 date
@ 11:44 - Wednesday 22nd October

Q to Williams, how do you maintain the independence of the foudnation? A: Equity and other influences have been rescinded.
@ 11:41 - Wednesday 22nd October

Lee Williams. Most complete offering. Web runtime. Hardware abstraction. Ecosystem. Honoured to lead the foundation.
@ 11:39 - Wednesday 22nd October

[Ewan] Hardware Abstraction layer, use and integration of as much technologies as possible
@ 11:38 - Wednesday 22nd October

[Ewan] Focus is to have the most complete solution available in the market.
@ 11:37 - Wednesday 22nd October

[Ewan] Lee Williams starts press briefing and QnA.
@ 11:36 - Wednesday 22nd October

Lee Williams. Executive director of symbian foundation is up. Beacons for the foundation to drive ecosystem.
@ 11:13 - Wednesday 22nd October

will we see a point when web apps have same rights as first class apps? Security issue.
@ 10:57 - Wednesday 22nd October

impact of Qt acquisition? Qt provides a consistent layer. Common building block.
@ 10:56 - Wednesday 22nd October

distribution and installation can be a real problem for runtime. Also problems with security models. Deeper into hardware increases this.
@ 10:50 - Wednesday 22nd October

runtimes can interact. Create connections such as the acceloremeter in pyrhin enabled by C++. Run times also simplify through abstraction
@ 10:49 - Wednesday 22nd October

Qt is about integration and has emcascript and potion bindings. Also think of SE's project capathchin flash lite
@ 10:47 - Wednesday 22nd October

on the other hand we do need access to low level of phone since sensors etc. allow us to interact with environment
@ 10:44 - Wednesday 22nd October

the key question is where the volume is going to be. Much content consumption does not need cutting edge therefore runtime...
@ 10:41 - Wednesday 22nd October

discussion is focusing around ease of use... How much should you couple with host platform. No doubt native is necessary btw.
@ 10:39 - Wednesday 22nd October

which runtime will win is next? Wrong question really. Which runtime for which task is the real question... (imho)
@ 10:28 - Wednesday 22nd October

best of both worlds is the marriage of Qt and S60. Demos of various bits. Looking good.
@ 10:25 - Wednesday 22nd October

importance of opensource. Key to complexity management. Evolution pressure. Feedback from technology previews. Brain share.
@ 10:20 - Wednesday 22nd October

flexible user experience creation.. Because key to function discovery. fading boundary between functions and apps.
@ 10:18 - Wednesday 22nd October

Qt has a lot of experiences in solving complex issues. E.g. Multi processors / core. Input... Qt helps abstract this and make decisions.
@ 10:14 - Wednesday 22nd October

NEWS FLASH: Lee Williams to be Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation. Currently head of S60.
@ 10:10 - Wednesday 22nd October

Qt + S60. Scaling software. Good tools. Cross platform. Open source brings components and skills.
@ 10:09 - Wednesday 22nd October

now we have benoit from qt. Qt is now on S60. Qt is a cross platform tool to help developers deploy across multiple platforms.
@ 10:03 - Wednesday 22nd October

UX- user experience is core. e.g. Play now arena. Ever changing offer of media, games etc.
@ 09:52 - Wednesday 22nd October

symbian foundation products from sony Ericsson in second half of 2009. These will be S60 (compatible).
@ 09:49 - Wednesday 22nd October

foundation will drive innovation. Consumer led changes demands innovation. Great software assets. Wealth of ecosystem knowledge.
@ 09:48 - Wednesday 22nd October

sony Ericsson patrick olsson ostensible next up in keynote 2.0. Says its great to see so many people.
@ 09:46 - Wednesday 22nd October

summary. Contextual web is the next phase of internet.
@ 09:44 - Wednesday 22nd October

symbian foundation is truly mobile software set free. Means S60 will become worlds biggest internet service platform.
@ 09:43 - Wednesday 22nd October

we would never block an app. We do not block anyone. Are devices are computers and it us about a wealth of applications. Consumer choice.
@ 09:38 - Wednesday 22nd October

what about others innovation on nokia devices? We are very open and will embrace innovation anywhere. Create a bigger pie together.
@ 09:37 - Wednesday 22nd October

enable fast innovation through wide spread of developer tools. cross platform development tools are very important.
@ 09:35 - Wednesday 22nd October

enables? S60 on Symbian. Large and established. 180 m units. operator uptake.
@ 09:33 - Wednesday 22nd October

madison square garden in phone camera. Should know what's on and where you can buy tickets. Will revolutionize internet.
@ 09:32 - Wednesday 22nd October

next big thing? Limitless memory. Lots of sensors. Broadband connectivity. Overlay digital and physical wherever you are.
@ 09:30 - Wednesday 22nd October

nokia music - complete solution. Through pc, through phone, through web. Buy, download, playlistism. Complexity disappears.
@ 09:29 - Wednesday 22nd October

digital content anywhere is expected ... Thus Ovi services. Maps. Download using dsl via pc, via Mobile. Route planning on web via maps on Ovi.
@ 09:27 - Wednesday 22nd October

and in the past. Mobile phones meant you didn't have to remember phone numbers. Need to do the same in a new context.
@ 09:26 - Wednesday 22nd October

creating a beautiful product is not enough. trend. Death of patience. E.g. Look and a website for 30 seconds and then get it.
@ 09:24 - Wednesday 22nd October

people are becoming more willing to try things out. Led by tech leaders. N96. Young explorers. 5800
@ 09:23 - Wednesday 22nd October

Nokia have gathered loads customer data through research and identified 13 segments. Also trends. People more aspirational
@ 09:20 - Wednesday 22nd October

what these devices should be doing should start with the consumer. Nokia were first to realise diversity of mobile + need for segmentation
@ 09:18 - Wednesday 22nd October

e.g. Messaging.. Importance of presence and location and how mobile devices can enable this.
@ 09:16 - Wednesday 22nd October

the importance of context. And how this will change the internet. Opportunities to innovate.
@ 09:14 - Wednesday 22nd October

talking about the importance of Internet. Personal experiences and how personal devices, mobile, are key.
@ 09:12 - Wednesday 22nd October

keynote on day 2 get underway. First is nokia dr kaiser oistamo
@ 09:11 - Wednesday 22nd October

On now to day 2 of the Symbian show, Wednesday. Rafe's got plenty more meetings and sessions planned and Ewan's got a crazy idea or two!
@ 21:40 - Tuesday 21st October

This will include footage of the London show and my hands-on thoughts of S60 5th Edition and Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic
@ 21:39 - Tuesday 21st October

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