By Stefan Constantinescu on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 12:11 PM PST
In Ideas and rants
Why would anyone want to do this is beyond me, but Luca wanted to let me know that it is possible:
Source and instructions: Thoughts on VoIP, Technology … and more
By Stefan Constantinescu on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 4:37 AM PST
In General, Symbian
CIOL (Cybermedia India Online Limited), an Indian IT-focused website, had a chance to interview Symbian’s CEO, Nigel Clifford. In a brief interview, he goes through recently announced POSIX libraries, feature phone market, Symbian’s clients, Symbian’s development facility activities in India, and more.
As for the iPhone, Nigel commented: “Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is following a trend that has been talked about for years… the future of the single use device is very limited even if it is the iPod. We regard Apple’s entry in the market as a proof point/endorsement that convergence is real. Apple’s entry into any market is exciting and it brings in a brand and design standard that is renowned. They will set a high standard in terms of consumer interface. It would be challenging if they join the smart phone segment. They may think about that, but they are in just one segment right now…”
You can read the full article from here.
By Stefan Constantinescu on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 4:14 AM PST
In Accessories
Need a new MicroSD card for your smartphone? Here’s an offer you shouldn’t resist.
FRYS.com is selling the Kingston 512MB MicroSD card for only $2.99. That’s after the $12 rebate, but still… Additional half-gig for 3 bucks. Here’s a link to the offer (via Gizmodo).
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 3:46 AM PST
In Applications, Services, Symbian
Nexedi, the creator of ERP5, free open source ERP platform,
has released the first open source ERP for smartphones today – ERP5 Mobile.
The addition of ERP5 Mobile to the collection of freely available Business Templates makes it possible to access ERP5 from any web enabled mobile device such as the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E61 smartphone. Read the full article »
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 3:18 AM PST
In Developer, Symbian
We’ve already talked about it, but as we want to see more new, cool apps featured on the UIQ 3 platform, it’s not bad to repeat. Especially when we’re approaching the deadline. Anyway…
Developers should know that UIQ Technologies’ UIQ Open competition ends on February 18, 2007. The UIQ 3 software developers can submit their applications to different categories on the UIQ developer Community website and a jury of experts evaluates the submissions and appoints winners. Read the full article »