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On the day of the release of the iPhone OS 3.0, and cusp of the iPhone 3GS release, I have some further input from developers who have been working on it. This time, we have Chris Byatte, Director of Chillingo:
“OS.30 is significant for us in many respects, and compounded with tomorrow’s launch of the 3GS. Its release has been well orchestrated and, more interestingly, is highly anticipated by consumers. What this will hopefully mean is a faster uptake of the upgrade in the UK, and less ‘dumbing down’ for game development to allow for older OS and different handsets – something that has consistently held back the wider mobile gaming market.”
The scope for Chillingo and its game development partners to push the more heavy-duty gaming titles like CS.ONE forward will literally boom overnight when the upgrade hits. I can honestly see iPhone gaining ground at a much more accelerate pace on the established handheld gaming formats: not necessarily eating into their market, but co-existing and offering feature-benefits only possible on an iPhone or iPod Touch. This is a significant milestone for consumers and developers.”
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
