It’s easy to say I’ve become very comfortable with Windows Phone 7, the UI is brilliant, the whole promotional, “Glance and Go” is very true of the platform, but in that same vein, it becomes vey repetitive. While the WindowsPhone Market adds 100 apps a day, the limited API’s that Microsoft have released, do not actually increase the amount of genre’s of apps that come in to the market. It mainly seems like power developers like the OEM’s can bring the great apps to the market. Compare that to Android, and I start to get a bit jealous again, itchy fingers so to speak.
So a review of a new app from the AndroidGuys today, just made me question which platform would I rather persist with?
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There’s always a problem for users changing phone Os’s, I experienced the same issues myself, so it’s great to see another tool to aid the transition appear.
To buy a new phone is always fun. But every change can cause the number of inconveniences at the beginning. Ask yourself a question: do you always save all of the important phone numbers to the contact list or maybe some of them are kept in the call history? When moving to the new phone these unsaved numbers can be lost without any opportunity to restore. Will you remember all of your favourite links without your old phone? Won’t it be frustrating to lose the text messages with valuable information or cherished messages from the beloved ones?
SPB’s migration tool will aid both Symbian and Windows Mobile SmartPhone users to easily transition to Android, and preserve all of their existing data. The app is available from SPB Here, and it’s free and rather unique. All the fine details after the break
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This is for device manufacturers, and carriers to pick up, and use as an alternative UI, from the video after he break it looks really good, I still have Mobile Shell installed on a couple of my older devices, and this looks like a really major upgrade. Wonder if it will make it to the market though, or are SPB going for this shipped on major devices?
San Francisco, CA – October 05th, 2010 – SPB Software, a leading mobile applications and games developer, today announced the latest version of its best-selling mobile user interface (UI), SPB Mobile Shell 5.0, for device manufacturers and carriers. SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 provides a uniform user interface across most mobile operating systems: Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and more.
The SPB Mobile Shell series is the most awarded mobile UI solution available on the market today. It has been publicly recognized as the number one best-selling mobile application across all smartphone platforms for the past 4 years. SPB Mobile Shell has also been successful among mobile carriers and OEMs, and has been deployed by over 15 device manufacturers and carriers, including Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, and O2.
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The ongoing battle between mobile phone OS’s for market share is an ever changing balancing act. With the Hype Apple can create, they are not the winners here, the fact that RIM/BlackBerry still holds the major market share above, the Jesus Phone and now, the spiritual experience seems to be diluted even further by science. Seems that in the US, Android is on the up, and out selling the iPhone.
More importantly, if you look at the graph above, the only striking feature is that green line pointing up. It seems simple to surmise that Android is the next big thing,[in the US at least]. Has Apple been ousted by open source?
via PocketNow
Well I got some “it’ll never happen” when I posted earlier about Opera Mini coming for the iPhone. Since that little bit of news we have seen a new Opera Mini Beta for Windows Phone, and Android. Opera though, is touting in a recent press release, compatibility with all existing mobile operating systems, including the iPhone.
Visit booth #6767 in North Hall to see demos of the latest versions of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 running on iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, J2ME and Blackerry devices
It’s a mind blower, and something that a lot of people think can’t happen. Apple letting a third party developer provide an application that takes the onus off of the primary iPhone browser, Safari.
Considering the Apple Hardware and Software Ecosystem, which is somehow comparable to a pressure cooker, a closed environment, It begs the question will the version of Opera Mini for the iPhone be sanctioned/accepted. There is nothing in the press release from Opera, that even mentions a collaboration between Opera and Apple. Are they going to display this on a Jail Broken iPhone?
Whatever the case, if you’ve tried the Opera Mini 5 Beta on any device, you’d have to be happy? Even though they haven’t built in support for higher resolution 800 x 480 screens yet. It will be nice though to see the browser at CTIA, side by side on all the devices you can think of! Check out the full press release here.
If Opera can get their Mobile Browser onto the iPhone, it would be a coup of major proportions. As there is no mention of partnership or collaboration between the two companies, it will be interesting to see how this plays out! What are your thoughts?
I’ve been using apps from SBSH for quite a while, and I’m always happy to promote versions of their software for other platforms, than windows mobile.
“January 25th, 2010 – SBSH is excited to announce a new update for its best selling PIM application, Calendar for S60 smart-phones to version 1.5! Featuring overhauled design, filters, empowered engine, view picker, advanced recurrence support and much more! The new SBSH Calendar for S60 is available as free update for all registered users. We invite our users to update to the latest and greatest PIM for S60 today!”
The full press release can be found at the following URL:
http://www.sbsh.net/press/140/Calendar_1_5_for_S60_Released
SBSH deliver a solid product, and their apps are well worth a try, hit the link above for more info!
Whilst Skyfire 1.5 has been out for Windows Mobile for a while, Symbian users have had to wait. No longer though, News today that this great browser is available for Symbian third and fifth edition phones. This update brings the symbian version up to the WinMo version with full touch screen support, and auto rotation. Supporting phones, G-sensor. enabled. Check out the promo video below.
You can download Skyfire here
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Mobile computing solutions have been gaining market share over the last year. In Australia, the lag in the introduction of mobile technology/devices, compared to North America, means trends in mobile tech uptake are far less visible. They are though becoming more evident, On my morning commute, it is, now invariably possible to see one third of the people on the carriage, hooked into a smartphone of one flavour or another.
The biggest factor in Oz to the uptake of smartphone tech, was not the iPhone, it was the iPhone 3Gs. It was really the mobile device that brought the Mobile Web to the masses. Yet, the majority of the iPhone users here are PC users. Probably the second most used mobile devices you see are Symbian powered, with Blackberry coming third, but it’s visible.
Windows Mobile, and Palm, are like needles in a haystack. My friend Sammy over at PalmAddicts linked to an interesting article today, from the UK Times.The article in the Times highlights, current rumours, about Android, The Nexus One, The Google Phone, and the Apple Tablet. More importantly though it focuses on the fact, that the computer in your pocket, is fast becoming your primary computer.
“Desktop computers are so last decade. 2010 is shaping up to be the year when internet users move decisively away from bulky machines to the mobile web. The trend towards portable, mini-laptops and devices that allow you to surf the web on the go will accelerate in 2010 as companies slug it out in the key battleground of smartphones”
Either way, are you noticing a trend in your own internet usage? Is your phone your portal? Are you more and more dependant on your mobile connection?
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