Further to my recent post on the future of Java, I had an email from someone I worked with at Symbian when I worked on the Symbian Java VM implementation. He had attended a session at SEE2009 on the Future of Managed Runtime.
All Nokia S60 phones  S60 3rd fp 2 and later include the IBM […]

Earlier this month I mentioned I had ordered the T-Mobile Pulse (a Huawei device). 25 days later and I received it yesterday. Here are my first impressions…
Positive

The wider screen (than G1) makes the on screen keyboard much more usable.
Its size/shape is so similar to the iPhone that I can’t help but think this was the […]

If you are a mobile developer thinking of distributing across several app stores than you might like to look at Distmo’s useful PDF App Store Overview.
However, once you actually try to distribute applications you will soon realise that things are a lot more complex. For example…

Does your application have to be tested by a […]

Today, Java Verified announced ‘Java Verified Releases Tips for Solving Java ME Signing Issues’. While such tips would be welcome, I haven’t been able to find them on the Java Verified site! At the time of looking, the document wasn’t on the Resources & Downloads page and a search didn’t find it either.
This is […]

My most-read post recently was the one on "Free Apps Business Model".
At the time, I commented that…
"It’s difficult to compete with someone who has no intention of making any money. You need a very good proposition if you intend to make money from selling a mobile application."
Since then I have thought this through some […]

MoMo London last night was standing room only for the Location Based Systems (LBS) event. Here are the things I took away from the event…

The further strengthening of iPhone as the ‘talked about’ platform.
The trend for many more types of application to use location as a subsidiary as opposed to primary use of the application. […]

With a growing number of phone users storing their phone contact, address, calendar, to-do lists and even photos in ‘the cloud’ and syncing them automatically, I suppose it was only a matter of time before some customers lost all their information… 
"We must now inform you that personal information stored on your device - […]