Tag Archives: android

MWC Report 1. App bunfight – Cream horns at the ready

It seems the big bun fight at MWC this year was the war of the application store. Not, as in previous years, the scrap for platform or handset supremacy, but the realisation that handset manufacturers and network operators need to consider how to create a unified development environment and experience for applications across all devices [...]

iPhone S plays catchup to G2

Good grief. Despite trying hard not to look, I grudgingly watched the usual fluff around the iPhone S. And, after last year’s happy approval of their ‘development’ approach, I am a little disappointed with this year. OK, I was waiting for the Nano, I’ll admit. I stand by Nokia’s principle that no device that requires [...]

Could it be magic? – My HTC ‘G2′ has arrived!

It was with much excitement and anticipation that my HTC Magic arrived on Saturday. Also dubbed the G2, the Magic is HTC’s second Google phone, and has just been released in the UK on Vodafone. I am mighty relieved to be leaving my old Nokia N95 behind, as the old dear was on her last [...]

Android Marketplace stalls?

Have you had a look at Android Marketplace recently? I mean, a proper nose around? Initially, it made me feel a little excited. The example apps that use all the possibilities are the sort of stuff we used to go all misty eyed over at Hutch all those years ago. Integration with GPS? sure! Plus [...]

Is the App Store the saviour of J2ME?

The Apple App Store opened earlier this year to a fanfare of hype as part of the “iPhone The Sequel” Summer blockbuster. Again I was sceptical until I plugged in through my trusty Touch, and I saw how, 7 years ago, a few at Hutchison Telecom dreamed the 3G world would be. Ah, the integration, [...]

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