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MS Windows and MAC (unofficially) on N810
The number of OSes that can be run on N810 Internet Tablets just grows and grows. Now it's time for MS Windows family. I hope you still remeber Windows 3.1. The trick to run it on NIT is to use DOSBOX utility - x86 PC emulator (the instructions may be found e.g. here or on...
Android, LiMo demos working on Nokia smartphones...
It's interesting how marketing works these days. We don't have devices yet, but we have a chance to see new mobile OSes in action working on other devices. Mentioned Android and LiMo demos are only Java ME based apps, but this forced me to ask the question: will we have a chance in the...
Android on Nokia N810
Nokia Internet Tablets are really versatile devices - it's now also possible to successfully install Google Android on them (and it works, of course). The following links describe how to do it well: check here and here . Have fun with comparing maemo platform with...
Floating cell towers...
Lately, I was busy reviewing chapters of an upcoming Symbian book - I hope I did a great job and I'll have more time for blogging now, so...
I was inspired to write this post by the idea presented in WSJ's article . Floating cells may be an excellent way to increase...
ZXing (another open source barcode reader) + barcodes in ads = success story?
We have got some proprietary barcode readers for our mobiles, some closely related open source projects, and now Google has announced yet another. ZXing (pronounced "zebra crossing") is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode reader library implemented in Java. The goal of...
Barcodes in action - worldwide working examples
Last time I wrote about barcodes that were accepted by airlines, but there're other interesting initiatives. One of such is Pet Shop Boys 'integral' project . The band released their new video for "Integral" which includes embedded QR codes linking viewers directly to...
Barcodes in action - global standard approved for flight check-ins via cellphone
Some time ago, I wrote about a list of 20 Japanese smartphone features and 'mobile check-in at airports' was 3rd on this list. Nowadays, such service is starting to be available worldwide.
According to the IHT , the trade association representing international airlines...
microUSB in mobiles for charging, data and other tasks
Not so long ago, Chinese government made a statement (source: People's Daily Online ) about single national standard on mobile phone chargers sold in the country. They wanted to avoid waste and to lower costs: "Under the new standard, all mobile phones, regardless of the brand, will be...
Everyone wants its own mobile OS...
Competition in mobile operating systems area is getting stronger. Apart from Symbian OS, MS Windows Mobile family, there are plenty of Linux based mobile platforms: Maemo (Nokia), Open Moko (e.g. Neo1973 phone), LiMo (Vodafone, NTT Docomo, Motorola, Samsung, Nec and Panasonic...
More G in mobile space...
After iPhone, we should be prepared for... gPhone(s). According to The Wall Street Journal (" Google Pushes Tailored Phones
To Win Lucrative Ad Market " article), "The company, which has made billions of dollars in Web advertising on computers, is courting wireless operators to carry handsets...
How future displays for mobiles may look like?
According to NewScientist (" Oil and water flexi-displays " article), we can expect that flexible displays (that can be rolled up!) may be in mass production in the very near future. This may change the way we use our mobile devices. New technology will use oil and water to produce images...
Japanese vs European smartphone features
Lately, Symbian has published a list of top 20 Japanese smartphone features ( http://www.symbian.com/j20/ ).
Here is the list:
mobile wallet
MANGA on mobile
mobile check-in at airports
mobile keys for door
mobile employee badges
mobile cinema...
S60 & data backup
Changing firmware in my smartphone brought me to the issue of data backup. I decided to make some tests in this area.
Generally I found as many as four ways of doing it: 1) backup to memory card 2) backup via PC Suite & Nokia Content Copier 3) data synchronization by SyncML 4) data...
Use of GPS and power consumption
When we want to use GPS in our mobile devices we have two choices: either to use device with GPS onboard (like N95, E90, 6110 navigator) or to use external bluetooth GPS device. Each choice has some pros and cons. In-built means only one (convergent) device in the pocket, but using more power...
Shorten your long URLs
Long URLs are difficult to remember and not easy to enter into your mobile device (especially if you don't have QWERTY keyboard like in Nokia E90/E70/E61(i) or external bluetooth keyboard). However, there are various online services that shorten long URLs (for example TinyURL or SnipURL).
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Thoughts on new mobile technologies and development areas.
P.S.
Use Nokia barcode reader to read the code ;-)
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- NetBeans Mobility 6.1 (final) is now available
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- Android on Nokia N810
- Floating cell towers...
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- World's first in-flight mobile phone service launched
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