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Jacek Wojciechowski's Forum Nokia Blog

Category: General

Thoughts on local connectivity, Nokia Internet Tablets and S60

Have you ever needed to copy some files between Nokia Internet Tablet and S60 smartphone but there was no wifi network signal nearby and you didn't want to search for a running PC? I have, so I decided to take a look at possible solutions that don't involve internet connection (we can't use...

DOS and Windows on S60... the true story!

Some time ago I wrote about a way to run MS Windows and MAC on Nokia Internet Tablets . The trick was to use DOSBox utility - x86 PC emulator. It's very interesting to see DOSBox running on S60 ( and it's not a demo ). What's the use of this? Well, mostly fun & prove of concept (it may...

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 - 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...