Archive for the ‘Mobile Devices’ Category

C# comes to iPhone and Wii: Yeah Mono

0 Comments  Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Several apps in Apple’s App store are powered by Mono. The apps are statically compiled to native code; For this, Unity is the best option.

My {take}.

WOW! Now I don’t have to kill myself with [[NSFoo alloc] initWithTrash] anymore. I can just focus on the code and not retain/release.

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Posted in: Apple App Store, Mobile Devices

Pre to support Flash

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

Palm joins Adobe’s Open Screen Project. Pre will support Copy and paste, data tethering, and now Flash - more. 

My {take}

So the Pre is going to support all the things that the iPhone is missing? hmmmm. “Going support” is not the same as “supports“. fun days.

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Posted in: Mobile Devices

Hyundai’s phones are ridiculous: but so were their cars

0 Comments  Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The {news}

Engadget reports: that Hyundai’s makes low-cost phones which are sold in parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. 

My {take}

“If someone wants one, then they aren’t all that *creatively ridiculous*…”. They used to be teased about their cars too: Hyundai is coming!

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Posted in: Mobile Devices

Windows Mobile 6.5: Ohhhhh it’s pretty

0 Comments  Monday, February 16th, 2009

The {news}

Gizmodo has a video of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 running on a HTC Touch Diamond 2 phone. Very response, very pretty - and it runs flash!

My {take}

Did I mention that it runs flash?! There are quite a few cool features, but it’s no iPhone - no pinch zoom for instance. But it has flash!!!

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Posted in: Microsoft, Mobile Devices

Palm webOS: “Developing Applications in JavaScript…” First chapter available for free

0 Comments  Monday, February 16th, 2009

The {news}

O’Reilly and Palm announce the first book for building apps for webOS.  First chapter NOW available (free).

My {take}

Get it while it’s hot.

Create an actual book for developers, not just some regular help files (for an API) - Better move than Apple.

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Posted in: Mobile Devices

Nokia Ovi: Yet another Mobile App Store

0 Comments  Monday, February 16th, 2009

The {news}

Nokia lauches it’s own app store (Ovi Store). Store goes live in May for S60 and Series 40 devices; and June for the new Nokia N97 devices.

My {take}

Yeah!!! Yet another app store to futher fragment and confuse developers and users alike.

Posted in: Mobile Devices