Virtual office phone developer Toktumi's blog title may be a little dramatic (and probably untrue)...
Is the BlackBerry Doomed?
But, the content of this blog item is quite interesting reinforces what I've heard from other developers: Developing for RIM's fragmented BlackBerry platform can be a nightmare. As Toktumi notes: There are dozens of different models, many with different screen sizes, features, hardware, etc. If your software works on one, it may not work on others – so you have to test every single phone, every time you make a change.
Personally, I think the BlackBerry will continue to do just fine (though it might not grow marketshare at the rate it used to) as long as RIM continues to have a laser-like focus on keeping BlackBerry messaging features in tune with its business and consumer customers. Full story...
Google has posted a series of five short films about the Nexus One, taking the viewer from original concept and design to a "day-in-the-life" of a Nexus One owner.
Navigon made a splash last year by being the first (if I recall correctly) turn-by-turn navigation app available for the iPhone.
Have you ever called a ___fill_in_the_blank_with_name_of_any_big_company___ and been greeted with an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) gives you hundreds of options but no apparent way to speak with a human being? Fonolo is a free service that helps you cut your way through a the large and confusing phone trees that businesses often throw in from of their IVR systems.
Have you ever looked at a Google Street View and wanted to be able to create something like that yourself.
If you've visited this blog before, you may have caught some of the fun I have when various statistics (or what passes for that) and predictions are made in the mobile market space.
We haven't seen much written about Windows Mobile 7 recently - except that it not even close to being delivered and that when it is delivered it will probably be too late to compete with the next generation of other platforms like the Android, BlackBerry, and, of course, iPhone.
Screenshot courtesy of Software Cellular Network
The Truphone blog announced...
New Twitter features added to Truphone for iPhone and iPod touch
New features in the 3.
The TED (Technlogy, Entertainment, Design) starts today. If you, like me and most of the tech nerd community, are not attending the invitation-only event, AT&T decided to it wanted to help with supporting TED's motta - Ideas worth spreading - is worth supporting by promoting.
If you carry a lot gadgets and not heard of Scottevest, then you are in for a treat. Many gadget lovers suffer for the lack of pockets, and what Scottevest sells are jackets, vests, sweatshirts, and shirts with lots of pockets.
Over the weekend word came of an update to Google Maps that supports multitouch features such as Pin-To-Zoom on the Motorola Droid.