June 2010
6 posts
another small step for Nokia, another small step...
There are five key announcements that will be important for developers: Availability of the Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0 Individuals can now register as Ovi Publishers Public beta of Nokia signing Symbian apps for free Availability of Nokia Smart Installer for Symbian Ovi Store intake for Qt apps The Nokia Qt SDK allows cross-platform development for both Symbian and...
what Nokia should do to lure developers to Symbian
First of all, Nokia should release estimates for the total number of apps for Symbian out there right now. Out there, not in the Ovi Store. I’m sure a forecasting/statistics department could do that. Then release a “total number of apps for Symbian” stat that adds the number above to the number of apps in the Ovi store. Is this cheating? Actually, no, it’s not....
iLBS
I do understand that the ‘check in, get points to beat your friends, get badges’ mechanic taps into what we call ‘game theory’ which dictates that if you give people things to do and rewards (even ones without any real value) they will have a natural compulsion to complete the tasks and collect the rewards. That’s great for Foursquare, the mechanic is getting people using their service in droves....
getting your own URL shortener
Bit.ly is probably the most used URL shortener in the world right now. Recently they introduced bitly.pro, which is a service that lets you shorten links on a domain you own. It’s still in closed beta, but thankfully I’ve managed to get an invite, and hence my own URL shortening domain was born, bvlad.net. You may see this (a lot) in the links I share on Twitter. So that’s the...
need.to.write.
I think may start to use this blog as my whining avenue. Fair warning. I don’t like to write. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy creating content (or text, or words, or phrases, or sentences, or whatever else you may want to call it), the activity of writing is something I find rather annoying. The fact is that my brain goes through 200 different ideas (sentences) before I can...
iWeep
In his final post, Dan explains that the key reason for closing the site is because, “Nokia have stopped being as creative as they once were.” Dan goes on to cite bug-filled £500 devices and the Nokia N97 in particular. The main issue for Dan though was content: “All the [Nokia] phones ended up feeling pretty much the same due to the tired Symbian OS.” Dan then points out how Android came...
May 2010
9 posts
testu' lu'
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Why do we lie? http://ow.ly/1M0r8
LOL: 8 Websites You Need to Stop Building http://ping.fm/rflit
And @jason’s previous “nailed it” moment (imho): Goldman’s Rules of Acquisition http://ping.fm/ZE7FH
In case you haven’t read it yet: The Big Game, Zuckerberg and Overplaying your Hand /by @jason http://ping.fm/aPlIM
Facebook Executive Answers Reader Questions http://ping.fm/QF5nJ
LMAO: Top 11 Signs Facebook Has Violated Your Privacy http://ping.fm/iYFDw
Unbelievably good idea: self-weighing suitcase http://ping.fm/NcwWP
Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative http://ping.fm/KO7hV
April 2010
12 posts
Siri bought by Apple /@Scobleizer says this is big http://ping.fm/mzMca
LOL: Apple Employees No Longer Allowed to Go Out in Public [satire] http://ping.fm/pK30w
iHPalm
The big news of 4 hours ago. HP will buy Palm. I once suggested Nokia should buy Palm, and I still think it would’ve been a good idea (the reasons are the same I listed in that post). That’s not going to happen, but HP buying it might also turn out to be very good, for both HP and the mobile industry. Unless… 1. Unless they listen to all the “pundits”,...
iPreview
Unfortunately, an early prototype made its way to someone that wasn’t supposed to have it, and his early first impressions of the device and its software spread like wildfire. Buried deep down in the blogger’s salacious headlines about the software not being ready, was the most important point. This is a very early, pre-production prototype with dated software that is not yet ready. So the site’s...
the Nokia N8: cheap
I bet you weren’t expecting that title. I mean it literally. No, really literally. When this hits the market (in September, probably) 4 years would have passed since the announcement of the Nokia N95. Now, revolutionary as that was for its time, we have to agree that compared to the N8, it now looks like a good joke from the past. And its recommended sales price before taxes was EUR 450. ...
iBrag :D http://ping.fm/42tk7
One more test. Please ignore. http://ping.fm/yKRQL
Test. Please ignore. http://ping.fm/WAWO5
Official Google Blog: Google Follow Finder: Find some sweet tweeps http://ping.fm/cvi7K
Registration for Beta Test of Nokia Ovi Suite release 2.2 has started /via @brainimpact @gerrymoth http://ping.fm/KZg5Q
Complicating Relationships in Media: Apple, NYT Dealings Raise Questions /by @dangillmor via @darlingbuds @monkchips http://ping.fm/FjVda
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either) http://ping.fm/GqKcy
March 2010
11 posts
Amazing: Art Lebedev’s Transparentius eliminates opacity, improves road safety http://ping.fm/1jkB2
How to let all your Google contacts comment on your shared Google Reader items in Google Buzz http://ping.fm/1o4Xy
Scammers Using Mock Copyright Lawsuit Threats To Get People To Download Malware http://ping.fm/aMWlR
+1 It’s about time! >Please, Google, I’m begging: tidy up the Chrome Extensions Gallery! /by @leemathews http://ping.fm/AcelI
Script2Chrome: create your own Chrome extension by using a UserScript, or by uploading your own javascript file http://ping.fm/RCFSx
1024-bit RSA not cracked as Engadget (and many others) claim http://ping.fm/K7ich
10 Most Dangerous Places You Should Definitely Visit http://ping.fm/zvaSw
In Hong Kong, star tutors earn $1.5 million salaries http://ping.fm/pddEA
LOL: Why your wife should be 27% smarter than you http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10463132-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
5 Ways to Fix the Oscar Ceremony http://ping.fm/k73sp
Did you know you can select categories for what ads Google shows you? I just found out. Go here. http://ping.fm/WbZX1
February 2010
9 posts
Someone *had* to write (about) this, I’m very glad it was @tomiahonen who did. Obviously, a must-read. http://ping.fm/s4XJG
Huawei Demonstrates LTE-Advanced Technologies with Record Data Rate of 600Mb/s http://ping.fm/8TQ4J
Huawei to Launch World’s First HSPA+ Android Smartphone, other devices as well - see here http://ping.fm/LxdRH
Call 34 Countries for Free This Valentine’s Day with @Localphone! Existing AND new customers. http://ping.fm/gInxI
Excellent: How To Bring Your Google Buzz Entries to Twitter /by @louisgray http://ping.fm/2nLfc
Nokia BH-905 review
Bluetooth headsets.You know, those things that somehow always manage to have a blinking blue led somewhere. Those things that when worn in public, make you look exactly as you would had you actually had a blue tooth. Not necessarily.It turns out that not all bluetooth headsets are created equal. Some may not even be that strange in-your-ear-but-not-quite,...
Mobile World Congress 2010: predictions
Next week there’s this little annual gathering in Barcelona. I hear it has something to do with mobile phones.As usual, I won’t be there. I know, you’re weeping tears of sorrow at this point. Also as usual, I’ll be here (well, mostly on Twitter these days) reporting on stuff that matters. On the bits that are actually interesting because of the content, not the number of...
the Nokia N900 re-view
Not a review, you see, but a re-view.Quick! Drop all of your “this should be the xPhone killer” thoughts about this device right now. Also quick! Drop all of your “meh, yet another review of this thing that they used to call Internet Tablet - what does that even mean?!” thoughts right now too. Ok. History. Yes, I guess more people found out about Nokia’s now-defunct...
How To: Flash Your Nokia N900 http://ping.fm/9ZjBj
January 2010
6 posts
AMD and Intel preparing to launch consumer six-core processors http://ping.fm/140rz
1 time out of 100 I agree with @scobleizer. I do now> To create or curate? That is the Apple question http://ping.fm/T8okT
And the Press Release… http://ping.fm/6dSrm