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SymbianOne Monitor July Edition Published |
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Written by SymbianOne
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
 Once again, the fort-nightly SymbianOne Monitor NEwsletter has been released.
In this edition the editor comments on the launch of the Apple iPhone, discusses
the challenge that device faces going head-to-head with other "cool" smartphones
like the Nokia N95. Also discussed is the luanch of the new, affordable mid-tier
developer program from Forum Nokia - Launchpad.
It's been a busy couple of weeks given that we're in the middle of the summer
"slow-down" / vacation period. Case in point, last week in North America Apple
officially threw their hat into the mobile device arena with serious hopes of
becoming a serious player. I'm hearing estimates of some 700,000 iPhone units
being sold in the first couple of days... 95% of those being the 8GB unit - why
anyone would opt to save $100 for the 4GB device is beyond me and looks like the
consumer has responded wisely in that regard... perhaps the consumer is a little
smarter than they are given credit! For those of us focused on the Symbian space,
seeing a device come to market like this is really not as "mind blowing" as it
is for many others, however, here in North America the consumer is truly captivated
with the multi-media smartphone concept. Could this bode well for the Nokia N95
which recently started selling in North America... it can't hurt! Speaking of
which, a popular item on SymbianOne recently is out little iPhone vs Nokia N95
article offering up a closer look at the devices and outlining some of the pros
and cons of each... an interesting poll reveals that our readers clearly favor
the N95 (perhaps we're a little biased!) Clearly the iPhone has people thinking
about the concept of fixed mobile convergence... is this finally the "almost"
all-in-one device (I know people at Nokia that still pack around their beloved
iPod) and what about pricing models... clearly all the device makers must be drooling
at the fact that so many are apparently willing to pay up $600 for an unsubsidized
device. I have to wonder where the developer fits into the plan, particularly
with no SDK shipping for the iPhone - I'm sure we'll be hearing more about that
in the near future (Speaking of iPhone rumor has it that T-Mobile will soon be
offering the device in Germany).
Speaking of developers, have you considered Launchpad, Forum Nokia's latest offering to the developer? Think mid-tier program enabling
access by anyone to rapid application development for the S40 & S60 platform.
Last week we saw the launch of this program as Nokia addressed an area that will
no doubt send many new developers their way... definitely a great thing for Symbian
device users craving more goodies to put on the deck. Finally, from the "hot off
the press" section, our own Richard Bloor has taken a closer look at Scalado's CAPS imaging software and shares a details of his conversation with Mats Jacobson, CEO at Scalado.
We hope you're having a great summer (or winter, depending on your hemisphere).
As usual feel free to share your views about any of the latest developments in
the mobile space. Oh, one last thing... I recently published a review on a very
slick mapping application called Schmap... perhaps someone out there can help make this already incredible application
even better by developing a mobile client! See details here and tell em Glenn
sent you!
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