Appdots » Symbian http://www.appdots.com/blog Programming for Mobile Platforms Thu, 07 May 2009 03:40:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Palm OS On WebOS – Take 2 http://www.appdots.com/blog/2009/04/03/palm-os-on-webos-take-2/ http://www.appdots.com/blog/2009/04/03/palm-os-on-webos-take-2/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:00:40 +0000 brett http://www.appdots.com/blog/?p=283 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> StyleTap_on_TreoPro Justin joked about the Palm OS being the ultimate undying mobile OS.  In many ways this is true.  For a while now, a company called StyleTap has created a Palm OS emulator that runs on Windows Mobile or Symbian.  I was actually very surprised at Palm’s announcement that it was a company other than StyleTap that would be developing the Classic app for WebOS.  At the same time, I am glad.  I have never had much luck with applications that use large database files on StyleTap.  But, this means that now Palm OS applications can be run on Symbian, Windows Mobile (Pro, Classic, and Standard), and now WebOS.  That sure is  a lot of market availability for a dying OS!

I really think that an application like this is going to be a huge hit (if it is implemented properly), especially since Palm has said that they plan on making tools that will transfer data over from a Palm OS device to the Pre running Classic.  There are a ton of medical databases that were made for the Palm OS that are still being supported.  This will allow these programs to be available to use on the Pre as soon as it is released.

Is this a long term solution?  Of course not.  But it will make a lot of users very happy that they can use some of the Palm apps that they have been using for years (and years and years and years…) until their favorite developers start making native applications for WebOS.

And honestly, one of the most played games on my Nintendo Wii is Mario Kart 64.  Some things just never get old.

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]]> http://www.appdots.com/blog/2009/04/03/palm-os-on-webos-take-2/feed/ 0 Leave It To AT&T… http://www.appdots.com/blog/2009/04/02/leave-it-to-att%e2%80%a6/ http://www.appdots.com/blog/2009/04/02/leave-it-to-att%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:58 +0000 brett http://www.appdots.com/blog/?p=260 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> e71x4-350x262 …to bloat up a perfectly good phone. AT&T announced that they are finally going to be selling the Nokia E71x, their locked down version of the Nokia E71. The good thing about this is that it’s a S60 device on a major US carrier, which doesn’t seem to happen much. The bad thing about this is that when a carrier (at least in the US) gets a hold of a sleek new device that runs great, they love to add all of their extra crap to slow the device down and try to persuade users to buy their Java games and apps through their “app store”.

I absolutely hate this practice and believe that when you first boot the phone up, you should have an opt-out choice. Most of the stuff that may be useful is available to the general public anyway, so it’s not like the carriers are doing anything but stealing device memory (which you most likely cannot reclaim) and infecting your phone with trial-ware and other crap that you will never need.

What else was removed?

The front-facing camera that is in the unlocked E71s. I have not found much use for mine yet, but I hate the fact that AT&T actually made Nokia remove this. I guess they are afraid of people using Skype for video conference without using their minutes, but it’s just another reason I hate US carriers.

Matt Miller was able to grab a nice comparison shot between the E71x and unlocked E71 while at CTIA this week:

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Down with crapware and gimping phones just because the carrier doesn’t like a feature!

[Images via Nokia Experts]

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