Archive of posts filed under the Sony Ericsson category.

AAS Insight #136 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight #136 podcast is now available:

Looking back at Nokia World

What were our overall impressions?
What did we enjoy?
Touches on the new devices: C6-01, C7-00 and E7-00

Importance of Symbian^3
Sony Ericsson Symbian handset plans
Developer related announcements

Ovi Store Client
In-app billing
Consolidated operator billing
Qt 4.7 released
Nokia’s $10 million developer competition

Alessandro

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Apple lifts ban on 3rd party tools, Flash back in?

Looks like Apple reversed ban on content created with 3rd party tools which includes Flash.
“We are continually trying to make the App Store even better. We have listened to our developers and taken much of their feedback to heart. Based on their input, today we are making some important changes to our [...]

SEE 2010 in Amsterdam

Via Symbian Blog, the SEE 2010 in Amsterdam is happening between November 9th and 10th. Free to attend.

“We’ve moved SEE 2010 to Amsterdam—a city that, much like the Symbian ecosystem, is comprised of a unique cultural fabric and deep creative roots. The SEE 2010 venue, Beurs van Berlage, was originally designed as a commodities exchange—a [...]

Mobile Application Store revenue share 90%, why not?

Yes you read right, the Mobile Application Store revenue share should be 90%. Japanese OEM/Operators are the best example to follow on this and soon or later it will happen elsewhere.
But why not sooner then later? Why not Nokia or Samsung just on this and beat everyone else on competing in the Application Store revenue [...]

Adobe announce availability of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile

Via Adobe, today Adobe announce the availability of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile.
“Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the release of Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 to mobile platform partners. Redesigned from the ground up with new performance and mobile specific features, Flash Player 10.1 is the first release that brings the full Web across desktops [...]

Adobe Flash on 250M smartphones by end of 2012

Via EngadgetMobile, looks like Adobe is claiming to reach Flash on 250M smartphones by end of 2012.
Alessandro

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Mobile App Stores are wallet garder silos?!

After my previous post, Mobile App Stores 70/30 revenue split too little, is it a cartel?, Andrea posted a message on twitter which is a very well known issue for long time for anyone in the mobile space. Before there were carriers/operators that were the gate to get mobile content now OEM have been added [...]

Mobile App Stores 70/30 revenue split too little, is it a cartel?

This interesting post at IntoMobile is saying that 70/30 % revenue split is too low. The strange thing is that there is little to no competition between all mobile Application Stores on revenue share. Really strange, no? It’s very unusual that this is not discussed widely in the mobile industry. It would be normal to [...]

AAS Insight 114 podcast

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight 114 podcast is available:

Nokia launches Nokia E5 and Nokia C6 – comparing with older devices, EDoF camera nitty-gritty feature.
Firmware updates for the Nokia N86, E71, E66 and E63.
Sports Tracker released on Ovi Store
Sony Ericsson Q1 2010 results
1 million Ovi Downloads for Numo Solutions

Alessandro

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WhyMCA Spring 2010 Mobile Developer Conference

I signed up for the first WhyMCA Spring 2010 Mobile Developer Conference. It will be interesting to meet Italian mobile developers and meet again Andrea and Luca who are going to speak at the conference, .

Adobe Flash ed Air 2 per il cross-content e il mobile gaming
Adobe Flash Platform per iPhone

Here are the conference’s sessions.
Alessandro

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My interview at mobiledeveloper.tv

Via mobiledeveloper.tv, my interview with Rafe from AllAboutSymbian during the WIPJam event at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona.

You can tell I was in Barcelona, voice almost gone!
Alessandro

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AAS Insight 112 podcast

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight 112 is now podcast available.

WordPress Client for Symbian
Facebook client on S60 3rd Edition
Nokia Bots
Ovi Store upgrades
Steve on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz – some concluding thoughts
Ewan on his Nokia 5230/Nuron experience and reaction to the challenge

Alessandro

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Silverlight Beta for Symbian available

Via AllAboutSymbian, Microsoft yesterday announced the availability of Silverlight Beta for Symbian 5th Edition devices.

Getting Started with Sivlerlight for Symbian Beta
Silverlight for Symbian Platform Reference

Silverlight for Symbian Developer Tools Beta
Silverlight for Symbian device runtime

Alessandro

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Kero Mobile adds support for Sony Ericsson Satio and Vivaz

Via Biskero, Kero Mobile adds support for Sony Ericsson Satio and Sony Ericsson Vivaz.

Download Kero Mobile directly to your mobile phone from www.biskero.mobi
Check the list of supported phones.
Alessandro

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Flash 10.1 – installations/updates for mobile

Mark posted some information regarding the Flash 10.1 installations/updates for mobile phones. The method seems very similar to the distributable player method that was created last year.
Now about the detection of the player version, looks the same as the web plugin, which lift us from keeping track of Flash player versions in WURFL. I asked [...]