Global mobile phone growth slows

A market update, it seems Sony Ericsson has boosted its deployments and profits, let's see how Nokia is going to tackle that from this last report.

Global mobile phone growth slows

Samsung, Nokia partner on mobile TV

How interesting! Even mobile phone competitors are partnering to foster mobile TV.

Samsung, Nokia partner on mobile TV

SavaJe (and the Jasper S20) still breathing?

Great news, it seems that Sun Microsystems is going to acquire SavaJe and its CDC technology, including a nice implementation of JSR-209 - Advanced Graphics and User Interface Optional Package for the J2ME Platform.

Sun plans to purchase CDC device maker SavaJe

Sun acquires SavaJe intellectual property

Java Everywhere 2 - Sun Microsystems

What a cool video!

You can see some Nokia devices showing JME applications besides all other Java related stuff. Java technology offers a so complete choice that you can run it anywhere indeed.

Java Everywhere - Java Technology in Action

Tiny files set for a big future

Interesting article by BBC's Click Online staff, it talks about tiny file formats that are great advancements. Talks about DivX's approach, encoding and decoding and other interesting subjects.

Tiny files set for a big future

More about Nokia RDA Service

Daniel has written a very informative article about RDA, very nice! You can check it here.

S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance - now on my desk!

Great, S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance is now on my desk at last!!!

I received one copy of her book as a gift from the Forum Nokia Champion program.

I've just skimmed through the book and it's simply amazing, it has a lot of useful information I've never seen anywhere before and, believe me, I have a lot of mobile related books.

Prior to that all, I had listened the Voice of S60 interview with Saila and got to know that she was a senior manager at Nokia. Afterwards I had the opportunity to know Saila in person during the Forum Nokia Tech Days Sao Paolo as Srinkanth has introduced us (me and Luis) to her during the event. She is very polite and even friendly person and now that I got to know her profile and even knowledge (by checking the book table of contents) I am impressed.

One thing that's really interesting and cool about the book and Saila is that, although she's a manager, She is a very technical person with amazing technical skills, I am very, very impressed by her book's content. It seems that being a manager at Nokia also means having excellent technical skills and not just business related ones, very cool indeed.

I am starting to read the book now and I will post a review soon so stay tuned ;)

Nokia Siemens Networks starts its operations

Now it's official, the new company is now operating and announces vision of 5 billion people connected by 2015!

Check their brand new web site - Nokia Siemens Networks

Deepfish browser - early stages

The cool thing about technology is that competition may be the fiercest in the market. Take Nokia for example, it's the leader for me and it will be for a long time as it also receives some cool new ideas from its competitors like the hyped-still-to-the-market iPhone and now this cool Deepfish browser from Microsoft.

But please forgive me, the S60 OSS browser (a.ka. Nokia Web Browser and also S60WebKit) is the browser for the decade in my opinion (I doubt a better browser by 2010), what's your opinion???

Anyway, check some also cool stuff below.

More Fudge from Microsoft Live.com [perhaps playing catch up]

"As a technology preview, Deepfish is early in its development cycle
(still a few releases from beta quality). As a result some features are
not implemented or are only partially implemented. Currently, the
technology preview does not support ActiveX controls, AJAX, cookies,
Javascript, and HTTP POST." - meaning it does bugger all

http://on10.net/Blogs/larry/exclusive-video-new-mobile-web-browser--deep
fish/

http://labs.live.com/Deepfish/

Forum Nokia Wiki, Forum Nokia Remote Device Access Service

Nokia is leading the market with so many surprises and tools for mobile developers like me, I think we have the best community worldwide :)

Two fantastic, brilliant news are Forum Nokia Wiki and the Remote Device Access service, both launched by the best development community I've participated so far in my life, Forum Nokia.

Having that all, it proves one thing: Nokia really knows what the "Connecting People" motto means.

No more comments, come on check them yourself!

IBM is really innovative - The multimedia web for blind people

IBM is a cool company with very interesting projects with no doubts. The project on this article is a
good example of what technology can mean for the whole mankind.

Now that web is becoming richer with mixed media content (a.k.a multimedia), this one is really a killer solution in my humble opinion :)

Read the article:

"Codenamed the Accessibility Browser - or A-Browser - the software was created by a blind employee in Japan."

IBM helps blind 'see' web video

Nokia N95 starts shipping

Wohoo, N95 (specs) is available now at last. I cannot wait to test one and maybe buy one for me, I need to save some money for that :)

Another device I would like to have is the E90 (specs) as it's more biz oriented and I am missing a device with QWERTY keyboard when replying to e-mails and SMS messages while on the move...

Back to N95, don't know you the details and features of N95? Check the links below then...

Nokia N95 multimedia computer starts shipping

Nokia N Series - N95

Nokia N Series

N95 WOM World

Nokia N95 Preview

CDMA-based headaches

The good news is that Nokia is abandoning CDMA as far as I know.

Nokia still disputing Qualcomm patents

Mobile TV warned to standardise

I think Brazil should adopt DVB-H due to obvious and practical reasons, our networks are (and now with VIVO) GSM Networks. But it seems that our government is supporting the Japanese standard, oh my God!

Mobile TV warned to standardise

Laptops set to out sell desktops

This news is really interesting: if laptops and notebooks are surpassing desktops, what about mobile devices such as smartphones, feature phones, tablets and other gadgets?

They are with no doubts the dominant platform (hardware) from now...and it seems the driving force behind this phenomenon is the ubiquity of wireless networks.

Laptops set to out sell desktops

N95 causes hype

I have seen one N95 before and the device is really amazing, the only one I can imagine as being a beat is the new E90, unfortunately I've never seen one so far...

Demand for Nokia N95 reaches fever pitch

NOKIA and VIVO in Brazil

It seems that Moto is losing market in Brazil as well, as Nokia has a very good portfolio of GSM devices ready for VIVO's new GSM network. And the 3G base (devices for now) is becoming available, so it's just a time to see the 3G networks in Brazil I guess. Let's wait :)

NOKIA and VIVO in Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese)

IT in Brazil - 2007

US$ 18,6 billion dollars, things are getting better each year for Brazil, but it could (and can) be better...Lula???

IT in Brazil - 2007 (in Brazilian Portuguese)

Symbian OS v9.5 announced

Symbian announced the newest version of Symbian 0S, now 9.5. It's very good to know that Symbian OS is evolving so quickly and you can check the new features by reading the links below.


Symbian announces Symbian OS v9.5 - Press release by Symbian

Symbian announces Symbian OS v9.5

And here is the Symbian OS v9.5 page, get the details. Let's see when devices based on it will hit the market.

Forum Nokia Tech Days SP - some pics

As posted before, I was out of office in March, 5th and 6th attending the Forum Nokia Tech Days in SP. Below are some (strange?) pictures. I will post the technical brief soon, so stay tuned!

The JEDI knight, if you were there you know what I am talking about, a real Champion! Nokia gave me a Nokia N80
:)

A nice view from my hotel's window


Cool offices in Sao Paolo

Nice meals offered by Forum Nokia :)

But as of today I am busy, challenging projects on the board so let me apply that knowledge :)