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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Swisscom launches Mobile I.M.
Via textually.org by way of Unstrung ... :
Swisscom Mobile announces the launch of Ogo, the first real mobile instant messenger. In addition to the Instant Messaging function of the pre-installed MSN Messenger, the device supports the receipt and transmission of e-mails."
I wasn't actually aware of the Ogo device - there's a Flash demo at http://www.ogo.ch. On first glance it looks a little like Danger's sidekick. Instant messaging seems to be limited to MSN, but given the very high penetration of MSN in Europe this is probably not seen as a problem by Swisscom...
Swisscom Mobile announces the launch of Ogo, the first real mobile instant messenger. In addition to the Instant Messaging function of the pre-installed MSN Messenger, the device supports the receipt and transmission of e-mails."
I wasn't actually aware of the Ogo device - there's a Flash demo at http://www.ogo.ch. On first glance it looks a little like Danger's sidekick. Instant messaging seems to be limited to MSN, but given the very high penetration of MSN in Europe this is probably not seen as a problem by Swisscom...
Opera Platform - Enabling AJAX applications on mobile phones
This looks like an interesting option to develop for smartphones. From their site (link in title above):
Using state-of-the-art Web technologies, Opera Platform™ is a powerful and flexible application framework for mobile phones. With Opera Platform™ you can quickly and affordably create advanced mobile Web applications that give users instant access to online resources such as news headlines, weather forecasts, e-mails, sports results, auction bidding status, or bus schedules. Opera Platform™ enables you to integrate the phone’s local applications with online content ranging from regular Web sites to advanced business support systems.
Creating advanced applications using open standards Web technologies is significantly easier and more-cost-efficient than using traditional technologies. Because Opera Platform™ is based on Web technologies, any Web developer can quickly and affordably create new and advanced mobile applications with a remarkably short time-to-market. Existing Web applications can easily be adapted to fit the mobile phone.
Speaking of Opera, I only just realised yesterday that the Opera Mini browser for Java-enabled phones (i.e non-smartphones) is now available for download in more countries, including the UK. It looks great, and has some very nice features, including a very convenient way to display/access your browsing history, and the ability to use a tiny (but very readable) smooth font, which helps to display a fair amount of text on a small screen.
Using state-of-the-art Web technologies, Opera Platform™ is a powerful and flexible application framework for mobile phones. With Opera Platform™ you can quickly and affordably create advanced mobile Web applications that give users instant access to online resources such as news headlines, weather forecasts, e-mails, sports results, auction bidding status, or bus schedules. Opera Platform™ enables you to integrate the phone’s local applications with online content ranging from regular Web sites to advanced business support systems.
Creating advanced applications using open standards Web technologies is significantly easier and more-cost-efficient than using traditional technologies. Because Opera Platform™ is based on Web technologies, any Web developer can quickly and affordably create new and advanced mobile applications with a remarkably short time-to-market. Existing Web applications can easily be adapted to fit the mobile phone.
Speaking of Opera, I only just realised yesterday that the Opera Mini browser for Java-enabled phones (i.e non-smartphones) is now available for download in more countries, including the UK. It looks great, and has some very nice features, including a very convenient way to display/access your browsing history, and the ability to use a tiny (but very readable) smooth font, which helps to display a fair amount of text on a small screen.
Friday, November 11, 2005
AOL's Third Annual Instant Messenger Trends Survey
AOL has posted the results of its latest Instant Messenger Trends survey:
"Among our hottest findings for 2005, IM has taken over as the communications vehicle of choice with 25 percent of users saying they would also like to consume entertainment content within their IM service and 20 percent saying they would like to use IM to make voice calls to landlines and cell phones alike."
Full press release in the title link.
"Among our hottest findings for 2005, IM has taken over as the communications vehicle of choice with 25 percent of users saying they would also like to consume entertainment content within their IM service and 20 percent saying they would like to use IM to make voice calls to landlines and cell phones alike."
Full press release in the title link.