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New Qt Creator IDE From Qt Software

"The initial release is binary only, and under the terms of the Qt preview license, but the final release will be released with source code under a GPL compatible license. The initial release is available for Linux, Mac OS X and MS Windows.

"The Greenhouse project began as a research project within Trolltech. We are told that the design is entirely plugin based, suggesting that ultimately we will have the ability to add support for new languages, debuggers etc. The documentation suggests a plugin for the CMake build system used by KDE is in the works. At the moment things are a little too bare for the benefits of this approach to be readily apparent, but it is a sensible approach to take when developing an IDE."

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Google launches Android SDK 1.0, release 1

As reported by our brethren over at Engadget, Google and T-Mobile officially announced the T-Mobile G1, the first mobile device that will run on Google's Android platform. That's awesome and everything, but this is a software blog, so you won't get to read our thoughts or dissections here (although on Twitter, all bets are off). Fortunately, the good people at Google managed to also officially release the Android SDK 1.0.

Until very recently, there really wasn't a lot of Android news to report. We (well, I) were even accused of having an anti-Android bias. That was totally untrue, there just wasn't anything to tell. Then, last month, Google really started ramping up Android development, releasing updates to the SDK, announcing winners of the app contest, releasing some detaails of the Android marketplace, you get the picture.

Today's 1.0 SDK release coincides not only with the G1 announcement, but also with news that Amazon's MP3 store will be available for the platform.

If you're frustrated by Apple's decidedly developer unfriendly approach, you might want to check out the the 1.0 SDK and see if the grass is greener on the other side.


[via Arstechnica]

Nokia Beta Labs release Photos 1.5 Beta

The Nokia Photos team at the Nokia Beta labs have just announced the beta release of version 1.5 for the Nokia Photos application for your PC. The application can be used to organize, manage and transfer your personal media between your Nokia device and your PC. They have redesigned the overall visuals of the application and it also comes loaded with a few new applications.

What's new in 1.5?

1. Import and manage digital media from any device such as S60 phone, digital camera, memory stuck and even HDDs.The application also sports the ability to convert your media into the proper format so that it is correctly supported on your phone.

2. Viewing of the Geotagged photos and videos in the integrated map view.

3. Ovi support

 

As usual, it is a beta release, and may have some unwanted behavior. It is available for download here.

New pics of the GPHONE

Here are some new great quality pics of the GPHONE.

7 Years of iPod: What You Paid and What You Got [Apple]

With yesterday's refresh to Apple's iPod line, it was hard not to feel at least a little deja vu. I've been following new iPod announcements—which often come more than once a year—since 2001, when the first iPod showed up in stores for an astronomical $399.

In the iPod's seven years, a sort of price mean has emerged, settling around $249 despite countless claims of "more space," "more battery life," and, err, "more smaller." It's no surprise then that $249 is the price of a new 120GB iPod classic, a few dollars more than a new model 8GB iPod touch and $50 higher than the cost of a 4th Gen 16GB iPod nano. Click the image above for the full keepsake chart. [iPod on Giz]

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Will Have "Blindingly Quick" Boot Times, Float on the Cloud [Ubuntu]

If you rock Ubuntu, you've probably already got your engines revved for the more immediately imminent Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release next month. But that's not stopping Canonical—Ubuntu's main developer—from jibber-jabbering about Jaunty Jackalope, the next major Ubuntu release, which is due in April. Ubuntu 9.04's code name stems from its focus on zip-zoominess, with a goal of making "booting or resuming Ubuntu blindingly quick" and a "blurring of web services and desktop applications." So it'll be a fast hybrid, just like an, uh, real jackalope.

While it's not entirely certain how Jaunty will float on the cloud, Bits notes that Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says they're after "weblications." Either way, it's surely not coincidental that Jaunty's two major goals—a light, snappy OS with serious web app/cloud computing integration—converge to accelerate the death of the traditional Microsoft-dominated desktop. We'll know how well it succeeds in just a few months. [Ars Technica]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 SDK now available for download

While we're waiting for the official worldwide release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, its Software Developers Kit or SDK is now available for download on Sony Ericsson's web site.

Through the SDK, users will be able to maximize the use the Xperia X1, and put all of its features along with Windows Mobile 6.1 to good use.

Xperia X1

Also with the help of the Xperia X1 SDK, developers will be able to create all sorts of mobile content for the said handset such as games, apps for social networking, music, photography, instant messaging and video.

The Xperia X1 SDK is provided free of charge through http://www.sonyericsson.com/developer.

Google and Microsoft apparently quite keen on the App Store idea

There is no denying that Apple's App Store is leading the charge when it comes to mobile content delivery, so it's hardly surprising that other major players in the mobile field are looking to offer similar services.

Google is set to launch a new channel for Android called Android Market, that will operate as a direct line delivery service for Android applications and services. The system sounds quite different to the App Store in that developers will merely need to register as a merchant, upload their content, providing a description, and then publish it. Android users will then be able to rate the content in a feedback system similar to YouTube (presumably after they have downloaded and tried out any particular application).

It all sounds very open indeed which should definitely help foster development, let's just hope it's not the sort of development we don't want (i.e. shovelware.)

It seems that it's not only Google getting in on the action either. Over in Redmond a fresh job posting suggests that Microsoft might be looking to develop something similar for Windows Mobile. The job description details a platform called Skymarket that would be a "marketplace service for Windows Mobile,". It doesn't get much clearer than that in our eyes but let's wait for an official press release before we go getting all sure of ourselves.

More on this as soon as we have it folks…

Yahoo! oneSearch for Nokia Series60

Make search the first thing you see with new Yahoo! oneSearch shortcut, a faster way to access search on your phone. Press one key and you're ready to search for anything — from local information to sports scores or flight status. You'll get all the information you'd expect from Yahoo! oneSearch, with a single touch of one key. Yahoo! oneSearch shortcut will become the mobile service you rely on to get you where you want to go.

Free Download: just Point your mobile browser to: m.yahoo.com/shortcut

via: rodrigostoledo.com

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Taiwan market: HTC ranks fourth in handset sales with 9% sales value share

High Tech Computer (HTC) managed to capture a 9% share in the Taiwan handset market in terms of sales value in July, pushing its ranking one notch higher to fourth place from a previous fifth ranking, according to data provided by sources in the Taiwan retail channel.

In terms of sales value, Sony Ericsson continued to be the top vendor with an over 31% share, followed by Nokia at 29%, said the sources.

However, in terms of unit sales, HTC was ranked the sixth largest vendor in July with less than 2% of the market, the data showed.

Arima Communications suffers exodus of top executives, says paper

Leading ODM handset maker Arima Communications is currently suffering an exodus of its top executives which might affect significantly the company's future business development, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Vice president Wang Wei-min (translated from Chinese), who previously supervised Arima's production of handsets for LG Electronics, already left the company in mid-August, while JS Liang, vice president for the smartphone business unit, will resign from the company at the end of this month, the paper said.

Liang and a number of Arima's R&D staff are expected to join Acer to help advance the development of PDA phones at the Taiwan-based notebook vendor, the paper noted.

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Apple, Palm, RIM under fire in GSM patent lawsuit

It's been some time since we've heard of any major lawsuits stemming from questionable patent holdings in the mobile space. We've almost lost faith in shady patent holding companies looking to make a quick buck from whatever vague patents they may or may not have.

The latest patent lawsuit involves none other than the famous smartphone trio of Apple, RIM, and Palm. WiAV Solutions, a patent holding firm, filed its lawsuit in Virginia last month. The suit names Apple, Palm and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) for violating ten patents that WiAV either owns or licenses from Mindspeed.

The 23-page complaint details WiAV's right to patents regarding GSM technology and Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) voice-compression technology.  And, as with all lawsuits standing on the kind of shaky ground beneath this particular suit, WiAV's claim generically applies to various aspects of cellular communication - from voice-detection to power management.

Interestingly, WiAV only owns the rights to two of the ten patents in question here. The remaining eight patents are actually licensed to WiAV from partner Mindspeed, who has been involuntarily dragged in to this lawsuit.

We'll keep a close eye on this one folks.

[Via: AppleInsider]

LiMo Foundation picks up 11 new members

When it comes to a Linux-based mobile platform, Google's Android captures more than its fair share of the wireless industry's attentions. The Android initiative is spearheaded by Google, after all.

But, that doesn't mean Android is the only game in the Linux mobile market. In fact, while Android struggles with bad press from unfair developer partnerships that leave Google's claim of an open mobile platform in doubt, and a complete lack of any real hardware to show the consuming public, the other Linux mobile initiative is gaining ground.

The LiMo Foundation has announced that they've recruited an additional 11 members to join the team. LiMo Foundation now boasts over 50 members that have signed on to develop applications and services for the group's own special flavor of Linux mobile OS.

LiMo actually has a hand-up on Android with real, live handsets on market. As of now, 21 handsets are available running the LiMo Mobile platform.

"The new membership intake further extends LiMo's reach in multiple dimensions: regionally, technologically and within the industry value system," according to LiMo.

Bring on the Android-killers!

LiMo Foundation

Apple can blacklist and remotely disable applications on your iPhone

Sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn't it? The idea that some corporate entity can monitor the applications installed on your iPhone and remotely disable blacklisted apps just seems wrong. But, newly discovered code within the iPhone 2.0 OS and the newer iPhone 2.0.1 OS has confirmed that Apple has built a blacklisting mechanism in to the iPhone.

The "phone home" feature essentially allows the iPhone or iPhone 3G, running newer iPhone OS versions, to connect to Apple's servers (at https://iphone-services.apple.com/clbl/unauthorizedApps) and check for blacklisted applications on the iPhone. Upon finding these blacklisted, or unauthorized, apps, Apple can remotely disable the applications, rendering them useless to the iPhone user.

The feature was uncovered by iPhone developer extraordinaire Jonathan Zdiarski. Says Zdiarski:

"This suggests that the iPhone calls home once in a while to find out what applications it should turn off. At the moment, no apps have been blacklisted, but by all appearances, this has been added to disable applications that the user has already downloaded and paid for, if Apple so chooses to shut them down.

"I discovered this doing a forensic examination of an iPhone 3G. It appears to be tucked away in a configuration file deep inside CoreLocation."

The discovery of a remote application disabling feature is disturbing, but Apple's motivation is likely to keep malicious and unstable applications from rolling through the global iPhone fleet and doing massive damage. It's unclear if Apple can check for and disable third-party applications installed via jailbreak solutions.

[Via: TheRawFeed]

New Samsung's S60 Powered Phone On The Horizon!

The folks over at KingMobile website have managed to get the first spy photos of the new S60 powered candybar Smartphone which is rumoured to be Samsung i7110, the little brother of the awesome S60 slider known as i8510 or INNOV8!

Photos are surprising sharp and clear for the very first "spy" shots so I guess that phone is ready to be released soon and actually all we need is official confirmation from Samsung.

Unfortunately, the most of the specifications are totally unknown and the only obvious thing is the 5 MPX camera sensor and high quality metal body in the well known Samsung's style. Samsung is known as the producer of the high quality mo... .. .

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Missing Sync goes Symbian

Mark/Space has recently unveiled The Missing Sync for Symbian to allow wireless synchronization of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola Symbian OS mobile phones with your Mac.

Thanks to the unique feature called Proximity Syncing, the process is done almost automatically — all you have to do is bring your S60 or UIQ based device within Bluetooth range (about 30 feet/10 meters) of your Mac and the application will take it from there.

Best of all, not only your contacts, calendars and tasks will be synced — you can also include music, photos, videos and files to the mix.

The Missing Sync for Symbian is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish for $39.95. If you own a Mac and a Symbian-powered smartphone, it's one of those must-have apps you won't be able to live without.

[Via: TUAW]

UK: Top 10 phones, commencing 1/8/08

It's been a while since I did it, so I thought I would re-visit the "Top 1o" handsets in UK retail - with information kindly provided by Mobile Choice UK. So let's take contract devices first:

Not surprisingly the Tocco has made an appearance at the top of the chart, but it closely followed by Nokia's star performers, the 6500 Slide, and N95 8GB. Nokia and Samsung also have a smattering of other devices each, comprising most of the rest of the Top 10.

As regards Prepay, it looks kinda like this:

Samsung again occupy the top of the chart, but after that, it's Nokia and old favourite Sony Ericsson all the way… a real mixture of older devices, plus newer budget ones in there too!

[Via: Mobile Choice UK]

India to Hold 3G Auctions Soon

India is the world's second-largest mobile phone market with 287 million phone users (and one of the fastest-growing), and none of them are using 3G technology. But that may all change soon as India's government has announced plans to begin auctioning off 3G licenses.

Up to this point there has been little demand for high-end multimedia services because 90% of the phones in the country are used as pre-paid.

The auction, set to begin within the next few months, will require a minimum price of 20 billion rupees ($472 million US) to compete. According to Financial Times, aggressive bidding is expected from several leading firms and telecom companies in competing for key cities.

Questions still remain about how profitable this may be for telecom but it's now or never. Mobile providers realize the need to take a risk in order to continue forward, even if it means pushing through a few years with low demand.

via FT via Engadget Mobile

Upcoming Apple iPhone nano

According to rumors, Apple will release a cheaper and smaller version of iPhone during Christmas 2008. The new iPhone nano handset will retail for £150 in UK via O2. Unfortunately, there is no further info about the gadget's specs and functions. Stay tuned for more updates. [Distorted-Loop]

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