Mobile Programming in Python using PyS60: UI Controls

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

In this discussion I will focus on the basics of using a UI library provided by PyS6 . The first section will focus on the types of controls. The second and third sections will be about two basic controls query and note. In the fourth section a ...

Open Web Awards: Nominations for Mobile Applications

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Digg founder Kevin Rose recently called mobile applications the next big thing. With Google making application development easier with Android and hundreds of apps already optimized to run on the iPhone, the time might finally be here for mobile applications to cross over to the mainstream. From the ...

Google Knows Where You Are Too; Launches “My Location” for Mobile

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Google has released a new version of Google Maps for mobile, which includes a new “My Location” feature that approximates your location by using information from cell phone towers. This means that instead of typing in your current location to get directions, Google knows already knows where you are, ...

Kevin Rose: Mobile Web Is The Next Big Thing

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Hey, why doesn’t Pownce have SMS support, then? Heh, just kidding. He’s right, though, although it’s not that hard to predict the rise of the mobile web now when tens of thousands of iPhones are being sold. We can remember claims from various sources that mobile web is the ...

Plaxo Now Syncs With Windows Mobile

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Online address book Plaxo, whose Plaxo Pulse was one of the first applications to support Google’s OpenSocial API initiative, now supports syncing with smartphones based on the Windows Mobile operating system. Plaxo already works with the iPhone, and it can synchronize with Outlook, Thunderbird, OS X and IE’s address book. ...

Webwag Lingers On With Mobile Version And API

Monday, November 26th, 2007

We’ve been covering Webwag, which is another AJAX-based startup page/personalized portal, similar to Netvibes and Pageflakes, quite extensively. Unfortunately, although the service doesn’t lack updates, they’ve yet to make a ripple on traffic measuring sites such as Alexa or Compete. The reason for this is probably the fact that Webwag ...

Facebook Optimized for Windows Mobile

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Microsoft has released developer tools for the creation of optimized Facebook applications on Windows Mobile. See the developer tools here. The good thing about these tools is the integration with pretty much all the Windows Mobile applications themselves, so you’ll be able to let your Facebook apps take advantage ...

AOL Mobile Launches in the UK

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

AOL’s mobile portal is growing, with a launch today in the UK. The aim is to provide a real Internet experience for mobile users, mirroring the AOL web experience as closely as possible. You’ll get the same front page content that you’ll find on AOL’s website, like web ...

Get Mashable on your Mobile with Mippin

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Mippin, the mobile media service, has launched a new option for bloggers to give readers the ability to access their content on their mobile phones, starting with Mashable. It’s similar to Clearspring’s widgetizing option or Myxer’s mobilization option. As one of the first media sites offered on Mippin, ...

Zoho Creator Now Mobile, Beating Google to the Punch Again

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Zoho Creator, the suite’s application-creation and sharing tool, now has a mobile version. Zoho has been pretty good and quick to extend the majority of its suite’s solutions for mobile access, and now Creator isn’t the one that’s left behind. This swiftness is an especially important trend for ...

Google Mobile Maps Updates = Lots of GPS Love

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Google Maps has added some new ways for you to find your way using your mobile device. You’ve now got contacts integration and GPS functionality on Windows Mobile, for version 2003 or higher (download it here). There’s also GPS-Enabled Google Maps for the rest of us to use, ...

Mobile Programming in Python using PyS60: Getting Started

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Smart phones are becoming a common sight nowadays. Above all the smartness of smart phones come from the fact that they can be programmed. In other words one can develop custom applications for these mobile devices and use them in the devices. This article covers the ...