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From the The register and linuxdevices we found some interesting articlesi... And I will try to make some hypothesis

Camera phones boost Sony Ericson profits Apparently yet another financial report

about OpenGL ES tell us that soon we can say goodbye to our wallet... Thank you to Samsung and philips.

Motorola launches six clamshells Apparently yet another launch announce. BUT I will try to explain my idea, my 2 cent personal idea...

• We have an interesting mobile phone market able to give satisfaction to the makers of thigh end devices..
• We have industries that are pushing more and more (and more powerful) products on the market
• We have an attempt to develop a portable tool to make graphics on both mobile platforms and desktop platforms..

So where is the the fact? I think it is possible that a market that is rewarding the makers of high end devices can reward the developers of an integrated development platform. Another point is that open GL in normal version is on the street from some years so this extension can be a winning move...

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But please fo not run to the store... Seems that is available only in China... Samsung SCH-i519

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From the The register we found some interesting articles.

PDA security still dismal an interesting analisys on PDA security...

Samsung phones to double as wallets tell us that soon we can say goodbye to our wallet... Thank you to Samsung and philips.

Ericsson ditches Bluetooth But this is not the end for bluetooth...

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At least in Ireland, where a Trinity College project called Umbrella.net is exploring transitory network.

The project focuses on the theme of "coincidence of need", or how shared, yet disconnected activities can be harnessed into collective experiences.

The whole system is based on hardware integrated into the design of a typical umbrella... In effect the "diagram" show a PDA wired to an umbrella. The umbrella has the capability to highlight itself...

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Zoiel is proudly advertising its first annual "CELLULAR CINEMA FESTIVAL"

So if are an artist or a film-maker you can compete in this festival. The contents will be screeened via Tin Can Nobile and Nokia mobile phones. More details here

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On the Siemens AG You will find a warning:

The mobile communication group of Siemens AG - Siemens mobile for short - has warned about a software-related defect in its 65 product series (C65, CX65, M65, S65, SL65 as well as all provider variations such as the CV65, CT65, CXV65 and CXT65) which could lead to failures in audio transmission in very rare and unlikely cases of usage.

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On the The Register I have found two interesting articles:

Sony talks up PlayStation Portable's chips

HP confirms iPaq hx2000 series

I think that the article are very interesting, but, I think that they are lacking of a simple consideration: both the hardware are theorically enable to run linux... please see handelds.org and playstation 2.

So we can assume the time for other PDA shipped with linux are comings. I think can be interesting make a comparison with the mobile phone market that (actually) has virtually no linux enabled device.

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On linuxdevice this article that tell us that linux is increasing is increasing is market share in "smart devices". This article tell us that the shipment of "smart devices" in north america is increasing at the setp of 45% per year. These information are supported by the symbian press release that tell us of the new Symbian's new shareholding structure. I think this is very interesting and I hope to see soon new development for all the smart device. I hope to see soon in Europe some mobile phone using linux too.

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On The Register (tm) there two interesting news:

The first one is a about a data watch from Tissot (tm). More details here.

The second one is speaking about a new mobile phon from motorola. This mobile phone seems a razor thin with camera,zoom and 156-200 hours' stand-by time, Motorola said.

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If the answer is no.. Ok you can see Neonode (tm). You make a call using the keyboard on a patended touch-screen.

• touch-screen
• credit card size
• mp3 as ring tone
• mp3/mpeg player
• camera
• software
• usb cable
• gprs

N1 details here .

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Gumstix (tm) has developed new linux products.

The Register tell us that ARM Q2 profits swell.

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The smartphone show 5 and 6 October in London... More details here.

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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB said Wednesday that it is making a strategic investment of about GBP57.4 million in Symbian Software Ltd. So now seems that Sony Ericsson shareholding in Symbian rises to 13.1% from 1.5%. So seems that sony Sony Ericsson is very interested in Symbian development.

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Here from the Register . You will find info about java and DRM and a new approach on European mobile R&D

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Samsung is releasing a new "valve" with 3D screen capabilities. More details here.

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Seems that Motorola is releasing a new smart phone using windows (tm) 2003. More details at the register. I am very curious abut performance of 2003 on a smartphone...

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Obviously at Sun(tm) . But this beta is a windows XP (tm) version only...

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Today we have found two intersting articles on The Register . The first article is about the new mobile phone OS that "threatens operator revenue".

The second one is about Motorola(tm) pushing push-to-talk device into the market.

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ENT s.r.l has released the program for the webbit 04 Milan edition

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here the review! I have found it very interesting.

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Today the search has found a very interesting things. Maybe is a new way to realize mobile telephone:

• linux O.S
• J2ME
• brew
• GRPS/GPS/CDMA

And least but not least a new way to change skin and software behaviour in a "mechanical" way... I hope that this "jewel" hit the market very, very soon. When I see one of this in stores I will surely buy one. See it with you own eyes on: wildseed .

Now a simple consideration: if the Dynamical User Interface (DUI) will encounter the user preference, it is possible that other phone makers will follow this approach. Please remember that now we can customize our mobile phone only with themes and cover change... The DUI seems to be completely another thing.

Another point: linux! If we have the capability to load our linux application on mobile phone we can have a fully customizable device... If my hope will be satisfied by this device I think that a new age for mobile user is coming.

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Picsel has announced that his browser is now licensed for use in motorola smartphones. Including those based on linux. I think this is interesting... But, there are other interesting points as the picsel (tm) browser capability to show PDF(tm) and Flash(tm) multimedia contents... The fact that the browser seems enabled to show Microsoft (excel and word) contents is only another point to confirm that the new motorola smartphone will be very user friendly and very similar to a normal PDA. picsel press release Searchin for news is still running!

See three that implies that a the new Nokia 7600 is available for customers!. Searchin for news is still running!

No is no a new soap opera but maybe a new way of dating toothing that implies a mobile phone (or handeld) and bluetooth tecnologies. Searchin for news is still running!

Ok, it was a stupid joke but seems that in Copenhagen most famous park, the parents are using a bluetooth wristband to track their childrenbluetooh wristband . Searchin for news is still running!

I am speaking of Mogi. This is a "item hunt" game... But is a "collaborative game" too... The game has two type of gamers... Gamers from mobile devices and those from internet... The author says that they can form a team to perfrom quest... Searchin for news is still running!

In effect this device is not exatly mobile... But imho is a very nice peiece of hardware... I am speaking of as-yet unnamed device... That will be able to interface itself with a TV and is equipped with a stunning storage capability of 20 GB. the link(linuxdevices.com) Searchin for news is still running!

Fathammer has released a version of his development tools that seems able to put developer at work on a lot of paltform ... In these platform are include Symbian (tm) and Linux... ... X-Forge (tm). Searchin for news is still running!

On linuxdevices there is an interesting articles on a prtnership betweem two linux mobile phone specialist : Openwave and MontaVista... ... Partnership. Searchin for news is still running!

Seems that the new motorola E680 (a linux based mobile phone) will be available for distribution in US... This mobile phone will be music and video-playback enabled... E680. Searchin for news is still running!

Today I have some interesing articles about DRM in pda and mobile phone. This is interesting because seems that the mobile phone will be enabled to download multimedia file in the full respect of the IP rights. But (imho) more important is the fact that some of these new components are based on open specification. This specification can be found at OMA DRM specification. Now the articles:

• Intel calls for more flexibles drm system from pcworld
• Qualcom to embed DRM... from thestandard

and a paper: nds launches mobile drm......... Searchin for news is still running!

I am speaking aboout the new born Nokia 9500. This toy seems to have everything! It has camera, bluetooth and wi-fi plus a stunning 80 Mb memory.... Now I knows what to ask for next Christmas! Yes sir we need to wait the 4th quarter of 2004 .... Searching for news is still running!

Today The Register tell us that KPN Telecom today announced its one millionth European i-mode customer. But in Europe kpn is not alone to sell I-mode services... I.E. in Italy there is wind so we can easily suppose that the number of I-mode european cutomers is more than a mere million... Searching for news is still running!

Today I have found some interesting news from motorola... Seems that motorola is preparing some new mobile phone that can cat as push to talk so that we can "talk privately or in group with a single push of a button - while saving talk minutes"... Another interesting news: the new A768 (in chinese) mobile phone. This phone seems to be wonderful and according to linuxdevices use linux ... So seems that today we got good news. Searching for news is still running!

From the register seems that nokia has bought the Psion's 31 per cent of Symbian... This is a news that imho is very important from both technogical and economical point of view... I.E. Ericsson will continue to ship symbian OS mobile phone? I am very curious about that... Can some mobile phone makers change their strategies and use MS or maybe Linux embedded? Now I repeat myself: I am very,very curious about that... Searching for news is still running!

From the register seems that alcatel is expanding its wi-fi offering... And from the register seems that Nokia has won a mobile network deal in Iraq... Searching for news is still running!

• nokia (tm) introduces visual radio (this is coming from theregister.co.uk)
• sony ericsson release a wi-fi/gprs card (the register.co.uk)
• vodafone launches 3g data trial (theregister.co.uk)
• telital g90 smartphone The G90 uses Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 operating system

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Today, pnto-informatico speak about some danger (physical or social) coming from the use or abuse of mobile phone.

• danger related to electromagnetical emission
• legal problem related to the use of the video camera embedded into the latest generation of mobile phone
• privacy problem related to the use of the latest generation of mobile phone

Warning the article is in Italian language. Searching for news is still running!

Today, linuxdevices tell us that we will see soon linux on smartphone. We have already seen thins kind of advice but now, maybe, this can be real. I think that maybe this can be more than a hope because:

• we have already at least a linux pda on the shelf
• nokia (tm) has already releaased software under
• there are rumours that nokia (tm) is putting perl or python on their mobile phone

So please stay tuned. Searching for news is still running!

Today I have found a lot of news on the www.theregister.o.uk

• Seems that siemens is making a lot of money from the telephone mobile business
• Seems that kyocera(tm) is recalling some PalmOS (tm) battery
• and this is maybe important : How to hide a phone mast

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On www.theregister.co.uk Now, here we are! Perl on nokia mobile phones!!!!! ... But!!! sorry now is python the scripting language preferred by nokia!

On www.theregister.co.uk Now, here we are! Perl on nokia mobile phones!!!!!

On www.ati.com there is an interesting product description about a new family of graphic processor specifically developed for mobile applications.

On punto-informatico there is an article (in italian) about the marriage between GSM and Wi-FI. This marriage will give us the capabilities to authenticate ourself on a W-Lan using the GSM SIM.... Seems that this techonologiy will be not available for linux users.

On www.cryptophone.de there is an interesting product description.

On www.mizi.com there is an interesting product description. Linux embedded for mobile phone. So if you are a mobile phone producere no more excuse! You can use Linux!

On punto-informatico there is an article (in italian) about the marriage between GSM and Wi-FI. This marriage will give us the capabilities to authenticate ourself on a W-Lan using the GSM SIM.... Seems that this techonologiy will be not available for linux users.

On linuxdevices there is an article about new linux powered mobile phone. From this article seems that Samsung is releasing linux powered mobile phone. But seems that these new phones are available only on chinese market.

On linuxdevice.com there is an article about a new chinese company (E28) that is launching it's new devices. Seems that these phones will arrive in Europe and US. Is useful to remember that these devices are linux powered.

On asahi there is an article about the japanese telephone company. From this article seems evident that linux is growing in asia and in the mobile phone market.

The new Sony-Ericsson has been released. Here you will find a detailed review.

On www.cnn.com there is an article about mobile phone tracking in Finland.

Nokia ha released some tools:

• Nokia Audio Suite 1.0.1
• Series 60 SDK 1.2 for Symbian OS Supporting Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Symbian OS

These tools are available from: http://www.nokia.com developers zone.

Ericsson is about to release on the market a new mobile phone: z600 This mobile phone will be java enabled, with a 128x160 pixel display with 65K colors, and a new game platform.called mophun(TM).

Nokia 6210 handsets are vulnerable to a denial of service condition. When a malformed vCard which contains format strings is sent to the handset, it will cause the SMS receiver to fail, cause the phone to lock up or restart.

Nokia seems ready to release a lot of new mobile phone. Including a new amazing model with a "glowning in the dark features". See It at:http://www.nokia.com/

So now you find some mobile phone manifacturers web address, some software tools and some mobile network operator.... Soon you will find available some other things and maybe some oter software freely downloadable.

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