Verizon Helps Parents Monitor Kids, Control Phone Usage
August 22, 2008
Chaperone program lets parents monitor the location of their children’s cell phones, while Usage Controls expanded your ability to monitor and control how your phones are used.
Cut & Paste Makes Windows Mobile Translator Far Easier to Use
August 22, 2008
Depending on the keyboard/keypad of your smartphone, you may be able to copy text from an e-mail, web page, Word document or other source and paste it into the World Concepts Language Translator translation window.
Can’t Let Go of the Radio? Then Give the Motorola Ming a Try
August 22, 2008
Integrated FM receiver means Ming won’t gobble up data when streaming radio to your Linux smartphone.
Neuroscience and computing, both in AAS podcast 19!
August 22, 2008
Although not Symbian-specific, AAS audio podcast 19 is well worth a listen, if only because Ewan managed to catch Jeff Hawkins (the guy behind the PalmPilot, Handspring Treo, etc.) and talks to him about his theories on how the brain works and how this can be applied to mobile computing.
China Regulates for Standard, Multi-Platform Phone Charger
August 22, 2008
Now this sounds like a smashing idea. China is looking to regulate the A/C chargers used in mobile phones so they all use the same connectors (CrunchGear reports). Smashing idea. Now if they wouldn't mind an amendment asking all MP3 capable phones to have a 3.5mm stereo jack for regualr headphones as well? (Thanks to Frank for the link).
Carnival Of The Mobilists 51
August 22, 2008
Carnival Of The Mobilists 51 has appeared, so go and read it! CotM is a roundup of the week's best writing on mobile device topics, which moves from site to site with each new edition (hence the "Carnival" name). The next installment will be hosted right here on AAS.
Another useful mobile portal
August 22, 2008
You may have already bookmarked my own 3-Lib web guide, but there's another mobile web portal on the block, 247mini, run by recent Nokia E61 convert Shaun McGill. It's pretty impressive, too, and well worth bookmarking from any PDA or smartphone.
Carnival reading
August 22, 2008
Hey, it's my (3-Lib's) turn to host the world famous Carnival of the Mobilists. Ten or so choice articles to while away your coffee break… Here's Carnival no. 43.
Watching Mobile – The Drama Behind Small Devices
August 22, 2008
Moconews has a lovely summary up on the compromises that filming special 'mobile friendly' TV episodes can place on a production team. It talks about the recent 60 second preview clips for the recent season of BBC TV's Doctor Who.
Making Sense of the Mobile Gaming Market?
August 22, 2008
Austin based Super Happy Fun Fun talk about how competitive the mobile gaming market is (reports the Austin Statesman ), while UK reporter Chris Jarvis offers his Top Ten hints on making good mobile games over at Business Week. It's a long way from the days when Steve I put out shareware – it was a smaller market, but it seemed to provide a better return for programmers. What do you think of the current market for leisure applications?