Abiro - Mobile News

Interesting effects of a Google announcement

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:00 +0000

It’s kind of interesting that the stock for the leading navigation device/software providers (Garmin, TomTom) dives when Google announces Google Maps Navigation - an application and service that...

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Widgets getting standardized

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

A couple of years ago widgets for mobile phones were the craze, but after that nothing really happened. Considering RIM, Samsung and LG are in this collaboration it looks rather promising (read: can...

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Creating sweet music, or at least attempting to

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Just got my Korg M50 Music Workstation (the 61 key model), replacing my by now pretty dated Korg M1. It’s like a combination of a synthesizer, an arranger and an electronic piano etc. The piano sound...

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I’m a VB

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:11:00 +0000

My Visual Basic programming profile was posted at The Visual Basic Team for all to enjoy/ridicule: I'm A VB: Anders Borg

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Android, LiMo 1 – 0

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Motorola ditches LiMo for Android LiMo will be used by Japanese manufacturers for the Japanese market, but that’s about it.

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Linux will be more used in mobiles than PCs?

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0000

I’m just speculating, but it doesn’t sound far-fetched considering the following information from Net Applications concerning OS’s on PCs: Windows total: 90% Windows XP: 71.5% Windows Vista: 18.8%...

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Time for a teaser

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:50:00 +0000

An official teaser for now, translated the best I could: Motimate is a completely new service that will coach you daily via videos and SMS to your mobile phone and via the Web. When you are ready to...

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Android to dominate by 2012?

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +0000

Android to grab No. 2 spot by 2012, says Gartner Interestingly Symbian is expected to hold on until that time. Probably because of the clear dominance it has today in “smartphones”, compensating...

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Apple in the movies

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:45:00 +0000

In almost every movie from Hollywood there are only Apple computers being used, even though, looking at the market as a whole, this is not at all representative. Apple supposedly doesn’t pay product...

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Google Wave is upon us

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:06:00 +0000

What Google Wave does is nothing new in its individual parts. It’s the whole that makes it a revolution, and might even make companies turn to e-mail in the cloud, instead of using in-house mail...

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A web site vs application reflection

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Once I had the vision that mobile phones would have a desktop, kind of like on a PC, with local applications as well as links to web sites sharing the same surface, and by extensively using...

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iPhone + MIDI = wireless MIDI controller

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +0000

All iPhone-based MIDI controllers I’ve found seem to rely on Wi-Fi communication and show up as MIDI devices on a Mac. I wish there was a solution for direct communication with synths as well, using...

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Soon getting my iPhone 3GS

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:42:00 +0000

Short term for checking out the possibilities to develop applications for it. I lack a Mac though, but I’m considering a Mac Mini, so I can use existing screen etc real estate, and so it doesn’t take...

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The shape of robots

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:12:00 +0000

(I know, off-topic again…) Finally scientists come to their senses and skip the notion that robots need to look like human beings, and the obvious drawbacks of that (slow, clumsy, large, etc). Now...

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MIDI, still going strong

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:13:00 +0000

Another one of those off-topic stories. I have plenty. I discovered a toolkit for accessing MIDI devices from C# applications, so I hooked up my trusty 20 years old Korg M1 to my laptop via a...

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Android mash-up and comment

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Information found via the RCR and Fierce newsletters: Motorola will be using Android in new phone models, initially the Cliq, a rather normal-looking business-style phone (a la Nokia N97, Sony...

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I’ve been DoSed

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:39:00 +0000

I don’t understand why anyone would perform a DoS attack on abiro.com, and maybe I should even consider it an honor to be so recognized that I at all get a DoS attack. Anyway, the site is up again...

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When clicks (hopefully) might not be so important

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:52:00 +0000

I’ve just started advertising for “Mobilt liv” via Google Adwords. Of course only in Sweden. I so far have a CTR of 0.06% (which in ad CTR pro lingo is “disgustingly dismal”), yet with a reasonable...

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Asus announces an ebook reader

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Supposedly the cheapest available, but then why two displays? Remove the other one, as it’s much easier to read on one display only, and the price will go even lower. ASUS planning dual screen Eee...

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Spotify on iPhone and Android

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:33:00 +0000

No further comment required, except rejoice, until you are out of flatrate: Spotify launches on iTunes App Store and Android Market, premium members only

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Commodore 64 on iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Finally the iPhone is useful (just kidding) :)! Apple approves officially-licensed Commodore 64 emulator for iPhone Interestingly, to get the right feel in especially games, the emulator must be...

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Sony Ericsson PlayNow Arena

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:16:00 +0000

I’ve submitted all my reasonably useful/well-mannered MIDlets to PlayNow Arena. I certainly don’t expect all of them to be approved, even though I hope Converter Pro, EasyCall, ColorSampler and...

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Anecdote: David vs Goliath

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +0000

In the web applications arena it’s not given that big players succeed, but rather the field consists of a massive amount of independent and entrepreneurial small companies and even hobbyists, that...

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Casualties of the mobile OS wars

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:44:00 +0000

I’ve long expected Windows Mobile to lose out, and also Symbian will. Both OSs/platforms are outdated, and there’s need for new technology to move ahead. Smartphone segment keeps growing, but not...

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Looking for life in SMS services

noreply@blogger.com (Anders Borg) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:37:00 +0000

I’m experimenting with a new service called “Mobilt liv” (Mobile Life), initially aimed for the Swedish market due to the issues with allocating short numbers in many countries and the costs...

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