Inside Symbian: the Platform Nokia Secretly Hates

DECS writes "The Symbian OS runs the majority of todays smartphones, and is generally regarded as a solid platform. All is not well behind the scenes however. Here's why Apple ported its own OS X to the ARM architecture for the iPhone, why Motorola left Symbian for Linux, and why Nokia executives secretly regard Symbian with contempt. An inside look from Symbian developers: Readers Write About Symbian, OS X and the iPhone." .

The War Against Blackberries, Continued

We're not in the business of watching the Today show so thank goodness somebody at Gawker is. Otherwise we might have missed this segment of Forbes managing editor Dennis Kneale breaking down into tears after being deprived of his email, cell phone, laptop and blackberry for 40 hours.

It's entertaining stuff but we've got to admit that we're just about at the end of our patience with this entire genre of anti-blackberry, anti-cell phone journalism. Sure its annoying when someone sends emails or texts while you're trying to have a conversation with them, or chats away on a cell phone while you need some peace and quiet. We applaud saloons, restaurants and private clubs that have banned using the devices indoors. (By the way, the New York Athletic Club and the Ear Inn seem to have struck the perfect balance by leaving in their old phone booths, with the phones stripped out, and restricting cell phone and blackberry use to the booths).

NTN Buzztime Inc. Launches Text2TV Service Bringing a New Level of ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. (AMEX: NTN) , a leading developer and distributor of Play Along TV(R) entertainment and technology, today announced the launch of the new Buzztime Text2TV(SM) mobile phone text messaging service. This new interactive service will allow mobile phone users in Buzztime locations to send text messages to Buzztime TV screens in thousands of restaurants and sports bars across the county.

Text2TV will be introduced in the U.S. during the 22nd Annual Buzztime Movie Awards game, in conjunction with the Academy Awards(R) telecast, on Sun., Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. PST. Players will have the opportunity to predict the winners of each award, answer trivia questions about the nominees, and learn related facts as they enjoy the show.

Software delivers personalized content to cell phones.

February 22, 2007 - MediaCast content delivery and merchandising system for mobile operators is designed to enable access to and discovery of highly personalized content. Solution leverages cell phone's idle screen to deliver simplified user experience that minimizes number of clicks required to access service or purchase premium content. MediaCast is optimized for use with Personalization and Profiling System, which serves as foundation to deliver personalized applications to individual consumers.

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Wireless wizardry coming to the small screen

Stop the talking, and start the browsing, game playing, searching, texting, and buying. If you haven't done it yet, you will soon, as marketers try to engage and connect with you via your cell phone.

With an estimated 2.5 billion mobile phones in use in over 210 countries worldwide, according to research by Wireless Intelligence for the GSM Association, marketers see a big opportunity to connect with customers on the small screen. This installed base represents a six-fold increase from the 400 million cell phone subscribers in 1999 (Fortune, Oct 25, 1999). Last year alone, an estimated 1.02 billion mobile phones were shipped, according to IDC.

In the United States, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) reports that there are more than 229 million subscribers.