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About a week ago I wrote an article on how developing for the BlackBerry is becoming harder, more expensive, and more time consuming due to OS fragmentation. There’s another side to this story as well, and it’s one that I’ve never told on DevBerry, despite wanting to. You see, I have to tread very carefully [...]
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DevBerry
It’s no surprise at all that mobile developers worldwide right now are brimming with enthusiasm and optimism all thanks to the iPhone. Tonight while I was playing around with my iPhone, loading up various apps and games, it felt for a moment like I was transported back in time to when I was younger and [...]
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DevBerry
Wooo! Thanks RIM! Around two weeks ago I sent in a note to RIM to let them know that the release notes for JDE 4.5 weren’t available. For me at least, when a new JDE is released these notes are the first thing I want to look at - I already know the majority of [...]
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DevBerry
In response to my earlier post Galileo and Apples, Josh from Slashdev pointed out that there are some undesirable aspects of iPhone development and the way the App Store is structured. I agree. One point he made which got me thinking quite a bit was the fact that Apple maintains strict control over what is [...]
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By the end of this month BBSmart will once again be just me, a step back to how it all started: a one man micro-corporation! Primarily it was my little venture in to the unknown to see what would happen and through it I’ve learned a lot. But I’ve decided to wind things back a [...]
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For mobile developers the term “fragmentation” is a familiar one but the underlying sources of fragmentation are quite varied.
API level fragmentation - Google Android
For starters, there is the fragmentation we all love to talk about when discussing Google Android [1]. Google Android is probably the most high profile Open-Source Mobile Operating System due to the [...]
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Today as I was waiting for my coffee down at the local haunt I overheard two people talking about the iPhone and began to think about how Apple’s marketing works. Of course, we all know what I’m talking about when I say “Apple marketing” as Apple is surely one of the most successful companies in [...]
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Those familiar with the works of Galileo are intimately familiar with Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, a book famous for its discussions between Salviati, Sagredo, and Simplicio. I’ve read this book a number of times and what always draws me in to the dialogue is the knowledge that all such thoughts were penned [...]