Tag: Android
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Cloud Computing World Forum review – Microsoft strong, others weak
I attended the Cloud Computing World Forum at Olympia on Tuesday. It was good size show and reasonably well attended for what is an Enterprise topic. The keynote speakers were all heavyweight and gave good talks. The show was themed A,B,C = approach, build and communicate (social) and this worked well. What was odd is…
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Which mobile platform should I develop for?
I have been working in the enterprise Java space for many years and this domain is now rapidly becoming “legacy” (ie. the stuff that just works and makes the business all its money). The exciting sexy stuff is all MOBILE! So where should I be putting my developement effort? Android, Apple, Blackberry or Windows? We…
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How to price software products – think brand
I recently gave a presentation to the UKCFUG entitled “How to make and sell software products”. This talk was sponsored by Fog Creek because I offer training in the UK and Europe for FogBugz and Kiln. I thought I would write a bit more about software pricing and then I found that Joel Spolsky of…
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“Advice needed – how to persue one’s venture” on the London Android mailing list
Richard Green made an interesting post to the London Android User Group mailing list. Advice needed – how to persue one’s venture: – The London Android Group – Londroid (London, England) – Meetup. This got some great replies that I recommend reading to anyone who is interested in Smartphone development or similar start-ups. Here I…
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Do I want users or cash flow from my new product?
There is an eternal debate about which is more valuable, users or cash flow. There is no right answer because it depends on your business and your business plan and what you want to do with your product but asking the question is always valuable. The mobile wars have added a new twist to this…
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HP rocks Microsoft with webOS PC play
I have always wondered why HP bought Palm and its WebOs. Now it makes sense to me. This is a convergence play. We have Google with Chrome/Android, Apple with Mac/Ios leaving Microsoft with the great big windows Windows and the little boy no-one wants to play with, Windows Phone. (see update below) HP rocks Redmond…
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Android goes virtual • The Register
This is very interesting. Run Android on a JVM on any smartphone. I won’t bet on Java on the iPhone… Android goes virtual As of today, Myriad’s Dalvik virtual machine can run any Android application on the Maemo-based Nokia N900, with other platforms to follow soon. The idea is to get manufacturers to preinstall Alien…
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Mobile Developer Economics 2010: The migration of developer mindshare | VisionMobile :: blog
Thanks to Ian M. for pointing out this great report (pdf) on mobile app development. In gives a very comprehensive view of the development ecosystem. Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond via VisionMobile :: research reports. Here is a small except taken from the author’s synopsis in his blog. The charts in the original article…
Dr James Bayley 