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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Interesting updates this week; most noteworthy to the LBS space, the creation of the Symbian Foundation, Nokia's purchase of Plazes, the TopMobile20 competition (too bad they never responded to my emails though!), 10 years for Symbian OS, and OMTP and NGMN collaboration plans.
I knew something must be up when I received an email from a Symbian contact of mine requesting that I sit in on an American Press event (Webinar) that would take place in 30 minutes. This very well kept secret involved word of the Nokia purchase of Symbian ($264M Euros) and the creation of the Symbian Foundation... no doubt you've heard about it unless you were in the back country! A press call served to help clarify some of the details of the proposed foundation and provide some isights on the direction the mobile OS will take moving forward. At the heart of the project, the evolution of an open OS will serve to help define the next wave of the Internet and the mobile web. This is particularly important as the number of mobile device users grows from 3 to 4 billion, the last billion added largely being made up of consumers who's first web experience is on a mobile. The press call ended by reiterating that this move fulfills Symbian's initial mission and that more than 40 million lines of code will be opened up for access via the foundation. Developers are being told that S60 3 apps will be supported but one does have to wonder what lies ahead for the developers of popular UIQ applications after a 6 month period when UIQ will no longer continue to develop. See more in this recap from a US PR event. Please keep in mind, The foundation is expected to start operating during the first half of 2009 and this move is not a done deal at this time and is subject to regulatory approval. Have a nice week all.
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Th Nokia / Symbian Deal and Demand For Converged Devices Soars -
Nokia's Buyout of Symbian and movement to open source... I knew something must be up when I received an email from a Symbian contact of mine requesting that I sit in on an American Press event (Webinar) that would take place in 30 minutes. This very well kept secret involved word of the Nokia purchase of Symbian and the creation of the Symbian Foundation... read on for more on this deal.
Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free
- Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO have announced their intent to unite Symbian OST, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Foundation to be established to provide royalty-free open platform and accelerate innovation
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Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series - Bring your app to life with maps! Location can add value to a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications - social networking, travel, Points of Interest, real-time traffic, personal security, and more. This contest is for both Web and mobile applications that include mapping or location as a functionality enhancement.
The 2008 Smartphone Show
- 21-22 October 2008, Earls Court 2, London - The 10th annual Smartphone Show promises to be the best ever with more opportunities to see innovative technology in action and meet the key personnel driving it.
Nokia Code
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Forum Nokia Code Camp Competition is on and we are looking for the next developer rock star!
Mobile Forum: LBS For The Mass Market
- After years and years of technical talk, platform talk, business model speculation, and ecosystem building, it looks like Location-Based Services are finally here. So let's push back the talk of control planes, tri-lateration, TDOA, platforms, and bring forward the discussion of what applications and services will soon be provided to consumers. How will location-awareness be integrated into the mobile lives of end users? How will they interact with position-aware apps? Will your mom ever use this stuff?
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2008 Enterprise Mobility Benchmark Report - Aberdeen's research shows that enterprise mobility has made significant inroads in organizations and more importantly, is having a measurable impact on the productivity of an organization.
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