Nokia has released a firmware upgrade that adds Skype among other things. The upgrade also adds Adobe Flash support. you can download firmware here.
vivek
user experience week 2007: shedule announced
This four-day conference introduces user experience practitioners to new rich internet application design approaches, practical prototyping techniques, effective cross-organization communications strategies and more.
With amazing set of spekers like, keynotes from Deborah Adler (Target pill bottle), Jan Chipchase (design research for Nokia), the $100 laptop interface design team, and our very own Dan Saffer. Other presenters include Jared Spool, Jess McMullin, Liz Sanders, Indi Young, Bill Scott, Leisa Reichelt, Derek Featherstone, Dan Brown, and a whole bunch of folks from Adaptive Path.
It includes some topic for mobile too:
- Going Mobile: How to Choose Target Platforms and Devices? with Barbara Ballard, Little Springs Design
- Mobile Usability Testing with Barbara Ballard, Little Springs Design
- Mobile Research Techniques with Rachel Hinman, Adaptive Path
Time & Venue: Washington, D.C.—August 13-16, 2007
Read more and complete shedule details here
vivek
iGiki.com unveils games for iPhone, developed in Adobe Flash CS3
iGiki.com has announced that it will release several games designed for Apple’s iPhone. The games are developed in Adobe Flash CS3 and are modified for use without a mouse.
“iGiki are on the forefront of developing the technology and products that help people access the hottest content for their glorious mobile devices including the iPhone. and his aim is to ignite smiles around the globe 🙂 ”
Games are separated into GikiSingles, GikiPacks, and GikiMinis. iGiki.com has priced the Arcade GikiPack and Brain KikiPack at $2 for three months, which includes GikiPods with the subscription. GikiMinis are free, and the GikiSingles are available for $1 each for three month periods.
User have to enable Adobe Flash in quicktime to view these demo games in PC browser.
I like this phone preety much as User Interface and design is really cool !! Hope to see soon in my hand 🙂
vivek
Lufthansa airlines japan with some Flash lite content
Just by searching airlines company i found Lufthansa airlines, japan mobile site. Intrestingly it contains Adobe Flash lite content like wallpaper, Games, animations. Cool!!
vivek
ARCHOS Brings Flash-Based Video to Portable Media Player
 
ARCHOS, Inc., a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment, announced today that its new line of Generation 5 Portable Media Players (PMPs) will support Adobe Flash®-based video, enabling consumers to access online video from their WiFi-enabled ARCHOS devices.
” has developed the most advanced, portable media players in the industry, with screens that display entertainment content and Flash-based video in great quality,” said Robert Raiola, EMEA senior marketing director at Adobe. “With more than 200 Million Flash-enabled devices in the market today, we are looking forward to working with ARCHOS to bring Flash Lite to yet another mobile platform for consumers.”
Device looks good.
vivek
From threads to wire:LEVI’S® introduces mobile phone
In tune with its young consumers, the Levi’s® brand is adding a fashionable, steel mobile phone to its range of lifestyle accessories.
The Levi’s® phone embraces mobile technology and enables young people to connect, enjoy music, exchange images and videos whilst on the go.
Phone’s compact design and sturdy riveted steel casing. A unique detachable chain provides a clever design solution that allows users to fasten their phone to their jeans or bags.
â€Technology is at the heart of today’s youth culture and mobile phones are the ultimate accessory. Adding a mobile phone to our collection is a natural progression for Levi’s®, a brand that is driven to meet the desires of young peopleâ€, says You Nguyen, Senior Vice President of Levi’s® Product.
It will be in select stores all throughout Europe in September.
No technical details relesed yet!! I hope Flash lite must be there.
Read more and watch video here
vivek
AccuWeather using “Brand Builder’s” Flash-like player technology which has been optimized for a wide range of mobile handsets.
AccuWeather.com is using its Brand Builder technology to expand their mobile web presence and expand the functionality of their downloadable applications.They selected eMbience’s Brand Builder solution, because it complements their forward-thinking strategy of continuing to deliver feature- and media-rich BREW(R), J2ME and mobile web products for their customers. In addition to deploying these robust applications quickly, will be able to easily update and maintain their mobile web site and applications.
New applications will be ported across platforms using Brand Builder’s Flash-like player which has been optimized for a wide range of handsets.
Some features of Brand Builder are
- Web-based visual authoring tool
- Drag and drop controls
- Automatic plug-in for designating spaces for interactive advertisements
- Support for entertainment, information, content, media and LBS-based content
- Multi-facet player that supports all functionalities for any media playback
- Easy-to-implement, pre-defined templates provide the framework for content that reflects a branded look and feel
- Integrated approach substantially reduces time-to-market across platforms
vivek
YouTube launches Mobile Portal for all kind of Mobile Phones
 
YouTube released its mobile portal which is available now for all WAP 2.0 devices with an included 3GPP video player. Unlike the web version, which is using Flash videos, the mobile version encodes videos in the 3GPP standard.
While mostly all 3G/UMTS devices supports 3GPP as well as 3GPP is the standard for video MMS.
Surprisingly why no Flash?? May be will update soon.
vivek
Opera’s Flash-Replacement For Cellphones
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Opera is working on a Flash-replacement plug in so phones can get in on some mobile video plugin action.
The new technology will add video capability directly into the Web browser, so that users can see and play back video content directly in Opera. As of yet, Opera has not commented on whether or not the new native playback ability for Opera Mobile will be able to play existing Flash content.
vivek
New Adobe Magazine: Second Issue released
Just got a mail from adobe that they released second issue of proxy magzine.
Contents are really good ” as its everything you need to fuel your creative mind” Very nicely designed and i love the typography. 
vivek
Porsche Design Unveils P’9521 Mobile Phone
Stephane Bret, director of Porsche Design Mobile Group, holds a Porsche Design Mobile Phone P’9521 in Essen June 4, 2007. The Porsche Design Group and Sagem Communication are presenting the first Porsche Design Mobile Phone, the P’9521, at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen.
Porsche Design’s P’9521 cellphone features the ability to rotate the screen 180°, turning this mobile phone into a digital camera in a snap. For better security, the phone also comes equipped with a fingerprint reader, so you no longer need to remember any more PIN numbers. The handset will be released this fall in Porsche Design Stores and specialist cellphone retailers. Sadly, it won’t be available in the U.S., Korea, and Japan for some reason.
Not sure for Adobe Flash lite as no such technical details i found but User Interface looks something similar to LG Parda.
vivek
Google Lays Out Its Mobile User Experience Strategy
The event, “Google Presents User Experience & Mobile Apps,” was co-hosted by the New York City chapter of the Usability Professionals Association.
Google user experience designer Leland Rechis talk about Google’s mission: Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Rechis added that mobility is fast-becoming the key to making information “universally accessible,” but he warned that without a solid user experience, there is no way mobile applications can be useful.
Rechis said that when Google plans to launch a mobile application, it looks at the potential app through six layers:
- Understanding users, anywhere, anytime
- Fits in your pocket
- More personal than the PC
- Consistency across modes
- Localization is intensified
- Integrated devices, modes, products
Very intresting 🙂 and important to know before developing applications for mobile devices.
Read more
vivek
Remote Access To Real Handsets In Live Networks
 
Testing mobile contents on real devices is a big challenge for developers. And getting actual device is not always possible across all carriers.But DeviceAnywhere provides a subscription based service to get remote Access To Real Handsets In Live Networks.
“DeviceAnywhere is an innovative service that offers real-time remote access to in-market mobile handsets that are live on select carrier networks – for all dev/porting/testing needs of mobile app/content developers. DeviceAnywhere currently contains 200+ handsets across 10 global carriers covering 11 device manufacturers.”
Currently  two carriers are freely available for trial: Sprint and Alltel.
vivek