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BlackBerry App World is almost live! Based on the FAQ, paid apps will start at $2.99, and of course there will be several free BlackBerry apps as well. Initial launch countries will include the US, Canada, and the UK.
Visit the link below to register for announcements and to find out more about submitting an application to the marketplace. And mobile developers, start your coding!
We have never written about deals on phones or other IT gadgets, but I saw this one and felt like I had to pass it on.
iomega has a 640GB external hard drive, with hub, for $79.99 (normally $149.99). I paid more than double that for a 500GB about two months ago, so that’s another reason why I was so surprised to see this price. If USB connectivity is not good enough for you, and you must have FireWire, then you may want to look at their other models, though you won’t get the deep discount on those.
Anyway, here’s the link if anyone is in the market for one. They say the deal ends today, 2/19/09.
If anyone finds a better price elsewhere, please share!
If somehow that does not convince you, let me tell you about the man behind Alltop, Guy Kawasaki. I first saw Guy speak at the Cyberposium at Harvard Business School in 1998. As the keynote speaker, Guy spoke with such passion and purpose, he instilled an enormous amount of energy and excitement in that room. The guy is such an entertaining and motivating speaker, and those that know Guy understand that if he launches something, it’s going to be good, and it’s going to be big.
Think of Alltop is an online magazine rack that’s much easier to browse. Scan the latest headlines from the best sites in almost any category you could think of. If you’re like us, you’ll check out the mobile section.
CES 2009 is buzzing with techie news and announcements that are impacting the mobile landscape and beyond. One of those happens to be Skype’s announcement of their Lite app for Java enabled phones, bringing VOIP calling to your mobile phone.
According to CNET, Skype is now submitting the app to the Android Market, which would hopefully get approved by Google within a few days.
Stay tuned and we will update this post when Skype Lite becomes available on the Google Android Market!
Attention mobile developers — the Rough Cuts version of the Android Development book from O’Reilly is now available. I was a bit ignorant on exactly what ‘Rough Cuts’ meant, so I checked it out on the O’Reilly site. Here is their official description:
When you buy a book on the Rough Cuts service, you get access to an evolving manuscript. You can read it online, download as a PDF, or print. Once you’ve purchased a Rough Cuts title, you have a chance to shape the final product – you can send suggestions, bug fixes, and comments directly to the author and editors.
You have your choice in the Rough Cuts program of purchasing just online access, just the print book when it releases, or the best of both worlds – online access immediately and the print book later.
A second O’Reilly book covering the Google mobile development platform, titled Hello Android, is supposed to be available any day now.
So if you’ve got a few days off to sit around and eat, you can at least sneak a few pages in during commercials. With only one Android phone available today, you still have time to build a great Android App get it into the Android Market before so many Google loyalists herd over to that platform.
As those of you following us on Twitter may have already seen, the Estonian parliament passed a law Thursday allowing voters to vote by mobile phone. The law will be in effect for the country’s 2011 parliamentary elections.
Here in the States, we cannot seem to pull off an election using basic touch screens or even paper voting cards. And except for absentee ballots, the large majority of voters must be present to vote. I cannot imagine the day the U.S. tries push this concept through.
Estonia must not have as many lawyers as we do.
What do you think? Good idea or bad? Will it fly in your country?
We here at MobileMammoth have been enjoying time with family, friends, and food, and will resume our writing about mobile websites and iPhone & Android apps on Monday, December 1.
We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable weekend!
Mobile Industry Review has a great drawing underway between now and December 10. Donate a small amount of money ($10 or 5 pounds) to either of two charities, and you are entered to win a mobile handset or accessory. What can you win, you ask?
Here’s their latest prize list:
An Apricot Picobook Pro Netbook
Sony Ericsson C902 Titanium – O2 ‘Quantum Solace’ Special Edition
2 x Nokia 6650 – T-Mobile exclusive
Sony Ericsson W595 – Three exclusive
Jabra BT8030 bluetooth headset / speaker combo
Jabra BT2050 mini bluetooth headset
SuperTooth Voice In-Car bluetooth speaker
5 x Free Spinvox accounts
It’s a small amount to donate, it’s tax deductible, and you can win a great prize. Now go on over and enter today!
JumpTap and Zogby decided to spend money to poll Americans who use the mobile web on their cell phone to determine which presidential candidate they plan to vote for.
Hmm. The suspense is killing me. I wonder who could be winning the popularity contest among the mobile web population. I don’t even have to share the answer, because we all already know who it is. So why the need for the poll?
JumpTap is a very respectable company, and I truly admire what they have done in mobile marketing thus far. I’m going to assume that maybe the Zogby folks talked them into this pointless poll.
Google open sourced their Android mobile platform yesterday, and despite the stock market tanking yet again today, the mobile world is abuzz over Android. So, if you haven’t gotten around to writing that mobile multi-player action game for the Android platform just yet, get your feet wet first by checking out Google’s Android resources we’ve collected below.
(Did you notice how many different Android sites Google itself is hosting? Would you believe it’s 100??)
Well, it’s not quite 100 – yet. But here are the first several they have started:
Android SDK Site
This Google site provides educational information about the mobile operating system, including plenty of videos, and links to FAQs, documentation, and of course, the SDK itself.
There are two important sections within this site to point out. First, this Android overview is a great starting place to understand the platform. The second section of note is the one covering the Android emulator. A solid, working emulator is critical to Android application development and testing.
Android Market
Just Open today! With roughly 50 Android applications currently available, that number is expected to skyrocket next week when Google starts allowing developers to upload their applications. There will be a one-time charge of $25 per person, which will provide clear ownership regarding of the submitted applications. Once that fee is paid, those individuals can upload as many applications as they want.
Android – The Open Source Project
Download the source code, read the docs, subscribe to mailing lists, contribute code, participate, and chug the Android Kool Aid.
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Attention mobile developers — the Rough Cuts version of the 
