12.27.06
Posted in Blogs, Developers, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News, Software at 11:38 am by Alice Pretchet
Verizon Wireless is going to start to allow ads on its mobile phones starting early next year, limiting what content can be advertised by advertisers and the placements of ads they run ,in order to generate more revenue.which is estimated to be in the billions by 2010. So it got me thinking that an ad free provider or some sort of Tivo like device will be advertised or invented in the near future for mobile web surfers, since consumers from radio to television have shown they love ad free entertainment and are willing to pay or switch services in order to keep it that way.Ashley must have been reading my mind when she wrote this line in her blog ”as if viewing a 3 inch screen and surfing the web from my mobile phone was’nt already slow enough compared to surfing and viewing it from my desktop and flat screen is, they had to go and make doanloading mobile web content slower and the viewing space smaller just in order to make some more money makes me mad.” So it made me think if the developemnt of software written in order to allow users to surf the mobile web ad free would be worth writing for an open source project ? Maybe if enough users complain about the ads and it costs Verizon Wireless more to deal with consumer complaints and loss of subscriptions due to the ads then it makes from them then they will just go away and such a code will never need to be written or service promoted but with so much money to be made I think it is only a matter of time before such code is written or service offered. Which makes me wonder if we will then start to see advertisments in the actual text or video we view on the mobile web in order to combat such software, an example of this is would be many television shows now have alot more product placement from advertisers in the shows themselves because of devices like Tivo an example of this would be the Star of the show drinking a certain type of beverage or wearing a certain clothing designer and the other co-stars commenting on the use of such product in a way that makes the product desirable to the viewer.Would be a terrible shame in my opinon to be reading the sports news in the future and nested in the article is something like this ” Derrick Jeter wearing his Puma cleats hit a three run homer to beat the Braves to cliched a spot for the New York Yankess in the world series ” ofcourse notice the ad for the cleats and the city of New York because of the line not mentioning the city Atlanta, just for the purposes of advertising makes me wonder if the loss of information and the adding of unneeded information is the future of information and entertainment. But enough wondering for me today I am more interested in reading what you the reader has to write abou this issue, so please chime in with your thoughts and ideas on the subjects above.
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12.01.06
Posted in MSN, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News, Software at 5:53 am by Alice Pretchet
Windows Live Search for Mobile is here!! The beta version of Windows Live Search for Mobile has just been released for an open beta. If you get a chance on your mobile go ahead and try a search or two and see how i tlooks.
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11.25.06
Posted in Mobile, News, Software at 4:54 am by Alice Pretchet
Adobe since buying out Macromedia has some of the best products for mobile web developers for instance, Flash Lite is made to allow the web devolper to deliver Flash on mobile phones and consumer devices and also FlashCast which is a flexible client-server solution that effectively delivers rich, intuitive, branded mobile data experiences Flash Player SDK is the Flash technology developed for consumer electronics devices. Flash Player SDK enables device manufacturers, system integrators and browser companies to create best-in-class products and services with full web browsing capabilities, allowing users to enjoy the vast number of web sites with Flash content. Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC enables developers and publishers to quickly and easily deploy rich interactive Flash content and applications for Windows Mobile 5 and Pocket PC 2003 devices. Developers can view Flash content within Pocket IE or full-screen using third-party software, or deploy stand-alone Flash applications, which requires the Distribution Kit. Adobe Reader LE extends Adobe PDF software to mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Mobile users can now reliably view rich, high-impact, more secure content on a variety of devices, including handsets from Nokia, NTT DoCoMo and other leading manufacturers, car navigation systems, printers, eBook devices, and more once you have learned these programs you will always have a job waiting for you a great place to start looking for new clients is Adobe Mobile Development Center
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Posted in Mobile, Software, Web Standards at 1:45 am by Alice Pretchet
Studio 8
Have been using Macromedia software to make my websites since as long as I can remember. Was a little tiffed when I read the headline stating they had sold out to Adobe. I had hoped Google would have bought them and gave away the software for free, not that I do no think it is not worth every penny if not double it’s going rate, but I wanted the world to be able to use the best web authoring software in the universe so the web would be a better place. One of the programs I love in the Studio 8 package is Flash Professional 8 it has so many features and works well with other programs like Swishmax. For making mobile web applications like games websites and animations and a ton of other great things but that is what I use it mostly for and reccommend anyone looking to start amking mobile content to check out this software first before buying or even trying another program.
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06.15.06
Posted in Developers, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News, Software at 9:37 am by Alice Pretchet
AOL Mobile
AOL Mobile is what I use to do most of my online surfing with via my mobile I am still one of those women connnected to the internet by telephone dial up I know it is sad but with the new puters out now and ofcourse the one I got I do not notice to much slow time in surfing the web maybe one day i will get a cable connection but I am not sure I will ever need it anyways here are some cool AOL Mobile Tools thought everyone might want to check out.Ofcourse you will first need to Download Mobile AOL software to access both your AOL e-mail and instant messenger from your SmartPhone or PDA. But you can check out the complete list of AOL Mobile Tools on its website
AOL Mobile Web Portal A wireless web destination that provides access to AOL information and services
Mobile AIM Service Uses the Mobile AIM service to access your Buddy List feature and send and receive IMs.
Mobile AOL Mail Send and receive your AOL e-mail on your mobile device when you’re away from your computer.
City Guide Mobile Use your mobile device to get quick, easy access to restaurants, hotels, entertainment.
MapQuest Navigator It uses GPS technology to provide you voice-guided directions all from your mobile phone
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