Linked by Hadrien Grasland on Wed 9th Feb 2011 18:24 UTC
Here's some very interesting analysis of why dropping Symbian or MeeGo for Android or Windows Phone 7 would be the closest thing to brand suicide which Nokia could do now.
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RE[7]: Wrong in the long run ...
by shmerl on Wed 9th Feb 2011 23:24
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RE[8]: Wrong in the long run ...
by Bill Shooter of Bul on Thu 10th Feb 2011 00:23
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RE[7]: Wrong in the long run ... - scripting evnironmen
by jabbotts on Fri 11th Feb 2011 16:47
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"Android can run some Ruby, Python etc through the Android Scripting Environment."
And Maemo/Meego can run Ruby code through Ruby and Python through Python not a one-off scripting environment.
Having a real distro under the hood is a big selling point and makes a differences; even for the folks who aren't devs. I'm sure not coding from scartch but what I do with the N900 can't yet be replicated with available apps on another phone platform.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
So, the Xbox One disaster continues. Microsoft's policy for dealing with the used games market has reportedly leaked - and it's a clear and direct attack to destroy the used games market. Prices for used games will be set at the retail value of a new game, and retailers have to hook into Microsoft's computer systems and comply with Microsoft's terms and conditions.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 11:29 UTC
The day has finally come! Jolla has finally announced the launch device for its Sailfish operating system - and by god this is a looker. It's decidedly different from other phones out there, but it has good specifications and carries a relatively reasonably price tag - EUR 399, and it's up for pre-order today, shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:33 UTC
Why does Google get so much credit in the technology industry? Why, despite the company's many obvious failings, do many geeks and enthusiasts still hold a somewhat positive view on the all-knowing technology giant? A specific talk at Google I/O this week provides the answer.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/11/13 21:41 UTC
"Windows is indeed slower than other operating systems in many scenarios, and the gap is worsening." That's one way to start an insider explanation of why Windows' performance isn't up to snuff. Written by someone who actually contributes code to the Windows NT kernel, the comment on Hacker News, later deleted but reposted with permission on Marc Bevand's blog, paints a very dreary picture of the state of Windows development. The root issue? Think of how Linux is developed, and you'll know the answer.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/08/13 14:22 UTC
This is one of those news items that's fun to write, fun to read, fun to comment on, and where no one will be able to say anything unkind. It's all just one big ball of awesome fluffiness. TuneTracker, the BeOS radio automation software, has just released something very special: TuneTracker System 5, the first version designed entirely and specifically for Haiku. In fact, it actually includes Haiku in the software package. Better yet, TuneTracker also unveiled several system-in-a-box products - which have Haiku and TuneTracker pre-installed.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/02/13 15:28 UTC
Exactly twenty years ago, a document was published that played a huge role in establishing the web as we know it today. Twenty years later, and this simple and straightforward document is proof of an irrefutable fact: while closed technologies can change markets, open technologies can change the world.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/29/13 21:06 UTC
Oh multitasking. That staple of computing that got thrown out the window with many modern smartphones. We got some rudimentary thing in its place - but even as multitasking on phone and tablets improves, its user-visible side remains cumbersome. Windows 8 has a neat implementation, and now it's time Android follows in it footsteps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/24/13 22:24 UTC
They're here! Whether that excites you or not remains to be seen, but the Galaxy S4, which will most likely become the best selling Android smartphone of the year by a huge margin, has been reviewed by all the major sites, and there's lots of interesting conclusions in there - although I think most of you will get the gist.More Features »
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Ah, so things like performance and ui should be considered when considering things from a"technical perspective"? Well, then its not quite so clear cut anymore. Which UI you prefer and how much that matters are going to vary from person to person.
Android can run some Ruby, Python etc through the Android Scripting Environment. Pure Java? Maybe. Not sure. There is now a native development environment for Android where you can code in c without going through Dalvik. You could port the OpenJDK to it, as well as any of the full versions of any scripting language. Android is also open source ( in the same way that any BSD is ), which means that you really do have a lot of freedom with the code. The real challenge with Android can be getting that code to work on your particular phone. Or visa versa getting the code to the particular OS ( with Device Manufacturer tweeks ) that's running on your phone.
I guess what I've been trying to say is that there are other things that I woudl consider Android does better from a technical perspective that you haven't even addressed. Like the fact that most app development is done in a virtual machine, which should prevent the kinds of issues (buffer overflows, null pointer errors,ect ) that apps written in pure c can. This comes at a cost in speed, but at the benefit of additional security, stability and ease of development.