As Engadget reports in “Number portability for all!”, US telecom rules now require all carriers to support consumers in moving their number from their current cell service to new service with a different operator.
Well, at least in theory, but everyone I know who’s tried has cried themselves to sleep at night after pulling out all [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2004
Portability, smortability
Thursday, May 27, 2004
N-Gage QD ships
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Nokia has begun shipping the redesigned N-Gage QD. Learn more from Forum Nokia’s N-Gage QD device details page and the N-Gage QD consumer site.
And yes, N-Gage QD does allow hot-swapping of games, no battery removal required (I know all of you early N-Gage devotees are going to like that!).
Change of venue
Monday, May 24, 2004
I’ve been offline quite a bit in the preceding weeks dealing with some personal and professional business.
My big news: I have accepted a position as a Technical Manager for Nokia developer technical services and consultancy effective today. Watch for more from me and my team via Forum Nokia, and of course I’ll continue [...]
Sun presentation links
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Archived presentations from my days at Sun Microsystems include:
“Secure Mobile Development Using J2ME and Java Card Technology” hands-on lab (Oct 2003)
“Wireless Game Development Best Practices” slides (Oct 2003)
“Rapid Fire Grid Engine 101″ webcast (May 2003)
“Solve Your Development and Deployment Headaches using Sun Systems” slides (Sep 2003)
“End-to-End Development Using J2ME and J2EE” webcast (Jan 2003)
“Intro [...]
Prior Publications
Sunday, May 23, 2004
I have archived here a complete list of my publications written prior to my joining Nokia in May 2004. This list includes articles I wrote while at Sun, SGI, and even earlier than that (grad school, etc.). Click here to access the archived list.
All of my articles, weblogs, and similar publications written [...]
Prior stuff about me
Sunday, May 23, 2004
I have archived here a complete list of my webcasts, interviews, and related things about moi prior to my joining Nokia in May 2004. This list includes webcasts I made while at Sun, SGI, and even earlier than that (grad school, etc.). Click here to access the archived list.
All webcasts and the [...]
Prior Presentations
Sunday, May 23, 2004
I have archived here a complete list of my technical presentations and events prior to my joining Nokia in May 2004. This list includes presentations I made while at Sun, SGI, and even earlier than that (grad school, etc.). Click here to access the archived list.
All presentations delivered after I joined Nokia [...]
Everything Old Is New Again
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Reuters reports on the retro game trend from E3: “In Video Games, Everything Old Is New Again“.
OK, I admit it, I too own Midway Arcade Treasures and Namco Museum for my PS2. Who can resist an occasional game of Pac-Man, Gauntlet, or Joust?
Qualcomm 6-Megapixel cellcam chips
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Qualcomm has thrown down the cellcam gauntlet with its announcement of 6MPix cellcam chipsets.
Worldwide smartphone market grows 85% year-over-year
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Interesting smartphone stats from IDC, including information on the top five vendors in both “mobile phones” and “converged devices” categories.
