Several years, since version 2.1 up to eComStation 2.0, I’ve spent on working with most beautiful operating system in the world: IBM OS/2. Even now, its design and features are far ahead today’s OS’s.
For sure it was unable to pass by this funny article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/23/why_os2_failed_part_one/
A few days ago Ubuntu started Crowd funding project Ubuntu Edge
Ok, I likes the idea behind the Ubuntu Edge, likes Ubuntu Phone OS itself, but still have question: what was the real reason behind the crowdfunding project?
Ubuntu claimed that all money will be invested to phone development. Ok, but what I can see, significant part of the money will be returned by devices, sent to users. So what money will left after phone design and production?
Second, Ubuntu claims that they already has designers, hardware and software engineers around the world, waiting for crowdfunding stage finished. I doubt that all these people sitting unplayable.
Third, what this means:
Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage
?
This means that there is no any hardware even in design because not every SoC supports 4GB RAM. And if the choosen one will support 4GB RAM, will it support
Dual-LTE, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4, NFC
GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer
etc, etc
Also, 1280 x 720 HD looks pretty outdated even today. And this resolution will be oldfashioned in the middle of 2014
But anyway, I want to wish Canonical good luck in their journey
There is counterdown on http://www.ubuntu.com/ and only 4 days left
There is some speculations about this on OMG Ubuntu: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/07/countdown-appears-on-ubuntu-website
I’m not sure it will be Smart Watches. Btw, about Smart Watches…I think the only benefit from them is remote control for an TV, which is hard to loose somewhere in apartments
So, what it can be? I hope, they will release Ubuntu Touch for extended range of smartphones and tablets
Anyway, will see in four days…
Today I’ve got mail from Nokia:
With some sadness we announce that the Nokia Developer Projects service (https://projects.developer.nokia.com) will be discontinued in the following months (due to ongoing trend of low activity and increasing costs). Please backup any project data you wish to save as soon as possible (ideally within the next few weeks). After the service has been stopped all unsaved data will be lost!
Well, its really sad but it was expected
Found interesting article: http://sealedabstract.com/rants/why-mobile-web-apps-are-slow/
I’d name it: why any sandboxed mobile app is slow? Performance of Java-based android apps is just terrible. Even on Quad core CPUs. Moreover, its drain power like crazy.
HTML5+JS+CSS and .Net has same issues, i.e. not a solution
How Mobile OS vendors resolve performance issues? Just turning off multitasking! Ridiculous! Its 21 century, guys, wake up!
So, is there a solution? Yes! Qt + QML! And it quite surprising that the authors of such kind of articles give no any word about Qt as a solution
Why Android become so popular? Cost of entering to platform for a regular developer quite low because of Java. But look at QML! Its much much simple, but technology behind it makes it almost fast as native code.
Taking in account the following:
makes Qt+QML perfect solution for native mobile development.
Please, think about it
which support 2D physics, I’d recommend you to take a look at V-Play game engine.
Already created two new applications. Hope they will have native styles for all major mobile OS. First one is Tizen
On their alert page last term mentioned is 15 July 2013. Same old storey
Added screenshots and links to BlackBerry Appworld
The site is moved to another host as well to WP engine. Hope this will raise level of customers support