Some People Dislike Their Mobile Phones...

Hey-

It happens...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2026579,00.html

--Dan

Signing Midlets

Our group got together yesterday to work on Tuesday's assignment, only to find that getting the certificate signing is a long and tedious process. We followed the instructions and altered the .jad for a HelloWorld program that already worked, but with both certificates, the phone rejected the application when we tried to upload it from midway (Failed. Invalid File.). Do you have any ideas about what could be going wrong?

Thanks,
Mark

bluetooth GPS

Some of your projects seemed better suited to GPS than cell ID. A quick search on Froogle showed bluetooth GPS units that can talk to your phones from about $50. It might be something for your group to consider if you really want precise outdoor positioning or velocity.

T-Mobile Users: Beware

Hey-

Check this out - T-Mobile is disallowing access for third party phone applications (like the ones you guys are writing....):

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/02/27/009220.shtml

--Dan

Skype Asks FCC to Open Cellular Networks

That's the title of this Slashdot article I came across, which reads:

"Skype has just asked the FCC to force wireless phone companies to open their networks to all comers. Skype essentially wants to turn the wireless phone companies into just another network of the kind currently operated on the ground. This would require carriers to allow any phone to be used on their networks, and for any application. Users would simply purchase a voice or data plan (though these could easily converge into a data plan if VoIP calling is used) and then use the device of their choice to access the network of their choice. Think of it as network neutrality for cell networks. Given the competition that exists within the industry, is this needed?"

Mostly, the ensuing discussion is a really interesting one.

Aseem

On the note of carriers restricting the market.......

I was really interested in developing our project for the iPhone since it's the next cool, new thing, but unfortunately, it turns out that such a thing is not possible.

This article explains it all very clearly from a very unbiased approach. It's a great read:

http://theocacao.com/document.page/408

It'll be interesting to see how Cingular restricts such development in the future -- will third parties ever be able to develop for the iPhone, and if so, will it be under strict guidelines of what is and isn't allowed?

Aseem

Straight From Class...

Hey-

I seem to recall someone lecturing about this very subject...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802169_pf.html

--Dan