Thursday, March 6, 2008
Smart Phones Getting Smarter
The two darlings of Silicon Valley - Google and Apple want to get into your pocket. The approaches to get there are quite different. Apple's iPhone takes a new step forward as they release their much anticipated SDK.
Google is working on Android, which they are claiming as the "first open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices". We should be seeing some Android handsets later this year, but the question for application developers is whether Android will help to simplify application deployment or further complicate the matter.
Although J2ME (Java Mobile Edition 2) is designed to be a write-once deploy to many solution, the reality is that different handsets and even different carriers require modifications to the code in order for these J2ME applications to run correctly. As the number of deployed handsets increase, the porting requirements are massive. 200 or more ports are necessary to have a high percentage of installed base handsets covered.
That is why the single handset iPhone with its 27% of smartphone sales in the US is such an attractive platform to develop to. The usage patterns for the iPhone are unlike any smart phone. The amount of web usage fpr an iPhone user is significantly higher than any other handset. For application developers looking to target their ideal mobile customer without the massive cost of porting and testing, the iPhone offers a cost-effective entry-point.
GetQuik is getting onboard the iPhone bandwagon. Today GetQuik is releasing our iPhone for GetQuik web application. You can check out a tutorial on how to setup and use our application at www.getquik.com. We have some press coverage that is coming in conjunction with this release, so our traffic to our web-site may cause a few delays. We are eagerly awaiting the SDK announcement to see how we can extend and enhance future versions of our iPhone application.
If you get a chance to try out our app and have some thoughts - you can post here or email us comments@getquik.com.
The two darlings of Silicon Valley - Google and Apple want to get into your pocket. The approaches to get there are quite different. Apple's iPhone takes a new step forward as they release their much anticipated SDK.Google is working on Android, which they are claiming as the "first open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices". We should be seeing some Android handsets later this year, but the question for application developers is whether Android will help to simplify application deployment or further complicate the matter.
Although J2ME (Java Mobile Edition 2) is designed to be a write-once deploy to many solution, the reality is that different handsets and even different carriers require modifications to the code in order for these J2ME applications to run correctly. As the number of deployed handsets increase, the porting requirements are massive. 200 or more ports are necessary to have a high percentage of installed base handsets covered.
That is why the single handset iPhone with its 27% of smartphone sales in the US is such an attractive platform to develop to. The usage patterns for the iPhone are unlike any smart phone. The amount of web usage fpr an iPhone user is significantly higher than any other handset. For application developers looking to target their ideal mobile customer without the massive cost of porting and testing, the iPhone offers a cost-effective entry-point.
GetQuik is getting onboard the iPhone bandwagon. Today GetQuik is releasing our iPhone for GetQuik web application. You can check out a tutorial on how to setup and use our application at www.getquik.com. We have some press coverage that is coming in conjunction with this release, so our traffic to our web-site may cause a few delays. We are eagerly awaiting the SDK announcement to see how we can extend and enhance future versions of our iPhone application.
If you get a chance to try out our app and have some thoughts - you can post here or email us comments@getquik.com.
Labels: android, apple, GetQuik, iPhone, sdk, smart phones
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