Tag Archives: mobile

Is Dilbert taking side on Net Neutrality debate?

Posted on 18 August, 2010 by Stef

Probably this is just me, but today’s Dilbert cartoon reminds me of the debate about net neutrality and the Google/Verizon proposal. By implying that the mobile web is slow, is Dilbert reminding us that wireless is really different from our … Continue reading →

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Buy unlocked Android phones

Posted on 15 July, 2010 by Stef

When you buy an Android phone you’re not necessarily buying a phone with an free/open source operating system. Most of Android operating system is licensed in a way that allows manufacturers to lock down the device and make it physically … Continue reading →

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Beyond removing GNU software from mobile stores

Posted on 2 June, 2010 by Stef

Last week the Free Software Foundation asked Apple to either remove the game GNU Go from the iTunes App Store or change the terms of service on it. Apple chose to simply remove GNU Go from the store and the … Continue reading →

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How To Read Open Document Format ODF documents on Symbian

Posted on 27 April, 2010 by Stef

My previous post on the topic generated quite a discussion about Open Document Format (aka ISO 26300) documents on mobile platforms. My argument was that ODF support on most mobile platforms is still poor compared to the proprietary counterparts. From … Continue reading →

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Why I wish I could reject your email attachment

Posted on 31 March, 2010 by Stef

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today launched a campaign calling on all computer users to start politely rejecting email attachments sent in secret and proprietary formats: for freedom and the good of the web!  I believe that open standards are … Continue reading →

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Why free software applications are a priority on mobile platforms (not device drivers)

Posted on 17 March, 2010 by Stef

Bradley wrote about mobile software freedom, a field that I’m obviously deep into because of my work at Funambol. His quite long article Musings on Software Freedom for Mobile Devices contains an analysis of the situation, which mobile platforms are … Continue reading →

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Newlyweds: Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin

Posted on 15 February, 2010 by Stef

This is good news for mobile free software (or open source, as you wish to call it): Maemo and Moblin joined forces today.  I had lots of expectations for Maemo, but so far Nokia hasn’t pushed it enough. This merge … Continue reading →

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Why that thing on Nexus One?

Posted on 10 January, 2010 by Stef

I can’t get my head around one feature of Google’s superphone: why did they put that scroll-click-button at the bottom of the phone? Shouldn’t the touch screen be enough to use the phone? Besides, being so close to the bottom … Continue reading →

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How to avoid frustrations with BlackBerry and Mac

Posted on 17 October, 2009 by Stef

Just don’t buy that combo: Mac and BlackBerry are two very closed environments, they don’t want to be interoperable, they hate each other and their customers. Not that I would make such mistake, never. But I have friends that do … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on mobile cloud computing

Posted on 7 July, 2009 by Stef

Mobile cloud computing represents an opportunity for the free/libre open source software movement that is just as big and radical as cloud computing, maybe even moreso. This is part 1 of a post about it, part 2 will follow shortly. … Continue reading →

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