iPhone killer on the way.

Dot cant wait to try out the new TUBE.

iPhone killer on the way.



DOT reckons the end is nigh for iPhone unless Iphone 2 can compete with the new barrage of touch screen phones set to swamp the market in 2008.



Dot’s just heard that Nokia is developing a touchscreen-equipped handset to take on the Apple iPhone, and has shown off pictures of the upcoming phone to drooling onlookers.

The Finnish giant's handset is codenamed 'Tube'.

The Nokia handset will be entirely touch operated, will also support Java -- something which the iPhone doesn't yet officially support -- and will allow photos to be uploaded to the web.

Given the codename, it's fair to suggest Nokia sees it as a mobile video platform. And with the DVB-H mobile digital TV standard now starting to gain momentum, Tube will probably be a handheld TV too.

Nokia hasn't said when the Tube will be available, or how much it will cost.

DOT’s view on MWC or 3GSM………

Dot spots the hottest topics at this year's Mobile World Congress.

Mobile World Congress (or 3GSM) :) if you still think like most folks) is by far the must-be mobile tech show in the world, but you need the legs for it. Dot’s already ruined two pairs of expensive stilettos and vows to only bring good running shoes next year. They’re all there, the hardware hawkers, software slickers, content kings and the perennial telco tchies. Speaking of telcos: they were a bit subdued this year. Apart from Mobile TV (last year’s hype) there was no new buzz, no new technology message to rock Dot’s socks. Maybe, just maybe, they’ve realized that they’ve failed to come up with any new business models to generate that explosion in content consumption we all dreamt about last year. Apart from over charging for data and voice , only advertising seems to be their next hope. The device fragmentation issue has not gone away. Now we have platform and client fragmentation to add to the worry lines that were very obvious among the brave few content providers and publishers who ventured to spend the marketing budget on floor space in Hall 7. From what was on offer Dot’s concerned that device, platform and OS fragmentation is increasing more and more. As well as your 500+ current handset models to support, you now have Adobe with Flashlite/Cast, JavaFx, Android, Symbian, Yahoo Go, Windows Mobile to deal with. And that’s before we look at other handhelds !. So what will Mobile Web 2.0 mean for us ? :) "Real Internet Experience": Mobile Internet is no longer the little brother of PC Web. Now Mobile Internet users demand real Internet experience on their mobile phones. Adobe Flash and AJAX technologies are becoming integrated into handsets so the user experience will mirror that on PC. Developers must respond with the next generation applications that make use of all the best and latest widgets. Mega Trend "Mobile Internet": People will use the Mobile Internet to make use of services, they want to use every day like search and web 2.0 applications. Internet on mobile devices will become part of our daily life. Hence the requirements on mobile services increase constantly and require more and more professional mobile web applications. Mobile Advertising: Mobile Advertising today is at the beginning of a tremendous growth path. No profits yet, mind you, but lots of hype and a large variety of suppliers. Will there be enough adverts to go round? Will there be enough willing mobile eyeballs to make it pay? Dot wonders…. Dot recalls that on a previous visit to GDC she recalled one business model that offered free games with sponsorship attached. The developer needed over 1000 downloads of the free game to generate the same returns as one paid download. So it’s all about the eyeballs……