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It’s finally here!

miro — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:01:24 +0000

Bublit.com and its mobile counterpart m.bublit.com are online! Bublit.com is a web 2.0 site that lets you send photographs and other images to it and let your friends see them as they come to the site. The mobile version m.bublit.com, lets you upload photos taken with a camera phone. So, instead of sending an MMS of your newborn baby, or your brand new car to all of your friends, you can send it to m.bublit.com and let your friends see the pictures there. Think of all the money you’ll save, if you have a good data plan with your operator.

Actually they site has been online for a while now, but only in a closed circle beta, while we fixed some bugs and fine tuned our action. We also made a last minute ditch of our mobile java client and decided to go for a mobile browser version instead.

As said, the site is in beta right now, and if you want to give it a go, go to bublit.com and sign in. It is still a bit rough around the edges and there are bound to be some bugs, but that is what beta is for, isn’t it?

Our first release!

miro — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:49:13 +0000

I know we have been keeping it relatively quiet about our ventures, but that is about to change. By the beginning of February we will be beta releasing a brand new product! It is a social network in which people communicate with pictures.

We have been working hard at it, and are proud of what we’ve accomplished to create in this short time span. We’ll be posting details as it is released, but I can tell you that on top of being about pictures, it will be invitation only at the beginning, and it will feature a dedicated website and java based mobile client.

If you’re interested in becoming a beta user, keep your eyes on this space for more information. We do hope to get lots of people into the beta already, to iron out all the little (or big for that matter!) bugs there might be left in the programs. And of course if you can think of an improvement, we’ll be all ears and possibly implement it to the coming builds.

Cartoons on your mobile

miro — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:20:00 +0000

I’ve seen a daily Dilbert application before, but www.clickwheel.net have done a nice application for the iPhone with which you can read tailored comics a frame at a time. At least Judge Dredd is on, so you could giggle at the grumpy guy on the way to the work.

Having recently commuted to world of Steve Jobs believers (I bought a mac), I have some expectations for the iPhone and might even consider buying one when they land on these shores, despite the technical limitations it has.

Android the Google Smart Phone platform

miro — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:58:31 +0000

I’ts a phone, it’s a lifestyle, it’s a revolution.. Or just another smart phone platform. Google’s Android has been flooding the news in the past couple of days and I’m sure most of you know already that it is out now. An Open Source (always a positive thing) smart phone platform set to rival Symbian and Windows mobile will taking on some big rivals and we’ll see what will happen in the future.

I’m not sure yet what it will support and how it will treat the developer, but I will surely be checking it out as the dev tools are released.

Command your mobile with OS X’s Address Book

markku — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:36:40 +0000

Having used a Mac for years, I really didn’t know about this feature until a few weeks ago. A friend of mine has broken his mobile’s keyboard so he can’t dial numbers manually. Sitting on my couch he had to call a friend of his, so he opens up the Address Book on his MacBook, makes a few clicks and his mobile phone starts calling. Wicked.

Try it out: just pair your mobile phone with your Mac’s Bluetooth Preferences, and you are ready to go. Launch Address Book and click on the small Bluetooth icon (which I didn’t notice for years). When the Bluetooth mode is switched on, you can right-click on any phone number to access the context menu with options for dialing or sending SMS messages.

Useful? Hardly. When the Address Book’s Bluetooth mode is on, you also get a popup window on your screen when receiving calls. I’m yet to find out if I can use it for hands free talking.

Back up your mobile address book with ZYB

markku — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:24:35 +0000

Once I lost all my contacts switching from Motorola’s phone to a new Nokia (yes, I screwed it up), I decided to find a simple way to backup my SIM card. I just hate having to connect my mobile on a computer using a cable (it’s a MOBILE phone - a WIRELESS thingy) and complex software, so I never had the motivation to do it. I love iSyncing my calendar on my Mac, but on the same time I have a huge address book on my computer which I really don’t need on my phone and don’t want to mix them up. And why should I be on my computer if I wanted to backup my phone on the fly?

Enter ZYB.com. Just register on their free service and it installs a small application on your phone, which allows you to store your contacts, calendars and other data on their service. On the go, without any hassle or the need to plug in cables. If you switch phones and lose one, you can send all your contacts back into your new phone with a couple of clicks online.

Brilliant? When they launched the service it seemed really simple, but I’m a bit concerned that they are including complex features and expanding the service into a community.. Why would I want to share my personal contacts with the community?

I’m still using it and sleep a bit better at nights. Let’s just hope ZYB doesn’t try to turn into another Facebook. Keep your services simple, please!

Widsets!

markku — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:55:31 +0000

In case you haven’t heard of it yet, WidSets is a really nice service that brings Internet content into your mobile phone. The way they bridge the gap between web and mobile worlds is pretty brilliant. You install the WidSets software on your mobile phone and you get a huge selection of tiny applications (widgets) to run on it. The widgets can be controlled either on your phone and also very smoothly on the web - the changes are reflected on both ends in real-time!

We really like the concept for its open APIs and the pure quality. It’s just the way it should be: open, extendable and letting the users decide what to do with it. A lot of companies have already jumped on the bandwagon, publishing their own widgets on the service.

Try it out at http://widsets.com!