- Mobile development is expected to surpass development on other platforms by 2015, though many developers lack mobile skills currently. - The App Store surpassed 300,000 apps with over 1,000 new apps added daily, while Apple's stock price hit highs and the iPad adoption rate exceeded other devices. - Patent lawsuits were filed between major companies including Oracle vs. Google over Android, and Microsoft vs. Motorola, while new mobile platforms and devices like Windows Phone 7 and the Galaxy Tab were announced.

1. Mobile News Roundup
November 2010

3. IBM’s 2010 Tech Trends Survey
• Mobile development will surpass
development on all other computing
platforms by 2015
• 63% of developers indicated their skills
and knowledge are lacking in mobile
• “We know mobile is important, but the
implication now is that developers might
not have the right skills to go about
developing for the iPad, iPhone and
Android.” --Mark Hanny, VP IBM

4. Apple Soars
• Apps surpass 300,000 in App Store
• 1,000 new apps per day
• 206,000 of them costing money
• 94,000 are free downloads
• Stock price hits high in October ( $318 / share )
• Apple's iPad is the most quickly adopted non-phone
electronic device ever ( Bernstein Research )
• Faster adoption rates than DVD player
• iPad selling about 4.5 million units per quarter

5. Apple Deprecates Java
• Apple will stop supporting Java on OSX
• Oracle has not yet announced if they will take over
support
• Is Apple continuing to reduce dependence on external
technologies?
• Further divide developers: Android vs. iOS?
http://www.sdtimes.com/link/34829

6. Laptops, Netbooks Lag
• iPad impacting netbook, laptop sales
• U.S. laptop sales rose 12.3% in the first eight months of
2010
• Dramatically less than the 30% laptop growth LY
• Laptop sales also dropped 1% during BTS
• 14% of U.S. online customers plan to buy a tablet
computer within the next 12 months
• 13% planning to buy a laptop
• 11% planning to buy an e-book reader
• 8% planning to buy a netbook
• 8% planning to buy a desktop computer
http://www.pcworld.com/article/207078/ipad_tablets_cannibalizing_laptop_netbook_sales.html

7. Android Skyrockets
• Android expected to see
huge growth
• +561% from a year ago
• 55 million units in 2010
• 100,000+ apps in Android
Marketplace
http://phandroid.com/2010/08/17/forecast-561-growth-for-android-shipments-in-2010/

8. Lawyer Up

9. Oracle vs. Google
• In August, Oracle filed suit over Java
patents regarding mobile technology
• Project Harmony and Android disputed
• October: Google asks court to find patents
invalid
• What does this mean for Android? What
are Oracle’s plans in mobile?
“Java ME is the most widely deployed mobile application platform shipping on over 8 out of 10
handsets -- an installed base of over 2 billion devices.”
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575534233143802558.html

10. Microsoft vs. Motorola
• 10/1: Microsoft sues Motorola over 9
patent violations for Android phones
• Patents include: synchronizing email,
calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings,
and notifying applications of changes in signal
strength and battery power.
• Timed for launch of Windows Phone 7
http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/10/01/microsoft-taking-motorola-to-mobile-court-patent-infringement-on-android-phones/

11. • Apple vs. Nokia
• Motorola vs. Apple ( 10/7 )
• Apple vs. Motorola ( 11/1 )
• Gemalto vs. Android (10/25)
• Apple + Gemalto in partnership? (10/27)
Patent Wars

13. What Does It Mean?
• Android is free, but what about the
lawyers?
• How does this impact open source?
• What will actually change because of
these lawsuits?
• What about the patent system?

14. Platforms & Devices

15. Flash for iPhone?
• Skyfire app approved for App Store
• Translates Flash to HTML5 on the fly
• No games or hulu at this time
• Previously available for Android
• 1.5 million installs on Android
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/02/skyfire_ios_browser_approved_by_apple_converts_flash_video_to_html5.html

16. PhoneGap
• PhoneGap framework approved by Apple
• PhoneGap is a framework for developing cross-platform
applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Apple was unpredictably rejecting PhoneGap apps
• After technical evaluation of the framework, decided not
to continue to discriminate against this framework
• Great news for developers using PhoneGap or other
similar frameworks
http://ambiguiti.es/2009/11/phonegap-given-apple-seal-of-approval/

17. Adobe AIR Expands
• AIR is coming to mobile devices
• Android, BlackBerry, TabletOS, iOS
• Linux, Mac, Windows
• AIR 2.5 supports accelerometers,
geolocation, cameras, video, microphones,
multi-touch and gestures
• Announced app store: Adobe InMarket
http://www.sdtimes.com/link/34833

18. Windows Phone 7
• Launch November 8, 2010
• Windows Phone 7 sports a brand
new interface (“Metro”)
• Designed to be easy to navigate,
using carefully designed interface
elements patterned after traffic
signs
• Marketing budget $400 million

19. Developing for WP7
• Applications are developed in Silverlight, XNA and will
run on the .NET Compact Framework 4 only
• Visual Studio Express Edition for Windows Phone 7
• Currently C# is the only language supported
• Windows Phone 7 Application Certification
Requirements, which are a must-read for all developers
• Windows Marketplace limits the number of free
applications
• Incentive for developers to charge for their work
• Developer membership in the Marketplace $99 per year
• Developers can only post 5 free applications ( without
paying further fees ) but unlimited pay applications
http://create.msdn.com/en-US/

20. Palm, WebOS Return
• Palm was acquired by HP earlier this
year
• Palm Pre 2 and WebOS 2.0
announced
• Uses the Mojo application framework
• Mojo is "based on the HTML5, CSS
and JavaScript standards that web
developers already know and love"
http://www.webosarena.com/

21. HP Slate
• Hewlett-Packard announced Slate
500 tablet is now available for
purchase. ( 10-21-2010 )
• Targeted at businesses
• 8.9-inch screen
• Windows 7 Professional OS
• $799 and is immediately available
in the U.S. through HP's website
and channel partners

22. Galaxy Tab
• Sprint will sell the tablet for $400
starting November 14
• Verizon without contract for $599
• 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet
• 1GHz processor
• 3-megapixel camera at the back
and a 1.3 video calling camera,
together with WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth
and GPS

23. Kindle SDK
• Kindle is a linux-based device
• KDK is available to develop
apps for the device
• EA has produced several
games
• Indie studios are posting
apps
• Installed base estimated at 2
million
• Java-based development
http://www.pcworld.com/article/208269/indie_developer_makes_a_kindle_game.html

24. Nook Color
• Android 2.1 , $249
• 15.8 ounces and comes in at 8.1
inches tall
• Wifi-only
• 1,024-by-600 resolution
• Barnes & Noble also
announced Nook Developer sdk
• Developers will be able to start
submitting their apps in early 2011

25. BlackBerry PlayBook
• Business and professional market
• BlackBerry remains strong in
business and government arenas
• 7-inch tablet may be well poised to
gain ground in those markets
• RIM “aided by the fact that it is
managed by RIM's BlackBerry
Enterprise Server (BES),
conventionally considered the best
software for secure smartphone
management.”
• slated to ship next year

26. ChromeOS Tablet?
• Google rumored working on an
HTC-developed tablet
• Will run Chrome OS, their cloud-
centric operating system
• Rumors of a ChromeOS netbook
have also surfaced, planned for
November
• But is it true?
• Several times previously this year,
Google has squashed similar
rumors
• Is ChromeOS actually ready to
ship?

27. Mobile News Roundup
November 2010