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From a Mobile Telephone to a Computer - a Reality Dysfunction
The mobile phone is becoming more advanced, but should it? This talk is going to take a look at the reality of carrying a personal computer in your pocket.
Some of the trends that will be examined: * Smart vs simple - the buzz of iPhone/N95 vs. huge sales of low end handsets, perhaps it has to with cameras hitting 10MP with flash, auto focus, etc., storage hitting 8GB, GPS, UMTS/GPRS/HSUPA/Wifi and a net result of no battery life
* HMI (human mobile interaction) - as these devices become mobile personal computers the UI is (still) hugely flawed. Sure it can do anything, but only if you have time to click thirteen dialog boxes
* Development Platforms - there is a lot of work going on to provide abstraction layers from the device hardware (DirectX for phones) to allow easier development, at the same time operators are looking to bundle up apps into containers to simplify certification process
Led by Ian Hay and Imran Ali, two well known telephony experts who originally teamed up at Orange.
Speakers :
-- Imran Ali
-- Ian Hay
Imran Ali
- Imran Ali
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this was an interesting session - it's a shame Imran couldn't make it as well. I think a session like this one could also work as a panel discussion with designers/manufacturers of phones so that the audience can understand what is possible to have/do in a phone, and what the limitations are.
anonymous