Comments on: Moblica Aims to Make the Mobile Internet More Fun http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mega Mobile Mayhem http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-928499 Mega Mobile Mayhem Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:39:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-928499 <p>[...] than 10 times what it is today, reports AJR. Moble platforms may be one direction, but currently only 21 percent of U.S. adult mobile phone owners use the mobile Internet, and only 7 percent do so at least once a week, according to [...]</p> [...] than 10 times what it is today, reports AJR. Moble platforms may be one direction, but currently only 21 percent of U.S. adult mobile phone owners use the mobile Internet, and only 7 percent do so at least once a week, according to [...]

]]> By: Lior Tal http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-905810 Lior Tal Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:30:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-905810 <p>Thanks for the feedback guys.</p> <p>You can now download the actual open application as seen in the screenshot with some of our first applications at the following link (soon more to follow) -</p> <p>http://mosh.nokia.com/content/591F1658B4F5E8B4E040050A4530387A</p> <p>Enjoy</p> Thanks for the feedback guys.

You can now download the actual open application as seen in the screenshot with some of our first applications at the following link (soon more to follow) -

http://mosh.nokia.com/content/591F1658B4F5E8B4E040050A4530387A

Enjoy

]]> By: Florent PItoun http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-900038 Florent PItoun Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:44:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-900038 <p>Hi, really interesting to see new comers in this area. Webwag also provides an open platform for mobile and web widgets, making convergence a reality. Anybody can create mobile and web widgets in a matter of minutes (rss) or hours thanks to javascript and xml.</p> <p>The end user is presented with a simple user interface (yes, quite close to the iPhone now) but with dynamic icons at the dashboard level.</p> <p>You can grab invites for the private beta here: http://blog.webwag.com/?p=143</p> <p>Tell us waht you think!</p> Hi, really interesting to see new comers in this area. Webwag also provides an open platform for mobile and web widgets, making convergence a reality. Anybody can create mobile and web widgets in a matter of minutes (rss) or hours thanks to javascript and xml.

The end user is presented with a simple user interface (yes, quite close to the iPhone now) but with dynamic icons at the dashboard level.

You can grab invites for the private beta here: http://blog.webwag.com/?p=143

Tell us waht you think!

]]> By: mark http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-899374 mark Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:54:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-899374 <p>I for one commute to work via train every day which takes 27 minutes each way. I thought about buying a laptop to pass the time but it's a bit expensive just to get rid of 54 minutes of boredom every day. I sometimes try to use my mobile to find movie & book reviews or shop for a vacation and it's pretty frustrating.</p> <p>I welcome anything which would make my 54 minutes a day more enjoyable/productive.</p> I for one commute to work via train every day which takes 27 minutes each way. I thought about buying a laptop to pass the time but it’s a bit expensive just to get rid of 54 minutes of boredom every day. I sometimes try to use my mobile to find movie & book reviews or shop for a vacation and it’s pretty frustrating.

I welcome anything which would make my 54 minutes a day more enjoyable/productive.

]]> By: Xen Mendelsohn http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898752 Xen Mendelsohn Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:43:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898752 <p>@Vlad Moblica does not offer a Web browsing experience of through the mobile. The Moblica Team choose the content they think a user would want to access through the mobile and pack it to fit the mobile (smaller screen, no mouse etc'). I agree that picture sharing is something I personally would prefer to do on a bigger screen.</p> @Vlad Moblica does not offer a Web browsing experience of through the mobile. The Moblica Team choose the content they think a user would want to access through the mobile and pack it to fit the mobile (smaller screen, no mouse etc’). I agree that picture sharing is something I personally would prefer to do on a bigger screen.

]]> By: Vlad (Small Business Blog) http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898736 Vlad (Small Business Blog) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:05:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898736 <p>Not sure if costs would be the culprit in this case. Myself and members of my family own various smart devices (i.e. AT&T Tilt, BlackJack, iPhone, HTC Advantage, Blackberry) and not a single one of them really gets a kick out of looking at pictures on a 2 - 3 inch screen. Oh, and 5 inch screen on Advantage doesn't make it any better. Messaging - maybe, sending pictures to e-mail - possible, checking e-mails - doable. Browsing the web? Hardly, everybody is trying to stuff too much on their pages. Just try to get GoDaddy's web site working in your mobile IE :)</p> Not sure if costs would be the culprit in this case. Myself and members of my family own various smart devices (i.e. AT&T Tilt, BlackJack, iPhone, HTC Advantage, Blackberry) and not a single one of them really gets a kick out of looking at pictures on a 2 – 3 inch screen. Oh, and 5 inch screen on Advantage doesn’t make it any better. Messaging – maybe, sending pictures to e-mail – possible, checking e-mails – doable. Browsing the web? Hardly, everybody is trying to stuff too much on their pages. Just try to get GoDaddy’s web site working in your mobile IE :)

]]> By: Scott Jones http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898724 Scott Jones Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:26:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898724 <p>In the U.K. costs are dropping dramatically for data usage, thankfully! I think it's Vodafone that offer unlimited usage for £5 a month which is more reasonable than it used to be.</p> In the U.K. costs are dropping dramatically for data usage, thankfully! I think it’s Vodafone that offer unlimited usage for £5 a month which is more reasonable than it used to be.

]]> By: Xen Mendelsohn http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898679 Xen Mendelsohn Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:47:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898679 <p>Hi guys, thanks for commenting.</p> <p>@Yuvamani you raise a valid point. Yet unfortunately not every consumer is a calculated consumer who does that math. Also there are segments who wouldn't want to have a smartphone (think of older people that may find it too complicated or youth who'd prefer "cooler" handsets) but if they had the possibility to get internet content in an easy and friendly manner - they'd welcome it.</p> Hi guys, thanks for commenting.

@Yuvamani you raise a valid point. Yet unfortunately not every consumer is a calculated consumer who does that math. Also there are segments who wouldn’t want to have a smartphone (think of older people that may find it too complicated or youth who’d prefer “cooler” handsets) but if they had the possibility to get internet content in an easy and friendly manner – they’d welcome it.

]]> By: Yuvamani http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898639 Yuvamani Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:21:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898639 <p>Mobilica and the ilk are dead on arrival. To access the mobile internet, I have to go for a data plan which usuallly goes for around 20 bucks a month. Without a touch screen and with the limited resources of a feature phone you end up getting frustrated using the web.</p> <p>Whats the point of paying 20$ a month extra for the data plan = 240$ a year for a crappy user experience on a dumb phone.</p> <p>If I was paying that much extra, I would rather get a smartphone which can go for as low as 50 bucks nowadays. And the apps on the smart phone are much better than what mobilica can muster.</p> Mobilica and the ilk are dead on arrival. To access the mobile internet, I have to go for a data plan which usuallly goes for around 20 bucks a month. Without a touch screen and with the limited resources of a feature phone you end up getting frustrated using the web.

Whats the point of paying 20$ a month extra for the data plan = 240$ a year for a crappy user experience on a dumb phone.

If I was paying that much extra, I would rather get a smartphone which can go for as low as 50 bucks nowadays. And the apps on the smart phone are much better than what mobilica can muster.

]]> By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments http://gigaom.com/2008/09/09/moblica-no-more-eating-soup-with-a-fork/#comment-898595 Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:55:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18512#comment-898595 <p>Mobile software hace become very boring lately.</p> <p>Shozu, Zyb, Fring, Moblica, Ovi and others added more and more features to their cellphone software so that they all do the same now: Give access to always the same Web 2.0 services like Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa and some more.</p> <p>I liked them more when they concentrated on their original purpose.</p> Mobile software hace become very boring lately.

Shozu, Zyb, Fring, Moblica, Ovi and others added more and more features to their cellphone software so that they all do the same now: Give access to always the same Web 2.0 services like Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa and some more.

I liked them more when they concentrated on their original purpose.

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