Tag: beta

Ubuntu Mobile’s beta issues show the strength of Jolla

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Ewan Spence

Ars Technica takes a look at the latest build of Ubuntu Touch: Ubuntu Touch is coming along, but we recommend that you continue to treat this as a developer-only OS for testing and development purposes. Don’t install this on a phone you care about. Don’t install this on a phone you expect to get work done on. It’s usable in a basic sense, but especially compared to Android 4.4 (the software each of these gadgets would normally be running), it just isn’t ready for daily use yet—even if you’re a Ubuntu die-hard with the patience of a saint. When you

Sailfish OS leaves beta

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Ewan Spence

Jolla’s Sailfish OS has been updated to v1.0.4.20 (and Jolla Users has the full change-log). It’s still not perfect in terms of code (as witnessed by the known exceptions’ still listed), and in terms of usability by the general public I’m still not sold on Jolla’s Sailfish OS. But in terms of maturity and flexibility, it’s definitely there. I’ve had my UK Business SIM in the Jolla handset since January this year, including my time on the ground in Austin at SXSW. As I’ve said before, Jolla reminds me a lot of Psion, out on the cutting edge, a small

Gravity… still one of the best arguments for carrying a Symbian smartphone

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ewan Spence

Beta 2.70 of Gravity, the all singing and dancing social media client for Symbian, is now available. Over every mobile platform, Gravity is still my Twitter client of choice.

Outfoxed by SEO, New Labour Blog Fails In “Being A Blog”

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Ewan Spence

Last week, Labour Party Member (and ex “Spin Doctor” from Downing Street) Derek Draper launched the Labour List to a lot of fanfare and personal appearances in the media. The noise in the UK Political scene was a bit more critical, pointing out errors, mistakes in the approach, and generally saying it looked and smelt like an attack dog from Labour HQ. None of this was helped by Draper’s “leave me alone, it’s just launched and in beta” attitude To which I ask why shout about it and go on television? I’ve been keeping an eye on it as best

Choosing The Right Tools For The Job

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Ewan Spence

It should be a sensible decision, choosing the right tool for the job. But sometimes choosing that right tool is something that breaks an unwritten rule or a promise a person has made to themselves or a company has in their corporate handbook. So let’s look first of all at the big corporate snafu over the last few days. Microsoft releasing a public beta of Windows 7. That’s actually a good thing, but how they did it was a mistake. A big massive file, that everyone wanted? It’s a perfect use case of BitTorrent. Except, for reasons to be discussed,