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Filed under: Software, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Symbian

As part of its coverage of the Symbian Smartphone Show going down right at this time in London, All About Symbian is reporting that Sony Ericsson’s Patrick Olson has declared UIQ “dead.” Seeing how SE has continuously been UIQ’s biggest proponent in the face of the much larger, much more influential S60, those are harsh, biting words that probably spell doom for the platform — especially in light of the recent layoffs and integration with the Symbian Foundation as they push toward a single, unified Symbian stack. For what it’s worth, there’s no indication that Moto has given up on it, having just recently released the UIQ-powered Z10, but since when can Moto singlehandedly save a platform — especially when they refuse to release the devices globally?

[Via GSMArena]

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Filed under: Software, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Symbian

As part of its coverage of the Symbian Smartphone Show going down right at this time in London, All About Symbian is reporting that Sony Ericsson’s Patrick Olson has declared UIQ “dead.” Seeing how SE has continuously been UIQ’s biggest proponent in the face of the much larger, much more influential S60, those are harsh, biting words that probably spell doom for the platform — especially in light of the recent layoffs and integration with the Symbian Foundation as they push toward a single, unified Symbian stack. For what it’s worth, there’s no indication that Moto has given up on it, having just recently released the UIQ-powered Z10, but since when can Moto singlehandedly save a platform — especially when they refuse to release the devices globally?

[Via GSMArena]

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Filed under: Software, HTC, T-Mobile, Android

Being that the T-Mobile G1 launched officially today in the US of A, it makes sense that the phone’s marketplace for applications would open its doors as well. A recent post over at the Android Developers Blog has affirmed that users can at this time indulge in over 50 apps, and moreover, it has laid out details surrounding the process for getting your own app in there. Beginning on Monday, prospective devs will be forced to “register and pay a one time $25 application fee” in order to ensure that they’re “authenticated and responsible for their apps.” After that, the programs will be “made available to users without further validation or approval.” Starting in Q1, developers will be able to distribute paid apps in addition to free apps, and similar to Apple’s revenue model, devs will get 70% of the revenue, though it should be noted that Google won’t be taking a percentage of the remainder. Go at it, you eager developer you — we fully expect a gratis app showing off your handiwork to emerge on the 27th.

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