On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 02:01:38PM +0000, Nick Black wrote:
> > Regarding the "OpenTrail" OSM walking/hiking software idea that I'd like
> > to develop given enough time (see earlier in the week), I'd like to ensure
> > it's compatible with phones and other mobile devices. This will probably
> > influence what language it's written in - my initial ideas are either
> > C++(Qt), Java or C# (could share code with Igor in the last case).
> >
> > From what I know of mobile development, C# means it could run on Windows
> > phones but maybe not others, Java works across the board and C++/Qt would
> > restrict it to Qtopia-based phones. Is this about right? Can anyone with
> > mobile development experience provide recommendations?
> Wait for the iPhone SDK.

Odd advice from a mailing list of an _open_ source/data/whatever project.

If you must suggest a closed platform, then I would think symbian offers
a better perspective. At least for that one there are already devices
out there with built in GPS... But then you loose some of the
desktop/mobile ease of migration that Qt gives you.

cu bart

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