Release Candidate available now!

Prototype Android Release Candidate V2 (RC0.06.1) of Serval Mesh Software is out (via the Software page). Many bug fixes included. Next candidate to include UI changes and even more of our favourite thing – bug fixes! So get out there and test – don’t forget to let us know of issues.

linux.conf.au 2012

Very pleased and somewhat proud) to announce that Corey Wallis and myself will be representing Serval at LCA early next year. If you are attending, please, consider attending our talks on the Wednesday afternoon. Many Serval people should be on hand for question and answer sessions, and depending on the energy levels, perhaps offering impromptu [...]

Googles Motorola Mobility acquisition will make it more like Apple

In other words—and I never thought Id say this—Steve Ballmer was right. Android isnt free. In fact, its not even cheap. As Daring Fireballs John Gruber points out, the $12.5 billion that Google is spending for Motorola amounts to almost two years worth of the search companys profits. No company—not even Google—can throw around that [...]

Android – The Difference between Design vs Development

“When Doug Bowman, former creative Director for Google resigned, he posted a quote on his blog that sums Google up perfectly. Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. Android is the creation of technicians and [...]

Android UI Development

Android UI Development is a quick blog post I have written (on my own blog, yes), about the transition from iOS to Android in terms of UI development. We are currently coding the first Alpha release, and I am in charge of the main UI. So, the point of the post is that my main [...]

Android making news…

Canalys: Android overtakes Symbian as world’s best-selling smartphone platform in Q4 2010 — Engadget. The incredible rise and rise of Android has met a defining moment- the time it became the market leader.

The Serval presentation at Linux Conf Au 2011

The Serval BatPhone: Making Mesh Mobile Telephony Practical, Anywhere, Any Time. Paul Gardner-Stephen Conventional mobile telephone networks rely on the availability of significant and expensive infrastructure. While this model makes it possible for the resulting networks to offer strong service guarantees, it is not applicable to all situations. During disaster and unrest, the requisite infrastructure [...]