A lot happened in the US smartphone market from October 2009 to January 2010, but thankfully there are companies like comScore kicking about to help us make sense of just which platforms were the biggest winners and losers during this period. The biggest platform was not surprisingly Google’s Android which saw an uptick of 4.3% to a total of 7.1% thanks in part to the successful launches of handsets like the DROID, DROID ERIS and Hero. RIM’s BlackBerry OS, which faired second best with a gain of 1.7% continued to dominate the total smartphone market at 43%, but one has to... [Read More]
A discussion on the current state of our telecommunications infrastructure, problems in the near future, and where this industry is headed. Very interesting. On another note, he uses a MOTOROLA!
For all Smartphone lovers Ultimate Start will be something special. And I belive it will soon be the first application that any Smartphone owner will want to have installed.
First thing that caught my attention is how user friendly this application is. After few minutes of usage, you can tell that developer is active user of this platform. Every functionality is where it suppose ... [Read More]
Talking to the WSJ about the new Motorola, CEO Sanjay Jha had some interesting stuff to say. Like, if Motorola wasn't poor, they'd develop their own OS. And now that Windows Phone doesn't suck, they're open to using it again. Motorola has been balls-out Android since its resurrection—when Windows Mobile ran into delays, Jha killed product development with the OS to keep the company afloat. Motorola's less wobbly now, especially since the spinoff, so now Jha's planning things... [Read More]
BTW: No More Non-Touchscreen Devices with Windows Phone 7 Series (poll attached)
We thought that with Windows Mobile 6.5, which was a touch-focused upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1, we'd see the end of non-touchscreen devices, but that was not the case. Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard is now available for devices like the HTC Snap and Samsung Jack, which simply adds Marketplace for Mobile, plus other small changes like a new version of the default browser. It's clear that with Windows Phone 7 Series, non-touchscreen devices will become a thing of the past. One of the mandates from Microsoft is that all WP7 devices ship with... [Read More]
Sagem Orga's SIMFi merges WiFi with SIM cards at long last, turns any phone into a hotspot
Thought WiFi spectrum was congested now? You ain't seen nothin' yet, because SIM card provider Sagem Orga has hooked up with Telefonica to develop a marvel of modern technology called "SIMFi" that combines -- you guessed it -- WiFi with a... [Read More]
Microsoft just planted a massive flag in the ground with the debut of Windows Phone 7 Series. The company's new mobile operating system is a radical and potent departure from the past, and there's a lot to take in -- so we've gathered together all our knowledge and impressions of the device so far and rolled them into a single, concise guide. Of course, there will be plenty more to learn in the coming months, and we're going to be... [Read More]
Well, here it is - the big announcement. Winodws Phone 7 Series is, as we'd hoped, a complete "reboot" for Windows Mobile and more. It's not just the OS that's changing - this is a huge gear-change in every way. The Windows Phone 7 Series phone is aimed at making the user experience so much better. A Zune-like interface sits up front and Microsoft will be making sure that the phone specs meet the needs of the UI.
It'll bring together Xbox LIVE games and that Zune music and video experience - and yes, Zune (as a GUI) is going international, plus there's "live... [Read More]
Follow the Winter Olympics on your phone courtesy of Samsung
The Winter Olympics 2010 has today opened in Vancouver, BC. With the city ready for the 16-days long game, Samsung users can use a specially developed application to keep track of the happenings over at Vancouver.
Been named as the Official Mobile device for the Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver, Samsung has coordinately released a companion application for Samsung mobile devices.
Check it out kids, they have finally given the Windows Mobile Smartphone community an updated browser! Keep reading below for bugs/known issues.
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Opera Mobile 10.3 Released
The latest version of Opera Mobile 10 has now been released for Windows Mobile. Beta 3 does not bring much user interface changes, but does
Make your Motorola Q faster, change the startup sound, increase call history, change menu from grid to list and much more! Get your Motorola Q Hacks here!
» Daylight Savings Fix
Daylight Saving Time 2007 Update
Updating Windows Mobile-powered devices for the new Daylight Saving Time
