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Microsoft Gets Windows Phone 7 Strategy RightSince Windows 7 entered public beta in early 2009, Microsoft has garnered praise for getting so much right with its cash cow. This is in stark contrast to the complaints it got over Vista. After announcing Windows Phone 7 Series last month at Mobile World Congress, the accolades just keep coming in for it. Continue reading "Microsoft Gets Windows Phone 7 Strategy Right..." Facebook's Latest Status Update? Geo-LocationFacebook is preparing to add a location-sharing feature to its popular social networking site. Can Facebook escape the bad buzz generated by Google's Buzz? Continue reading "Facebook's Latest Status Update? Geo-Location..." iPhone Scientifically Proven To Be AddictiveObsess much? According to a study undertaken by Stanford University, the iPhone can be addictive. My favorite nugget from the study? Seventy-five percent of respondents admitting to falling asleep with their iPhone in bed. Continue reading "iPhone Scientifically Proven To Be Addictive..." Nexus One Sales Model Not Really Working OutGoogle promised to change the way cell phones are sold with its direct-to-consumer approach. The only problem is, nothing has really changed -- unless you count the Nexus One sales estimates that Goldman Sachs reduced from 3.5 million down to 1 million. Continue reading "Nexus One Sales Model Not Really Working Out..." Nokia Applies For Self Charging Phone PatentNokia has applied for a patent that will charge your phone while you walk. It sounds similar to those self winding watches that renew their energy as you swing your arms. Certain components inside the phone are on a movable frame that moves up and down or side to side depending on your motion. This is the basis for energy generation. Continue reading "Nokia Applies For Self Charging Phone Patent..." AT&T's Backflip A Backward Step For AndroidAT&T's first Android handset went on sale March 7. Based on several factors that have come to light since the device's launch, there are some serious drawbacks to the Backflip. Chief among them? No Google, and a lock-down on apps compatibility. Continue reading "AT&T's Backflip A Backward Step For Android..." Putting Verizon's LTE Speed Claims Into PerspectiveThis morning Verizon Wireless issued a press release noting that its trials of Long Term Evolution were producing data speeds much faster than expected. How does that really compare to what's available today? Continue reading "Putting Verizon's LTE Speed Claims Into Perspective..." iPad: The Ad, Tethering, What We Don't KnowDespite its flashy debut in January and the recent television spot that aired during the Oscars, there's still a lot we don't know about the Apple iPad. Steve Jobs did, however, take the time to respond directly to one user email about tethering the iPad to the iPhone. Continue reading "iPad: The Ad, Tethering, What We Don't Know..." Android Still At Risk From FragmentationRecently Google announced that it will upgrade all US users to Android 2.1. Devices are currently shipping with four versions, so moving to one will help, but that may not be enough to save the platform from fragmentation. Continue reading "Android Still At Risk From Fragmentation..." Microsoft's 'Project Pink' Phones Hitting Verizon By SummerAs much as Microsoft has attempted to keep information about its Project Pink devices secret, details have been leaking all over the place. The latest leak came in the form of an advertisement that showed not only the two new phones, but Verizon Wireless's red swoosh, as well. Continue reading "Microsoft's 'Project Pink' Phones Hitting Verizon By Summer..." Apple iPad Goes On Sale April 3This morning Apple announced that its iPad tablet device will be available for pre-order starting March 12, and it will ship by April 3. That's for the Wi-Fi version, mind you. Apple said the 3G version won't be available until some time later in April. Continue reading "Apple iPad Goes On Sale April 3..." Details On Windows Phone 7 Development EmergeEven though the real nitty gritty on Windows Phone 7 Series development will be at the 2010 Mix event in Las Vegas in just over a week, Microsoft has released some information late Thursday that should shed some light on things. As has been rumored, Silverlight and XNA will be big players in WinPho 7 development, but they aren't the only game in town. .NET and others have been invited to the party too. Continue reading "Details On Windows Phone 7 Development Emerge..." Desktops Irrelevant? Oh, That It Could Be SoSiliconRepublic quotes a Google Europe exec saying "desktops will be irrelevant in three years." CIOs can only dream that some device, any device, would actually go away. Continue reading "Desktops Irrelevant? Oh, That It Could Be So..." PlayStation Phone On The Way From SonySony doesn't like losing. That's why the company has decided to go all in and bring a real "PlayStation" phone to market. According to those in the know, the smartphone from Sony will be able to access downloadable games, movies and music, just like the iPhone. Continue reading "PlayStation Phone On The Way From Sony..." Palm Debuts Much-Improved Facebook App For WebOSOn the heals of releasing webOS 1.4 for the Pre and Pixi, Palm has made an updated Facebook application available to all webOS devices. Continue reading "Palm Debuts Much-Improved Facebook App For WebOS..." Google Experiments With Gesture-Based Search On AndroidImagine being able to find something on your smartphone just by drawing the letter "B" on the screen. Google hopes you'll do just that with its new Gesture Search application for Android handsets, which lets users search for items by drawing gestures on the display. Continue reading "Google Experiments With Gesture-Based Search On Android..." AT&T Talks Of Usage Based Data ChargesAT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson said in an analyst conference on Tuesday that he thought the wireless in industry is headed towards a usage based billing system where those consuming more data will have higher bills than those using less data. Time to say goodbye to the all-you-can-eat data plans. Continue reading "AT&T Talks Of Usage Based Data Charges..." Apple v. Google: The Battle Is Fully JoinedAfter taking some time to digest the massive 20-patent lawsuit filed against it by Apple on March 2, HTC (and partner Google) have responded. Their take? HTC says it has plenty of its own patents and isn't infringing on Apple's. Continue reading "Apple v. Google: The Battle Is Fully Joined..." BlackBerry Slider Leaks, Mirrors Break EverywhereTech spies have unearthed pictures of a purported BlackBerry slider smartphone. The device, which bears a passing resemblance in form to the Palm Pre, has a touch screen and slides up to reveal a full, physical keyboard. Too bad it's so ugly. Continue reading "BlackBerry Slider Leaks, Mirrors Break Everywhere..." Gesture Controls Rumored For Next iPhoneThe latest rumors on the next iPhone release say the mobile platform will get gesture-based technology. As far as phones go, Apple pretty much invented flick-based technology where your finger controls the contents of the screen, replacing the stylus that came about over a decade earlier. Now they may take it to the next level with gestures. Continue reading "Gesture Controls Rumored For Next iPhone..." AT&T: Most iPad Users Will Skip 3G VersionAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson recently indicated that he believes most adopters of Apple's iPad will choose the Wi-Fi-only version rather than spring for an additional monthly subscription. You don't say. Continue reading "AT&T: Most iPad Users Will Skip 3G Version..." Motorola Backflip: First Google Phone With No GoogleAT&T and Motorola have teamed up to offer what is AT&T's first Android handset, the Backflip. Despite the device's many strengths, there's a major weakness that seriously compromises the phone: It doesn't have Google Search. Continue reading "Motorola Backflip: First Google Phone With No Google..." Apple: HTC Is Stealing From UsToday Apple filed a lawsuit against competitor HTC. Apple says that HTC is infringing on 20 phone-related patents and CEO Steve Jobs notes that the company is going to act to protect its intellectual property. Continue reading "Apple: HTC Is Stealing From Us..." Stalker App Crosses Privacy LinesThere is a new app that allows you to take a picture of someone and get personal information on them from various social networks. It does this using facial recognition and then matches it against photos on sites like Twitter and Facebook. You can begin to see the possibilities. Continue reading "Stalker App Crosses Privacy Lines..." iPad's Arrival May Be Delayed A MonthScuttlebutt leaking from China indicates a possible hiccup in the impending launch of Apple's iPad. According to sources, a manufacturing snafu has seriously constrained the number of units that will be available, and could push the iPad's debut from March to April. Continue reading "iPad's Arrival May Be Delayed A Month..." Microsoft Reaffirms No WinMo7 For WinMo6.5 DevicesMicrosoft said from the start that Windows Phone 7 would not be compatible with older devices running Windows Mobile 6.5.x. This didn't stop the blogosphere from keeping its fingers crossed that Microsoft's latest mobile platform could trickle down to older phones. To quell rumors, Microsoft has laid down the law. Continue reading "Microsoft Reaffirms No WinMo7 For WinMo6.5 Devices..." Google Wants Android Users To Upgrade To V2.1It looks like Google may be trying to get all of its Android devices in the hands of consumers upgraded to the latest release, 2.1. This should be welcome news to those who have a device with the older 1.6 or even 1.5 release. The bad news is that some devices will require a total wipe first, and that personal data and applications will have to be reloaded. Continue reading "Google Wants Android Users To Upgrade To V2.1..." Sprint And Verizon Both Pushing webOS 1.4 UpdateSprint began making webOS 1.4 available to the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi during the early morning hours on February 27. Verizon customers had to wait an additional 24 hours before their devices began updating, too. The new version of webOS brings system-wide improvements. Continue reading "Sprint And Verizon Both Pushing webOS 1.4 Update..." Newer, Cheaper iPhone(s) To Debut In JuneJune and Apple's WWDC are approaching swiftly. Though we're still three-plus months out, reports of what Apple plans to announce are already taking shape. Morgan Stanley believes that new models are coming, and they'll be cheaper to buy and cheaper to own. Continue reading "Newer, Cheaper iPhone(s) To Debut In June..." Software Update Bricking Motorola CLIQUsers who downloaded and installed an unofficial software update for the Motorola CLIQ are seeing red. Turns out there are major bugs in the update that essentially brick the CLIQ. T-Mobile's advice? Don't update. Continue reading "Software Update Bricking Motorola CLIQ..." Palm CEO Addresses The TroopsIn light of the bad financial news coming from Palm, CEO Jon Rubinstein took the opportunity to shore up the confidence of Palm employees. He sent a company wide email that outlines what the company is doing to get fully back on track. Continue reading "Palm CEO Addresses The Troops..." No Flash Love For Windows Mobile 6.5.3Windows Mobile can't catch a break. Since the announcement of Windows Phone 7 Series at Mobile World Congress, WinMo 6.5.3 has been cast aside like an old toy on Christmas morning. The latest kick in the stomach comes from Adobe. All plans to provide Flash 10 for WinMo have been halted as the software developer targets WinPho 7 this fall. Continue reading "No Flash Love For Windows Mobile 6.5.3..." webOS 1.4 Changelog Leaks With Suspicious TimingJust after Palm released some bad news today about its sales forecasts, the changelog for webOS version 1.4 has mysteriously surfaced. There are genuinely good changes in store for webOS devices. Let's take a look. Continue reading "webOS 1.4 Changelog Leaks With Suspicious Timing..." Palm: 'Slower Than Expected Consumer Adoption' Of WebOSIf things looked bad earlier this week for Palm, they look worse now. Palm updated its guidance for the current quarter and the numbers have been revised downward. The new numbers will be "well below its previously forecasted range of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion.” Continue reading "Palm: 'Slower Than Expected Consumer Adoption' Of WebOS..." PocketGear Acquires HandangoIf you have had any kind of smartphone in the past decade, you are probably aware of and have even used PocketGear or Handango to purchase your apps. Now these two software retailers are combining their catalogs to go head to head against platform owned stores like Apple's App Store and Microsoft's Marketplace for Windows Mobile. Will it help them survive though? Continue reading "PocketGear Acquires Handango..." Skype Yanks Windows Mobile App From SiteFor some unknown reason, Skype is no longer making Skype and Skype Lite available to the Windows Mobile platform. Skype's support page says, "We felt that Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile were not offering the best possible Skype experience." What gives? Updated with explanation from Skype. Continue reading "Skype Yanks Windows Mobile App From Site..." Apple Publishes Then Kills Latest iPad SDKOn Feb. 23 Apple released a third beta version of the iPhone OS 3.2 software development kit for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It wasn't available long, however. Apple pulled the updated beta SDK mere hours after it went live. Thankfully, a few developers were able to download it before the link went dead. They found a few interesting details buried inside. Continue reading "Apple Publishes Then Kills Latest iPad SDK..." Details On Windows Phone 7 HardwareOne of the benefits for manufacturers for Windows Mobile phones until now has been the incredibly wide variety of hardware they could build for the mobile platform. Windows Phone 7 Series is going to change all of that. Microsoft is strictly controlling the hardware specs that are allowed for the device. We've got some rumors on what is and isn't allowed. Continue reading "Details On Windows Phone 7 Hardware..." Motorola May No Longer Call Chicago HomeAs part of its reorganizational efforts, Motorola indicated that it might pick up and move its handset and home businesses to California. Why? Because apparently Motorola thinks the talent pool in Chicago is tapped out. Continue reading " Motorola May No Longer Call Chicago Home..." Number Of iPhone Users Surpasses WinMo UsersAfter two and a half years in the market, Apple's iPhone has overtaken Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform in overall smartphone share around the globe. Apple moved past Microsoft to become the third-largest deployed smartphone platform worldwide. RIM holds onto the number two spot worldwide, but Nokia is still number one. Continue reading "Number Of iPhone Users Surpasses WinMo Users ..." Will Palm Survive 2010?Palm's stock has declined from a high of over $17 in October to just over $8.50 as of this morning. What's behind the halving of Palm's value? Well, tepid sales of its webOS smartphones are one factor. Its low stockpile of cash isn't helping either. Can the ailing company make it through the year without being absorbed by a competitor? Continue reading "Will Palm Survive 2010?..." Microsoft To Buy Cell Phone Maker?It has barely been a week since Microsoft formally announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the successor to current Windows Mobile devices. Even though the platform has garnered quite a bit of praise and buzz, an analyst is suggesting that it might not be enough to turn the tide and Microsoft may need to resort to buying another cell phone maker. Continue reading "Microsoft To Buy Cell Phone Maker?..." Verizon Intros Hurricane Proof 'Super Switch'Mother Nature can dish out some cruel punishment. Almost nothing is more intense -- and destructive -- than a hurricane. Given the importance of communications during times of emergency, Verizon Wireless built a new switch in south Florida that can withstand a Category 5 hurricane. Continue reading "Verizon Intros Hurricane Proof 'Super Switch'..." Google Earth Hits Android 2.1 Devices Via MarketUsers of the Google Nexus One may notice that Google Earth recently became available in the Android Market. Google Earth supports devices running Android 2.1 and up, and offers some really nifty features. Continue reading "Google Earth Hits Android 2.1 Devices Via Market..." Sprint Confirms 'Summer' Launch For WiMax PhoneA report that ran late last week suggested that Sprint is preparing to launch a WiMax-equipped phone by the end of June. Sprint confirmed for InformationWeek that it is on target to offer a WiMax device by "summer." That device could be the Android-powered HTC Supersonic. Continue reading "Sprint Confirms 'Summer' Launch For WiMax Phone..." Flash And Touch Screens Don't Mix?There has been a lot of discussion about Adobe's Flash on mobile devices. It is deemed so critical to the web that Apple was forced to stop advertising that the iPhone could access "all of the web" when it didn't support Flash. One blogger doesn't think that Flash belongs on any touch-only device. Continue reading "Flash And Touch Screens Don't Mix?..." Photoshop 1.0 Arrives On The iPhoneTo celebrate Photoshop's 20th Anniversary, Photoshop co-creator Russell Brown asked Ansca Mobile to re-create Photoshop 1.0 for the iPhone. Continue reading "Photoshop 1.0 Arrives On The iPhone..." The Week Of Windows Phone 7 SeriesMicrosoft has had something it hasn't had for a few years - lots of buzz and enthusiasm for its latest incarnation of Windows Mobile, now dubbed Windows Phone 7 Series. They have taken some lessons learned from the Apple playbook and combined it with some of their own tricks. Continue reading "The Week Of Windows Phone 7 Series..." iPhone Owners Intentionally Break Old iPhones For UpgradesAccording to SuperCover Insurance, iPhone owners smash their old iPhone on purpose when a new model is announced in order to get a free upgrade. SuperCover also says that 40% of all claims are suspicious. Is the iPhone that addicting? Continue reading "iPhone Owners Intentionally Break Old iPhones For Upgrades..." Motorola's Backflip Landing March 7 On AT&TAT&T is the last major wireless network operator in the U.S. to launch an Android handset. Though one in is on the way -- Motorola's Backflip -- the company said today that it plans to have a total of five Android handsets available by the end of June this year. Continue reading "Motorola's Backflip Landing March 7 On AT&T..." Go on to the weblog archives... |
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