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Feature Report: Mobile OS Battle Hot and getting Hotter
The devices we carry in our pockets today have little in common with those of just a few years ago. Incremental upgrades to components and the widespread adoption of touchscreens have prompted significant changes to designs and form factors. While device design and function...
Google opens AdMob SDK for Windows Phone 7, updates for iOS and Android
Google Inc. had big plans for AdMob when it acquired the mobile ad network for $750 million in stock in 2009 and now it's opening up the platform for Windows Phone 7.The company rolled out out a beta SDK (software development kit) for Microsoft...
@ MWC: Elop to make Nokia third competitor in 'three horse game' smart phone market
BARCELONA, Spain – Last night, Nokia Corp. CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at Mobile World Congress to discuss Nokia's partnership with Microsoft Corp. and what it means for the future of both companies in the smart phone space.Elop, who was appointed as CEO...
Microsoft lands Vodafone biz for biz: Firms target mobile enterprise
Vodafone Group plc, Europe's largest network operator, and Microsoft Corp. have teamed up to offer the operator's enterprise customers a unified communications and collaboration solution for mobile and fixed data.Vodafone will initially offer the combined solution in Germany and Spain this year, before expanding...
@MWC: Yahoo overhauls mobile portal
Yahoo Inc. unveiled an overhauled mobile portal that it hopes will become "your starting point to the Internet."The company launched a beta version of Yahoo Mobile, a wireless Web destination that combines existing Yahoo offerings oneSearch, oneConnect and onePlace as well as the popular...
@MWC: Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, intros app store, supports Flash
BARCELONA, Spain - As Research in Motion Ltd., Opera Software, Apple Inc. and others encroach on its territory, Microsoft Corp. sought to fight back with an updated version of its mobile-phone operating system, along with an app store and support for Flash technology on...
Verizon grabs ‘high ground’ with promise of greater device choice: Final impact still unclear
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Verizon Wireless' declaration this morning that "any application, any device" will run on its network next year is clearly an overstatement-Verizon's CDMA network allows only CDMA-based devices, in use by 60% of subscribers in the United States market, but only 20% of the global...
Analyst Angle: LG Voyager Arrives Just In Time for Black Friday
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Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research's Julie Ask, iGR's Iain...
HTC warms up Rev. A smartphone for Sprint Nextel
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HTC Corp. moved from original device manufacturer to original equipment manufacturer at Sprint Nextel Corp. this week with an HTC-branded smartphone at the high end of the price range for the U.S. market.The Taiwan-based smartphone maker has been raising its profile globally and in...
Samsung takes the high-end road at 3GSM
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For anyone who has yet to be convinced, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the 3GSM World Congress to show off what it can do with a high-end mobile phone, launching (or re-launching) a half-dozen models. Now, if only worldwide markets in the replacement cycle...
The OS horserace: Symbian on the inside track?
The Symbian operating system, championed by Nokia Corp. in its smart phones, currently has a majority of OS market share, a state of affairs likely to continue for the foreseeable future, according to projections from market research firm IDC. This is likely despite the...
Qualcomm raises forecasts, announces Microsoft deal
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. raised its revenue estimates for its third quarter ending in June, indicating it expects revenue at or slightly above earlier forecasts of $1.77 billion to $1.87 billion based on strong demand for its chipsets destined for both low-end and 3G phones....
Qualcomm outlines Microsoft partnership, chip announcements
SAN DIEGO—While its annual analysts meeting got underway in New York, Qualcomm Inc. launched a minor salvo of financial and product news today, including a collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to speed time-to-market for its chipsets for smart phones. The chip maker’s news, in brief:The...
Nokia releases trio of business-focused devices
LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week's Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The new Eseries handsets are designed for European,...
Vendors continue to embrace content opportunities
Deals were announced and applications launched last week as the large wireless vendors fanned the flames of the hot and getting-hotter mobile content market. L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ring-back tones from EMI Music's catalog of music as part of Ericsson's hosted ring-back...
Motorola takes aim at RIM with Q: iTunes phone still on hold
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was no sign of its long-awaited iTunes phone. Motorola demonstrated a range of new products...
HP will offer Windows Mobile 5.0 iPAQ upgrade
LAS VEGAS, Nev./PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will offer an upgrade program to Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 on some HP iPAQ handhelds as well as plans to support the new version of the software platform in its future mobile offerings. HP iPAQ handhelds...
Cingular sells Audiovox smart phone
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had said it was working to test the device for its newly combined network.The high-end...
Telus to sell high-end device from UTStarcom
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Canadian carrier Telus Mobility announced it will sell the Audiovox PPC 6600 from UTStarcom for $350 with a three-year service agreement. The high-end device features Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC operating system, Bluetooth and an integrated MP3 player."The Audiovox PPC 6600 combines the unmatched...
Symbian licenses Microsoft technology to up business appeal
Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Developing Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol plug-in for Symbian OS continues Symbian's drive...
Symbian licenses Microsoft technology to boost corporate appeal
Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Developing Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol plug-in for Symbian OS continues Symbian's drive to...
Ecuity to offer VoIP over Wi-Fi through Boingo deal
Voice over Internet Protocol voice provider Ecuity Inc. reported an agreement with Boingo Wireless Inc. and TeleSym Inc. to jointly market a VoIP over Wi-Fi service. The companies said the arrangement will use Boingo's more than 13,000 Wi-Fi hot spots to access Ecuity's Smart...
Audiovox, NEC show new handsets
While primarily a stomping ground for carriers and content developers to meet and deal, this year's CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show, held last week in San Francisco, also provided a platform for the launch of several new wireless handsets. Audiovox Communications Corp. led...
ABI: Microsoft OS may outpace Symbian by ’09
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Microsoft Corp. could overtake Symbian Ltd. in mobile-phone operating system market share by 2009, according to research from ABI Research. The group believes that by 2009, mobile phones with Symbian operating systems could make up less than 50 percent of the overall...