Archive for the 'Windows Mobile' Category

Opera Mini 5.1 beta for Nokia Smartphones Released

Opera Mini 5.1 beta for Nokia Smartphones ReleasedThe world’s most popular mobile browser is now optimized for the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Opera Software today released the beta version of Opera Mini 5.1 optimized for Symbian. The native version of Opera Mini for Symbian features all the innovations Opera Mini is known for, such as Speed Dial for the users’ favorite websites, tabbed browsing and an attractive user interface. The Opera Mini 5.1 native beta release brings several key improvements to the Opera Mini browser on Nokia smartphones: - Support for ...

Posted on 1st November 2010
Under: Nokia, Opera, Smartphone, Technology, Windows Mobile |

HTC Launches Five new Windows Phone 7 Smartphones

HTC Launches FIve new Windows Phone 7 SmartphonesHTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones and long-time Microsoft partner, unveiled five new Windows Phone 7 smartphones: HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC 7 Pro and HTC HD7. This strong and diverse family of phones features Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 platform and embodies the stand-out design and innovation for which HTC has come to be known. Each new phone includes a variety of cutting-edge technologies and a series of unique HTC applications that can be accessed ...

Posted on 13th October 2010
Under: HTC, Smartphone, Windows Mobile |

Microsoft “PInk” phones headed for Verizon Wireless

"Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, will introduce two phones from Microsoft Corp. in about May or June that are targeted at teenagers, two people with knowledge of the companies’ plans said."

Posted on 9th March 2010
Under: Microsoft, Verizon, Windows Mobile, Wireless |

ZTE Introduces the 3G Bingo

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, introduced today at the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress, together with Qualcomm, the world’s first ultra-slim big-screen BMP 3G smartphone – ZTE Bingo. In addition, ZTE is showcasing its 5 Android smartphone models for the first time. With the availability of Linux, Windows Mobile and OMS-platform mobile phones, ZTE is one of the few mobile phone manufacturers to offer smartphones for a variety of mobile operating systems. ZTE Bingo adopts Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform™ (BMP), which is the Mobile Operation System that provides high-end functionality ...

Posted on 16th February 2010
Under: 3G, Adobe, Google, Linux, MSN, Multimedia, Qualcomm, Smartphone, Windows Mobile |

Garmin-Asus M10 announced

Garmin-Asus, a co-branded alliance between Garmin® Ltd. and ASUSTeK® Computer Inc. today announced the Garmin-Asus M10, a full-touch, all-in-one smartphone powered by the latest version of Windows Mobile® from Microsoft Corp. The M10 keeps professionals connected with business and personal contacts, email, calendar and IM, in addition to featuring preloaded mobile navigation from Garmin. The M10 is expected to be available through carrier and retail channels in Asia and Europe in the first half of 2010. The M10 will be on display at the Garmin-Asus exhibit (Hall 8, #8B127) at Mobile World Congress, February 15-18, 2010. “The ...

Posted on 12th February 2010
Under: Microsoft, WiFi, Windows Mobile |

Opera Mini for iPhone sneak peek

Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC). Visit Opera’s exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness a new way to surf the Web on the iPhone — an experience that Opera promises will be fast, easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera features. Opera Mini is renowned for its compression technology, which results in significantly faster Web-page loading and reduces data surcharges. With favorite desktop features in its arsenal, such as ...

Posted on 11th February 2010
Under: Browser, Handset, Opera, Windows Mobile |

Google Buzz for mobiles

Today we announced Google Buzz, a new product that integrates with your Gmail inbox and makes it easy to start rich conversations about the things you find interesting. Google Buzz lets you share web links, photos, videos, and more with those who are important to you. Rather than simply creating a mobile version of Buzz, we decided to take advantage of the unique features of a mobile device - in particular, location. We go through many experiences when we're on the go, and while there are lots of ways to share these experiences with your friends ...

Posted on 11th February 2010
Under: Google, Symbian, Windows Mobile |

Nielsen survey identifies top handhelds for 2009

Apple 3G iPhone ranked first in new Nielsen survey of top mobile handhelds for 2009 (Jan - Oct) in terms of subscriber base. Rounding out the top ten: the RIM BlackBerry 8300 Series devices, the Motorola RAZR V3 series, LG VX9100 (enV2), LG Voyager, Samsung SPH-M540 (Rant), the RIM BlackBerry 9530 series (Storm), LG VX9700 (Dare), LG Vu series, and the RIM BlackBerry 8100 series. Nielsen also offers a listing of the top 10 websites accessed over motilbe phones in the U.S. from January through September 2009: Google Search, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Weather Channel, Facebook, MSN Hotmail, Google ...

Posted on 26th December 2009
Under: 3G, Apple, Google, LG, MSN, Motorola, RIM, Windows Mobile, Yahoo |

Verizon Wireless Announces the Availability of the Samsung Omnia II

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the availability of the Samsung Omnia® II(TM), a full-touch all-in-one smartphone powered by Windows Mobile® 6.5 to keep customers connected to their corporate and personal e-mail accounts and synchronized with their schedules and contacts. Key features: * 3.7-inch ultra-brilliant touch screen o Widescreen WVGA AMOLED (Wide Video Graphics Array Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) responsive touch screen results in one of the brightest and clearest displays on a mobile phone in the United States * Virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology allows customers to input text faster and easier with one ...

Posted on 23rd November 2009
Under: Bluetooth, Samsung, Verizon, WiFi, Windows Mobile |

Qualcomm Bringing Flagship Gigahertz Processing to Mainstream Smartphone Tier of Chipsets

Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that it is sampling a new smartphone chipset family that breaks new ground in mobile performance in the mainstream smartphone tier. The MSM7x30 family features a strong emphasis on multimedia performance, supporting high-definition video recording and playback, exceptional graphics with dedicated 2D and 3D cores, and an overall chip design optimized for a highly responsive, immersive Web experience. The first devices based on the flagship MSM7x30 family of chipsets are expected to launch commercially before the end of 2010. "Qualcomm continues ...

Posted on 16th November 2009
Under: Bluetooth, GPS, Qualcomm, Smartphone, Symbian, Windows Mobile |

Big Cellphone Makers Shifting to Android System

"Since 1996, Microsoft has been writing operating systems for little computers to carry in your pocket. It was a lonely business until the company’s perennial rival, Apple, introduced the Web-browsing, music-playing iPhone. But now that smartphones are popular, Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Mobile, is foundering."

Posted on 27th October 2009
Under: Apple, Browser, Internet, Microsoft, Music, Smartphone, Windows Mobile |

Acer launches dual-boot Android/Windows netbook

Mobility is the key. The key to understanding the Acer Group comprehensive range of mobile products offering users anytime, anywhere connectivity to be online all the time and socialize around the clock. But anytime, anywhere connectivity is no longer enough: users demand fast and easy Internet access. Acer Group decision to develop different solutions featuring also Android™ operating system brings users simple usability and instant Internet access, for greater efficiency on the go. The dual-boot netbook brings along a true revolution as it gives the best of two worlds. It offers the immediacy, the ultrafast connectivity and speed ...

Posted on 22nd October 2009
Under: Email, Internet, Windows Mobile |

Nokia Booklet 3G for AT&T

Drawing upon its rich heritage and leadership in the mobile industry, Nokia is opening a new chapter in mobility with the introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S. together with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft. Developed for connectivity just about anytime and virtually anywhere, the Nokia Booklet 3G is refining what consumers can expect at the crossroads of mobility and the personal computer. "Nokia understands mobility like no other company and recognizes that the most 'powerful' device is the one that doesn't have you running for the power plug or network point," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, ...

Posted on 14th October 2009
Under: 3G, AT&T, Bluetooth, GPS, Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Mobile |

New Giorgio Armana-Samsung Smartphone

Giorgio Armani, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Microsoft are proud to present the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone, the most elegant and functional mobile on the market. Giorgio Armani himself personally designed this stylish smartphone, as he did with the first Giorgio Armani Samsung mobile in 2007 and the Emporio Armani Samsung “Night Effect” mobile in 2008. In 2009, the new smartphone makes its debut with more powerful functions and superior usability. The next rendition of this style and technology partnership includes a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, a unique two step tilt hinge form factor ...

Posted on 12th October 2009
Under: Microsoft, Multimedia, Samsung, Smartphone, WiFi, Windows Mobile |

Windows phone brand launches

Microsoft today unveiled a new generation of phones from leading manufacturers and mobile operators that offer an intuitive user interface, powerful Web browsing, and access to an online library of downloadable services and applications. Windows® phones — a new brand for phones running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system — are now available in retail stores worldwide in a broad range of styles and prices. The new phones were shown at press events in New York, hosted by Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, and in Paris, where Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer showed ...

Posted on 7th October 2009
Under: HP, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile |

Sprint to launch Samsung Intrepid

Sprint and Samsung announce the upcoming arrival of Samsung IntrepidTM smartphone, a dynamic Windows® phone that lets the customer be productive on-the-go using America’s most dependable 3G network (EV-DO Rev. A)2 domestically and through international roaming when traveling worldwide. Samsung Intrepid features Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional, and improves on previous Samsung Windows phones with a user experience that offers a customizable Today screen to display the features the user accesses most often and shows important information like new emails, text messages, missed calls and calendar appointments. It also has a richer Internet browsing experience and new personalization ...

Posted on 7th October 2009
Under: 3G, Bluetooth, Email, Microsoft, Multimedia, Samsung, Smartphone, Sprint, WiFi, Windows Mobile |

HTC Tilt 2 and HTC Pure announced

AT&T and HTC Corporation, a global designer of mobile phones, today announced the upcoming availability of the HTC Tilt(TM) 2 and the HTC PURE(TM) with Windows® Mobile 6.5. The HTC PURE delivers a touch screen experience in an alluring, compact form factor, and the HTC Tilt 2 features the convenience of a tilting touch screen combined with the practicality of a slide out full QWERTY keyboard. Powered by the nation's fastest 3G network and the Windows phone platform, the HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE deliver an enhanced TouchFLO® 3D interface on a large vibrant touch screen ...

Posted on 6th October 2009
Under: AT&T, HTC, Windows Mobile |

Verizon Developer Community Welcomes More Than 1,000 Mobile Application Developers In First 30 Days

One month after mobile applications developers gathered at the first-ever Verizon Developer Community (VDC) Conference, Verizon Wireless said today that more than 1,000 developers have registered to become part of the VDC. Registration is ongoing at http://developer.verizon.com, and hundreds of developers continue to sign up each week. Verizon created the community to help developers bring mobile applications to market and address developer demands for speed and transparency. Verizon recently added the simple, click-through agreement to its developer portal so developers can begin to quickly and easily submit application concepts and start the path to market for their ...

Posted on 5th September 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Verizon, Windows Mobile |

LG Gearing Up For Assault On Smartphone Market

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, today announced the imminent launch of three new Windows phones in the next few weeks, delivering on LG’s commitment to further grow its share of the global smartphone market. The three devices will kick off LG’s most aggressive smartphone strategy to date, which will ultimately result in a total of 13 new LG-branded Windows® phones launched globally before the end of 2010. The three latest additions to LG’s expanding smartphone line-up and the first to include the new Windows Mobile® 6.5 operating system include a ...

Posted on 4th September 2009
Under: Handset, LG, Smartphone, Windows Mobile |

Sony Ericsson puts developers at the centre of user experience with XPERIA™ X2

Sony Ericsson launches the Panel SDK in a drive to encourage developers to create content for the XPERIA™ X2. The eye-catching interface includes a new range of interactive Panels on the home screen offering business, fun and communication features. By providing unparalleled real estate and marketing visibility, the Panel interface makes the developer central to the user experience. The Panel SDK includes a Panelizer which turns existing Flash, Java and Windows Mobile® applications into Panels for the XPERIA™ X2, and a native software development kit which allows developers to be the first to create panels for the ...

Posted on 4th September 2009
Under: Games, Java, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile |