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MWC 09: Microsoft announces My Phone service and Marketplace for Mobile

MWC 09: Microsoft announces My Phone service and Marketplace for MobileWho Needs Windows Marketplace for Mobile?Seems to me that Handango has been filling that niche for years now and doing just fine without Microsoft's "help"! I can even set up a profile that remembers what phone and operating system...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, MWC 09, Microsoft Corp., mobile

Discussion threads 2009-02-18

MWC 09: Quickoffice for Android announced, viewer only

MWC 09: Quickoffice for Android announced, viewer onlyI want OpenOffice MobileI've got Documents 2 Go on my Windows Mobile phone and it works pretty well. However, I feel that these companies should NOT try to replicate their desktop equivalent on the phone. What would be really great replicated on the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, phone, MWC 09, Quickoffice

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

MWC 09: Nokia announces N86 with 8 megapixel camera

MWC 09: Nokia announces N86 with 8 megapixel cameraMust the 2 LEDs fight? ;)I think you meant "dual" LEDs, as in two, rather than "duel". :)I know what you mean about buying one model as its successor comes out. It's a tough call, but are there any new features...

Tags: Engineering, N86, MWC 09, camera, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

MWC 09: HTC announces Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2

MWC 09: HTC announces Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2They should fix the previous model firstthe pro looks nice, but i was hoping they will improve the firmware of the first version first ... the new version looks heavy as the previous one but more bulky :)I guess I will stay...

Tags: ARM Processor, ARM, Touch Diamond2, Touch Pro2, MWC 09, processor, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

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News to know: Google antitrust; Bin Laden; Yelp Mafia; HP pay

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Garett Rogers: Will Google be targeted by new Attorney General for Antitrust? Sam Diaz: Where's Bin Laden? New theory,...

Tags: Google Inc., Osama Bin Laden, Hewlett-Packard Co., Antitrust, Dana Blankenhorn, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Public Relations, Marketing, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Corporate Communications

Blog posts 2009-02-20

MWC 09: Documents To Go and RoadSync demoed on T-Mobile G1

I posted about the Quickoffice viewer for the Google Android G1 device and was disappointed that it is currently only a viewer application. Dieter had a chance to swing by the DataViz booth and saw Docs To Go and RoadSync on the Google Android platform demoed. Documents To Go has...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, Google Android, T-Mobile, DataViz Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-19

MWC 09: DataViz shows Documents To Go on iPhone with copy and paste

We knew that DataViz was going to demo their Documents To Go product at MWC for the Apple iPhone and Dieter Bohn had a chance to sit down with them and get a live demo of the product in action on an iPhone. At this time Word document editing is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DataViz Inc., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, E-mail, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-19

News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Larry Dignan: Citrix to offer free XenServer; Takes shot at VMware HP's mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Bearing Point, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Windows Mobile 6.5: Microsoft messed up

Please read note at the bottom of this post! -Ed. ------------- Microsoft debuted its Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone operating system at Mobile World Congress this week, and so far, it's been welcomed warmly. After all, with so many critics sounding off...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Honeycomb Format, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-18

MWC 09: Nokia Ovi Store better than Apple App Store?

Dieter Bohn is working hard at Mobile World Congress this week and stopped by to chat with the folks at Nokia about the upcoming Ovi Store. While the press release I wrote about had a few details, such as the "social location" functionality, Dieter was able to find out many...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Dieter Bohn, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-18

MWC 09: Nokia and Adobe announce $10 million Open Source Project fund

One of the first things people generally ask about when you mention mobile web browsers is, Does it support Flash? Today, very limited support for Flash content is provided on mobile web browsers, but the new Nokia devices do have Flash Lite support. Nokia and Adobe made a joint announcement...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Nokia Corp., Mobile, Open Source, Advertising & Promotion, Web Browsers, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-18

News to know: RIM, Facebook TOS, Apple-Adobe, Android

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Andrew Nusca: SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating Sam Diaz: Facebook's TOS debacle: Be upset...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-02-18

MWC 09: Quickoffice for Android announced, viewer only

I was all excited to hear more details about the QuickOffice and Documents To Go clients for Android at Mobile World Congress, but was let down a bit when I saw the QuickOffice announcement. I was expecting that these applications would support full Office functionality, but the QuickOffice client is...

Tags: Quickoffice, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Office Suites, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-17

MWC 09: Nokia and Skype announce partnership, fring wins award and gives you Skype now on S60

There are currently a few applications on Nokia S60 devices that let you use Skype, such as fring, iSkoot, and Skype Lite, but there has not yet been an official full Skype client on S60 devices yet. Skype Lite works with the cellular network and Skype Out to provide you...

Tags: Partnership, Nokia Corp., Skype Technologies S.A., Business Structures, Finance, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-17

MWC 09: Microsoft announces My Phone service and Marketplace for Mobile

Microsoft had several parts to its Mobile World Congress announcement, including the Windows Mobile 6.5 update, Windows Marketplace for Mobile, and My Phone service. I've been given beta access to My Phone, but since I am on a cruise vacation at the moment (I know I shouldn't be working, but...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-17

MWC 09: Nokia announces N86 with 8 megapixel camera

It always seems to happen just after I buy a device that another successor is announced that has me rethinking my purchase. I recently purchased a North American Nokia N85, which I think is the best Nseries device I have ever used. Nokia announced the N86 with an 8 megapixel...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Camera, N86, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-17

News to know: Windows Mobile 6.5; Red Hat; CRM; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Matthew Miller: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where's the beef? Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots Garett Rogers: Microsoft responds to Android with Windows Mobile...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Red Hat Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., CRM, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-17

MWC 09: BOLT browser moves to public beta phase

The mobile browser field is getting more and more crowded as companies look to users of the internet on the go. In looking at proxy-based browsers where all the heavy lifting is done on the server we currently have Opera Mini leading the pack with Skyfire in public beta. Today...

Tags: Public Beta, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-16

MWC 09: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where

MWC 09: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, whereRE: ... disappointed?"Linux is a disapointment as it is still not as user freiendly, and OSX is a disapointment in terms of operation and security issues."What does LLinux have to do with what the OP said?^o^You are a disapointment...for going off topic and bashing...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, disapointment, Apple Mac OS X, security

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

MWC 09: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where's the beef?

Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5 today at Mobile World Congress in Spain and as a fan of the Windows Mobile OS, I have to say I am pretty disappointed with the update and the 9+ months we have to wait to actually see it on any device. I have seen...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Capacitive, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-16