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Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Report: Dell launching mobile phone this week; will it be Android?

If they use a proprietary OSthey'll need to come up with their own apps. If they use Android they can tap the Android market. That would make them competitive right away.Dell Phone?I would definitely give it a look-see.had a Dell PDA for years......They could use...several OS's WIn MOBILE, or...

Tags: Pocket PC, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, phone, Dell Computer Corp., mobile, Android Market, Win Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Microsoft to allow Win Mobile 6.0, 6.1 users access to its online app store

Microsoft to allow Win Mobile 6.0, 6.1 users access to its online app storeOnly 30 million WinMo users? ReallyThis can't be right.Ballmer blasted the iPhone just two years ago about how the iPhone wouldn't be able to compete against Windows Mobile.And you're telling me that two years later, there are...

Tags: Smart phones, Win Mobile 6.0, online App store, Win Mobile, app store, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Report: Apple orders 4 million new iPhones

Report: Apple orders 4 million new iPhonesReport: Apple orders 4 million new iPhonesYou should have tied this in with your earlier article about the fake Nano phone. Maybe a local OEM is going fill a niche that Apple overlooked.Since I am first, I want to take license and say...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Apple Inc., new iPhone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Microsoft to wait until February for Win Mobile show-and-tell

Microsoft to wait until February for Win Mobile show-and-tellFewer People Care AnymoreIPhone numbers just keep on going up, and Windows Mobile just keeps on turning out the garbage.Attendance with companies slashing jobsI would say this next year with new Taxes and jobs being eliminated this will be a no show...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, Microsoft ActiveSync, Apple Inc., e-mail, phone, mobile, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

Microsoft licenses Adobe's FlashLite for Win Mobile phones

Microsoft licenses Adobe's FlashLite for Win Mobile phonesYay. I'm glad MS has finally done that.It's about time for MS to officially offer support. I wonder how many more years it will take Apple to do the same thing.RE: Microsoft licenses Adobe's FlashLite for Win Mobile phonesWhen MS license other companies...

Tags: Microsoft licenses Adobe, Win Mobile phone, Microsoft Licenses, FlashLite, Win Mobile, Microsoft Corp., cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-03-17

Additional Resources

Boardwalk Games for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Boardwalk Games for iPhone step right up and try your skill at winning prizes at your favorite boardwalk and midway attractions. It which combines three of your favorite carnival games on a scrollable nighttime boardwalk so you feel like you are right there, in the middle of the fun....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Prize, Skyworks, Tiki-Toss, Games, Smart Phones, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Windows Mobile is better than you think

My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Apple to Verizon: 'Can your phone and your network do that?'

The REAL way the commercials should go...caller: Did you get the email I sent you?iPhone user: Well, it was downloading, then the phone dropped to EDGE speed again and I'm still waiting for it to finish.caller: Well, why don't I ju...iPhone user: Hello? Hello? caller calls back: I guess your...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, network, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone User, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge

The concept makes a lot of senseIf you want access to your data everywhere and on every device, having a single platform may be the only way to go. Seamless ubiquity is the dream I guess, if you, the user, does not lose control. How they will be able to...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Google Android, Sergey Brin

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Horror Racing Lite for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Horror Racing Lite for iPhone is packed with explosive weapons, speedy upgradable cars, and powerful pick-up items. Drivers of any ability can use their driving skills and customized firepower to defeat the dastardly denizens of horror in an assortment of action-packed tracks. It features choose your character and car, drive...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Track, Car, Mobile, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-23

Mind Match for iPhone 1.4 (Mobile)

Mind Match for iPhone is a game that helps your child memorize where letters and numbers are hidden and then match them to solve the grid. It is a lot like the card game concentration. Except that it uses letters and numbers that will help your child learn also. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Child, Letter, Grid, iFunStuff, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace to Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 phone users

Might be a reason to upgrade to WM6I've held off upgrading to WM6 from WM5 on my almost 3 year old Samsung Blackjack...might do that yet. Still, I've not ran into much that WM5 cannot handle, and if I do I can use my desktop when I get home....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Corp., Omnia II, phone, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

AT&T responds to Verizon Wireless ads

AT&T are just being babiesAT&T are just being crybabies about the commercials. They can't refute the facts, so they claim the commercials are misleading, making people think AT&T doesn't have 2G coverage all over the place, but the commercial is specifically about 3G coverage. Personally, I use AT&T. It hasn't...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year

In other words, Google Appsare still at that 1 to 2 percent mark.Good Riddance!It won't be missed.Man, so true, MS Office is a big hairball of baroque features to format for8.5x11. MS Office will be on a downward slide from here on out.In terms of what is need for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Dell launches Android smartphone; Inks China, Brazil carrier deals

Compared to other Android offeringsit doesn't look like much. But it's only their first try.They do tend to try, try, and try againover the years they have moved into (then out of, then into again) different products or lines.Maybe if they stick with it they will eventually have themselves a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Smart phones, Overall IT, call quality, hardware keyboard, touch-screen keyboard, smart phone, Dell Computer Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Is Windows 7 a Mac OS X wannabe? That explains why I like it

no, it looks like kde but doesn't have it's functionalityjust put kde 3.5. with transparent taskbar and crystal theme and you got what win7 looks like.and kde 3.5. was way older than vista and 7.So it IS about pride after all?To Apple fans it is always important who copied who....

Tags: Operating systems, TRANSPARENCY, Apple Mac OS, task bar, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Everest: Hidden Expedition Lite for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Everest: Hidden Expedition Lite for iPhone is the smash-hit hidden object casual game. Optimized for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Join the hidden expedition team in an object-finding race up the highest mountain in the world: mount Everest. You will search for objects hidden in breath-taking scenes. The adventure...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Big Fish Games, Mobile, Smart Phones, Team Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-12