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Windows Marketplace for Mobile taking submissions starting 27 July

Windows Marketplace for Mobile taking submissions starting 27 JulyIn all fairness, thoughWinMobile has never had their own app store as you would obtain apps from many independent sites.Will that be a thing of the past, where one could purchase or download an application from various places for their phones, or...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Windows Marketplace, WinMobile, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

The iPhone: Now with Microsoft ActiveSync support

The iPhone: Now with Microsoft ActiveSync supportWinMobile 7 question[i]Meanwhile, the first Windows Mobile 7 phones, which are expected to support multi-touch, are not expected to begin rolling out until the first quarter of 2009.[/i]Will WinMobile 7 phones have voice dialing, copy and paste support, and the built-in ability to copy...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple iPhone, WinMobile, Microsoft ActiveSync, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising

Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertisingI'd say adress the non OEM market.$399 for Ultimate was crazy. When you can purchase an entire computer with Ultimate for $599, you know the OEMs are getting a huge break. Over time, MS has "encouraged" people to buy from OEMs...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, marketing, Microsoft Windows, WinMobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynote

Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynotehmmm.....So many things to do = so many things that will fail.Gate$ will be better off at his 'foundation' when deadlines will slip and the losses will mount.I pitty the sacrificial lambs tasked with continuing his grand ambitions.Maquito net...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Leadership, tool, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., WinMobile, Even Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Review: HTC Advantage X7510 with 16GB flash drive, haptics keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1

Review: HTC Advantage X7510 with 16GB flash drive, haptics keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1CDMAWill this be available in CDMA via Sprint?video drivers?I read Mr. Miller's review of the new HTC Advantage X7510 with great interest, because I own an X7501.I was hoping the article would discuss the problems users of...

Tags: Corporate communications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, High Tech Computer Corp., TyTn II, Wizard, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Hands-on video and first impressions of the HTC Touch

Hands-on video and first impressions of the HTC Touchreally nice looking interface, but is a half baked peice of crap!!when will they learn that it's not enough to have something that just looks good.. at least a small portion of it anyway... it need to work well too... no matter...

Tags: Operating systems, video, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, SIM card, WinMobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

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Motorola Droid gets official on Verizon; arrives Nov. 6 for $199

I'm excited...I'll want to play with one at the store first and my VZW contract isn't up for renewal until April, so I may end up having to wait to get the $199 price, but I'm very excited that Verizon finally has what appears to be an "iPhone class" smartphone...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Android Market, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.2

Wow, you guys have been putting up with all those bugs?Yikes. Makes me glad I have a better phone.You mean one of those phones with near zero customer satisfaction levels By near zero I mean in comparison with iPhone satisfaction levels as recently reported by JD Power.Even with this handful...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, phone, Apple Inc., customer satisfaction

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Teens are generation Apple as iPod, iPhone dominance reigns

Look at fall 2007Two years ago, 13% said they planned to buy a Zune. And, almost none of them did.Apple owns this market in the USA and will until the category of MP3 player is no longer relevant.I wonder how many teens plan to buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone?Big...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Apple Inc., MP3, MP3 player, iPod iPhone dominance reign, dominance reign, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Analyst: non-exclusive iPhone could dominate world

Spreading the joyI had Verizon for years. Very good coverage, excellent service, but the control they insist upon over apps and such makes Apple's app store look like a Linux convention. I've read within these hallowed pages speculation that Verizon was where Apple first tried to set the iPhone but...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, ATT, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., GSM, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Revisiting RIM: Are the enterprise storm clouds brewing?

In the context of the scenario...it could very well come down to iPhone v. RIM. If, as posited, businesses adopt a BYOP model. That kind of thing doesn't matter what wireless network your using, if they'll open exchange up for you to hook your iPhone to. Which may - and...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, data plan, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., BIS, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Palm drops Windows Mobile from future plans, WebOS only focus

very wrong step for Palm that will eventually bankrupt themPalm is trying to squeeze in to the iphone space and forsee the future with WebOs. it so sad they don't understand the future is both. the windows Mobile platform is used by the federal government and fortune 500 companies and...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Mobile applications, windows mobile platform, Symbian OS Phones, Microsoft Windows, mobile, Treo Pro, Palm Inc., WinMo, Palm Treo, Fortune 500 company, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Motorola Cliq: Enough to make you switch devices? [video]

IPhone is all about styleJust like IMac, isn't it? is it technically better than all other smart phones? I don't think so. So it is hard to take the core fans from IPhone.Kevinhttp://www.netcdp.comRE: Motorola Cliq: Enough to make you switch devices? [video]That was a relatively content-free video.I would have preferred...

Tags: Smart phones, Cliq, Apple iPhone, Motorola CLIQ, Motorola Inc., video

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction

RE: Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction Still thieves not "innovators".failed to live up to his role as "gatekeeper"...In English, that translates to "We lost, therefore somebody must have cheated." Microsoft as a company clearly believes that it simply can do no wrong. They must have attended the...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, I4i, Word injunction

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

iPhone users strangling the AT&T network

Network BandwidthIn all fairness, I doubt that any carrier in the US would have been ready to handle the massive amount of data streaming across it's 3G network that iPhone users have generated. If a carrier like Verizon were to offer the iPhone, a lot of people would jump...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, network, iPhone Users

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Windows Mobile Summer love fest continues

Thanks MatthewI must admit I get a huge sense of satisfaction when I hear the iPhone fanboys go on and on about a new feature they just got when I've been using that feature for years on my WM devices. :)I do, however, get sad at the thought that Apple...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

TomTom arrives on the iPhone for $100

Nothing new.I've been using OnCourse Navigator (http://www.oncoursenavigator.com) on a WinMobile device for several years. Works like a charm.Phones screens are too small to be used while drivingThese apps should quickly be banned in moving cars. Just as dangerous as drinking and driving. Or using your phone in a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TomTom, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

My smartphone affair: Cheating on Verizon and Blackberry for a taste of Sprint and Pre

Congrats on testing the watersBe sure to check out precentral.net and their forums for realworld user experiences and solutions - as well as the homebrew apps. There is actually a homebrew app store now with 100 apps. But that site and others will definitely help if you run into any...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Pre, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc., smartphone affair, smart phone, phone, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

PCs need a brand (and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys one)

PCs need a brand and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys oneGood article!Maybe Microsoft should just start making their own PCs! Like the xBox, which is a use specific device, but a computer none the same.It appears you have thought this out very welland I would...

Tags: Branding, Desktops, Operating systems, PC-World, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15