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For the record, I don't think Microsoft needs to buy anyone to be successful in the smartphone market space. I don't buy into the notion that Windows Mobile is dead or that Windows Mobile 7 will arrive too late to matter. Sure, it’s taken Microsoft far too long to field a competitive...
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It would've been great if I could have read through at least part of Gizmodo writer John Herrman's HTC Touch HD2 review before encountering the usual Windows Mobile bashing. But unfortunately, the bashing started right in the title: HTC Touch HD2 Review: A Tragedy . Despite all the positive attention...
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Microsoft released details today confirming October 6th as the date that the new Windows Mobile 6.5 phones will hit the market. Here are some of the providers slated to have phones ready to go: • In North America: Mobile operators AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS and Verizon Wireless, and phone...
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In a previous article , I questioned whether the iPhone—or more accurately, its wild popularity—is stunting mobile phone research and development. Why? Because Apple became a major cell phone player overnight and its relative growth vastly outpaces the growth of competitors and even growth...
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A few weeks ago, a colleague and I were talking about the iPhone and postulating about the catalyst to its touch-based approach. For starters, I think the company was considering adding phone functionality to to the iPod. With that in mind, I imagine that one day, Steve Jobs was browsing...
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Samsung has released a Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for the the Sprint Ace (SPH-i325). If you have a Blackjack Ace, you can get started on your upgrade here . Not only do you get all the 6.1 goodness, Sprint is enabling turn-by-turn GPS navigation, so get yours today!
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If you're sporting a Samsung BlackJack II, you can now upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 by going here .
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The Windows Live for Windows Mobile team has released a new version of their software. According to the notes, you'll need to uninstall any version you may currently have on your device before installing this new one. Here's a short list of features: Synchronize Live contacts with your contacts...
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I've been following Jason Langridge's blog for some time now, and it was great to get to finally meet him at TechEd this year. I went to a few of the sessions he was conducting, one being "Windows Mobile Smackdown", which is a public version of the event that they have internally at...
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For those of you at TechEd who are into Windows Mobile, Microsoft is having a few HTC Diamonds Fed Ex'd in for tomorrow. There will be one on display at the WinMo showcase and at least one for use during Theater sessions in the Yellow areas. Of course, that's if the info I received from the WinMo...
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Today Qik announced an invitation-only alpha release of its product for Samsung BlackJacks and Motorola Q Windows Mobile devices. Currently in alpha, Motorola Q and Samsung BlackJack users can request an invitation for the service by signing up at http://qik.com/ . The company is working closely with...
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Mary Jo has the inside track on a new platform that Microsoft is working on code-named "Echoes". The idea behind it is to extend "Windows Live" and other Microsoft services to phone carries. She says that Echoes will "provide carriers with a variety of services, ranging from...
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Speaking of Live Mesh, in one of Microsoft's promos for it, there is a sneak peek of what looks to be an HTC Touch Dual running Windows Mobile 7. Take a look, it's about 32 seconds in:
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HTC and Sprint have made an updated ROM available for the Mogul. What comes with that? Here's what you can expect: 1. Adds EV-DO Rev.A functionality for faster download and upload speeds when transmitting data wherever EV-DO Rev. A coverage is available. 2. Adds advanced GPS functionality including...
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Anyone who has an iPhone and has tried to use it to to get their work email synchronized via their corporate Exchange server knows that it just doesn't work very well. And any Exchange admin with iPhone users knows it as well. The people at Apple know this and are looking to make the iPhone a little...