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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...