Posts Tagged ‘Windows Mobile’

Requirements Windows Mobile 7 Devices Leaked

February 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

An employee of HTC Russia has leaked hardware requirements for Windows Mobile 7 on this Twitter. The requirements clearly show that new ‘Windows Phone’ devices are set to compete with the iPhone.

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WinMo/Android DualBoot

February 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Developers on a tight budget can now use Windows Mobile devices to test both their Windows Mobile applications and games as well as those for Google’s Android platform.

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Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK Released & Revoked

January 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Accidently, Microsoft has released the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK on their website. Shortly after publication, the first quality complaints were filed and Microsoft took the SDK back offline.

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Microsoft Holding Back Windows Marketplace Payments

January 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Intomobile has a story about Microsoft holding back the revenue payments from Windows Mobile developers who have published their apps and games on Windows Marketplace.

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Windows Mobile 7 Not Backward Compatible

January 18th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Russian developer/journalist Eldar Murtazin has managed to get hold of a Phone containing an early Windows Mobile 7 build. According to his first tests, the device is not able to run 6.x software.

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Verizon’s App Store Rollout Imminent

January 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

ME reports that the launch of Verizon’s App Store is imminent. The US based operator will first launch its consumer channel on RIM’s BlackBerry platform according to reports at CES.

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Microsoft to build Windows Mobile 6.5.3

January 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

Again, Microsoft will be extending the life of Windows Mobile 6.5 with the release of version 6.5.3. The biggest change with the new version is the interface which will already come one step closer to Windows Phone 7.

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Microsoft Increases Windows Marketplace Reach

November 17th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

As promised, Microsoft has opened up Windows Marketplace to older devices. As of today, consumers with Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 are allowed to start shopping to games and apps.

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Samsung Drops Symbian for Bada

November 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada | No Comments »

Samsung has announced a new Open Source OS called Bada. The first Bada device is expected to hit the shelves during the first six months of 2010. To warm up developers, it announced that Bada will replace Symbian OS.

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Gartner’s Android Predictions for 2012

October 21st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Gartner has put some research in the future of Android and it seems the OS is here to stay. The company expects that Android will outsell iPhone OS in about two years but might not be able to beat Symbian.