Android share in US market more than doubled

By Editor on February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:? The share of the Google Inc.’s Android mobile phone operating system in the US market more than doubled from September to December. From 2.5% in September, Androids share hit 5.2% in December. On the other hand, share of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Palm Inc were lost in the U.S. smart-phone platform market.

A number of hardware makers adopted Android, developed by Google, and the introduction of a number of handsets using the software, including the popular Motorola Inc. Droid has helped it to gain traction.

Android is always considered a competition to Apple’s iPhone. Apple’s share of the U.S. smart-phone market rose to 25.3% in December from 24.1% three months earlier.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Android, Apple, Blackberry, Droid, iPhone, Microsoft, Motorola, North America, Palm, Research in Motion, U.S

Microsoft to reveal business plans in the Mobile World Congress

By Editor on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Microsoft is expected to reveal its plan for reviving its ailing Windows Mobile business in the Mobile World Congress event scheduled next week in Barcelona. Microsoft has been suffering from an ailing business and the rumors regarding the mobile plans of the company have become too many to count.

One percent drop from 19% in September to 18% in December in the Mobile’s smartphone market of Microsoft has been shown in the latest figures of Comscore. There are also gossips that the top secret smartphone project, Pink, including technology from Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition of Danger, could finally emerge from the shadows at MWC.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Barcelona, comScore, Europe, Microsoft, Mobile World Congress, Pink, Spain, Windows Mobile

Vodafone Spain launches UC package

By Editor on February 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A unified communications (UC) package has been launched by Vodafone Spain for business customers. Microsoft Online Services and Vodafone Office tools are the two products of the package.

Different forms of communications into an integrated, comprehensive and secure communications solution has been combined in the Microsoft Online Services web-based business applications. Calendar functions, work areas and IM features online can also be accessed by the users besides taking part taking in web and video conferences.

Voice and data services from Vodafone are also included in the UC pack , everything at a price of EUR 18 per month.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Europe, Microsoft, Spain, Vodafone, Vodafone Spain, Voice and Data Services

Samsung aims to become world’s 4th largest smartphone vendor

By Editor on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Aiming the position of world’s fourth largest producer of the devices by replacing the current position holder HTC, Samsung has decided to triple the shipment of its handset this year.

On the achievement of the target, 8% share of the smartphone market in 2010 will be achieved by Samsung. Currently, Samsung enjoys just 3% market share.

Samsung’s operating system BADA will power Samsung’s smartphone strategy. Besides, Samsung is increasing its line-up of Android handsets, a move that deals a blow to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Android, HTC, Microsoft, Operating System, Samsung, windows

Microsoft adds multi-touch to its mobile phone OS

By Editor on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The latest mobile phone operating system by Microsoft has been provided with many multi-touch capabilities but at the same time it has been devoid of games capabilities. The detail of Windows Phone v6.5.3 is a part of Microsoft’s plans to evolve its Windows Phone 6.5 OS.

Horizontal scroll bar, drag and drop capability, faster web-page loading, improved memory management, and smoother operation of pan and flick navigation functions are some of the other upgrades to the platform.

NET CF 3.5, and SQL CE 3.1 are included in runtime tools and the OS will also be compatible with Arabic.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Microsoft, Operating System, windows phone

Microsoft & Orange team up for messenger radio

By Editor on February 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: By offering its Liveradio service via Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger, Orange seems to be gearing up to cash-in on the popularity of Microsoft product.

21 million users in France access Windows Live Messenger, making it the most popular instant messenger program in the country.

7,000 online radio stations and 11,000 podcasts could be accessed by the users through a Liveradio icon situated at the bottom of their chat windows.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Europe, France, Liveradio, Microsoft, Orange, Windows Live Messenger

Windows Mobile 7 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress

By Editor on January 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The long-awaited Windows Mobile 7 software will be unveiled by Microsoft next month at Mobile World Congress. The code for the OS update is yet to be finalized and the development is expected to be mostly complete by the end of summer, allowing the new OS to ship on devices by the end of the year.

However, there are also rumors that the launch of the Windows Mobile 7 launch may be delayed until 2011 as companies wait for the major revision, many of the recent smartphone introductions have focused on other platforms such as Android.

Full details regarding Windows Mobile 7 are yet not disclosed.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Android, Microsoft, Mobile World Congress, Windows 7

Windows Mobile Maldives to be launched

By Editor on January 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Amidst the rumors of delay in the launch of Windows Mobile 7, Windows might offer a minor update to WinMo 6.5 under the name of Windows Mobile Maldives, a re-badged version of Windows Mobile 6.6.

This upgrade will be looking to help Microsoft maintain competitiveness with the iPhone and Android devices. Some more finger friendly panels will also be seen in the offer which will help rid the interface or a stylus.

Filed under Mobile · Tagged with Android, iPhone, Maldives, Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile Maldives

iPhones get the Bing App

By Editor on December 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Voice-enabled queries and automatic “Locate Me” functionality as well as driving and walking directions, touch-based map panning and zooming, and image results. All these luxuries will be at your feet if you
own an Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.

Microsoft announced the introduction of a free Bing mobile search application for the two handsets which will also have features like movie showtimes, news and flight status.

In June, mobile web edition of Bing (the successor to its Live Search solution) was launched by Microsoft. Bing extended to touchscreen-based devices for web-enabled Windows Mobile, Sidekick and BlackBerry devices in early November. Earlier this month, Microsoft debuted a new application optimized for its Windows Mobile platform.