Windows Mobile Maldives to be launched
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.
ZTE’s Android to be launched this quarter
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Android-powered smartphones would be launched by ZTE which has joined the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), in the first quarter of 2010.After phone and PC maker Lenovo and rival kit vendor Huawei, ZTE becomes the third Chinese equipment supplier to join the OHA.
The announcement was made after Korean phone maker LG plans to launch 20 smartphones based on a range of operating systems including Android, Windows Mobile and Linux.
According to Lin Qiang, general manager of ZTE Smartphones, the company has has invested heavily in the research and development of Android smartphones during the last year because of its trend and popularity and is committed to invest in this innovative platform to meet the market demand.
Airtel to offer MS Office on mobile
Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a strategic tie-up with Microsoft to introduce a new technology platform that will give Airtel users access to a host of Microsoft Office applications and other multimedia products on their mobile phones.Targeting an estimated four million small and medium enterprises potential user, the new business solution portfolio with Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 will help Airtel users access MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer), multi media functionalities like camera, MP3 and video recording and line up business application like self-force automation on their mobile phone. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 will be available to Airtel customers on the latest HP I-Paq and I-Mate handset, Bharti Airtel president Manoj Kohli said, adding that this tie-up puts Bharti Airtel among 115 existing mobile operators, who currently offer the Windows mobile solutions worldwide.
Source- http://in.rediff.com
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