Posts Tagged ‘windows-mobile’

HTC HD2 NAND ROM Get New Android Port Loads

January 1st, 2011

by Effie Tjhai on 31. Dec, 2010 As most of us know, the HTC HD2 is running with Windows Mobile 6.5.

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Samsung plans to become No.1 in mobile, replacing Nokia in 3 years

December 29th, 2010

Samsung is aiming to become the No.1 mobile phone manufacturer in the world. That position is currently being held by Nokia, and Samsung plans to outpace Nokia in mobile phone sales in three years’ time.

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SPB Mobile Shell UI Won Best UX Award in Korea, Beta Tester with Android Needed

December 22nd, 2010

by Kim Poh Liaw on 22. Dec, 2010 Famous for its user interface software for Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones, SPB Mobile Shell UI has just won the “Best UX”, awarded by Korean tech newspaper “IT Today”. The company is now looking for beta tester for its SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 Android edition, go to this page http://www.spb.com/beta if you are interest to grab the first hands on opportunity.

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Google Maps 5.0 for Android launched, brings 3D maps, offline reliability

December 16th, 2010

Google Maps 5.0 – we first heard of  it last week – is now available for Android smartphones, bringing two new and important features. The new version of Maps uses vector graphics, which allows it to display 3D maps – including 3D buildings for more than 100 cities around the world. You can rotate, tilt and zoom in and out the 3D maps.

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New Windows Phone 7 devices, including Asus E600, to be launched at MWC 2011

December 16th, 2010

Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to officially unveil the second batch of Windows Phone 7 devices this February at MWC 2011. According to DigiTimes and some anonymous sources, one of the new WP7 handsets expected to be announced at MWC is the Acer E600 (which is pictured below and will likely be available in the US via AT&T). MWC aside, it’s said that Microsoft also plans to launch a Chinese edition of Windows Phone 7 sometime in the second half of 2011 – this seems to be in line with the rumored Mango update that should bring support for Far Eastern languages.

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Google Instant for mobile available globally. Gmail for Android updated

December 9th, 2010

Launched last month only in the US, Google Instant for mobile (Android and iPhone) is now available in 40 countries around the world, supporting 28 languages – though Google doesn’t say which ones exactly.

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50% of Smartphones Sold Last Quarter in China Running Android

December 3rd, 2010

Posted by: Paul Weston December 3, 2010 Chinese consumers purchased 8 to 10 million smartphones last quarter, up from an estimated 2 to 3 million in the same period last year. And according to Morgan Keegan analyst, Tavis McCourt, the bulk of them ran Android. Digital Daily tells us that throughout 2010, the Chinese mobile market was led by Symbian and Windows Mobile, but it seems that has changed, and looking into 2011, Android has secured a huge spot in their market.

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Android Users Are Not Loyal to their OS, iPhone Users Are

November 30th, 2010

We all love our Android devices. Yes, we would like to see faster updates on some phones, but other than that we really enjoy the Android platform. However, in an interesting study conducted of over 2,600 mobile phone users in Brazil, Germany, Spain, Britain, the United States and China the results show that Android only has 28 percent loyalty despite the plurality of manufacturers on which its OS is available.

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Smartphone Data Q3 – The Unbelievable Number Roundup

November 29th, 2010

Every couple of weeks one of the big analytics companies, be they for activations, browser demographic, or any of a hundred hundred other variables, releases metrics regarding the smartphone world. This year in particular has been an unbelievable year of growth, not just for Android, but the smartphone market itself.

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Android Outselling W7 Handsets 15 to 1

November 29th, 2010

Posted by: Ray Walters November 29, 2010 NOM NOM NOM NOM I cannot say that I am very surprised, but there is an interesting article over at electronista.com talking about a retailer in the UK that is reporting that Android devices are out pacing the new Windows Mobile device 15 to 1.

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