Posts tagged with windows
Windows Mobile Has 27% Market Share
Posted on: Posted on May 6, 2009 11:00 AM
A recent survey by Comscore of close to 40,000 US cell phone subscribers shows that Windows Mobile holds a rather significant share of the market, coming in 2nd with 27%, behind RIM, which has a healthy 38% lead. Apple’s iPhone certainly isn’t too far behind with 21%, so Microsoft will certainly want to keep an eye on its rivals, especially the iPhone.
Tags: windows, windows mobile,
Mobile Device Center Comes With Windows 7
Posted on: Posted on May 4, 2009 11:00 AM
If you’ve tried connecting a Windows Mobile device with Windows XP, you’ll certainly have gone through the frustration of having to download ActiveSync or even installing it off a CD. It often seems like an unnecessary step, and even a nuisance. It looks like folks who run Windows 7 will enjoy the benefit of Mobile Device Center being automatically downloaded and installed, which has been verified by the folks who are running the Release Candidate. It certainly looks like Windows 7 will be beneficial to folks who run Windows Mobile, so are you looking forward to Windows 7?
Windows Mobile Has 25% Market Share
Posted on: Posted on April 30, 2009 9:37 AM
Reports can be extremely useful, but they can also be very misleading, and we’ll leave you to make what you want out of this latest report. According to Strategic Analytics, Windows Mobile has a rather nice position at the number 2 position in the business smartphone market. With 26% of the market share, it’s trailing RIM, which has 37%, by quite a bit, but certainly a percentage that it is able to catch up.
Tags: windows, windows mobile,
Windows Marketplace Will Not Support WinMob 6.1
Posted on: Posted on April 2, 2009 11:35 AM
In what certainly seems like an incredibly stupid own goal, Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows Marketplace will not be coming to Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. It’s scant consolation to hear that Microsoft has relaxed the upgrade restrictions for Windows Mobile 6.1 devices, accepting devices with 400MHz and 128MB, though it’s up to the manufacturer whether they want to offer the upgrade or not. With the head start that Apple already has with its AppStore, this honestly seems like a silly move from the boys over at Redmond.
Tags: windows, windows marketplace, windows mobile 6.1,
No Charge To Update Your Apps On Windows Marketplace
Posted on: Posted on March 31, 2009 9:50 AM
Microsoft looks like it has taken a hint from developers and announced that it will not be charging developers for updates to software applications that are submitted to the Windows Marketplace. It was initially reported that developers would have to pay to even update their applications, which caused a lot of negative responses towards Microsoft. Developers obviously weren’t happy, and users were worried that developers would just not update their apps in order to save costs, and thus bugs would not be fixed. Microsoft also announced that 25 popular developers will be supporting and releasing applications for the Windows Marketplace when it’s launched. Applications will be available from FaceBook, AP Mobile, MySpace, Accuweather, CNBC, EA Mobile, SPB, Pandora, Sling Media, and more.
Tags: windows, windows marketplace,
More Windows Mobile 7 Screenshots
Posted on: Posted on March 27, 2009 9:38 AM
We can’t wait for Windows 7 and Windows Mobile 7 to be officially released, but until they are, we’ll just have to sit back and make do with the screenshots and leaks that appear online from time to time. Fortunately we’ve got a couple more leaked pictures here which show the Windows Mobile Marketplace, an IM app and also the Zune user interface. Hopefully Microsoft will push out Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Mobile 7 soon; it would certainly help reduce the iPhone’s dominance at least.
Tags: windows, windows mobile 7,
Windows Marketplace Charges For Updates?
Posted on: Posted on March 25, 2009 10:27 AM
We know that Microsoft is in business to make money, after all, who isn’t? That being said, one of the things that you have to ask, is whether they will make money if the upcoming Windows Marketplace becomes a success, much like Apple’s App Store. We ask this because developers will get five free submissions to the Marketplace each year, and each subsequent submission will cost developers $99 a pop. Of course, this will probably encourage developers to focus on their core applications, and not jump from app to app. The problem is, according to certain parties, every revision to an app will count as a new submission, now that might be a problem. You might argue that developers will have more incentive to get things right the first time, and that’d be better for end users. That being said, it still doesn’t seem like it’s going to be a very popular move amongst developers.
Tags: windows, windows marketplace,
Windows Mobile 7 Screenshots Leaked?
Posted on: Posted on March 25, 2009 9:35 AM
It’s nothing official yet, but pictures of what is supposedly Windows Mobile 7 have surfaced. According to rumors, the OS will be available to OEM’s by the end of 2009, and we can expect to see devices by spring of 2010. We certainly don’t expect to get any official confirmation on the authenticity of these pictures, so we’ll just have to wait and cross-check with future leaked of the OS. Till then, stay tuned.
Tags: windows, windows mobile 7,
Windows Marketplace For Mobile Detailed
Posted on: Posted on March 11, 2009 6:05 PM
Some official details on Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace (WMM) for Mobile have surfaced. It’s no surprise to see that it’s actually quite similar to Apple’s App Store. Microsoft will give developers 70 percent of the profit from app sales and will allow them to choose their own prices. Developers will have to fork out $99 annually to submit their applications to the Windows Marketplace. The first year’s payment will include the cost of submitting up to 5 applications to WMM, and it will be an additional $99 per program after that. Students have it a little easier as they’re allowed to submit applications for free through the Microsoft DreamSpark program.
Tags: windows, windows marketplace,
Windows Marketplace Webpage?
Posted on: Posted on March 9, 2009 10:24 AM
We’re all waiting to see if Microsoft can muster a challenge against Apple’s successful App Store, and amidst all the eager anticipation, some folks have discovered a link which points to client.marketplace.windowsmobile.com. Upon inspection, you’re presented with a web page that has been formatted for mobile devices. The page promises the ability to find and download free or premium apps in the near future. While that’s certainly useful, it’s going to be more than a little disappointing if this is Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s App Store. Hopefully Microsoft will launch something similar to, if not better, than Apple’s App Store, as a mobile-formatted web page certainly isn’t going to challenge the almighty App Store.
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Windows On Nokia N95
Posted on: Posted on February 24, 2009 8:37 AM
Sure, it’s not as interesting as getting Windows 7 (or even Windows Vista) running on a mobile phone, but that doesn’t mean that the feat of installing Windows 3.1 on Nokia’s N95 isn’t amazing. Sure, it isn’t going to be all that useful to you and the default OS that’s on the N95 would be better, but there’s something about running Windows 3.1 on your mobile phone that makes you look cool. It will make you stand out from the crowd, if nothing else.
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Stolen WinMob 6.5 Phone Wiped Remotely
Posted on: Posted on February 24, 2009 8:14 AM
Remember last week we reported that a Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC phone was stolen from a Telstra executive at MWC? We were hoping that we’d get some juicy details on the upcoming mobile operating system, since that’s what people do with stolen phones, right? It seems like we won’t be getting much information though, as a staff from Microsoft has stated that they remotely wiped all traces of the operating system and user data from the device as soon as it was reported pickpocketed. Good for Microsoft, bad for us who are impatient.
Tags: htc, windows, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5,
Intel Gears Up For Android Notebooks
Posted on: Posted on February 3, 2009 10:18 AM
While netbooks in the market nowadays use either Windows or Linux, it looks like there could be another serious player in the Market, Google’s Android. Of course, Android is modified from Linux, so some would argue that seeing it on a netbook shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. That being said, it’s still very cool to see Intel prepare chips that will support Android. Will we see Google’s Android start to compete with Windows on the netbook scene soon?
Tags: intel, linux, netbook, windows,
Fennec For WinMob On Video
Posted on: Posted on February 2, 2009 7:00 AM
We know that some folks out there have managed to install a version of Fennec (Firefox Mobile), but now we’ve managed to dig up a video giving a nice demo of the browser in action. As you’d expect, it’s still a little rough at the edges, but hopefully the kinks will be worked out sooner rather than later.
Tags: fennec, windows, windows mobile,
Dell Smartphone With Windows Or Android?
Posted on: Posted on January 30, 2009 9:29 AM
It looks like the Wall Street Journal has given life to the old rumor that Dell is gearing up to release a smartphone. Word is that Dell has a rather secret team working on not one, but two smartphones, which could be powered by Google’s Android or Windows Mobile. One of the devices is said to be a full touchscreen device, while the other has a sliding keyboard. Nothing specific has been mentioned and it’s not official yet, so keep your eyes peeled.