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Android and Symbian to Dominate Mobile OS, Says Gartner
The worldwide mobile operating system (OS) market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will account for 59.8 percent of mobile OS sales by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc.Symbian will remain at the top of Gartner's worldwide OS ranking due to Nokia's volume and the push into …
BlackBerry News: BlackBerry OS 6 4 BlackBerry Bold 9700/9650 and Pearl 3G
Tech reviewers of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 have noticed that BlackBerry OS 6 is a great improvement and some present BlackBerry owners will be able to update to the new BlackBerry OS. The BlackBerry 9800 Torch was announced today along with the new BlackBerry Operating System BlackBerry OS 6.In…
BlackBerry News: New Tweaks to BlackBerry OS 6 – Switches, Quickies and Uni Search
Changes in the new BlackBerry OS have been revealed giving us new insight to the BlackBerry 6 expected to launch on the new BlackBerry 9800. The new OS offers new ways to switch using the Navigation Bar, quick access areas, and Universal Search. There are two new 'quick access areas' that are built…
iPhone, BlackBerry and Android, Top Three Dev Platforms, Says iGR
Wireless consultancy iGR's recent study on U.S.-based mobile developers shows the top development platforms preferred by develeopers are iPhone, followed by RIM BlackBerry, Andriod and Windows Mobile. Fifty-three percent of the surveyed developers build applications for t…
Android 2.2 FroYo News Flash: Android 2.2 Official Details: Flash, Faster, Apps on Card, and Camera
Today at Google I/O the official details of Android 2.2 (FroYo) have been announced. Our previous article included most of the predictions correctly. The new surprises were the added docking feature and major camera enhancements.FroYo Android 2.2 is faster than previous versions of Andro…
Android 2.2 – FroYo Pre-Launch Details an’ Features for Update 2.2
This week at the Google I/0 conference Google is expected to unveil the next version of Android 2.2 called FroYo for frozen yogurt. The features expected from FroYo Android 2.2 are Flash support for video and animated web page viewing as well as USB tethering. Leaked version of FroYo have bee report…
BlackBerry OS News: BlackBerry OS 6 Features WebKit, Facebook, Twitter, Media and YouTube
BlackBerry OS 6.0 was revealed at WES. The new BlackBerry OS 6.0 will work on touch and non-touch devices and is expected to be released next quarter.CEO Mike Lazaridis touted the most significant BlackBerry software overhaul in years with BlackBery OS 6.0 The new WebKit browser will be part …
iPhone OS4 Multitasks, Adds Ad Network, Uni-InBox, iAds, Game Center and
Steve Jobs revealed the latest iPhone OS 4 today with new features, multitasking a new ad network, SDK and enterprise features.iPhone OS4 offers seven multitasking services, which will allow tasks to be performed in the background while preserving performance and battery life. Users could make Voic…
Windows Mobile 6.x No Updates or Upgrades to Windows Phone 7
Owners of the Windows Mobile 6.x phones will not be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 7. Microsoft will continue to support Windows Mobile 6.x and call it Windows Phone Classic.The new specs for Windows Phone 7 requires 3 buttons(Home Back and Bing Search) Windows Mobile 6.x smartphones may have diff…
Windows Phone 7 : More Zune-Like, XBoxy, Binged and Hubbub
Today, at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft revealed their take on smartphone operating systems for WindowsPhones, Windows Phone 7 Series a complete overhaul to Windows Mobile.They say it is whole new fresh look integrates Xbox LIVE games, Zune music and video. Partners have already started building …
Windows Mobile Phone Updates 2Day: Windows Phone 7 Details
Microsoft will be making an announcement at Mobile World Congress on February 15 to reveal Windows Phone 7. The web is abuzz with what Windows Phone 7 will feature. The main theme is that Windows Phone will be more like the Zune and integrate Xbox compatibility. Super geeks are disxapointed that it …
Palm Pre, Updates 2Day: webOS 1.3.5
Sprint announced that has that the 1.3.5 update for the Pre Over-the-Air is coming today. This update includes enhancements to the following:- Improvement in battery life optimization when in marginal coverage areas.- QCELP capability fix to allow play and audio of video sent via MMS.- Launch G…
BlackBerry Storm Updates 2Day 7:00 PM – OS 5.0.0.328 (0S 5.0)
There are several sources that showing internal Verizon websites leaked that reveal an update to the first gen BlackBerry Storm today at 7:00 pm PDT. to OS 5.0.0.328. The average update time will take less than an hour, usually around 20-45 minutes. The new BlackBerry Storm2 (which has gotte…
WinMo Update 2Day: Windows Mobile 6.1 to 6.5 Update Smartphone Models (So Far)
Many Windows Mobile smartphone owners have been waiting to discover if their smartphones will be updated to Windows Mobile 6.5. It's especially daunting for smartphones such as the HTC Touch Pro2 which only came out a few weeks ago and now has sold-out and is very difficult to find.If yoy have…
BlackBerry Tour Updates 2Day: Reliance Offers OS 4.7.1.53
Last Friday, some BlackBerry Tour owners were able to download the BlackBerry Tour update OS 4.7.1.53 via the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. It mysteriously disappeared over the weekend. We offered instructions on how to complete the upgrade.It has been reported that Reliance, a provider of Black…
Verizon Samsung Omnia Software Update Opens GPS for LBS
Verizon realease software update CF03 with GPS unlocked and open to be used with other location-based services. The notification came out in the form of tweets from Samsung MobileUSA.Other tweets revealed:At this time, the open GPS update for the Omnia is only for the Verizon version of the Om…
Symbian Horizon on Horizon in October to Open Up Nokia Development
The Symbian Foundation previewed Symbian Horizon, an application-publishing program that will be available in October 2009. Symbian Horizon gives developers assistance in building applications for Symbian devices and in placing those applications in the many global stores which reach Symbian custome…
Palm Pre News: Palm Opens Up Palm Pre webOS to Everyone
Palm announced that they have ended the webOS (operating system for the Palm Pre) early access program and opened up the program to everyone and released their public developer portal at http://developer.palm.com.The portal offers many tools for developers who want to create applications for t…
Google Chrome OS for Netbooks and Beyond Announced
The Google blog has announced the Google Chrome Operating System. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year Google will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in …
Open Source Tidal Wave of Apps Overturn Downturn, Says Juniper
pen Source Operating System Research from Juniper Research found that operating systems and applications are playing an increasingly important role in the differentiation of new smartphones and a key factor in the choice of which handset choice by users. They predict Smartphones shipped with o…
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