Microsoft is sharing details of its new Windows Phone 7 series devices at the MIX10 developer event. Five key attributes of the new platform are surprisingly similar to Apple’s iPhone — and some are the very things that critics decried Apple for. Might this help Android? Read More »
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By early measures, Google’s Nexus One appears to be a sales flop. More marketing would help, but so would support for additional carriers. Google announces just that today with a Nexus One model for both the AT&T and Rogers Wireless networks. Read More »
Here in the U.S., March Madness is upon us. The three week national college basketball tournament brings out fans from all walks of life, but how does one keep up with the action? These eight mobile methods work on phones and computers from the first tip-off. Read More »
At today’s MIX10 event, Microsoft announced both the development tools and the software partners already on board for Windows Phone 7 Series. Several software title demonstrations show a very mature mobile platform that’s sure to impress when the new devices land later this year. Read More »
The Microsoft MIX10 event is underway in Las Vegas, and at the conference for developers details are starting to appear about the company’s plans to help developers get cracking with Windows Phone 7. New developer tools are being rolled out, available for download from Microsoft. Read More »
Step right up and welcome to “Photo or ‘Shopped?” In this first installment, you get to decide if the latest iPhone 4G images are legit or a render. The phone looks like I’d expect, but that dock is costing some serious street cred in my eyes. Read More »
Opera Mini 5 hit the Android Market this morning, offering another browser choice. It’s a solid beta effort, but how does it compare to the native Android browser? And who should use it? I can think of one situation where it has a definite advantage. Read More »
ComScore today released research on the U.S. smartphone market and the trends from the past two years appear to be continuing. In fact, the numbers jive quite nicely with the worldwide data provided by Gartner just last month. Here’s a comparison and thoughts on future numbers. Read More »
The Motorola Backflip is AT&T’s foray into the open world of the Android phone. Unfortunately, it seems the carrier wasn’t just content to replace Google search with Yahoo’s offering, it also has disabled some of the capabilities that make an open platform like Android popular. Read More »
Reports on the web indicate that Verizon Wireless store representatives are receiving training for the Google Nexus One phone. But Google doesn’t currently sell the handset in stores. Will it be different this time around? Based on my conversation with Verizon, probably not. Read More »
All this time I thought that gaming on Android handsets couldn’t possibly be any good. And then I downloaded the free trial of HomeRun Derby 3D — the graphics and gameplay rival anything I’ve played on the iPhone prior. Are you gaming on Android? Read More »
The Motorola Devour is the latest Android phone appearing on the Verizon network in the U.S. The Devour has a QWERTY keyboard and a unique side-mounting battery, plus the Motoblur social network aggregation and UI technology. Here’s a look at the phone. Read More »
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