There are smartphones and there are superphones, and the latter is heating up to a boil.The release of cool new phones often slows down to a trickle, but this year it’s becoming more of a firehose. Here are the 5 best superphones to watch. Read More »
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Mozilla is ceasing all work on Firefox for Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 devices, as Microsoft doesn’t offer an NDK. That doesn’t leave many mobile platform choices for the Mozilla team. What does this say about open source in the mobile marketplace? Read More »
This week’s audio podcast focuses on Windows Phone 7 developments — will Microsoft “catch up” to Apple with the new platform or will Apple change the target again? And why isn’t there a webOS tablet on the market? Actually, do we need desktop OSes on slates? Read More »
Smartphone maker HTC has been largely silent since hit by Apple with the suit claiming patent infringement. The company is not being silent any longer and sent over a statement addressing its position. HTC is declaring that when it comes to touch phones, HTC was first. Read More »
It is no secret I love infographics, those charts that tell an entire story using pictures. So much information can be conveyed using the right combination of charts and figures. GigaOM has another great infographic that tells the story of the smartphone market at a glance. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Pining for a better browser on your Windows Moible 5 or 6 handset? Opera Mini just became another option, even if you don’t have a Java ME client. But why would Opera go native now when others are focusing on Windows Phone 7? Read More »
Microsoft is making a clean break with the Windows Phone 7 Series and new handset requirements. But there’s a handset or two that might have the necessary “oomph” to handle the new operating system. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like any official upgrades will be appearing. Read More »
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