Posted by admin in Industry News on July 26th, 2010
Microsoft’s Senior Director, Todd Brix, has told Bloomberg today that the company is providing financial incentives ranging from free tools and test handsets to funds for software development and marketing to developers to build Windows Phone 7 applications. Microsoft is in some cases providing revenue guarantees.
Posted by admin in Industry News on July 14th, 2010
The latest comScore numbers are out for the three-month period ending in May 2010. The most notable trend spotted was a 4 point (up from 9.0% to 13.0%) quarterly increase in Google’s Android market share as all other smartphone OS subscribers declined. ComScore also saw Motorola’s slide continue, slipping behind LG now for a third place US finish as Samsung continued to bolster its dominant position. Expect the numbers to be jostled a bit next quarter when Apple’s iPhone 4 numbers are factored in. Just don’t expect to see the Android numbers suffer, especially with the Samsung Galaxy S launching on all the major US carriers before the quarter is done.
Posted by admin in Company News on June 18th, 2010
Matchbox gives AP’s Mobile application a UI and feature reboot
Posted by admin in Industry News on June 8th, 2010
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has officially announced the iPhone 4, the next-generation smartphone from this company. This will thinner than the current model, but offer a much better screen, faster processor, and other enhancements. It lines up with the information and images that leaked out of Apple in recent months, stealing much of the thunder from Jobs’ announcement.
Posted by admin in Industry News on May 28th, 2010
Nokia and Yahoo announced a partnership today that will meld the companies’ e-mail, chat and mapping services across their respective platforms. In addition to sharing services with one another, Nokia and Yahoo will be working on making the login process more seamless.
Nokia currently offers mapping and navigation tools for its phones under its Ovi brand; with the new partnership, Yahoo Maps will now be “powered by Ovi.” In exchange, Yahoo will become the exclusive provider for Nokia’s Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services, which will be branded with a “powered by Yahoo” message.