There are a couple certainties when it comes to Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 and the prospects for integrated Flash support on smartphones – Apple won’t ever allow native Flash on the iPhone, and Windows Mobile 6.5 will be left out of the Flash 10.1 party in a few months. Wait, wasn’t Windows Mobile 6.5 expected…
Skype for Windows Mobile Pulled from Shelves
Just when Skype was making such great progress with stuff like carrier deals and plugging into TVs, they retract download availability of their voice over IP app for Windows Mobile. Why, you ask? This knowledgebase article explains: “We’ve chosen to withdraw Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile because we want to offer our new…
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 upgrades to be determined by OEMs
There’s nothing worse than plunking down a wad of cash and investing some emotional currency into a shiny new Windows Mobile smartphone, only to have it become nearly obsolete a few months later when Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 Series comes rolling through town. Microsoft knows this, and they’re apparently going to allow certain handsets…
Microsoft allows Windows Mobile apps to be installed on memory cards (take that, iPhone)
Windows Phone 7 Series captured everyone’s attention when Microsoft unveiled the more consumer-friendly smartphone platform destined to succeed the mobile OS dinosaur we know as Windows Mobile 6.5, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft is going hands-off on Windows Mobile just yet. Seeing as how Windows Mobile still has several more months to go before getting…
Hi, I’m Marin and I’ll be your editor
I thought it would be prudent to do a proper introduction as I’m the new guy and you’ll be seeing my mug around here a lot. I’m a tech reporter who’s written about mobiles for InformationWeek, CNET, Androinica, Know Your Cell and various other sites. I’ve spent a ton of time thinking about smartphones and…
Sygic Mobile Maps is first turn-by-turn nav app launched at Microsoft Windows Marketplace for Mobile
Sygic Mobile Maps has become the first turn-by-turn application for European users launched at Windows Marketplace for Mobile, thus enabling the Windows Mobile-based phone users to turn their devices into full-featured turn-by-turn voice guided navigation gadgets! Sygic is pleased to announce, that its Mobile Maps app with on-board maps of Europe, so far sold via…
Motorola Sniffing Around Windows Phone 7 Series
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has let slip that they’re open to the possibility of making a Windows Mobile 7 device. Last year, Motorola confirmed that they weren’t giving up on WinMo and analysts agreed that Android alone wouldn’t be enough to save Motorola, but it’s still surprising since every one of Motorola’s smartphones within recent…
Research: Android Market Hosts Highest Proportion of Free Apps
Mobile application analytics firm Distimo has published some numbers on U.S. app stores that might surprise those who have had to wade through the mountains of free software on iTunes. As it turns out, it’s the Android Market that actually has the highest proportion of free applications available. Android’s app market growth is also…
Windows Phone 7 to Fit into Three Chassis
According to Australian Microsoft Evangelists Michael Kordahi and Andrew Coates, Windows Phone Series 7 devices will need to meet three sets of specifications to be compatible – one for full touchscreen slates, one for sliders with a QWERTY keyboard, and and the third (possibly) for candybars. I’ll leave it to you to figure out which…
Research: Nokia Losing Marketshare, RIM holds Number Two Smartphone Rank in 2009
Gartner has just published the results of some of their latest research regarding the performance of the world’s big-name cell phone manufacturers and platforms over 2009, and hints at where we’re headed next. Android, iPhone, and to a lesser extent, BlackBerry, are poisoned for substantial growth, while Nokia (though still the world leader), Sony Ericsson,…