Category: Windows Mobile

Windows Phone 7 Site, Features

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 09:57 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Microsoft has unveiled new details concerning their upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, revealing several new features.

The announced features include the ability to directly connect and sync with Zune software on your PC via WiFi, keeping your music, movies and photos easily synced between multiple devices. The announcement also included details of the Windows Phone 7 official site, bring a wide range of options to phone owners including the ability to publish content such as pictures and videos to the web and sync files such as contacts and OneNotes with other devices.

The standout feature revealed in this press release is called Find Your Phone, a nifty set of options on the web site that will allow you locate your phone on a map via GPS when it’s missing as well as remotely lock it against use and wipe its data.

Android Surpasses Windows in Mobile Market Share

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 12:14 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Market research firm Garter has released its latest report detailing worldwide smartphone market share, measuring by sales, covering Q1 2010.

The numbers reveal a clear winner in Google Android as its share of the smartphone market soared from 1.6 percent in Q1 2009 to a whopping 9.6 percent in in the same quarter this year. The 10.1 percent market share owned by Microsoft for its Windows Mobile operating system in Q1 2009 dropped sharply to 6.8 percent in Q1 2010, clearly marking the company’s difficulty in competing with the latest newcomers to the mobile operating system market as it prepares to launch Windows Phone 7.

Apple’s iPhone OS surprised no one with its numbers, jumping from 10.5 percent to 15.4 percent market share. Nokia and RIM continued to dominate the standings with market shares of 44.3 and 19.4 percent respectively.

Microsoft Updates Windows Marketplace

Thursday, 12 November 2009 20:56 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Windows MarketplaceMicrosoft announced new updates to the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, the company’s online storefront offering apps for the Windows Mobile operating system with the much-anticipated news of PC access included.

Besides offering better anti-piracy protection and improved tools for application developers, the Microsoft Marketplace can now be visited directly from a PC as well as from a Windows Mobile smartphone. Applications can be purchased from a PC and Microsoft does the rest, sending the application package to your phone over the air and installing it automatically on the first run of the application.

Some of the updates that developers will enjoy include improved tools for updating application portals, easier image uploading and more usable account status updates. Microsoft promises more updates to come this month.

Samsung Jack Gets Windows Mobile 6.5

Thursday, 05 November 2009 16:30 Written by Chris 1 Comment

Samsung JackOwners of the Samsung Jack on the American AT&T network will be receiving a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 over the next few days, adding new features, functionality and stability to the popular Samsung smartphone.

New functionality includes access to the Windows Marketplace app store and a major browser upgrade with Internet Explorer 6 Mobile; this latest Microsoft mobile browser offers new support for Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight.

The Samsung Jack OS update will also allow users with access to AT&T’s nationwide WiFi hotspots and the Vlingo service for Windows mobile, allowing users to perform many tasks, such as making phone calls and sending text messages and emails, with their voice alone.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for the Samsung Jack from AT&T can be downloaded from the Samsung website.

Samsung has just informed us that the Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the Samsung Jack smartphone for AT&T is now freely available for downloading. The Windows Mobile 6.5 update will add new functionality to the Jack, including access to the Windows Marketplace application store, and the new Internet Explorer Mobile 6 web browser, with Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support. The update will also provide users with access to AT&T’s WiFi hotspots as well as the Vlingo for Windows Mobile, which lets user carry out many different tasks on the phone, such as sending an email message or calling a friend, with nothing but their voice.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade can be downloaded from Samsung’s website.

Microsoft Publishes iPhone to WinMo App Porting Guide

Wednesday, 05 August 2009 18:41 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Windows Marketplace for MobileSeveral news sources are reporting that Microsoft has published a full guide for developers with instructions on how to port current iPhone applications to Windows Mobile 6.5 as the latter prepares the launch of its online application store. The guide, compiled by consulting firm Crimson Consulting, offers detailed instructions and demonstrations in order to make mobile developers comfortable with the transition of their skills to the WinMo platform.

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is scheduled to launch this coming fall; developers have already been given a development kit and can submit applications any time.

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