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New version of Windows Marketplace, inspired from the Zune interface

Published on: 18th February, 2010

On February 15, 2010, along with the Windows 7 Phone mobile OS, there have been seen some images featuring the new version of Windows Marketplace. The initial screen, clearly inspired from Zune’s interface, is used to focus on certain applications. The other screens, subsequent ones, will be used by users in order to access specific [...]

Google corrects rumours about splitting Buzz from Gmail

Published on: 17th February, 2010

Bradley Horowitz, Google Product Marketing VP, has said that his company would plan to separate Google Buzz from any Gmail connection. This separation was not claimed to be certain but existing users on Buzz would not have to link it to any real e-mail address. Another option allowing redirection of Buzz users to a new [...]

Apple almost totally controlling the mobile applications market

Published on: 25th January, 2010

Apple and its App Store seem to have near total control of the mobile applications industry, according to researchers. The fact is that about 2.5 billion iPhone applications were downloaded in 2009 and the 3 billion total downloads milestone has been reached this month. Compared to the only 16 million applications downloaded last year through [...]

Nokia presents the new concept of user interface in Symbian^4

Published on: 21st January, 2010

Nokia has submitted a proposal to Symbian containing a guide for how the 2010 operating system, Symbian^4, should look. The new layout represents a refinement of an early sketch and includes multiple home screens and widgets, such as Android. The interface should have a less cluttered aspect with menu bars that can vanish and also [...]

Palm webOS handsets in Europe with paid applications

Published on: 12th January, 2010

Palm has announced its plans of offering paid applications for its webOS mobile platform starting with March this year. The company has referred to its successful program in the United States, which resulted in a total of 600 applications within a two-month interval. The Palm Pre handset that was the beneficiary of these applications is [...]

Firefox Mobile is crushing the applications stores

Published on: 22nd December, 2009

In an interview made on December 18th, the VP from Mozilla, Jay Sullivan affirmed that the Mobile version of Firefox is going to put a stop to all applications stores like those for iPhone or for BalckBerry. Because the version for mobile phone will have the same specifications like the desktop version and will run [...]

Twitter dedicated software for Zune

Published on: 19th December, 2009

On December the 16th, 2009, Microsoft has released its long-awaited native Twitter application for the Zune. The application offers a faster web alternative for the service and also refers to most of the core features, which include favorites and searches. Native geolocation facilities or official retweeting format, though, are not included.
The software seems to represent [...]

Internet Explorer 7 and better game user interface for Windows Mobile 7

Published on: 7th December, 2009

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has recently admitted that Windows Mobile 7 would have Zune features. Some LinkedIn resumes even go further by saying the phone OS will provide a much improved game experience to users. A mobile Internet Explorer 7 is also expected, as well as elements of Portable Media Center. The new operating system [...]

New features for Bing

Published on: 7th December, 2009

On December 2nd, 2009, Microsoft has made another step in the competition with Google: the company improved Bing’s search features, especially for maps. The beta version of Silverlight Bing Maps now has a more advanced Streetside view, which reveals on-the-ground panorama pictures belonging to mapped-out locations, having some road overlays and the possibility to navigate [...]

Windows 7 Struggles for a Bigger Market Share

Published on: 3rd November, 2009

The October launch of Windows 7 did not induce a growth of the market share by itself. According to information from Net Applications, the nine days Windows 7 was on sale last month marked a drop of the share of Internet traffic to 92.52 percent, while its competitor Mac OS X reached a rise of [...]