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Windows Phone 7.5 present on all promised devices

Published on: 9th November, 2011

As promised earlier, Microsoft has started to implement its Windows Phone 7.5 update on all compatible phones, no matter what the device or carrier. The Samsung Omnia 7 and LG Optimus 7 were recently updated on Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica in Spain, respectively. Users can verify if their phone will receive the update online. It [...]

Nokia executive hints Windows Phone 8 to appear in mid-2012

Published on: 8th November, 2011

Windows Phone 8, dubbed Appolo, is the next major build supposed to arrive in the middle of next year, as Michael Halbherr, Nokia’s Vice President of Location and Commerce told to Engadget. The new product will offer a series of improvements compared to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango current version. He also said that the new [...]

Mac near 6.5% web share, while Safari reaches 5%

Published on: 8th November, 2011

The Mac reached a few web share record highs in September as a consequence of the back-to-school time, according to NetApplications. The Mac had one of its best gains during the past year and went up to 6.45 percent, about half a point more than before. Thanks to the new leap, the company’s stake in [...]

Pink Nokia N8 and Symbian Anna update to come

Published on: 12th May, 2011

A pink version of Nokia’s flagship phone has been announced. The handset will come with the Symbian Anna update preloaded, at about the same moment as other Nokia N8 users will see the update available. With a new external look and an updated operating system, the phone will keep the same hardware as the original [...]

Testing of iOS 5 going back to third–generation iPod touch and iPhone 3GS

Published on: 12th May, 2011

Some sayings of the iOS 5.0 device testing suggest that Apple is about two years back for device support. It is already known to go back to last year’s hardware, but 9to5 has seen some instances of the iPhone 3GS as well as the iPod touch of the third generation. Support would not be guaranteed [...]

Developer interest still high for iOS, in decline for Android

Published on: 2nd May, 2011

According to an IDC and Appcelerator survey on the mobile application industry, while interest in iOS-based development continues to remain high, Android has already lost some ground. A large number of developers, 91 percent, are very interested in iPod/iPhone development and other 86 percent claim they are very interested in iPad development. Meanwhile, attraction to [...]

Nielsen shows Android has 37 percent in the US and iPhone is steady at 27

Published on: 2nd May, 2011

According to Nielsen, Android has reached a new peak in the United States market share and almost entirely at the expense of BlackBerry. It has grown from 29 percent share last fall up to 37 now. All the growth is attributed to RIM clients deserting the platform, BlackBerry falling five points to 22 percent. The [...]

Windows 8 Milestone 1 leaked out on the web

Published on: 18th April, 2011

Some screenshots of Windows 8 Milestone 1 have recently surfaced on the web. Build 7850, the early build of the new operating system, doesn’t give any hints on any departure from the current interface design seen in Microsoft’s Windows 7. Cosmetic tweaks are, however, unlikely to appear at this point, with changes to Windows 7 [...]

Analysts indicate 100,000 Motorola Xoom shipped by now

Published on: 13th April, 2011

Deutsche Bank analysts have indicated Xoom sales were possibly slow. They estimated about 100,000 Motorola Xoom tablets shipped between the debut on the 24th of February and the end of March, based on extrapolation from information found in Google’s Platform Versions chart. Hacked installations on other devices were also included, although in a small number. [...]

Rubin from Google denies tries to force anti-fragmentation

Published on: 13th April, 2011

Google’s vice president of Engineering and Android, Andy Rubin, vehemently denied claims related to his company’s fighting fragmentation in the mobile operating system. He stressed that Google did not believe in a universal solution and said that both tablet and phone designers were free to customize much of the operating system. Hardware partners considered quality [...]

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