Posts Tagged ‘mobile world’

Mobile Fair Wireless fair set to stage mobile Web battle

Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:40 No Comments

Cellphone makers, telecoms carriers and Internet groups are squaring up for a fight for dominance of the mobile Internet, finally ready for market after years of promises and hundreds of billions in investments.
Wireless broadband is coming of age, making rivals of companies such as Nokia Oyj, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc, who [...]

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Nokia to switch its phones to Windows Mobile

Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:38 No Comments

Microsoft is close to forming a partnership with Nokia that will see the phone manufacturer release Windows Mobile smartphones to the masses, according to Microsoft’s former marketing director.
Without getting too in-depth, the former executive said an agreement could see Nokia’s support for Microsoft technologies “extend completely” to include Windows Mobile.
Ever since the iPhone hit [...]

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ARM ‘to demonstrate Google Android platform’

Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:35 No Comments

Chip design firm ARM is set to demonstrate a prototype of Google’s Android mobile phone platform next week, it has been reported.
According to Reuters, a source close to the company has revealed that it will unveil its new devices during next week’s Mobile World Congress in Spain.
The mobile handsets, which are described by Wired News [...]

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Google set to launch Android for phones

Saturday, February 9, 2008 7:57 No Comments

 
The first mobile phones to use a new type of software developed by internet giant Google are set to be unveiled next week.
The sophisticated handsets will make it easier to browse the web and bring some of the programs and features usually found on home computers to mobiles. Some of the world’s leading phone manufacturers [...]

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Microsoft urges Nokia to offer Windows Mobile devices

Friday, February 8, 2008 0:03 No Comments

Software giant Microsoft is in discussion with Nokia about plans to have the handset maker add Windows Mobile-powered devices to its portfolio.
Virtually all Nokia phones currently run the Symbian operating system and such a move would be a major change for the industry leader.
Microsoft’s mobile communications business international marketing director John Starkweather confirmed talks were [...]