Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category

In a press release yesterday, RIM and Microsoft jointly announced the pending integration of Windows Live communication services Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger later this summer in multiple languages.
BlackBerry users will be able to enter their account information for Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger once and integrate the accounts within the devices’ legendary email and [...]

Two long anticipated devices have finally been made available to Verizon Wireless customers after months of delay and anticipation.

The Samsung Glyde features a widescreen WQVGA touchscreen with haptic feedback, modified Croix user interface from the European F700, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot, GPS support, speakerphone, media player, [...]

HTC is currently developing the forthcoming replacements to the HTC Touch and Mogul, with spy shots denoting a completely new design language that is less Blue Angel/Harrier and more LG PRADA, finally dispensing with the utilitarian, but aged designs of the current line up in an attempt to boost its nascent brand promotion in the [...]

Verizon has formally launched the HTC XV6900 smart device featuring Windows Mobile 6.0 and HTC’s TouchFLO user interface.
The device is identical to the Touch on Sprint save for the striking white bodyshell, and the current lack of EVDO Rev. A data and GPS functionality which is expected in an update sometime in June along with [...]

In a press release today, Microsoft has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Danger, the company responsible for the Hiptop platform of a tightly integrated software operating system and backend solution for communications seen on the Sidekick/Hiptop line of devices, and has formed a new working group around the former company in [...]

Today at CTIA, Microsoft officially unveiled their long awaited update to the Windows Mobile 6 platform.
The update known as Windows Mobile 6.1 actually resembles a completely new operating system in some respects while keeping a familiar face in others. Read More for the complete breakdown and the complete list of carriers and manufacturers committed [...]

In a bid to remain relevant amongst the increasingly competitive mobile browser space, Microsoft has announced Internet Explorer Mobile which will be sent to ODMs in the third quarter for integration and ship with the next wave of Windows Mobile devices at the end of the year.
The browser will feature improvements found in Internet Explorer [...]

Today, Samsung and Sprint formally announced the SPH-M800 as the Samsung Instinct. The Instinct will serve as Sprint’s answer to Apple’s iPhone. The device has remarkably similar features, and interface to Apple’s iPhone, but also has a few new tricks.
The device is an EV-DO Rev A phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera, microSDHC card slot, [...]

In a report filed by the Associated Press this morning, Microsoft has announced that it has licensed both Adobe Reader software and the Flash Lite platform for future integration into Windows Mobile devices. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed by either party, and Microsoft has not stated a timetable for availability of [...]

Nvidia, an engineering firm known for developing the modern graphics processing unit and more commonly recognized for designing high-end graphics cards for PC gamers, has announced their intentions to enter the mobile phone space by designing the APX 2500 processor.

APX 2500 Chip (left), Development Platform (right)
The processor is intended to facilitate multimedia consumption by [...]