Jason Langridge puts it well: “Infoworld has just published an article highlighting the recent results of a developer survey run by Evans Data where they looked at which platforms were being targeted for development. The great news was that the .NET Compact Framework came up #1 with 43% of developers targeting that with Java Micro Edition coming a very close second with 42%. In terms of OS platform Windows Mobile came up #1 again with …
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Study Shows Demand for Different Mobile Web Experience
Here’s an interesting article from Wireless Week: Rather than basic entertainment and ringtones, a new study shows consumers really want phone-optimized banking and travel planning. That finding is part of a study by AKQA’s Research & Insights department, in conjunction with dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi Internet address scheme designed specifically for mobile phones. Nearly 90% of consumer respondents said they would be more likely to choose an airline with mobile check-in facilities over …
Continue readingCan Mossberg Not Talk About the iPhone?
As noted by Engadget Mobile, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has reviewed the Samsung Instinct, but spends the majority of time talking about the iPhone instead and barely mentions the capabilities of the Instinct. Actually, you won’t find one paragraph in the entire article that does not mention the iPhone. If you watch the video and you’ve got a beverage handy, you have to drink every time he says “iPhone”. Originally published on …
Continue readingThanks to all Windows Mobile Partners!
Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business Senior Vice President, Andy Lees, has written a letter to all Windows Mobile Partners, thanking them for helping to make Windows Mobile such a successful product. Today, more and more competitors are jumping into the smartphone market or announcing upgrades, with features we delivered to customers years ago. Overall, we all benefit from the increased attention on everything that a smartphone can do and the difference it can make in people’s …
Continue readingWindows Mobile 7 to be Laptop Friendly
As reported by PC World, “Microsoft Windows Mobile 7, which is made for chips used in mobile phones, will be more laptop friendly than older versions of Windows Mobile, said Luis Pineda, senior vice president at Qualcomm, on the sidelines of a news conference in Taipei.” This news contrasts with our previous thoughts on Windows 7’s Ultra Mobile PC operating system potentially replacing Windows Mobile Professional. Now it sounds more like Windows Mobile 7 will …
Continue readingMicrosoft Sees Windows Mobile unit sales up 50%
According to Reuters and others: Microsoft Corp expects global unit sales of its Windows Mobile software for cellphones to grow at least 50 percent per year in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 as demand for smartphones rises rapidly. “Fifty percent growth is the minimum,” Eddie Wu, the software company’s managing director of OEM embedded devices Asia, told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference on Tuesday. He said Microsoft expects to sell 20 million …
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