There was a time when Windows Mobile was one of the most used operating system on smartphones and PDAs. But as the carefree times of Internet Explorer went on slipping away, so he went and market share of Windows Mobile. Microsoft had sex again in one ear and woke up that is far behind the competition in terms of technology.

This is going to get too much play to move quickly. Wilt and you put yourself in the race others. Then have to pull hard to recover. So is Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Mobile. Two similar mistakes that, if their interests known, Microsoft would have to make them.

Windows Mobile was a great operating system at a time. Then came Apple and Google with their claims too-zoom and made Windows Mobile look a quaint old man. Microsoft woke up so that Windows Mobile is far behind the times and competition. And so decided it was time to put foot down and come up with something new.

Windows Phone is not a phone

Last week Google kid that we did not find a more inspired name for the buzz. Nor those from Microsoft not seem inspired. Windows Mobile version will be called from Windows 7 Phone.

It is not just a marketing găselniţă inspired. Plus it is clearly the source of inspiration in choosing this name: Google Phone. The difference is that Google chose this name for a phone, even if the phone was manufactured by HTC. Microsoft Phone is given a name Windows operating system, not a phone. That in the future Microsoft could sell under their own brand handsets made by other manufacturers, is nothing.

In other news there will be a Windows Mobile 7, but a Windows Phone 7 Series. Has not yet announced any phone to run this version.
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Verizon, just announced with Skype at MWC that they have created an exclusive easy to use Skype application for BlackBerrys. No word yet on the release date but they promise to have more information by next month. The upcoming Skype/Verizon application will allow you to:

* make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe
* call international phone numbers at competitive Skype Out calling rates
* send and receive instant messages to other Skype users
* remain always connected with the ability to see friends’ online presence

When launched the new Skype mobile application will be available for the BlackBerry Storm 9530, Storm2 9550, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, 8830 World Edition, and Tour 9630. I am really curious to know how Verizon has managed to get full VoIP working on BlackBerrys but I welcome it all the same. Compared to other smartphones which already have 3G Skype calling this is not really a game changer but for BlackBerry users who have yet to see a true VoIP solution this is huge!

via www.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile

Ahead of an official February 2nd launch, Virgin Mobile’s Canadian branch today quietly rolled out its HSPA+ network and its first phones to take advantage of the new service, including iPhones. Features and pricing match those of its parent company Bell and give Virgin users up to 21Mbps downstream on supporting hardware as well as the same 93 percent national coverage thanks to a sharing deal with Telus. Those with at least a 500MB data plan get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks coffee shops.

Several new devices have joined the network in the gradual move away from CDMA and for now are all smartphone or data-only devices. The iPhone leads the group and shares the same 3-year contract pricing as Bell, at $100 to $300 depending on the iPhone 3G or 3GS model picked. Smartphone plans are the same for all devices and, in combo plans, start at $50 per month for 150 minutes, unlimited evenings and weekends, and 500MB of data. Tethering is bundled into all the plans, but only $80 (400 minutes, 2GB) and $100 (500 minutes, 3GB) plans have Visual Voicemail automatically included. Those in less expensive plans can pick from a ‘free’ bundle of either voicemail and call display or else unlimited MMS and SMS where both are included in the top two plans.

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In its Q4 2009 financial conference call with analysts, Motorola’s Co-CEO Sanjay Jha confirmed that Motorola will be bypassing the traditional telco route and working with Google to sell an Android handset directly to consumers, similar to HTC and the Nexus One. This handset will be one of twenty smartphones that Motorola hopes to offer in 2010 as it attempts to shake off its lagging performance. Despite selling twelve million handsets in Q4 2009, two million of which were Android-based, Motorola continues to slide slowly downward with handset sales falling from $2.35 billion to $1.8 billion, a 22% year over year decline. Motorola also anticipates a first quarter loss of up to 3 cents per share which is far below the 3 cent per share profit expected by analysts. As of the writing of this post, Motorola’s stock has fallen 11% from yesterday’s close.

A smart phone is not just because it was put in office marketing label. A telephone reveals its intelligence functions and skills by its, by what he can do and what distinguishes it from a phone obşinuit. Phones are raised to the rank of smartphone operating system you use.

Symbian S60 is such an operating system. It is, in fact, the operating system that takes on the shoulders all Nokia smartphones, whether we speak of the touchscreen (5th edition) or ordinary (3rd edition).

A smartphone with the S60 offers numerous facilities. If we were to enumerate some as web browser, the GPS, office suite and multimedia programs. Messaging added to them, the application that deal, as its name suggests, the message.

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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the best known auditing and consulting companies made public a report on trends in telecommunications in 2010.

For smartphones, the prediction is simple and easy to suspect by those who have watched the evolution: smart phones will focus on navigation and Internet search. By 2011, sales of mobile phones have real chances to exceed those of computers (desktops and mobile) with a volume of 400 million units. By 2012, it could discuss sales of over 500 million units, a figure that mobile advertising could reach up to 7.2 billion dollars.

Everything you mobile communications will focus on the social networks. Mobile communication will intersect with the Internet and increasingly more users will turn to VoIP.
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Rogers has made some changes to their hardware upgrade program (HUP) that is effective today. The note we received is that “Rogers customers will now be eligible for the same pricing as new customers on all devices at 24 months since initial activation or last upgrade.”

Any upgrades are still subject to a lovely $35 administration fee, but the nuts and bolts of it is that it’s faster to upgrade to a new device, it just depends on which new category you choose. Rogers has created 5 “device categories” that consist of: voice (classic phones); quick messaging devices; BlackBerry; other smartphones; and iPhone

Rogers states that:

all customers will be eligible for an upgrade to select basic voice phones at a discount after 12 months, and our full range of devices including higher-end smart phones after 24 months. What’s new is that customers with a higher average monthly spend may be eligible for smartphones even sooner.

Lucky owners of one of the worst smartphones on the market, Nokia N900, have an extra reason for joy.

N900 can be used as a controller for PLAYSTATION 3 games consoloa. This is possible thanks to an alpha application called BlueMaemo. The application allows control of a variety of other devices via Bluetooth, PS3 being one of them.

There is also a short video demonstration N900 controlling console, posted on YouTube by maemo Italy, and all comments are in Italian. Following the clip, you can see how, with the help of the phone connects to the console and how it is used then to go into it.
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