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Engadget is underwhelmed by Windows Mobile 6.5

“Instead of demonstrating its technical prowess and vast resources, Microsoft limped out a half-hearted rehash of an OS we’ve seen all too much of, and managed to blind most onlookers with a storm of big time partnerships and bloated PR. While their major competitors (and even some allies) in the mobile space seem bent on [...]

Posted 24 February 2009 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Android Genesis

July’s Wired tells the story of Android.
“As soon as programmers started playing with the emulator, they saw how big Google’s ambitions were. The company was trying to make programming for a cell phone analogous to programming for a PC or the Web. Coders were told that their applications would have constant access to the Net, [...]

Posted 26 June 2008 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Peeking into Windows Mobile 7

“Windows Mobile 7 will use motion gestures…it will use the camera on the phone to detect motions and create appropriate actions. You will be able to shake, twist and otherwise manipulate the phone and get things done. The phone will be able to perform actions when placed face down on a surface, and it will [...]

Posted 07 January 2008 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,