HTC has launched its Touch for professionals, adding more power and a sliding keyboard to the handheld device.
Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
Even though it has plans to release a competing technology, Microsoft has agreed to license Adobe's Flash Lite technology for its Windows Mobile operating system and browser.
Optus last week acknowledged it had evaluated a platform that claims to use the processing power of "smart" phone handsets to deploy and run applications more effectively than browser-based alternatives.
It's not really a mid-life crisis, not really. But eighteen months after Vista appeared - and eighteen months before Windows 7 - Vista has bought a metaphoric red sports car and a new pair of tight jeans, and is getting ready to go on the pull.
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In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster -- Apple's iPhone.
Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.
The JAMA 201 does represent a challenge to the smartphone market in that it brings an unlocked Windows Mobile 6 platform to market for only $489. It's just that in doing so, it makes so many compromises, and strips so much out of what we'd want from a real smartphone along the way as to render itself functionally redundant.
It works well as a GPS navigator but, as a phone, the slow responses and awful text messaging really let the A702 down.
The Flame promises a lot, and delivers a lot -- both in raw size and features. It is sadly let down by its battery life, however.
Windows Vista Home Basic is essentially warmed-over Windows XP, Windows XP SP3. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Though it doesn't offer earth-shattering new features and interface issues remain, Windows Mobile 6 brings a collection of noteworthy improvements that makes its mobile devices easier to use and equips mobile professionals with more robust productivity tools.
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