Nokia and Google: Too much emphasis on the mobile OS?
With Nokia’s acquisition of Symbian, it is going head-to-head with Google Android and Windows Mobile to make a run at building the top software platform for mobile phones. The problem is that all three of them could be making some bad assumptions about the way the mobile phone market — particularly the smartphone market — [...]
Bharti Airtel-Apple to bring iPhone3G to India
After announcing a tie-up for bringing iPhone, Bharti Airtel and Apple extended their partnership to launch the 3G version of iPhone in India later this year. Soon customers will be able to purchase iPhone3G at Airtel Relationship Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later date. iPhone3G, the latest phone from [...]
Idea Cellular to buy Spice Communications
Idea Cellular, India’s fifth-largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday it would buy Spice Group’s 40.8 per cent stake in another mobile firm, Spice Communications, at Rs 77.3 per share. Idea also said it would merge Spice with itself through a share swap where Spice shareholders would get 49 Idea shares for every 100 Spice shares [...]
Will Android have a tougher time than expected?
Access Co has been developing its own Linux ecosystem for years, and when it purchased Palm Source in 2005 it was expected that mobile Linux would go mainstream. Unfortunately little has happened and at this year’s Wireless Developers Forum, Access had great ideas but little to show. So Android should have a clear run. However [...]
Adobe Finally Takes On Apple, Google In Mobile
Today Adobe announced a new hugely important strategic initiative regarding the Flash Player called the Open Screen Project. The upshot: It’s finally ready to start competing with Google and Apple for mobile platform developers. There are three keys to the announcement. First Adobe (ADBE) is removing all licensing restrictions and fees for the Flash Player [...]
Samsung beats Motorola as India’s No. 3 mobile brand
The January-March 2008 quarter has seen a change in the pecking order of the Indian mobile phone market. While Nokia is still enjoying leadership position by a huge margin followed by Sony Ericsson, there has been a change in the position for the third slot. Korean vendor Samsung has replaced Motorola to emerge as the [...]
AOL Announces Open Mobile Platform
AOL today announced the Open Mobile Platform, which the company plans to release to developers this summer. AOL says the software development platform will help developers create applications across major mobile device operating systems including BREW, Java, Linux, RIM, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. The platform will consist of three parts: an XML-based scripting language, a [...]
GPhone Prototype Expected at Mobile World Congress
It’s a big week coming up in the Mobile Web world. The annual Mobile World Congress is being held in Barcelona, 11-14 February. The early buzz is around Google’s much (and oft) rumored GPhone. According to the Times Online, Google “is expected to produce a prototype mobile handset” at the show. Even if Google itself [...]
First Google Android phone may debut next week
The first mobile phone to incorporate Google’s open-source Android platform will debut at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a source close to British chipmaker ARM Holdings has told Reuters. According to the source, ARM, a U.K.-based company that makes embedded and graphics processors, as well as processors for mobile devices such as cell [...]
Nokia N82 smartphone
Review Nokia has boosted its N series with its most heavily-featured candybar yet. With a five-megapixel Carl Zeiss-lensed, xenon flash equipped camera and GPS, it’s comparable to the N95 and one of the best cameraphones around. Even if it’s not the prettiest. Working on the principle that you shouldn’t judge a book by the cover, [...]
