According to Ovum, Android has replaced Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to developers in the Asia-Pacific region in the last 12 months. However, it is clear that iOS and Android form the core of developer support and that although these two platforms may vie for ultimate supremacy almost all developers support both platforms. In [...]
Nokia announced that it will roll out the Nokia Belle operating system update(previously known as Symbian Belle) starting February. Launched earlier this year with Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 smartphone, the Nokia Belle will be available as a software update for the following devices- Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia [...]
Microsoft appears to be working on Skype app with deep Window Phone integration. Skype’s VP of products, Rick Osterloh, revealed that Microsoft’s Skype division is “working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon,” during an interview at CES 2012. Based on unconfirmed reports, Skype integration in Windows Phone will arrive with [...]
Electronics giant LG becomes the 11th Android OEM to sign a licensing agreement with Microsoft. Under the agreement LG will have to pay royalties to Microsoft to access its IP portfolio for all of LG’s tablets, phones and “other consumer devices” which run either Android or Chrome OS. So far, major Android OEMs such as HTC, [...]
Microsoft appears to have released an update for Window Phone that includes bug fixes and improvements. For the moment, it is only available for LG Optimus 7 on Vodafone network according to reports. The latest update is currently at version 7.10.8107.79. Change log below:
The Android operating system appears to be doing very well. Back in December 2010, we reported that over 300k Android devices are activated a day, a year later, there are over 700,000 Android devices activated everyday. According to Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, the activations are counted when a new Android [...]
Panasonic is making a comeback with its smartphones outside of Japan after the Japanese consumer electronics giant pulled out of the overseas mobile phone markets in 2006 due to stiff competition. It has been reported that Panasonic will launch a new range of Lumix Android smartphones in Europe first(coming spring 2012), followed by North American [...]
The latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) does not run Adobe Flash, for now. Adobe Flash has yet to support the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which runs on the latest Android operating system. Its not an Android issue or a hardware issue, it is because Adobe has changed its mobile device strategy, calls for HTML5 [...]
Nokia is working on the upcoming Symbian OS. Symbian Carla will be released in late 2012 or early 2013 followed by Symbian Donna about a year later. Symbian Carla is intended for smartphones with a 1GHz processor or higher and is set to introduce a new version of the Nokia browser, version 8. There’s also [...]
A new research claims that Android device returns and repairs are costing the mobile operators around the world up to $2 billion per year, with each handset return costing operators up to $130. Managed services firm WDS, which offers device management and call center services to operators in a recent report indicates that Android handsets [...]
The second Gingerbread release (versions 2.3.3-2.3.7) is now leading the Android distribution with 43.9% market share as of October based on Google’s latest Android versions distribution charts. As for Froyo(Android 2.2), the previous leader in the Android distribution, is now powering up at least 40.7% Android smartphones out there followed by Android 2.1 Eclair at [...]
Apple has released iOS 5, the newest version of its mobile OS, to the public today. The iPhone & iPad maker claims over 200 new features in the iOS5 including deep Twitter integration, a revamped notification system, an updated camera app, a revamped version of Safari and more. If you trying to upgrade to iOS [...]
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