48 news items tagged Windows Mobile
MediaTek deal with Qualcomm reportedly to be finalized shortly
Tuesday 7 July 2009Recent reports in Taiwan's Chinese-language press have recently claimed that MediaTek is close to signing a WCDMA licensing deal with Qualcomm, but the Taiwan-based IC designer described...
Carriers in Europe to focus on Android-powered handsets at the expense of Windows Mobile
Thursday 25 June 2009The four major telecom service providers in Europe - Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange and Telefonica/O2 - all plan to launch Android-powered handsets in the second half of 2009 instead...
Sony Ericsson prepping Android 2.0 smartphones
Friday 22 May 2009Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch Google phones running on Android 2.0 operating system (OS), according to Peter Ang, vice president of marketing, Asia Pacific at Sony Ericsson.
The down economy could give alternative netbook OSes a hand up, says ABI Research
Tuesday 14 April 2009Cash-strapped consumers and an economy in recession are bad news for sales of most products, but that may not apply to netbooks, according to ABI Research. Several characteristics...
HTC unveils QWERTY smartphone
Thursday 2 April 2009High Tech Computer (HTC) has debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap, at the ongoing CTIA Wireless 2009 trade fair held in Las Vegas. Built using a Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz...
Dell says smartphone to be released on schedule
Tuesday 24 March 2009Dell will not delay the launch of its new smartphone lineup and is on schedule to release devices in line with its internal roadmap, company CEO Michael Dell said recently in Taipei...
MediaTek enters development of Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, say sources
Friday 13 March 2009Microsoft has teamed up with Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek to develop Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, aiming to push 3G handsets built with MediaTek's...
Smartphones will double their share of the handset market by 2013, says In-Stat
Wednesday 4 March 2009Smartphones will double their share of the handset market to about 20% by 2013, according to In-Stat. Global smartphone growth in 2009 will be strong globally, but even stronger in...
MediaTek to ship its first Windows Mobile smartphone solutions in 2H09, says paper
Wednesday 25 February 2009MediaTek will begin shipments of its first smartphone platform solutions supporting Windows Mobile in the second half of 2009, and is expected to help increase Microsoft's share in...
ZTE and Huawei Technologies strengthening presence in global smartphone market
Monday 23 February 2009Taiwan-based smartphones makers are facing increasing competition from China-based ZTE and Huawei Technologies as the two leading China telecom equipment and handset makers have gradually...
Acer launches Tempo-series smartphones at MWC
Tuesday 17 February 2009Acer has introduced a new line of smartphones at the Mobile World Congress. The first devices include Acer M900, F900, X960 and DX900, according to the company.
Windows Mobile phones to become just Windows phones, say sources
Friday 6 February 2009Microsoft, which is planning to unveil its Windows Mobile 6.5 platform at the Mobile World Congress soon, has decided that, going forward, Windows Mobile-based handsets will be promoted...
Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
Wednesday 21 January 2009Microsoft is expected to start delivering its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (operating system) to handset makers in mid-2009 following the expected debut of the new mobile OS in the upcoming...
HTC records NT$38 EPS in 2008
Wednesday 7 January 2009High Tech Computer (HTC) has announced revenues for the fiscal year 2008 (ended December 31, 2008) reached NT$152.56 billion (US$4.61 billion), with 28.65% on-year growth. Net income...
FIH and Pegatron eyeing Sony Ericsson new smartphone orders
Friday 26 December 2008While an earlier Digitimes report indicated that Sony Ericsson planned to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to another Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova instead...
Microsoft eyes 50% Taiwan smartphone OS market share; no plans to develop own-brand mobile phones
Friday 19 December 2008Microsoft aims to boost sales of its Windows Mobile OS for handsets to account for 50% of Taiwan's smartphone market in 2009, compared to 40% recorded in 2008, according to Eddie...
Compal Communications lands Windows Mobile-based PDA phone orders from Motorola, says paper
Friday 28 November 2008Compal Communications has received orders for two Windows Mobile-based PDA phones, codenamed the Alexander and Attila, from Motorola, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
MediaTek to introduce Windows Mobile smartphone chips next year, says paper
Tuesday 25 November 2008MediaTek, having completed its deployment in 3G handset chips, is speeding entry into the smartphone market. The company is in talks with Microsoft about the launch of Windows Mobile...
LGE to cooperate with Taiwan companies for Windows Mobile smartphones
Wednesday 5 November 2008LG Electronics (LGE) has announced a strategic alliance with Microsoft and is expected to introduce Windows Mobile handsets in the future.
Android and Windows Mobile smartphones are complementary, says HTC
Friday 26 September 2008Android and Windows Mobile handsets can complement each other in the market, offering consumers and telecom service providers more choice, according to John Wang, CMO, High Tech Computer...
Windows Mobile as well as Taiwan smartphone makers sluggish in 2Q
Friday 19 September 2008The market share of Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform for smarphones was only 12% in the second quarter of this year, flat from the previous quarter and surpassed by Research In...
Computex 2008: A guided tour of the handset booths
Friday 6 June 2008Computex 2008 opened bigger this year with the inclusion of the Nangang Exhibition Hall to the venue. Fortunately, those interested in the latest and greatest handsets from many Taiwan-based...
E-Ten expected to launch dual-SIM Windows Mobile smartphone at Computex 2008
Tuesday 27 May 2008E-Ten Information Systems is expected to unveil a dual-SIM smartphone, the DX900, at the upcoming Computex 2008 IT trade show, which will make the firm the first handset vendor in...
- Bill Gates says people would be using Windows Mobile if not for the Microsoft antitrust case (Nov 6) - CNBC
- Huawei open to Nokia deal but says Windows mobile remains weak (June 18) - The Financial Times
- Nokia bets on Windows Mobile future (October 26) - BBC News
- Russian rumor: Microsoft to buy Nokia for US$30 billion (May 16) - The Register
- Microsoft squares that look hip (Oct 21) - Finacial Times
- Apple iOS leads Android, Windows Mobile in enterprise activations (Oct 10) - eWeek
- Apple reports record quarter but its smartphone market share is down - Unwired View.com
- Windows Phone 7 offers superior business smartphone (July 14) - PC World
- Windows Mobile 6.5 finds a niche in business (Mar 23) - PC Magazine
- Microsoft reaffirms no Windows Mobile 7 For Windows Mobile 6.5 devices - Information Week