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Monday, Nov 9
Google to buy mobile ad company AdMob
AdMob is a leader in mobile advertising and already serves ads for some applications running on Google's Android mobile operating system. Get InfoWorld's 20-page hands-on look at the new generation of mobile devices, and see how the BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and more stack u...
Friday, Nov 6
Windows Mobile 7: Microsoft's last chance?
When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than...
Sunday, Oct 25
Windows Mobile worries mount as competition heats up
When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted publicly in September that the company did "screw up with Windows Mobile," many experts were left wondering how the mobile operating system can be fixed with the arrival of version 7 next year -- and beyond.
Monday, Oct 19
BoxTone mobile support manager now tracks iPhone, others
BlackBerry monitoring- and management-software-maker BoxTone is expanding its boundaries today with the announcement of BoxTone v5.0, which not only brings new BlackBerry-related enterprise support options, but now manages, monitors and tracks non-Research in Motion (RIM) dev...
Friday, Oct 9
Microsoft to release hardware reference designs for Windows Mobile
In a wide-ranging interview, Andy Lees, senior vice president of mobile communications for Microsoft, confirmed that for the first time the company will release hardware reference designs to make it easier for handset makers to use Windows Mobile.
Tuesday, Oct 6
Microsoft finally ships Windows Mobile 6.5, to poor reviews
The reviews of Microsoft's new mobile OS, Windows Mobile 6.5, are in -- and none of them are glowing. It seems that Windows Mobile 6.5 is more of a superficial cosmetic overhaul, not a bona fide upgrade capable of handling the mobile market's stiff competition.
Friday, Mar 13
What the iPhone OS 3.0 update might really mean
If Apple were to take the step to bring iPhone OS to devices beyond the iPhone and iPod Touch, it wouldn't be the first time a mobile operating system jumped from handset to device. Ignoring, for a moment the talk of future Android-based devices, Microsoft paved the way for this path with its...
Thursday, Mar 5
Ballmer promises faster Windows Mobile development
Microsoft recently unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5. | Keep up with app dev issues and trends with InfoWorld's Fatal Exception and Strategic Developer blogs. ] Those devices don't meet the security requirements that some organizations have while Windows Mobile devices do, but users don't w...
Tuesday, Feb 17
Microsoft announces mobile apps store, backup service
Windows Marketplace for Mobile will come with Windows Mobile 6.5, the newest version of the operating system, and will give users access to thousands of applications, said Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile. Microsoft also introduced Windows Mobile 6.5 at MWC on Mo...
