gigaom.com - 7/31/2009
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Earlier this morning, I got a chance to catch up with Dr. Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola, soon after his company reported earnings (they met Wall Street’s modest expectations) to talk about everything from the state of the mobile market to prospects for Motorola. I will write all that up ...
stevenf.tumblr.com - 7/31/2009
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stevenf.tumblr.com —
[IMPORTANT NOTE: References to “I” in this post
refer specifically to myself, and not Panic. Panic has...
lots of programmers who aren’t me, and no anti-iPhone policy.] I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to the iPhone. Let’s talk ...
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techcrunch.com - 7/31/2009
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techcrunch.com —
I have loved the iPhone, but now I
am quitting the iPhone. This is not an easy...
decision. I was there in January 2007 when it was announced and I bought the first iPhone as soon as it was available. I happily bought the iPhone 3G a year later. ...
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I Quit The iPhone
online.wsj.com - 7/31/2009
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online.wsj.com —
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has launched
an inquiry into why Apple Inc. rejected Google Inc.'s...
Internet-telephony software for the popular iPhone, another sign of the Obama administration's stepped-up scrutiny of competitive ...
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FCC Opens Inquiry of Apple's Ban of Google Voice
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Microsoft: Windows Mobile Will Expand in Consumer Market, over 3 to 5 Years
jkOnTheRun —
... that Microsoft faces a big task to break into the consumer space. They don’t move quickly being such a huge company and the smartphone world is one that requires rapidly adjusting to changes on the fly. They had better get nimble, and very soon. GigaOM points out that Motorola has dropped Windows Mobile in favor of Android for all their handsets going forward. ...
5Words for Friday, July 31st, 2009
Technologizer —
... Apple fixing iPhone security flaw?
Skype licensing issue: possibly fatal?
Is Android killing Windows Mobile?
Gmail eliminates “on behalf of.”
San Francisco parking meters: hacked!
IM+ brings Skype to Pre.
Steve Ballmer on Apple competition.
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Two Motorola Android Phones Arriving Soon?
jkOnTheRun —
... For anyone reading the tea leaves, it should come as no surprise that Motorola will be offering a few Android handsets this year. Om spoke with Moto CEO, Dr. Sanjay Jha, and generally confirmed that the handset maker is focusing on Google’s Android instead of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile for smartphones. ...
Will Motorola Announce a Verizon Android Phone on Sept 10?
jkOnTheRun —
... , but I can’t see the benefit of waiting any longer. One company that can’t afford to wait is Motorola — they’ve diminshed their Windows Moblie efforts to focus more on Android, so this is their first — and hopefully, not last — big push towards becoming a force in the handset market again. ...
Every Smartphone OS Needs a Killer Feature
jkOnTheRun —
... for acceptance.
The emergence of new smartphone OSes to compete not only with the iPhone but with industry veteran Microsoft’s Windows Mobile has turned the heat up in the feature department. Handset makers need compelling reasons to go with a given platform, and they are willing to ditch long-time platforms for new ones due to killer features. Palm has their own platform in webOS and they are ditching Windows Mobile going forward. Motorola has already ditched Windows Mobile to embrace the Android platform.
The smartphone OS space ...
i-mate Closes the Doors — Another WinMo Maker Lost
jkOnTheRun —
As if Microsoft didn’t have enough to worry about, with handset makers dropping Windows Mobile right and left, phone maker i-mate has shut its doors. The company produced i-mate branded handsets running Windows Mobile from its headquarters in Dubai. Reports had the company instructing employees to take a two month unpaid hiatus, yet the employees returning for work the next day found the doors locked and the company totally shut down.
Retailers waiting for orders to be filled by i-mate are understandably concerned with the sudden shutting of ...
Motorola Drops LiMo for Android
jkOnTheRun —
... . Motorola had already stated that it was dropping Windows Mobile to focus on Android, and it’s doing the same with LiMo. Christy Wyatt, VP at Motorola, has vacated her seat on the LiMo Foundation board of directors. The company has also changed its association with LiMo from founding member to that of associate member. And Motorola has reiterated its affiliation with Android: ...
Samsung to Follow the Crowd: Ditching Windows Mobile
jkOnTheRun —
Windows Mobile gets no respect from smartphone makers, with a number of them already deserting the phone OS for alternatives. An investment note claims that consumer electronics giant Samsung is also scaling back the phones it will produce using WinMo. HMC Investment Securities analyst Greg Noh says that Samsung’s phone line will drop from 80 percent WinMo currently, to 50 percent next year and down to 20 percent in 2012.
Samsung is expected to increase its use of Android to 30 percent of its product line next year, and keep its usage at that level. ...
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