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Xbox, Zune & WM teams bearing brunt of initial Microsoft layoffs?

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 23rd 2009 No Comments

microsoft logo1 After Microsoft announced 5,000 job cuts as part of its financial control measures, speculation has begun about which departments will be hardest hit. The earliest identified target appears to be the Entertainment and Devices (E&D) unit, responsible for Xbox, Zune and Windows Mobile development, who according to some sources will be bearing the brunt of the initial 1,400 redundancies.

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HTC to use NVIDIA Tegra for 1080p-capable Smartphones?

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jan 16th 2009 No Comments

htc nvidia tegra smartphone mockup From one NVIDIA rumor to another; now it’s the turn of the company’s Tegra platform to make headlines, with at least one analyst suggesting [via] that HTC have chosen the applications processor for models in its upcoming range. Tegra combines an ARM-based processing core, running at either 700MHz or 800MHz, with a 1080p HD-capable GeForce graphics core and direct support for WiFi and input peripherals onto a single chip, and could enable HTC to create a high-power smartphone with low energy demands.

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BlackBerry-addict Obama has a few smartphone options

By Shawn Farner on Tuesday, Jan 13th 2009 No Comments

President-elect Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States in exactly one week – January 20. Sure, that’s good news for the former Illinois Senator, but his promotion doesn’t come without a little bit of sacrifice – namely, he’ll have to give up his precious BlackBerry. Fortunately, the President does have a few NSA-approved smartphones he can use.

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A Dell smartphone could be on the way

By Shawn Farner on Tuesday, Jan 13th 2009 1 Comment

If this rumor’s not true, blame Shaw Wu. Wu, an analyst at Kaufman Bros., claims that a Dell smartphone is “closer to reality” than we might believe. If you were a fan of the Axim series of PDAs, this could be good news.

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Don’t expect a Zune phone, says Ballmer

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 12th 2009 1 Comment

It looks like Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is finally showing Apple’s iPhone a little respect. After initially tearing into Apple’s device when it was first announced, Ballmer has now conceded that the iPhone and BlackBerry have a pretty firm grasp on the smartphone. Along with that, Ballmer also said that we shouldn’t hold our breath for a Zune Phone.

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Pharos books the Traveler 137 for later this quarter

By Shawn Farner on Tuesday, Jan 6th 2009 No Comments

If you’re in the market for a Windows Mobile device that does GPS really, really well, the newly introduced Pharos Traveler 137 looks like it won’t lead you astray – literally. If it does, it’s just not doing its job.

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MIT students have created several useful and innovative mobile applications

By Staff Editor on Tuesday, Dec 16th 2008 No Comments

MIT students have managed to create fully working mobile applications for the Windows Mobile, Android, and Symbian platforms, all while taking on a full college load at one of the most challenging schools in the entire country. Mentors from many companies including Google, Nokia, Bank of America, and Microsoft helped guide students as they created some amazing applications for mobile devices.

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Google Maps gets Google Street View on Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 handsets

By Staff Editor on Wednesday, Dec 10th 2008 No Comments

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Google is finally sharing the wealth with devices other than the T-Mobile G1, BlackBerry and iPhone. Now users with Windows Mobile or Symbian S60 phones can get street view through Google Maps without using registry hacks. Google has put a large effort into photographing France, Italy, Spain, and Australia just for Google Street View.

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Acer smartphone coming Q1 2009

By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 5th 2008 No Comments

acer smartphone Acer has confirmed it will release its first self-branded smartphone in Q1 2009. The handset will be co-developed by Acer’s own original smartphone R&D team and their counterparts from E-Ten, the company acquired by Acer back in September.

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Microsoft ‘Pink’ cellphone blending Zune & Sidekick DNA at CES 2009?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 26th 2008 2 Comments

Microsoft execs may be denying that any self-branded cellphone is in development, but somebody connected with the company doesn’t seem to have got the same memo. CNBC’s Jim Goldman quotes “a good source” claiming Microsoft are combining the Zune and technology from Danger (the company behind the Sidekick) to create a device offering “true competition to the iPhone”. Codenamed “Pink”, a prototype could be finished in time to unveil at CES 2009 in January.

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