Microsoft [MSFT] and Nokia are finalizing an agreement to augment Nokia (particularly Symbian/S60-based) phones and smart devices into becoming viable business-grade devices, or even components in functional corporate meshes.
RIM
Sprint [S] has finally released a press announcement concerning the Palm [PALM] Pre launch: June 6, 2009 is the official release date. The earlier speculation about the launch date appears within the range, and it sounds like the pricing is in line with other current smartphones offered by other carriers. A lot of people, myself [...]
According to the February 25, 2009 announcement from Black Duck Software in their recent report on mobile projects in 2008, the Palm OS platform remains the king of the heap with more than four times (4X) the number of total projects than the second place platform, the iPhone OS. While Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone OS development [...]
The Setup “Is it worth it to produce software for [name-a-mobile-device]?” “I’ve heard that I would get screwed by [name-a-mobile-manufacturer] if I develop for them and try to port to [name-another-mobile-manufacturer]… is it true?” Over the past several months, since the advent of the iPhone 3G and its competitors, I’ve received plenty of E-mail from [...]
As mentioned earlier, the RIM [RIMM] BlackBerry Storm was scheduled for release today, and it certainly did, amidst a flurry of “you-just-gotta-have-it” TV and radio commercials. Although the product has been in the pipeline as a competitor to Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone 3G for several months, it did not seem to have the kind of public [...]
A Little Bit: According to the Boy Genius Report blog, RIM’s [RIMM] BlackBerry Storm smartphone is coming soon (November 21, 2008) to Verizon [VZ] stores, with a subsidized price of $199 plus qualifying plan and a $50 MIR. Although BGR is claiming that there is a massive supply run for the Storm, it’ll be a [...]
The war for the hearts, minds, and hands of the wireless masses continues, this time with a new entrant (actually a duo) vying for an initial foothold (handhold?) in the ever-dynamic market for smartphones. Or, perhaps more accurately, it has taken on a new angle due to the new competitor. Never mind the Samsung Instinct. [...]
It’s been in the press for several weeks now… the game-changing BlackBerry device that will premiere on a cellular carrier that has been long shut out of this latest smartphone wave (at least in the U.S.)… Yep, that’s right: Verizon [VZ] will be getting the initial rights to the BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s [RIMM] shot across [...]
RIM [RIMM] is having its annual developer conference for its BlackBerry devices soon: the event starts on October 20, 2008, and the online registration is wraps up soon (October 17). Check the posted site for the amended schedule. With the massive new interest in building mobile software products to flood the segments of the respective [...]
Hot out of the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 conference are the announcements from RIM [RIMM] about their upcoming smartphones: BlackBerry Pearl 8220 BlackBerry Bold BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Unfortunately for AT&T [T] customers, the Pearl 8220 will debut in the U.S. as a T-Mobile [DT] exclusive shortly. It sports a lot of the same [...]
