Posts Tagged ‘Devices’

First Tizen Devices in H2 2012!?

May 22nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Tizen | No Comments »

If thing go according to plan, the first devices running Tizen should land in stores in the second half of 2012. Main investors in Tizen, Intel and Samsung, are expected to take the lead in releasing Tizen devices. HTC is rumoured to follow.

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Former RIM Exec Wanted to Build Cheap Androids

April 13th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Former RIM exec Jim Balsillie wanted to hook up with providers and build cheap Android smartphones for them. The differentiation would be the availability of BlackBerry services on those devices.

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ITU: 5.3 Billion Mobile Devices in Use by the End of 2010

October 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to the International Telecommunication Union, there will be 5.3 billion devices in use by the end of this calendar year. 940 million of them have a 3G connection or better.

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Google and Carriers Share Android Search Revenues

March 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

To persuade operators to continue taking up Android devices in their phone offerings, Google is offering operators a part of the revenues originating from search results on the devices.

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Samsung Discusses Windows 7 Upgrades

March 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Mobile, Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

Samsung is talking with Microsoft about the possibility to upgrade several smartphones to Windows Phone 7 Series. Those devices are soon to be launched with Windows Mobile 6.5.

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Symbian Launches Ideas Site

October 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

The Symbian Foundation has launched another initiative today called Ideas.Symbian.Org. The website will allow developers to take a look at what people would like to see available.