Here’s something for the nostalgic old folks around here, and a bit of mobile history class for the new breed. The i-mate brand was one that was well known for superb mobile hardware running Windows Mobile back in the early 2000s. i-mate devices cut across the whole range of form factors, including Pocket PCs, PPC [...]
Yes; the smartphone world is so boring right now. This statement may come as a shock to those of you who belong to the iOS-Android generation, and this is all that you have seen. But once upon a time, there was a smartphone world with lots of excitement. We had Symbian UIQ, Symbian S60, Symbian [...]
During the era of the Communicator, power users who didn’t want one usually picked up a Pocket PC form factor device. In this new dispensation of the touchscreen, that form factor appears to have risen to the top spot that Communicators used to occupy. A mobile ice age has come and gone, and the Communicator is extinct. For some years now, there has been no device that made power users drool – a device that stood head and shoulders above the crowd in terms of specs and functionality. Thankfully, such a device is now here.
In my recent article, In pursuit of my ideal mobile OS, I mentioned how Symbian was a middle ground OS for me considering the extremes that the current line-up of mobile platforms feature. What I failed to mention in that article is that Windows Mobile, the dead ancestor of Windows Phone, was also good in [...]
Expectedly, Emmanuel Olalere’s recent article, Had Nokia chosen Android, has generated a lot of buzz. Many people are passionate about Nokia’s fortunes, as well as the fantasy of Android on Nokia phones these days. That is no surprise. However, most people miss out on one crucial factor to an old player succeeding in an evolving [...]
The above infographic should serve as a guide for developers targeting the African continent. Source: Afrographique
Skyfire is the proxy-based browser that delivers rich multimedia experience on smartphones across a range of platforms. The developers have announced that they are phasing out service to Windows mobile and Symbian. From the Skyfire blog,
Matthew Miller is one of the most objective writers around in the world of mobiles. He is one of the few people who understands the mobile space and is not bitten by fanboyism for any platform. In other words, he is like me. He is kindred spirit. When I need to get away from all [...]
In the beginning, we had Windows Mobile. Then came along Windows Phone 7 and we thought that was all. But almost everyone forgot Microsoft’s earlier acquisition of Danger, the company behind the Sidekick phones. What Microsoft has done now is create a new Windows® Phone designed specifically for people who are actively navigating their social [...]
In a tweet today, Microsoft announced that they are dropping the “series” in the name of the new version of their mobile OS. Now, its just Windows Phone 7. Yes; what were they thinking before? Anyway, all’s well that “ends” well. Windows Phone 7 is good enough. We can abbreviate it to WP7 too whenever [...]
