It’s the last day of MWC and the news of Nokia and Microsoft’s partnership is still grabbing headlines. The keynote by Steve Ballmer’s and Nokia’s CEO, Stephen Elop was one of the key highlights of this year’s show. We heard Ballmer talk about the importance of creating a “third ecosystem” and how it will be [...]
Filed under: Android, Google, Microsoft | Tagged: Android, bango, google, Microsoft, MWC, Nokia, Steve Ballmer, Symbian | 1 Comment »
Not only has 2010 been described as the year of the tablet, but also the year of Apple Vs Android. The year started with the launch of the Apple iPad and is ending with Android tablets appearing all over the globe, being delivered by the likes of Samsung, Toshiba and Dell. In fact, with the [...]
Filed under: Mobile web | Tagged: AdMob, Apple, bango, Blackberry, Dell, google, HMTL5, HTC, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, SmartPhone, Toshiba | 1 Comment »
At the end of last year we wrote about how 2010 might the year of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Looking at the current mobile market today, we were right, 2010 has not only been the year for Google but also the year for Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung and Motorola.
Filed under: Apple, Blackberry, Mobile web | Tagged: Android, Apple, bango, google, Microsoft, Mobile advertising, RIM, Steve Jobs, Yahoo | Leave a Comment »
A discussion workshop at this exclusive exec camp for the mobile industry focused on where the value of the mobile web truly lies. Panelists (Microsoft, Zynga, Facebook etc) were naturally optimistic about the benefits to users and to the industry on the kinds of insights that the mobile internet provides. Above all, one observation was [...]
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In one simple, but brave move Microsoft has shown signs of being back on track with their mobile strategy. By killing the Kin they can now concentrate on getting one focused mobile platform to market. If we look to Apple it is clear that one platform, albeit in a couple of sizes, does fit all, and [...]
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The recent iPhone 3.0 software release announced this week has got me thinking. There has been so much talk recently about big shifts in consumer web browsing habits and developments in multi-touch based UI design attributed to the iPhone that I suspect we have been missing out on something equally important. So important, it may [...]
Filed under: Business, Mobile web, Trends | Tagged: HTC, internet, iPhone, manufacturers, Microsoft, mobile browsing, mobile handsets, Nokia, software updates | Leave a Comment »
Last week Google launched Latitude – a logical extension of their excellent mobile maps application which allows you to share your location with your friends. It made me smile that the actual agreement you click is to share your location with “your friends and Google”, but are they really my friend or are they becoming [...]
Filed under: Mobile advertising, Mobile web, Trends | Tagged: advertising companies, Big Brother, friend, google, Google Maps, GPS, Latitude, Microsoft, privacy, Yahoo | 1 Comment »
The first 5 days with a HTC Touch HD I had my first Windows Mobile phone when I worked at Microsoft – an original Orange SPV that I hated because of its poor UI and short battery life. But here I find myself with another Windows Mobile handset, this time the new HTC Touch HD. [...]
Filed under: Business, Cool mobile stuff, Mobile web | Tagged: HTC Touch, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile web, SmartPhone, UI | 1 Comment »
When Bango surveyed the Top 20 most trafficked PC websites (according to Nielsen Online), we found that half of the sites did not work well on leading mobile phones. Tests were carried out on the Motorola V3 Razr and Nokia 6300 on the AT&T network in the US and Vodafone in the UK. The full [...]
Filed under: Mobile web | Tagged: Apple, AT&T, bango, Microsoft, mobile experience, Mobile web, mobile-friendly, MSN, Nielsen Online, PC websites, Vodafone, Wikipedia, Yahoo | 10 Comments »
