Mobile development is as much about UI artistry and screen flow as technical programming. This premium on presentation means that …
Windows 8 on ARM to include Office apps for tablets
Windows 8 on ARM, dubbed WOA by Microsoft, could offer a platform for workers wanting to run Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint …
Smartphone shipments surpassed PCs for first time in 2011
Smartphone shipments overtook personal computers – including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops – for the first time in 2011, according …
ARM’s first 64-bit processors will target servers, smartphones
ARM will announce its first 64-bit processors later this year for servers and high-end smartphones, and is also taking steps …
Expect fewer phone models in 2012, executives say
Are there too many mobile phones to choose from? Phone makers are starting to worry that people are getting overwhelmed …
Intel enters smartphone market
Intel on Tuesday announced its first smartphone customers, signaling the arrival of Intel Inside smartphones after years of uphill struggle …
Nokia unveils new smartphone
Nokia unveiled their new smartphone yesterday, the Lumia 900, which is its first 4g LTE phone. The Windows Phone 7.5 …
Google Apps adds around-the-clock phone support
Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone …
Brightpoint to distribute Microsoft Windows Phone
Microsoft Middle East and Africa announced its partnership with global wireless distributor Brightpoint Middle East to bring Windows Phone devices …
HTC reports record numbers, sells more phones than RIM
HTC is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor after having outpaced Research In Motion (RIM), according to market research company …
ARM leads march to 64-bit tablets, smartphones: analysts
ARM’s new 64-bit ARMv8 architecture could be used in tablets and smartphones in a few years, which could help deliver …
Nokia unveils first Windows phones
Nokia unveiled yesterday four new phones intended for developing markets as well as the company’s first two smartphones running the …
Nokia reports loss ahead of first Windows Phone launch
Nokia reported a net loss and a fall in revenue for the third quarter, despite selling more phones than analysts …
Dell shifting focus to work-and-play tablets, smartphones
After achieving “moderate success” selling smartphones and tablets to consumers, Dell will shift its focus to devices that straddle both …
Mobile app downloads in APAC up 189% this year: Ovum
Asia-Pacific (AP) mobile phone application downloads will top almost 5 billion by the end of 2011, growth of 189% per …
Value of Intel-Google partnership on smartphones remains to be seen
Intel over the weekend promised a smartphone based on its Atom processor will hit the market in the first quarter …
Microsoft opens Windows 8 preview to all
Taking a different tack than it did three years ago, Microsoft has made a preview of Windows 8 available to …
Dell partners with Baidu to launch smartphone
Dell has partnered with China’s largest search engine Baidu to launch a smartphone, in a move that could help both …
HTC’s Mango phones, Titan and Radar, out next month
HTC recently launched two smartphones running Microsoft’s latest update of its mobile operating system, called Mango, as Microsoft struggles to …
HTC unlocks its phones, but probably not just to irk Google
HTC, which just announced it would stick with Google and keep running Android on its best phones even though Google …