Nokia reports $1.7 billion loss, "challenging" market for new Windows Phone 7 Lumia
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - Nokia reported net sales down 29 percent compared to the year ago quarter, along with a 1.3 billion Euro loss ($1.7 billion US) on what it called "mixed" sales of new Lumia phones running Windows Phone 7.
Apple's iPhone 4S climbs to 29% smartphone market share in UK
Mon, Feb 20, 2012 - Apple's share of the smartphone market in the U.K. jumped up 7 percent year over year to reach 29.1 percent, according to a new analysis. ( 30 comments )
Why Android isn't gaining on Apple in the Enterprise
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 - In the consumer market, Apple's iOS and Android's licensees have engaged in a consumer tug of war over sales. Among enterprise buyers however, Apple has maintained extensive lead that is only strengthening. ( 87 comments )
Microsoft exec admits Windows Phone was response to Apple's iPhone
Sat, Jan 7, 2012 - Microsoft's head of software design for Windows Phone has admitted that the company completely redesigned its mobile operating system platform as a response to Apple's iPhone and the "sea change" it created in the industry. ( 119 comments )
Nokia Ace to receive $100M marketing campaign for US launch
Wed, Jan 4, 2012 - Nokia's Windows-Phone-based Ace smartphone will benefit from a $100 million marketing push to be shared among Microsoft's partners, with AT&T rumored to have received "hero" status from the software giant in order to promote the device, according to a new report. ( 27 comments )
Apple iOS 5 trounces Windows Phone browser in speed tests
Mon, Jan 2, 2012 - An unofficial benchmarking video shows Microsoft's native Windows Phone 7.5 Mango browser lags behind Apple's Safari for iOS in various speed tests, with the Nokia Lumia 800 testbed even being outperformed by an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3. ( 31 comments )
Nokia readies US Windows Phone launch with CES event on Jan. 9
Mon, Dec 19, 2011 - Nokia has sent out invitations to members of the press for a Windows Phone-related event on January 9 at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., as it gears up for the launch of its new Lumia phones in the U.S. ( 31 comments )
Microsoft shuffles Windows Phone management to build momentum
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 - Microsoft has rearranged its management team for Windows Phone, shifting division head Andy Lees to a "time-critical opportunity" to build momentum for its Windows Phone and Windows 8 operating systems, a move that some have viewed as a sign of failure. ( 43 comments )
40% of BlackBerry, Windows & Android smartphone owners prefer Apple's iPad
Thu, Dec 8, 2011 - More than 40 percent of owners of smartphones on BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android platforms prefer Apple's iPad to tablets from their current smartphone operating system makers, according to a recent survey. ( 18 comments )
Former Google intern explains why UI lag occurs more often in Android than iOS
Wed, Dec 7, 2011 - A former intern for Google's Android team has provided explanations for why Android experiences more touch interface lag than competing mobile operating systems from Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion. ( 139 comments )
Microsoft says Windows Phones have had Siri-like functionality for over a year
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - Microsoft's Craig Mundie said that the iPhone's Siri voice recognition software is not new technology as a similar system has been available on the Windows Phone for over a year, and claims Apple marketed the capability to shift focus away from the iPhone 4S's lack of new features. ( 145 comments )
Analyst casts doubt on Nokia's Windows Phone hopes
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - One analyst has drastically reduced shipment projections for Nokia's Windows Phone devices on the belief that the handset maker is unlikely to gain traction with its new lineup. ( 68 comments )
AT&T sees 'challenges' ahead as it plans to sell Nokia Windows Phones in 2012
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 - An AT&T executive said Wednesday that his company is finalizing discussions with Nokia to begin carrying its Windows Phone smartphones next year, while also noting that he believes Microsoft will face "challenges" in attracting customers away from entrenched rivals Apple and Google. ( 49 comments )
Microsoft looking to drum up Windows Phone interest with 55-foot NYC replica
Tue, Nov 8, 2011 - Microsoft has installed a six-story interactive Windows Phone structure in New York City's Herald Square as a promotional stunt to increase awareness of its struggling smartphone platform. ( 56 comments )
Apple slips to No. 5 handset maker, No. 2 in smartphones after iPhone transition quarter
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - After buyers holding out for the iPhone 4S resulted in slowed iPhone 4 sales for Apple last quarter, Chinese handset maker ZTE slipped past it to become the fourth-largest global handset maker, while Samsung took the top spot among smartphone vendors worldwide, according to a new analysis. ( 106 comments )
Nokia Windows Phone 7 Lumia 800 vs Apple iPhone 4S
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 device offers specifications somewhere between Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, but is missing some key hardware and software features and will only debut in Europe, effectively leaving the US market to Apple and Android this holiday season. ( 87 comments )
Microsoft boasts patent licenses with over half of Android market
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - Microsoft announced on Sunday that a new patent license agreement with original design manufacturer Compal means that companies accounting for more than half of all Google Android-based devices now have agreements with the software giant. ( 47 comments )
Android, Windows Phone bosses downplay Apple's Siri threat
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - Google Android boss Andy Rubin and Microsoft's Windows Phone head Andy Lees have both publicly criticized Apple's new Siri voice assistant and questioned its usefulness. ( 224 comments )
Microsoft Board criticizes CEO Steve Ballmer for weakened smartphones, Windows
Tue, Oct 4, 2011 - After conducting an annual performance review of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the software giant's Board of Directors took him to task for poor sales of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, dampened Windows revenue and the "need for further progress" with new form factors, awarding him just half of his maximum yearly bonus. ( 54 comments )
Microsoft inks Android patent deals with Acer, ViewSonic
Fri, Sep 9, 2011 - Microsoft on Thursday announced a pair of patent licensing agreements with Acer and ViewSonic, granting the companies broad coverage of smartphones and tablets running Google's Android mobile operating system. ( 35 comments )
Android makers "unfazed" by Google's Motorola deal, but patents judged weak
Thu, Sep 1, 2011 - Android licensees say they are making no changes to their product strategy following Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, preferring instead to view the deal as a protection from patent infringement claims by Apple and others despite reports noting that Motorola has little value left in its patent portfolio. ( 47 comments )
Microsoft shocked to find interest in Windows Phone 7
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - After Microsoft's head of Windows Phone 7 offered free phones and training to any published webOS developers, he reported being "caught a bit flatfooted" to find 500 people interested in actually taking him up on the offer. ( 55 comments )
Microsoft courting webOS developers with free phones
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 - Microsoft is looking to capitalize on HP's webOS failures by offering free phones, developer tools and training to developers left stranded by the demise of the platform. ( 49 comments )
First Windows Phone 7 'Mango' handsets rumored to challenge iPhone 5 in Sept.
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 - On the heels of news that Microsoft's "Mango" update for Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing, industry sources claim HTC, Samsung and LG will launch the first Mango-based smartphones in September, presumably coordinated to directly compete with Apple's next-generation iPhone. ( 49 comments )
Microsoft shoots down Windows Phone 7 tablet hopes, says tablets are PCs
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 - Claiming that tablets should be considered personal computers rather than new age mobile devices, Microsoft on Tuesday again dashed hopes of tablets running the company's new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 OS. ( 91 comments )
First Nokia smartphones running Windows Phone 7 coming later this year
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 - Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop said Tuesday that his company expects to begin selling its first phones running Windows Phone later this year, before ramping up volume shipments in 2012. ( 47 comments )
HTML5 performance in Apple's iOS 5 tops Windows Phone 'Mango'
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 - Though Microsoft has touted its forthcoming update to Windows Phone 7, codenamed "Mango," as having better HTML5 performance than Apple's iPhone, new tests run using an iPhone 4 with the iOS 5 beta outpace the Windows Phone results. ( 52 comments )
New Barnes & Noble Nook; Kindle 3G with ads; Windows Phone 'Mango' preview
Tue, May 24, 2011 - Both Barnes & Noble and Amazon announced new versions of their e-readers on Tuesday: a touchscreen e-ink Nook and a Kindle 3G with "special offers," in an ongoing price war, while Microsoft previewed the "Mango" update to its Windows Phone 7 operating system. ( 37 comments )
Microsoft aims to woo developers to Windows Phone with iOS porting tool
Tue, May 3, 2011 - In a bid to attract developers from Apple's ecosystem, Microsoft has released an iOS to Windows Phone 7 API mapping tool meant to help developers port their iPhone apps to the Windows Phone platform. ( 41 comments )
Nokia releases new Symbian phones, touts Symbian apps
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 - Nokia launched new Symbian smartphones that appear to be the platform's last gasp before shifting to Windows Phone 7, while also describing developer opportunities related to its mothballed platform in its Ovi Store. ( 33 comments )
Early build of Windows 8 suggests cross-platform OS to compete with Apple's iOS
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 - An early build of Windows 8 suggests that Microsoft may transition the next version of Windows to a cross-platform OS scalable across a variety of devices in hopes of competing with Apple's iOS platform, according to new reports. ( 78 comments )
Android tops RIM in US smartphone market share, Apple's iPhone third
Mon, Mar 7, 2011 - Google's Android surpassed Research in Motion's BlackBerry to become the largest mobile platform at the start of 2011, while Apple's iOS and iPhone took third before the Verizon iPhone 4 was released. ( 105 comments )
Analyst: Apple could benefit from Nokia, Microsoft partnership
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 - Commenting on Nokia's recent announcement that it will abandon its Symbian mobile operating system on smartphones in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, one analyst claimed that Apple could stand to benefit from the transition. ( 32 comments )
Nokia's rejection of Android may help resolve patent war with Apple
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 - Nokia's decision to partnership with Microsoft rather than adopt Google's Android may ease patent negotiations between the company and Apple, which is more likely to support strengthening weak rivals rather than empowering an already ubiquitous one. ( 31 comments )
Nokia ditches Symbian, embraces Microsoft Windows Phone for new handsets
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 - Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, announced on Friday its plans to ditch its Symbian mobile operating system and partner with Microsoft to make smartphones running Windows Phone. ( 267 comments )
Nokia rumored to shift toward Silicon Valley, Windows Phone 7 [u]
Tue, Feb 8, 2011 - The world's top mobile vendor is reportedly considering plans to move its executive decision making from headquarters in Espoo, Finland to Silicon Valley in California, and is potentially eyeing an alliance with Microsoft in a bid to compete against Apple and Google in smartphones. ( 108 comments )
Apple must wait another day to best Microsoft on earnings
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 - After numerous analysts had predicted weakened income for Microsoft, the Windows maker surprised Wall Street Thursday by posting a quarterly profit of $6.63 billion, enough to stay ahead of Apple on earnings for the time being. ( 68 comments )
Microsoft ships 2 million Windows Phone 7 handsets in holiday quarter
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Microsoft on Wednesday revealed that it shipped two million Windows Phone 7 handsets worldwide over the holiday quarter, lagging well behind the 16.2 million iPhones sold by Apple in the same period. ( 86 comments )
LG: WP7 falls short as carriers tire of "too much Android"
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 - LG reports disappointment with sales of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 while its carriers complain of "too much Android" as the third largest mobile maker seeks bolster smartphone sales even as it loses overall mobile market share. ( 91 comments )
Microsoft objects to Apple's "App Store" trademark application
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - Microsoft has filed an objection to Apple's application for the "App Store" trademark, calling the term too generic to be fairly registered. ( 154 comments )
Google Android passes Apple's iPhone in total US subscribers - comScore
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Strong sales of phones running Google Android throughout 2010 have managed to push the mobile platform past Apple's iPhone in total active subscribers for the first time, according to comScore. ( 164 comments )
CES: Microsoft keynote underwhelms with few surprises
Thu, Jan 6, 2011 - Microsoft kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday evening with a relatively subdued keynote that highlighted an upcoming update to Windows Phone 7 and demoed Windows on ARM's system-on-a-chip architecture. ( 157 comments )
Windows Phone 7 hits 5,000 apps in 2 months, equaling Palm's webOS
Thu, Dec 30, 2010 - Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform now has more than 5,000 applications written for it, well behind the 300,000 for Apple's iOS, but matching the total number of programs for Palm's webOS in just over two months. ( 69 comments )
Apple's iPhone could be last standing in smartphone 'race to the bottom'
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 - Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will compete for presence on handsets in a smartphone market "race to the bottom," one that could leave Apple's iPhone as the "last man standing," one prominent Wall Street analyst believes. ( 50 comments )
Briefly: Woz's white iPhone 4, CDMA engineers, WP7 developer changes
Thu, Dec 9, 2010 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently revealed that he has a white iPhone 4 that he modified himself using parts ordered online, while Apple has posted job listings for more engineers familiar with CDMA. Meanwhile, Microsoft moved up its pay date for Windows Phone 7 developers to January and added reporting tools for developers to keep track of app download statistics. ( 21 comments )
Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 may take 2 years to catch up to Apple, Google
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore declined to talk numbers Tuesday during his onstage interview at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, but he did admit that the Windows Phone 7 platform might take as long as 2 years to catch up to Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. ( 52 comments )
HTC echoes Apple in defense of HD7 'death grip' issue
Thu, Dec 2, 2010 - Using language reminiscent of Apple's stance on the iPhone 4 antenna problem, Taiwanese handset maker HTC issued a statement Thursday defending its Windows Phone 7 HD7 smartphone from criticisms that it suffers from weakened signal strength when gripped. ( 54 comments )
Briefly: Windows Phone 7 US launch, Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, Adobe Flash defended
Tue, Nov 9, 2010 - Monday's U.S. launch of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 was mixed, with some stores selling out and others selling just a handful of units. Apple has released another Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, and Adobe's CTO defended Flash battery performance, claiming that the test was flawed and that Apple is inciting "negative campaigning" against Flash. ( 121 comments )
Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. ( 49 comments )
Apple's iOS pushes Microsoft to dial down Silverlight for HTML5
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 - While Apple's success with its mobile iOS platform is credited with invoking the proliferation of HTML5 video at the expense of Adobe's Flash, it's also causing a major shift in strategy for Microsoft's Silverlight. ( 53 comments )
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.6.5, Windows Phone 7, possible worker poisoning
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 - Just three days after the last build, Apple has released another beta for Mac OS X 10.6.5, and Microsoft has released a beta of its Windows Phone 7 Connector syncing application for Mac. Finally, Chinese workers who claim to have worked on Apple products have been hospitalized due to poisoning from chemical vapors. ( 21 comments )
AT&T making moves to 'reduce reliance' on Apple's iPhone
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 - AT&T will be the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer smartphones with every major operating system this holiday season, as the company attempts to diversify its portfolio beyond the iPhone, which is rumored to arrive on rival carrier Verizon's network in early 2011. ( 36 comments )
First reviews of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 find it lacking
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 - Early reviews of Microsoft's re-entry into the smartphone operating system market have been impressed with some of Microsoft's user interface decisions, but see the company as having a long way to go to catch up to Apple's iPhone. ( 140 comments )
Microsoft software chief resigns as Windows maker struggles in mobile
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 - Ray Ozzie, the Microsoft executive who replaced Bill Gates as Chief Software Architect, has stepped down from his role, as the company fights to regain lost market share in the mobile space. ( 49 comments )
Ballmer: Microsoft's brand 'means something' to users
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer insinuated this week that his company's ailing brand holds value for users, more so than rival brands, while at the same time conceding that he's seeing a lot more of Apple's iPads deployed in the real world than he'd like to. ( 219 comments )
Microsoft unveils plans for first nine Windows Phone 7 handsets
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 - Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last-ditch attempt to regain traction in the mobile handset arena that's fallen into the hands of rivals like Apple and Google. ( 334 comments )
Oct. 11 Windows Phone 7 launch event confirmed
Sun, Oct 3, 2010 - Microsoft has sent out invitations to a Worldwide Launch Event for Windows Phone 7 on October 11 in New York City. The launch will feature an exclusive lineup of T-Mobile devices. ( 73 comments )
Failures in mobile space cost Steve Ballmer half his bonus
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 - Microsoft documents filed with the SEC reveal that CEO Steve Ballmer received only half of the maximum bonus available to him because of the company's struggles in the mobile market. ( 73 comments )
