Windows Mobile 7 Delayed Return

February 5th, 2010

Microsoft, the software maker from Redmond, Washington, was trying hard on the Windows Mobile operating system 7. But unfortunately, these operating systems should be postponed.

In a question and answer session at the technology exhibition in London, Phil Moore, Head of Mobility Microsoft United Kingdom stated that the new operating system will be available at the end of next year.

“The operating system is forced to be postponed until next year, but we make sure he will stay there,” Moore said, as quoted from Softpedia VIVAnews, December 14, 2009. “Many would be presented in Windows Mobile 7 for enterprise users or consumers,” he said.

Initially, the roadmap has ever announced, Microsoft said that Windows Mobile 7 will be presented to OEMs in November 2009. The first phones running operating systems that circulate in the range of April 2010.

After that, reports had emerged that the operating system is delayed until the third quarter of 2010. Penyataaan expressed by Moore, that Windows Mobile 7 has experienced further delays.

Mobile operating system from Microsoft itself now remains compared with those of competitors. It is also recognized by Moore. “We’re still in a position to pursue,” said Moore. “When Apple comes on the market several years ago, he destroyed the rules in the market and change it,” he said.

“Unfortunately we do not have that opportunity. True, Apple has surprised us, “Moore said. “With the user interface is very good, they launched what became a trend, new, and unprecedented,” said Moore.

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Symbian OS is now Open Source

February 5th, 2010

Symbian Foundation operating system code to reveal the most popular phone in the world, Symbian. Now, the Symbian operating system that is worth billions of U.S. dollars, was opened for free. Symbian Foundation is already planning this since last year, and now Symbian has truly become an open operating system, so that everyone can take advantage of the open code and modify the platform.

This step is taken to attract more developers are working in this ecosystem to help the development of the Symbian platform forward. “This is an open source effort to the largest migration ever occurred,” said Lee Williams of the Symbian Foundation, as quoted by the BBC website.

The problem, Williams claims there are more than 330 million Symbian-based phones are now circulating throughout the world. With his open source the Symbian, he hoped to be able to boost the increase innovation in this platform.

Not only that, this step is expected to strengthen again Symbian position, at the time of the pamornya sag, due to competition with Google’s Android and Apple iPhone.
“This step is very useful for Symbian, as Google has done very well with Androidnya,” said Forrester Research analyst quoted by the BBC.

Symbian Foundation itself consists of several parties, namely Alcatel, AT & T, LG, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, and Vodafone.
Williams says, SYmbina Foundation will continue to monitor the phones memanfaatk this platform to ensure they meet minimum standards.

Symbian development itself is still dominated by Nokia. But with the opening of this operating system code, Symbian foundation hopes, it will be increasingly reduced to a “no more than 50 percent” until mid-2011.

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This iPad He competitor from Singapore

February 3rd, 2010

Emergence iPad recently directly followed by a tablet computer besutan other vendors do not want to waste the momentum. One of these companies besutan tablet computer beginners (startup) from Singapore, Fusion Garage, which produces tablets called JooJoo.

“Fusion Garage today announced full production launch of JooJoo internet tablet, with a delivery that will reach consumers around the end of February,” said Fusion Garage release dated February 3, 2010. Tablet JooJoo (derived from African languages, means magical items), is the same tablet internet tablet, introduced the owner CrunchPad technology site TechCrunch, Michael Arrington.

TechCrunch Tablet result of cooperation and Fusion’s Garage, originally prepared at a low price, which is only U.S. $ 200 alias Rp 2 million. But later the plan was not implemented, because this tablet production prices rising up. Toward the launch day CrunchPad, all of a sudden, Fusion Garage unilaterally decided to sell their own produce and these tablets, without involving TechCrunch. “Through email we were told by the CEO of Fusion Garage Rathnakrishnan Chandra, that under pressure from their shareholders, Chandra decided to sell the tablets directly without our involvement,” said Michael Arrington in an article on TechCrunch.
Of course, TechCrunch does not take for granted.

They are run in this case to the Northern California district court. Fusion Garage itself will be supported by mobile phone makers, mobile devices, notebook, and netbook from Malaysia CSL, in the manufacture of this tablet hardware. Typically, such manufacturers CSL will only accept orders for it at least some hardware 10 thousand units. However, CSL does not apply to the Fusion Garage. Instead, CSL will get a share of sales royalties dibanderol tablets worth U.S. $ 499’s.

JooJoo have advantages and disadvantages of the iPad. Multisentuhnya screen is 12 inches, wider than the screen is 9.7 inches iPad. These gadgets are powered by Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor faster than iPAd (A4) is only 1 GHz speed. JooJoo also supports Flash, something not done iPad. However, no sepetrti iPad, JooJoo only supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, without providing 3G connection. In addition, limited storage capacity, only 4 GB, losing much of the iPad storage barn 16 GB, 32 GB, even 64 GB.

Not only that, JooJoo also provides features not only eBookbaterainya also able to survive up to about 5 hours, unlike the claimed battery capable iPad hold up to 10 hours, even up to a week if lit in standby mode. At least, the emergence JooJoo competition arena would enliven the tablet computer in the year 2010. IPad addition, some vendors have also been preparing to launch a tablet computer. Slate, among others HP, Dell Mini 5, Archos 9, Archos 7 Android, Lenovo UI. Even Internet search giant Google is also preparing his tablet computer.

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