by dave on May 8th, 2010 /
Category: News
Microsoft put out a press release last week announcing that it had struck a deal with HTC to receive royalties for HTC’s entire lineup of Android devices. CNet is reporting that the deal comes after Microsoft pointed out to HTC that they were using some disputed patents that ranged from the user interface to the Android OS itself. This is the first time Microsoft has publicly said that HTC was violating patents, but they have for years now been muttering about how Linux infringes on some of their patents and have tried to score licensing deals with other manufacturers using Linux.
“HTC and Microsoft have a long history of technical and commercial collaboration, and today’s agreement is an example of how industry leaders can reach commercial arrangements that address intellectual property,” Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing at Microsoft, said in the official statement. “We are pleased to continue our collaboration with HTC.”
HTC is also being sued by Apple for some other patent infringements on both HTC’s Android and Windows Mobile devices, so this deal with Microsoft must be a bit of a relief, at least on one front.
These lawsuits are the norm in the mobile industry and I’d be surprised if there was a single major player that wasn’t being sued and suing some other company as I type. It’s fresh of Microsoft to actually strike a deal instead of resorting immediately to litigation!
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by dave on February 10th, 2009 /
Category: News
ZTE (a mobile company out of China) has just announced its plans to demo 10 new smartphones at next week’s MWC 2009 in Barcelona.
Rumour has it that at least one of these new smartphones (the VF 1231) will be running Windows Mobile. The rest of the devices are said to be from entry-level to high-end and will run either Windows Mobile or Linux platforms.
No more is currently known about these phones including whether or not they’ll be available in North America but ZTE has, in the past, made it clear that they’d like to gain some traction in the U.S. market.
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by dave on January 14th, 2009 /
Category: News
Now this is cool! BOMGAR helps you virtualize your IT helpdesk with Windows Mobile remote control software!
A virtualized IT helpdesk enables you to achieve greater support staff utilization and provide assistance to all of your end users – wherever they are from wherever you are. Support virtualization is especially important for your mobile workers, a group that often gets left out in the cold in a traditional remote support environment. Your mobile workforce contains some of your most productive employees. Whether they’re high-octane, front line sales reps or travelling executives, your people need your support when they’re on the road. That’s why Bomgar™ enables you to gain remote desktop control of Windows Mobile™ systems from Windows, Mac, or Linux without any pre-installed software client.
Check after the jump for screenshots and where to find this great software!
BOMGAR’s Windows Mobile remote control software (with pics!)
by dave on December 16th, 2008 /
Category: News
Yes, this is exactly what it looks like – an HTC Touch Pro running a virtual BlackBerry OS. According to RIM, this OS virtualization application is called the BlackBerry Application Suite which boasts BlackBerry OS 4.2 functionality with OS 4.6 style.
Personally, I’d like to try it out — mostly just for the wow factor of being able to load up another OS on my device. But unless you’re new to Windows Mobile, you must already know that loading up new ROMs (cooked or otherwise) or even a new OS (Linux) on your WinMo phone is easy as pie. No offense, BlackBerry enthusiasts (I do love the sex appeal and work functionality of many BlackBerrys) but this is really nothing new for us. I am, however, glad to hear that BlackBerry is finally getting a long-awaited update to BlackBerry Connect.
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