Here in the United States, Windows Mobile had been counted out by a lot of people. Companies like Motorola had even stopped making hardware until the mobile Operating System improved. And now that the Redmond, Washington-based company has shown off Windows Phone 7 Series, Windows Mobile 6.5 has begun its inexorable transition to the shadow of yesteryear. Except, it seems, in Latin America, where the OS is actually rising
About a year ago, T-Mobile USA introduced Yahoo OneSearch as the default mobile search engine for its phones. But the exclusive deal with Yahoo has ended, and T-Mo didn’t want to extend it.
Instead, the fourth largest US carrier has chosen Google as its mobile search provider. Moreover, it looks like T-Mobile plans to work with Medio Systems, too (which indexes results for content like ringtones and wallpapers).
Reportedly, “Google Search is now active in T-Mobile’s Web2Go platform and home page.”
Even so, Yahoo is still working with T-Mobile USA, providing services like Yahoo Mail, News, Finance, Yahoo Messenger and Flickr.
At the moment, Google also provides mobile search for Sprint in the US. AT&T still works with Yahoo, while Verizon has a partnership with Microsoft.
Remember MeeGo? Announced back at Mobile World Congress 2010, the platform made by Nokia and Intel is tempting enough to have the mobile operator Orange announce a partnership based on it. We remind you that MeeGo merges Nokia and Intel’s Linux initiatives, Maemo and Moblin, respectively.
Apple [AAPL] has filed a lawsuit against mobile phone maker HTC over iPhone Patents. HTC make a number of mobile phones which run Google’s Android OS, and they also make the Google branded Nexus One smartphone.
The lawsuit was filed by Apple today at the US district court in Delaware, and with the US ITC. The lawsuit alleges that HTC has infringed on twenty Apple patents. All of these patents are related to Apple’s iPhone.
US carrier Verizon will permit Skype calls over its 3G network starting in March, using a number of devices including several models of BlackBerry as well as Android smartphones from HTC and Motorola.
Adobe is working towards delivering Flash player 10.1 for a range if smartphones that are available on the market currently, however it would seem that the company intends on leaving devices powered by various platforms in the lurch.
Wondering why you couldn’t download the Skype for Windows Mobile from the company website? Skype has confirmed that it will no longer offer Skype for Windows Mobile, as it felt that the version is not offering the best user experience compare to Symbian and iPhone version. The company has posted a faq says, “We’ve chosen to withdraw Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile because we want to offer our new customers an improved mobile experience – much like the version that has proved so popular on the iPhone, and which is now available on Symbian phones. Our focus is on providing a rich user experience that allows you to enjoy free Skype-to-Skype and low cost calls as easily on the move as you do at your desktop. We felt that Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile were not offering the best possible Skype experience.”
In the leaked video you can see what the Windows Mobile 7 UI would have looked like, if Microsoft hadn’t decided to scrap the plans of a new Windows Mobile, and go with a whole new design that we today know as Metro UI on Windows Phone 7 Series.
Now that Microsoft has got round to officially announcing Windows Phone 7 at Mobile World Congress 2010, it appears that there is going to be a touch of re-branding to the Windows Mobile we have all come to know according to an article over on jkontherun.
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