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Microsoft To Windows 6 Lovers: The End Is Near

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Despite experiencing less than stellar sales, Microsoft is committed to Windows Phone 7 which they believe is their ticket towards combating the rise of Android (which ironically is making more money for them than WP7).

As far as Windows 6.x devices however, it looks like Microsoft has decided to slowly starve their archaic OS, starting with their app store.

Last week Microsoft began notifying Windows Mobile 6.x developers that the company will no longer accept new Windows Mobile applications for the Windows Marketplace for Mobile starting July 15, 2011.

The company also announced a transition plan to move Microsoft My Phone customers onto Windows Live SkyDrive storage service. (Redmond Developer News)

Microsoft plans on cutting support for customers on Windows Mobile 6.x in January of 2013 and will end distribution for the software on Halloween of the same year.

Since the mobile OS is no longer noteworthy, Microsoft should try to convince customers still running devices powered by Windows Mobile 6.x to upgrade to a WP7 smartphone (perhaps by giving them a 50% discount to help sweeten the deal).

For those of you who grew up on Windows Mobile, what are your thoughts of Microsoft beginning to phase out the OS? Also, was Windows Mobile your first smartphone device?

Originally posted on June 17, 2011 @ 9:01 am

A Visual History Of Telephones

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In less than 2 decades mobile (or cell) phones have become one of the most defining communication devices in history. Almost every one young and old owns at least one mobile phone today. Many people own two, or sometimes more! For whatever reason, communication equipment has been one of the major focuses of the advancing world of technology. Before communication tools were very limited, people spent quite a lot to communicate with their loved ones and even business partners across sea, that is why when cellular phones were invented, everyone grabbed a piece of it and so the revolution of mobile phones began. Today, mobile phones do not just allow you to communicate easily with just about anybody, they allow you to share moments by the second with people you want to connect with.

Below is a visual history of phones and mobile phones.

A Visual History Of Telephones

Created by Infographiclabs

Originally posted on September 2, 2011 @ 12:50 am

Ex-Microsoft VP Blaming Others For Windows Phone 7 Failures?

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As an iOS fan boy I’ll be the first to admit that Windows Phone 7 (or WP7 for short) is an impressive OS.

In fact every single one of my friends (both geeks and non-geeks) who have tried a WP7 device have become addicted to it, with a few ditching Android in order to partake of it’s glory.

That said, this former Microsoft VP’s behavior of blaming others for poor sales is at best pathetic. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 15, 2011 @ 11:27 am

Will iPad Apps Overtake Android Apps?

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Today at WWDC, Apple unveiled slew of new products and features ranging from iCloud to Twitter integration (which explains why Twitter was eager to partner with Photobucket for image hosting).

While Apple did reveal that it boasted over 425,000 iOS apps, the mobile giant also disclosed how many of those were designed to work with the iPad. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 6, 2011 @ 5:52 pm

Can Blackberry Make A Comeback?

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Despite releasing a decent Blackberry smartphone as well as a tablet that is out selling everyone save iPad 2, investors do not seem to be pleased with RIM overall.

“We believe RIM has now squandered nearly every opportunity and competitive advantage it enjoyed through ineffective R&D resource management, delayed product launches and misreads of the competitive environment,” Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum wrote in a note to clients on Friday. (Wall Street Journal)

While it’s still too early to write off the company as the next Titanic, if RIM doesn’t find a way to change their current state of affairs, they will end up suffering Nokia’s fate (who ditched their home grown OS MeeGo for Windows Phone 7). [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 13, 2011 @ 4:16 pm