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  • Microsoft pushes 18 million Windows Mobile licenses, misses 20 million target

    Some time ago, Microsoft announced to the world that their mobile ambitions weren’t going to be hindered by this or that touchscreen smartphone hitting the market. Microsoft wants to snag 40% of the global smartphone market by 2012. To that end, Redmond announced that they were looking to ship at least 20 million Windows Mobile [...]

  • Microsoft announces hosted Exchange services

    With mobile email, especially of the "push" variety, gaining traction as the communication medium of choice for hurried businessmen and consumers alike, Microsoft has announced that they too will be offering push email service through its hosted Exchange program. For as little as $3 a month, Microsoft has announced that it will provide hosted Exchange service [...]

  • Microsoft updates Windows Mobile online portal

    If Windows Mobile is your thing, then 2H 2008 is your time to revel in the flood of Windows Mobile love from Microsoft and carriers alike. And, to help give the consuming public a new way to educate themselves on Windows Mobile's strengths and features, Microsoft has updated their Windows Mobile online portal.Windows Mobile's new [...]

  • Projections put Windows Mobile growth at 50% per year

    Microsoft really wasn't kidding when they announced their intention to bring Windows Mobile to the top of the smartphone market. The Redmond-based company has announced that it expects its mobile phone platform to grow by a remarkable 50% per year in 2008 and 2009 - fueled by a fast-growing smartphone market. Smartphone shipments grew by [...]

  • Windows Mobile Live Search updated

    Windows Mobile Live Search fans will be glad to hear that Microsoft has just updated their popular Live Search application with expanded features and Windows Mobile 6.1 support. Live Search should be installed on all Windows Mobile phones, in my opinion. So it's good to see that WM6.1 is now fully compatible with the integrated [...]

  • Microsoft completes Danger acquisition - Danger integrated into Premium Mobile Experiences Division

    If there's one thing that Microsoft does well, it's acquiring companies that might offer benefit to its operations in any market. As you might recall, Microsoft recently put up a cool $500 million in a push to buy Sidekick-maker Danger. Well, it looks like the acquisition has been completed and Microsoft is celebrating by integrating [...]

  • Microsoft mulls iPhone application development - MS Office and voice recognition for iPhone

    Microsoft may not have cashed in on the initial iPhone hype, but that doesn't mean the behemoth tech company doesn't have plans to milk the cash cow from Cupertino. Upon reviewing the recently released Apple iPhone SDK and Apple's announced support for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft says it is seriously considering a push into developing applications [...]

  • Windows Mobile moves 14.3 million units worldwide in past six months

    Talk about a good rebuttal. In the face of stronger than ever iPhone hype and entrenched competition from RIM, the Windows Mobile team has done darn well for itself in the past six months. Microsoft's press conference at Mobile World Congress (3GSM) 2008 was something of a counter-punch to the iPhone sales figures that have [...]

  • AT&T prepping to bring iPhone to corporate and business customers - Apple iPhone goes enterprise on Jan. 21

    The enterprise market is a huge money-maker for carriers and manufacturers alike. Just take a look at the leading smartphone platform in the US. The RIM-made BlackBerry platform is the push-emailing, Outlook server compatible, enterprise- handset of choice among the corporate-set. Sure, the iPhone has already taken the second-highest market share in the smartphone segment , but cracking the mainstream corporate market would drive up market like mad. There are already many businessmen and businesswomen (or is it businesspeople? Political correctness, bah) bugging their IT departments to support the iPhone, and there are even enterprise iPhone users that don’t even care that their IT departments are lagging on iPhone support. Well, it seems that AT&T is getting set to officially give the iPhone some corporate-love. One of BGR’s tipsters have indicated that, come January 21, AT&T will be offering the iPhone to its corporate and business customers. All discounts associated with corporate and business accounts will still be valid - although there may be special iPhone data plans of $25 and higher that will be require mandatory subscription. Corporate and business customers looking to bring the iPhone into their enterprise environment will have to undergo a special pre-activation process before activating the iPhone through iTunes. Now, it’s unclear whether or not the iPhone’s entry into the AT&T’s official corporate stable marks Apple and AT&T’s intent to bring Microsoft Outlook Exchange support to the iPhone. Contrary to what the image above (from BGR ) might lead you to believe, there is no native support for MS Exchange on the iPhone. But, we sure hope the US iPhone duo is working to bring Outlook server integration to the iPhone - that would just make our year month week. [Via: BGR ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple iPhone Confused - Wants To Be Enterprise PhoneAvaya gives iPhone some enterprise prowess - Avaya...

  • Here we go again - Opera files complaint against Microsoft in European Union

    What is this, 1993 ? Microsoft is again the target of market-position abuse complaints in the European Union. Opera, maker of our favorite mobile browser, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against the software giant for abusing their dominant market position. Apparently, Opera isn’t liking Microsoft’s practice of bundling their Internet Explorer browser with Windows. Futhermore, Microsoft is accused of stifling interoperability by skirting accepted internet-language standardization. Opera wants Microsoft to relent and give users a true choice in which browser they want to use. “We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera. “In addition to promoting the free choice of individual consumers, we are a champion of open web standards and cross-platform innovation. We cannot rest until we’ve brought fair and equitable options to consumers worldwide.” If Opera gets its way, the European Commission would force Microsoft to unbundle its Internet Explorer browser with Windows and possibly even offer alternative browser choices within Windows. We’re with Opera all the way on this one. Internet Explorer doesn’t follow internet-standards and causes more headaches for coders/developers/designers than most people will ever know. It requires more time and money to ensure that webpages will render correctly in IE, and ultimately wastes unnecessary time. The revolution has begun - again! Viva la Opera! [Via: Macworld UK ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:European Union approves Sony Ericsson, Motorola dealEU citizens benefiting from Eurotariff roaming charge price capEU telecom ministers support opening up 900Mhz GSM radio spectrum for mobile servicesQualcomm being investigated by European Union for abusing its market positionNokia files Patent Exhaustion Case against Qualcomm in Europe

  • Microsoft kicks off advertising on mobile phones, MSN Mobile in US

    How do you know when a nascent market is really starting to stretch its legs and build some legit momentum? When giants like Microsoft start to accept the market and give a proverbial nod in its direction. As much as as talk-up the mobile market (in respect to advertising, in this case), Microsoft hasn’t quite taken up advertising in the US mobile market. Microsoft has already had mobile-based advertisements in place Belgium, France, Spain, Japan, and the UK, but the US has yet to see those ads. Well, today all that changes. Microsoft has kicked off their advertising campaign in the mobile space with their first ads on US MSN Mobile. US users will start to notice advertisements from the likes of Bank of America, Jaguar, and Paramount Pictures. Advertising in the mobile space is just another facet of Microsoft’s multi-pronged ad-strategy. The software giant is looking to bring in lucrative advertising dollars by offering customers the option of placing ads in a wide range of outlets - from the mobile space to its XBOX Live service. In an age of ever-increasing mobility and convergence, traditionally entrenched market-giants like Microsoft are going to have to adapt their business model to accommodate changes in the mobile landscape - of which mobile advertising is just the start. On a related note, Microsoft is planning to expand its offerings through MSN Mobile by rolling out astrology (yippee) and movie ticket purchasing services. [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:ScreenTonic: Mobile advertiser gets bought by MicrosoftMobile advertising to hit $11 billionHilarious Microsoft Windows Mobile advertising campaign - Untamed WorkforceGlobal Mobile Technologies to deliver interactive multimedia ads to mobile phonesNokia enters the mobile advertising market

  • Microsoft launches System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 - pushing mobile enterprise mobile to the edge

    So, we’re here at CTIA San Francisco 2007 and the first thing on our agenda was the Microsoft launch luncheon (try saying that three times, fast). Here’s what they’ve got planned… In keeping with the Microsoft’s expertise in enterprise mobile solutions, Microsoft has launched their first “dedicated mobile device management server” - Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008. And, to help roll-out device compatibility with the Mobile Device Manager, Microsoft has teamed up with AT&T and Sprint to bring Microsoft has keyed in on the business customer’s needs beyond the realm of simple email, contact management, and calendar sync-ing. They’re leveraging the Windows Mobile platform to bring a new level of integration and user-level management to the enterprise IT professional. With features like over-the-air application delivery and secure VPN connectivity, the Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 aims to ensure that fleet-management of Windows Mobile devices maintains “end-to-end data integrity” as well as providing secure access to corporate data - in other words, Windows Mobile device fleets can all be updated and synchronized with ease and allow user-corporate VPN connection under the watchful eye of the Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Center 2008. IT heads will be happy to hear that the new Mobile Device Center will employ an “always on” connection - affording them the control they need to maintain and ensure fleet integrity. Should the “always on” connection drop-out, Microsoft’s “fast reconnect” technology gets the user securely back online without having to re-authenticate. And, if the IT department sees a problem with any device in their fleet, System Center Mobile Device Manager provides the IT Administrator with the power to lock down a specific handset - they can disable Bluetooth, SMS/MMS, WLAN (WiFi), InfraRed, POP/IMAP...
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