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Tuesday 12 July 2011

Video: Mango Demos Show Off Visual Voicemail & Indoor Maps [ 12-07-2011 17:26 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: PocketNow & WMPowerUser Translation by: Paul Smith

For those chomping at the bit to get their hands on Mango PocketNow have been putting the latest build through its stuff for your viewing pleasure. Take a peek at the videos below to see some Bing Maps and visual voicemail action.

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Ballmer: Windows Phone Still 'Very Small' [ 12-07-2011 16:42 ]

Author: Ivanov Konstantin Source: TechRadar Translation by: Paul Smith

Steve Ballmer has admitded that Microsoft still has a long way to go with its Windows Phone platform in an address to the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. Speaking at the event Ballmer said "Phones? We've gone from very small to very small but it's been a heck of a year. And you're going to see a lot of progress in that competitive market this year".

It's a very frank admission, and some might even say a brave one, in that it underscores Windows Phone's position in the market. Whilst Windows Phone has been roundly praised for being a generally excellent mobile OS and it has attracted some big name manufacturers, it still hasn't really captured the popular imagination or broken through to compete with either Android or iOS.

Microsoft's platform has barely managed to hold a 1% market share since launching last October, but Ballmer's admission also speaks of progress to come. A large part of that will no doubt be in the form of Microsoft's partnership with Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer. With Nokia onboard Windows Phone stands a much better chance of seeing that market share leap into double digits. Then of course there is the Mango update, which Ballmer himself said should appear on consumer handsets by Christmas.

If nothing else it's a re-assuring statement from Ballmer. Unlike RIM, which seems to simply not admit there actually is a problem, Ballmer is taking on the issue directly here. As GI Joe used to say 'Knowing is half the battle!'.

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Apple Might Ditch Samsung As Supply Partner [ 12-07-2011 13:15 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: The Globe and Mail Translation by: Paul Smith

The headline here should surprise no one who has been following the increasingly bitter legal dispute between the two companies. Brian Marshall, an analyst at Gleacher & Co., spoke to The Globe and Mail that with regards to Apple and Samsung "They have become more competitors and less partners and so I think Apple will definitely not be looking to Samsung as its go-to partner-of-choice for NAND flash".

The deal between Apple and Samsung is worth somewhere in the region of $5 billion to Samsung so it's not pocket change we're talking about here. Apple of course has plenty of other options to turn to if they did decide to end their relationship with Samsung e.g. Toshiba, Micron and various other companies. There's no official word that the deal if off yet, but given how far both companies have been willing to go in their patent dispute the bad blood looks set to increase.

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Analyst Says RIM Should Split Handset & Network Businesses [ 12-07-2011 10:06 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: BGR Translation by: Paul Smith

RIM's glory days are increasingly seen as behind it. Sliding market share, executive whistleblowers, ever fiercer competition and now one prominent analyst calling for RIM to split its handset and network businesses into seperate concerns.

The call for action comes from Mike Abramsky, manging director of RBC Capital Markets. Abramsky lays it out nice and simple, "RIM’s organization, like its handsets, needs modernization. By acting now, splitting RIM into network and handset businesses may target opportunities and unlock significant shareholder value. RIM’s end-to-end solution was conceived when data devices and networks were nascent — but times have changed".

A separate network orientated business would have access to around 400 million Android, Windows Phone and other devices according to Abramsky. This market would be receptive to RIM providing affordable solutions for cross-platform push messaging and social networking as well as business data services. Abramsky also claims that splitting the two divisions apart would see greater innovation in the handset side of things with better developer relationships and a better focus on customers.

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