Nokia Symbian 3 OS Revealed at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2010
Symbian 3 aka Symbian^3 Operating System for Nokia phones was announced by The Symbian Foundation and Nokia at MWC 2010 in Barcelona. They unveiled the first open-source version, Symbian 3 operating system (OS) to much fanfare. This is a speedy release since the Symbian Foundation only announced its conversion to the open-source platform last February 4.
Symbian 3 (Symbian^3) OS for Nokia Mobile Phones
HTC Operating System: HTC Mulls Creating Its Own Mobile Operating System
Taiwan-based HTC Corporation is hinting it is seriously considering making its own mobile operating system just like Samsung’s in-house initiative with Bada OS. The company is planning to use this future home-brewed HTC OS to power some of its next-gen HTC smart phone models.
HTC considers making its own HTC Operating System or HTC Mobile OS
Windows Phone 7 Series OS Will Not Support Multi-Tasking and External Memory Cards
In a shocking revelation, Charlie Kindel, chief of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series development team, confirmed that they have decided to disable third-party apps from doing multi-tasking on their new mobile operating system. He explained that Microsoft needs more strict control over the platform to prevent third-party apps doing excessive background processing which not only depletes battery power but might also cause instability.
Windows Phone 7 Series Mobile Devices: No Support for External memory
Windows Phone 7 Series Minimum System Requirements (Hardware)
Microsoft has officially revealed the minimum system and hardware requirements for their Windows Phone 7 Series platform at Mix10 Conference. Manufacturers will have to abide these compulsory specifications from Microsoft in order to create future handsets for Windows Phone 7 Series. In case you didn’t know, head on to the article titled “Windows Phone 7 Series Not Yet Compatible with Current Smart Phones“. Read that post to understand better why. The high demand for hardware is one reason.
Windows Phone 7 Demands High Hardware Requirements
Windows Phone 7 Series Not Yet Compatible with Current Smart Phones
A previous article on this site posted an official confirmation that Microsoft’s new mobile operating system – Windows Phone 7 Series will not support Windows Mobile OS third-party apps. Those applications were created previously for Windows Mobile OS 6.5 and older versions. This development has already inflamed other people who expected backwards compatibility software-wise. The thought that Microsoft has abandoned makers and buyers of third-party mobile phone apps for existing Windows Mobile 6.x devices is already a big disappointment.
Windows Phone 7 Series People Hub: Social Networking on Windows Phone 7 OS
Windows Phone 7 Series Will Not Run Windows Mobile OS Third-Party Apps
Although Windows Phone 7 Series was unveiled weeks ago by Microsoft, the company has just confirmed that their new operating system platform for mobile gadgets and smart phones won’t be supporting third-party apps created for Windows Mobile OS up to version 6.5.
Windows Phone 7 Built-in Social Networking App
Windows Phone 7 OS User Interface: METRO | Windows Phone 7 Series Demo
The Windows Phone 7 Series was coded from a scratch. This new Windows Phone 7 OS replaces Windows Mobile 6.5 OS totally. Microsoft software engineers abandoned the old codes of Windows Mobile operating system. The first noticeable difference you will notice is the user interface. The Windows Phone 7 Series has an interface that looks like Microsoft’s Zune HD media player. Microsoft is calling this new interface as Metro. Microsoft made Metro take on an innovative approach to how user- interface should be for smart phones. The look and feel of Metro, while similar-looking to that of the Zune HD media player, the Windows Phone 7 Series interface is clearly more in-depth in scope and concept.
Windows Phone 7 Series Start Screen
Windows Phone 7: Microsoft New Mobile OS Replaces Windows Mobile 6.5
It is confirmed, Microsoft is calling its replacement for Windows Mobile 6.5 the all-new built-from-scratch Windows Phone 7 Series. After it was unveiled at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Windows Phone 7 Series is Microsoft’s official operating system for smart phones and mobile computing devices. The software giant seeks to dominate the mobile market like it holds majority of desktop computers around the world.
Windows Phone Logo: Microsoft Windows Phone Operating System
Singapore IT Journalists Get Sneak Preview of Google Chrome OS
Google Chrome OS gets previewed in Singapore! The Super Google Army it seems is waging wars on all battle fronts. The company just recently announced that Youtube is going into the paid-video content business and early in January, they launched their own Google Nexus One Android phone. The company is also embroiled in an angry dispute with the Chinese government and has threatened to pull out of China.
Google Chrome Operating System: Built for Speed
Last, but surely not the least, is Google’s stepping into Microsoft Windows’ territory. Last week, the company took out their Google Chrome Operating System in Singapore and let journalists get a peek into the Open Source OS which is set to launch this November 2010. This Chrome baby is out to slay Microsoft’s Goliath Windows monopoly. Google already released its very popular Android OS for smartphone and mobile devices last year. And Android is being adapted or highly considered by top manufacturers of smartphones, eBook Readers (e.g., Amazon’s Kindle DX and Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600) and netbooks. Apple Inc. revealed its closed partnership with Google because of the latter’s encroachment into what Apple deems its core business areas. The online ads behemoth is unperturbed and is even keen to challenge another titanic adversary, Microsoft Corporation.
7 Very Good Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 7
If you are still traumatized by your Windows Vista experience, it’s time to get over it and switch to Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system. In our article on Windows 7 Review, we have implied that Windows 7 is Vista done right. Bill Gates retired from Microsoft in embarrassment because his Vista baby was so ugly. Microsoft became the butt of ridicule. The poor sales of Windows Vista contributed to Microsoft’s stock price plunging the past 2 years. The Vista debacle got worsened by the emergence of stable and user-friendly Linux distributions. Ubuntu and others like Fedora and Linux Mint, managed to win over 10 million converts in the past 2 years. The once mighty Windows brand is slowly being challenged by user-friendly and powerful open source operating systems like Linux and BeOS.
Top 10 Reasons Given by Microsoft Why You Should Upgrade to Windows 7