With so many companies launching their own appstores, why would Acer want to sit back? But, we do not want to get our hopes up so much. Why? Because whenever we expect these companies to launch a proper app store, these companies comes with app stores that are nothing more than glorified mobile versions of pocket gear or handango website that open in IE mobile (see this, and this).
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Remember the Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots that we published a couple of weeks back that confirmed the presence of Marketplace, which is the Microsoft’s answer to the Apple’s AppStore? Odd rumors are flowing all over the Windows Mobile world that it is also going to be just like one of those mobile-formatted website like the pocketgear’s app.
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Sales of HTC’s Windows Mobile devices have dropped by nearly a million as compared to last year. HTC shipped 1-1.5 million devices in the Q1 2009 as compared to the 2-2.5 million devices in Q1 2008. Another bad news for Windows Mobile is that the Android sales are picking up at quite a high rate, much higher than what HTC expected. Android sales are going to reach nearly 1 million by the end of Q1 2009.
It is high time for the Microsoft to speed up the development process of Windows Mobile 7, otherwise Microsoft will have a tough time in keeping the Windows Mobile manufactures faithful to Windows Mobile and at the same time, preventing them to jump to other mobile platforms like Android OS.
[via digitimes] [via wmpoweruser]
Looks like folks at Microsoft are working hard in filling the missing essential features of the Windows Mobile OS. People buy smartphones to stay connected with their friends easily. Many of them like to browse the social networking sites. However, most of these websites use AJAX, which does not run very well on the mobile browsers and mobile version of these websites are just do not do justice to the capabilities of Windows Mobile devices.
MSmobiles have given a summary of what various Windows Mobile companies have taken part in the CeBIT 2009 trade show.
Windows Mobile phones costing just 100-200 euros sound interesting. It is definitely nice to see Windows Mobile going ultra-cheap
This application makes me think something: why did no-one ever thought of this? Web Video Downloader is the first Windows Mobile application that lets you download streaming videos from plethora of websites.
However, this application is no more a freeware. The application has undergone many phases and the developer has put in a lot of effort in this application. However, even then it costs a modest $14.95.
