Tag Archives: mobile operating system

iPhone users are more up-to-date than Android

Published on Tuesday, June 28th by Cian O' Sullivan

A quick stat burst came from German mobile advertiser apprupt. The company has carved a serious niche for itself, advertising applications through the mobile websites of German media companies. And today it has sent around a little look at how up-to-date iPhone owners are with the latest iPhone OS software Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, android, iphone, mobile news | Tagged android, apprupt, iOS, iphone, mobile operating system, Mobile OS | 1 Comment

Android out-numbers iPhone; iPhone out-apps Android

Published on Thursday, April 14th by Cian O' Sullivan

The latest snapshot of the mobile industry has been released by mobile ad network Milliennial Media – and while Android devices in general currently account for over 1 in every 5 phones, the iPhone alone takes up roughly the same market share.
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Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news | Tagged advertising, android, iphone, marketing, millennial media, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, mobile operating system, Mobile OS | 5 Comments

Nokia, Ovi, and Symbian’s last hurrah

Published on Tuesday, April 12th by Cian O' Sullivan

Nokia has issued a press release today, stating that downloads from Symbian’s Ovi Store are healthier than ever. And while I can certainly see how their figures may look good, and may even get better for a while, I just don’t see how it can be sustained. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile OS, Mobile applications, mobile news, nokia | Tagged app store, downloads, mobile app, mobile application, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, nokia, Ovi, symbian | 2 Comments

Android has something Symbian never did: popularity

Published on Thursday, April 7th by Cian O' Sullivan

Figures from ABI Research are predicting stellar results from Android over the next few years. As Symbian continues to collapse, other OSs will rush in to fill the void – and ABI feels that Android is best positioned to make a killing. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile OS, android, mobile news, nokia, symbian | Tagged ABI Research, android, mobile, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, symbian, windows phone 7 | 1 Comment

Game over for Symbian Foundation – but the OS goes on

Published on Monday, November 8th by Cian O' Sullivan

The Symbian Foundation has just announced it’s own death and rebirth as a new kind of organization. A month after the shattering news last month that both Samsung and Sony Ericsson were dropping support for Symbian (see our report), the Foundation has announced it will “become a legal entity responsible for licensing software”. What do they mean by that? Read on… Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, mobile news, nokia, symbian | Tagged mobile, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, nokia, symbian, Symbian Foundation, symbian OS, symbian platform | 1 Comment

Nokia now pretty lonely with Symbian

Published on Friday, October 1st by Cian O' Sullivan

It has been a bad week all around for Symbian. When Sony Ericsson announced it wouldn’t be using the OS earlier, it was bad enough. Now Samsung has followed, with an announcement that it will be more fully concentrating on its own OS, bada. It’s starting to look like Nokia will soon be the only supporter of the software. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile OS, Samsung, mobile news, nokia, symbian | Tagged mobile, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, nokia, Samsung, Sony, symbian, Symbian Foundation, symbian OS | 2 Comments

Open source can unlock full potential of smartphone market

Published on Tuesday, September 21st by Cian O' Sullivan

The Android operating system (OS) has arrived. It leapt into second place in the U.S. smartphone market in May, 2010, outselling the iPhone OS, and it has been adopted by top-flight manufacturers including Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. A recent Gartner report announced that Android is now competing on level terms with the likes of Symbian and RIM, and could even challenge Symbian for dominant market share by 2014. Gartner anticipates that ‘open-source’ platforms will account for more than 60 percent of the market for smartphones in the same timeframe. Funambol, a provider of open source mobile cloud services, shares this view and believes that open source is the key to unlocking mobile devices and services to create a connected environment where consumers can sync, access and share content, across a range of devices. Continue reading →

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Dell and Vodafone highlight huge iPhone advantage over Android

Published on Tuesday, August 31st by Cian O' Sullivan

When Dell launched its Aero smartphone last week, most observers collectively sighed and rolled their eyes. The device, while small and inexpensive, was also packing a very old version of the Android software. This messy release from Dell, along with a recent updating catastrophe from Vodafone, has shown exactly why iPhone has a massive advantage over Android when it comes to consistency. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile UI, Vodafone, android, iphone, mobile news | Tagged aero, android, android OS, Apple, Dell, iphone, mobile, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, smartphone | Leave a comment

HTC buys Abaxia: is it moving away from mobile OS?

Published on Tuesday, June 8th by Cian O' Sullivan

HTC is one of the most popular handset manufacturers in the world – and it has been a pioneer when it comes to the Android operating system. Yesterday’s revelation that it has bought French mobile software company Abaxia has caused a lot of speculation. The question is: does HTC intend to create its own mobile OS, or does it want to avoid the whole thing? Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, android, mobile news | Tagged abaxia, android, HTC, mobile, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, mobile software, Sense UI, smartphone | 1 Comment

Android can transform HD2 into great phone

Published on Tuesday, May 18th by Cian O' Sullivan

Not too long ago, GoMo News reviewed the HD2 smartphone. This beast of a phone from HTC was let down badly by the operating system it was packing: Windows Mobile 6.5. But good news has echoed from the hills today, as it seems that soon you might be able to get Android up and running on your HD2. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, android, mobile news | Tagged android, HD2, HTC, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, mobile phone, smartphone, Windows Mobile, winmo | 3 Comments

MocoSpace says that consumers still side with Apple

Published on Friday, April 30th by Cian O' Sullivan

MocoSpace is the biggest mobile social network in the US – we’re talking about 11 million registered users here. Using data collected from those users, along with a user survey answered by 5,000 active users, MocoSpace has released an interesting snapshot of current smartphone trends in the US – and things are looking pretty good for Apple, as more people who intend to buy a smartphone this year are tending towards iPhone and away from Android. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, android, iphone, mobile news | Tagged android, Apple, google, iphone, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, mobile phone, mobile social network, mocospace, smartphone | 4 Comments

Acer Liquid mobile phone: ALMOST the perfect Android

Published on Thursday, April 1st by Cian O' Sullivan

Acer may be best known for its reasonably priced PCs, but it’s no slouch when it comes to mobiles. Earlier this year, it launched the Liquid series, debuting with the A1 – a tasty smartphone packing the Android OS. With the new Liquid E coming around the corner, it’s never too late for a refresher course on the series. So this is a two-fer review. I’ve looked at it from a purely technical point of view, but we also gave the A1 to the GoMo News Business Development Manager, Niamh Owens. With no previous hands-on experience with a smartphone, she’s the perfect person to give an unsullied consumer view on just how easy the device is to use. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, android, mobile news | Tagged A1, acer, acer liquid, android, android OS, liquid A1, mobile, mobile device, mobile operating system, mobile phone, review, smartphone | 8 Comments

Google won’t be happy till every developer on Earth has a free Android

Published on Thursday, March 4th by Cian O' Sullivan

GoMo News reported on the very smartly managed publicity stunt at Mobile World Congress where Google gave a tonne of free Androids out to attendees. But it turns out that going to MWC isn’t the only way for a dev to get free phones – once you’ve sold a high enough number of Android apps, you’re automatically eligible. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile OS, Mobile applications, android, mobile news | Tagged android, android OS, Developer, droid, google, mobile developer, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, nexus one, smartphone | 1 Comment

“Indefinite” ban on Android mobiles from China Unicom turns out to be more “insubstantial”

Published on Wednesday, March 3rd by Cian O' Sullivan

The Google vs. China conflict that kicked off in January caused some interesting moves amongst Chinese OEMs and operators. Lenovo Mobile, for instance, refused to be bothered by the whole thing and didn’t change it’s Android plans one bit. China Unicom, on the other hand, put an indefinite ban on all Android sales. However, today it has been confirmed that the operator is putting Androids back on shelves. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, Mobile Operators, android, mobile news | Tagged android, China, China Unicom, google, mobile, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, mobile phone, smartphone | Leave a comment

MWC: Yep, Maemo and Moblin really are on the way out – is an Intel/Nokia device on the way in?

Published on Tuesday, February 16th by Cian O' Sullivan

I was among the crowd at the joint Intel/Nokia announcement yesterday when they introduced MeeGo. The service contains a lot of “multi”s – it’s multi-platform, multi-device, multi-system, multi-use, multi-multi. The launch was so big and vague that I was left with a lot of nagging doubts. But today I got to sit down with Scott Apeland, Director of Intels Developer Network, and ask a few questions. Continue reading →

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