Section: Communications, Cellphones, Email / IM, Smartphones, Mobile  comScore released their report of mobile phone operating system shares for February of 2010. The winners (over November of 2009) are Android and RIM. Palm and Microsoft Windows continue to bleed users while the iPhone OS held almost steady.
Is it any wonder that Android will continue to gain market share as they launch phones featuring the OS on more carriers? It shouldn’t be. Windows Mobile has seen it’s replacement announced last month at MWC in Barcelona so consumers are going to shy away from getting the outdated OS. This news has to be the hardest to swallow for Palm. They’ve launched on Verizon and surely were hoping for better news. As the OS, which we all think is the bomb, lands on more carriers, hopefully they can regain some ground or get gobbled up by someone who could use a kick in the “wow” department. RIMs gains are impressive. Despite a strong browser and a lack of significant advertising supporting their apps store, the maker continues to find opportunities and seize them. Can they continue to play the low price game and keep gaining? Time will tell. Read: [comScore] via [TechCrunch] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile  Just a few short weeks back, we saw Palm release an ad that, well, at the time was described as not sucking. That of course may not be the nicest way to describe it, but after seeing the past ads it was fitting. But now it looks like we may be seeing a whole new set of commercials for Palm due to their recent splitting with their current ad agency, Modernista. Of course, I am not sure we can blame the current state of Palm on their television commercials alone, but as a Palm fan I also do not feel like they helped much. Well, until that last one anyway. So as of now, it looks like Palm is in the market for a new ad agency. And in the end this could be a good move for Palm, some new commercials combined with the recent splash that we saw in terms of webOS devices with Verizon. Hey, Palm could finally catch on.
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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Laptops, Netbooks, Security, Gadgets / Other, Transportation  Do you or don’t you have to take the iPad out for screeners at the airport security checkpoint? Can you add the iPad to the list of things you need to pull out separately while you are removing shoes and lifting your carry-on onto the conveyor? Is the iPad a threat?
Apple has described the iPad as between a smartphone and a laptop. Fair enough, but what does that mean for the TS? Smartphones are not checked separately, but laptops (and even netbooks) are. According to Andy Greenberg, the iPad is good to go - no need to remove from your bag (assuming you can put it down long enough to get through the metal detector. The info Greenberg presents is based on users experiences. When airport TSA was questioned, they were not sure what to do with it (like many of the device’s detractors), ran it through the x-ray machine and determined it doesn’t have to be removed separately. Inquiries to the TSA main office have yet to be returned. Hopefully the answer is not keeping throngs from making their purchase, though one shouldn’t underestimate the hassle of removing a laptop for security. Read: [Forbes] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Mobile Computers Yesterday seems to have been a good day for the upcoming HP tablet style PC, after all we saw a decent, albeit short video as well as a set of leaked specs. In short, the HP Slate seems like it will be a device worth looking forward to seeing. Of course, this information coming to light now seems to be perfect timing considering that other device we saw come from Apple this past weekend, You know, the iPad. Anyway, in terms of the HP Slate, it looks like it will be sporting a decent user interface, but you can judge that for yourself in the video below. It was also interesting to see the appearance of the USB cable, which by itself is not a big deal. Hey lots of devices have USB ports, but most do not show them off on video with a cable that looked suspiciously like one of their competitors. But moving on, lets talk specs. These details are coming courtesy of a leaked internal slide presentation, and that means while these may be the real deal they have not yet been officially announced. That means they could still change. That said, it looks like the HP Slate will be featuring a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Menlow Z530 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 32 or 64GB flash drive, SD card reader and an 8.9-inch WSVGA 1024 x 600 capacitive multitouch display. Other features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Home Premium with an HP touch optimized interface and an option to add built in 3G. In terms of price, it looks like it will be starting at $549. Via [Engadget] and [Engadget]  Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile Not too long before Apple announced that it would be holding an event to show off iPhone OS 4, Microsoft announced an event for next week for an announcement of its own. Unlike Apple’s announcement, Microsoft wasn’t too clear as to what would be happening at said event. What we know for sure is that the event isn’t for Windows Phone 7, as that would have been mentioned explicitly. The event does fall in line with leaks that the Microsoft and Danger Project Pink would be launched this month. The even invitation does seem to hint that the event will feature products targeted at teenagers/youths, which would make sense with Project Pink. The Turtle and Pure leaked phones from the project look to be the next evolution of the Sidekick phones Danger made before being bought by Microsoft, which were targeted at the same audience. So, assuming that the event is focused on Project Pink, there still isn’t much that we know about the event or products. For instance: what will the phones run as an OS? Will it be an entirely new environment, or have some interoperability with Windows Phone 7? The phones may not even need any third-party apps, and could just be focused on social networking out of the box, which would make sense given the “It’s Time To Share” statement on the event invitation. No matter how the phones turn out, let’s just hope the event provides us with something interesting, maybe a hint of the Courier to combat the iPad would be nice. Read [Engadget] Image [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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