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Windows Mobile apps won't work with Windows Phone 7
While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially revealed that existing applications won't work on the new platform.
Google releases open source iPhone mail app
In February, Google acquired the iPhone mail search app reMail, and promptly removed it from the App Store. On Friday, reMail developer Gabor Csell announced that the reMail codebase is now open source.
BBC order pulls plug on iPhone iPlayer app
An iPhone application that would have allowed users to browse, view and even download content from the BBC was blocked by the corporation due to a cease and desist order.
Sybase puts SAP apps on iPhone, Windows Mobile
Sybase and SAP released the long-awaited first fruits of the mobile partnership they announced about a year ago.
Firefox Mobile spotted on Android phone
It might be a little too early to tell if Fennec, the mobile version of Firefox, will revolutionise mobile browsing on Android devices, but the project is making headway. Yesterday a few photos were posted on the Firefox for mobile Facebook page showing the browser running on the Nexus One and Motorola Droid.
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Skype app for Windows Mobile goes MIA
Skype's VoIP apps for the Windows Mobile operating system, Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, are no longer available for download, the company announced, claiming the apps didn't offer a good enough experience.
Apple culls adult apps from iPhone app store
Apple has a new policy for its iPhone app store in which any application with "overtly sexual content" will be removed from the App Store, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch.
Mobile banking doubles every year
In 2015, about 244 million people worldwide will carry out financial transactions with their banks using their mobile phones. Of those, some 66 million will be in North America say new forecasts from ABI Research.
Norton 360 to support iPad, Android
Symantec will ship a new version of its Norton 360 security and online storage/backup product and announced that applications for mobile devices are on the way.
Open source WebKit browser coming for BlackBerry
Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis this morning showed off the company's latest BlackBerry Browser, based on the WebKit open source browser engine, to anxious Mobile World Congress (MWC) attendees in Barcelona, Spain.
Adobe Flash headed for Android mobiles
Google will soon add the capability to play Flash videos to its Android mobile phone OS, Google product manager Eric Tseng announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Adobe bringing AIR 2 and Flash to mobile
Adobe is currently working on a mobile version of AIR, its software for running Flash and web applications outside a browser
Opera betting on Apple App Store approval
Opera Software today said it's confident Apple will approve the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone's App Store.
Mobile video data use to explode says Cisco
Cisco has been saying for years that mobile video data traffic content is exploding, and it now expects the amount of video traffic in 2014 to be 66% of all mobile data traffic by 2014. That prediction came in a new forecast by the networking company.
Mozilla releases Firefox for Mobile
Mozilla at last enters the mobile market with Firefox for Mobile. But the initial impact will be limited: only for devices running Nokia's Maemo operating system, with Windows Mobile next in line.
Apple allows 3G VoIP calls from iPhone
Voice over IP applications for the iPhone are now able to offer calls over cellular networks as both iCall and Fring updated their apps to support calls over 3G cellular networks.
Google Android to nose ahead in mobile OS war
Google's Android software will be the fastest growing operating system between now and 2013, when it will become the second most popular mobile OS, according to IDC.
Microsoft posts Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK by mistake
Microsoft accidentally published the Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK (software developers kit) but has since pulled it, the company said.
Mobile apps fail to generate massive profits
Users of mobile devices will download some $6.2 billion (£3.8bn) worth of applications from online stores this year, nearly double what was spent in 2009, acording to projections by Gartner.
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