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Indeed, the Google’s downloading platform should be developped in professional version. Thus, Blackberry’s environment is clearly mentioned.

According to several sites specialized in mobile telephony, Google is about to introduce a “Business” version of the Android Market which aim is to better target professionals and businesses. It seems that this innovation would be launched next week.

The significant role of developers

Andy Rubin, head of the division of Google Android explained last summer that “Android will target nomadix employees in addition to public functions as Social Networking”. Moreover, he added that “today Android offers very little business applications, but in the future, the company will be the focus of our developments”.

However, Google doesn’t give more details on this information but we can imagine a sophisticated mobile declinationof “Google Apps”, a set of business that Google could suggest against an anual subscription.

The objective is clear: the Blackberry supremacy is in the crosshairs. According to Gartner’s figures, in 2009, Blackberry OS had a global market share of 19.9% for 34.3 million equipped handsets.

However, the iPhone OS is very close, its market share rose 6.2 point to 14.4% with 24.9 million handsets.

Meanwhile, Android advance as quickly with its market share that progresses with 3.4 points, the second annual performance of 3.9% to 7 million units equipped. Thus, RIM, the Blackberry’s maker, has to worry about it despite its World App. However, it is necessary to remind that many of the pro Blackberry applications are created specifically for business.

We can conclude that by targeting companies, Android could therefore boost its market success with references that are constantly renewed.

But one question remains unanswered: how Android will succeed in convncing developers who currently focus on free and general public applications? Thus, developers are central concerns of Google, because without them the Android Market will have “business” just as name.

Source: androidguys.com

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The 4th edition of Mobile 2.0 will be held from March 9 to 10 at the “Cité des Sciences” in Paris. There would be many conferences and six “awards”will reward the most succesful applications of the year.

The Mobile 2.0 has become for the 4th year an event for the Mobile Internet specialists. This Congress has a double purpose, firstly, in order to make an assessment on the customs and practices but also to highlight innovations and smarter mobile applications.

The theme of this edition is : “2 days to decrypt the mobile media”. In addition, ten thematic conferences will be offered as sector analysis, the zoom on the location, mobile payment, mobile marketing, best practices interms of usage and the combat between App stores and Web apps.

App awards

Among speakers, there will be:

- Yves Tyrode, General Director of Orange’s Techno Center

- Philip Huysmans, boss of Europa Microsoft Mobile

- Bertrand Dupuis, Nokia (OVI)

- Tristan Nitot, Mozilla

The first App Awards will be awarded to the best applications available on mobile download platforms. Indeed, this exhibition “Mobile 2.0″ has always focused on innovation of mobile services by the presentation of companies and startups. So, this year there will be the 1st competition of multi-platform mobile application, which will highlight 15 applications and 5 applications will be rewarded by a panel of experts from mobile services and by the public. Mobile application that has been ported to different platformes will be rewarded by special prize sponsored by Streamezzo.

Finally, March 10 trophies will be awarded by sponsors with 50 000€ in the form of license, mobile and helps to the visibility and marketing support. Today, 15 applications were selected by a panel of experts and journalists.

They are:

- Goomeo, share your digital life (Windows Mobile)

- Wipolo, Personal Travel Assistant (iPhone)

- Comuto, carpooling (iPhone)

- Pleex, back up your contacts and data mobile (Ovi, WM, iPhone, Rim, Android)

- Visit Paris, the history of Paris in 50 videos (iPhone)

- Spotify, music streaming and MOD (iPhone, Android)

- Sensorly, real-time signal quality Mobile (Android)

- Splashdata, managing your login and passeword (WM, iPhone, Rim, Android)

- Friendticker, interact directly with brands (iPhone)

- Imsense, automatic correction of your photos (iPhone)

- Mix DJ, discover thousands of Dj mix (iPhone)

- Logic Immo, the housing agency in your pocket (Ovi, iPhone, Android)

- Paris Subway, augmented reality to locate your Metro station (iPhone)

-  Flook, the world’s first Serendipitous discovery engine (iPhone)

- Cookineo, I can’t cook (iPhone)

Source: businessmobile.fr

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We can observe that iPhone users are the leaders in terms of downloading applications. However, according to a study realised by AdMob, the reality is different if one believes the statistics for the month of January.

Indeed, the AdMob’s record says that on average, iPhoners have download 8.8 applications last January on the App Store, which is much less than for owners of an iPod Touch that have downloaded at least 12.1 applications. According to Admob, this difference can be explained by the fact that the iPod Toouch has a younger target and therefore, they are more attracted by applications.

Paying applications are not so successfull

Regarding the different types of applications free/paying, AdMob said that only 1.8 applications out the 8.8 downloaded are paying on the iPhone. On the side of the iPod Touch, 1.6 downloaded applications are paying out of 12.1 total. Thus, they is very little money to pay the thousands of developers who create theses applications on the App Store and view it as a paradise.

AdMob has also compared these figures with Android. Despite a number of applications much lower (25 000 against 125 000 for Apple), the average number of downloads is almost the same as Apple. In addition, there were 8.7 downloaded applications in January.

However, the number of installed software pay is lower: 1.1 in average. It is necessary to recall that since last November, AdMob is subsidary of Google.

Source: businessmobile.fr

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According to the Chinese version of the site Engadget, LG’s officials in Hong Kong have confirmed the launch of a mobile Windows Phone 7 between September and November.

LG announced at CES in Las Vegas that he wanted to be the first manufacturer to launch smartphones under Windows Phone 7 Series. A wish that should be fulfilled as at the Mobile World Congress, Microsoft introduced its future operating system.

Last week, the Chinese version of the site Engaget reported having met officials from LG Hong Kong who discussed the launch of a smartphone Windows Phone 7 Series between September and November. On the other hand, Microsoft has always placed the arrival of the first products for the holiday season, without elaborating.

Finally, an update from Windows 6.5 to Windows Mobile Phone 7 Series will be possible insisted Engadget.com. However, Alex Reeve, director of the Mobile division of Microsoft UK, said on Twitter that it will depend on the willingness of manufacturers.

Source: businessmobile.fr

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Admittedly, the choice of small and medium entreprises is oriented primarily toward robust and  autonomous handsets. Thus, smartphones are not required.

Moreover, the media buzz is stilla tendency to explorate the phenomena. Given that smartphones are the headlines and which sales are growing, they represent a minority share of  mobile sales. We note that in firms, executives are particularty attracted by the iPhone or other touch phones.

However, in SME and home offices, most employees have a simple and robust model and they use them primarily in an extreme environment: workshops, construction sites…

Nokia at the forefront

Gilles Brunschwig, managing deirector of Future Telecom operator said, following a study that “SOHO and SME have a very pragmatic approach to mobile telephony. Indeed, “these companies are primarly sensitive to self terminals, to networks and sensitivity to ergonomics and then in a second step, the Data connections and receiving emails in a push” he said.

Futur Telecom has ranked the best selling terminals to the target and the results confirm this trend. As head of sales, the leader is the Nokia 1209. This is an entry model range which is mainly used in fleets, says Future Telecom. Then, that’s the Nokia 2330 which is also very basic but with a camera. Finally, the Nokia 2720 is equipped with a valve.

First smartphones are ranked from the 5th to 8th such as the Nokia 6210 with GPS function, the Acer BeTouch Windows Mobile that would benefit from a low price, the Samsung Omnia Pro, various Blackberry models and finally the iPhone 8GB version.

This classification is certainly not very representative and concerns just an operator. However, this illustrates the rel needs of small firms in the area of mobile telephony. In other words, that are needs which are still far from the market’s offer; the trend today is to put froward smartphones and other mobile applications.

Source: businessmobile.fr

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Certainly, in two days, more than 5.000 applications have been withdrawn from the Apple Store download platform because most of it had a sexual connotation.

We already knew that Apple banished all that was more or less erotic on the Apple Store. Moreover, applications sluts which managed to slip through the cracks were systematically taken out of the platform.

However, according to AppShopper.com, in two days (17 and February 18 last week) more than 5.000 applications have been with drawn from the Apple Store, which demonstrates that the Apple Store has more flaws than ce think.

Economic realism or computer odesty which is exaggerated?

Apple has indeed begun to implement a stricter policy on applications with erotic content. Henceforth, applications in which we could see men and women in bathing suits are prohibited, and also any carnal or erotic vision. Thus, any sexual connotation is banned even nudity is shown.

Last Sunday a spokesman for Apple told Agence France Presse, that every time Apple receives complaints from clients on a questionable content, they examine it. Thus, if the group believes that these applications have a content that is not acceptable, it’s deleted. Subsequently, Apple asked the programmer to make the changes required to be distributed by Apple.

Tactics or simple logic? Is Apple following U.S law, or rather isn’t it a tactic to pave the way for the iPad whose target is the iPhone family.

Source: businessmobile.fr

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Indeed, we found this year at 3GSM that fewer exhibitors were present; there were fewer visitors, and few innovative product announcement from major manufacturers. This leads to a half-tones record that leave an impression rather disappointing.

Logical or not, this conference is inked in a period of crisis which is nevertheless marked by the advent of Android and the announcement of Windows Phone 7 Series.

Two new browsers for iPhone and Blackberry

First of all, there is the “Opera Mini” for the iPhone with the publisher Opera Software that claims a speed improvement through better data compession. However multicast is absent. A question remains unanswered : is Apple going validate this alternative browser on its Apple Store? Because the firm has relaxed its policy and now it tolerates browsers, Opéra Minni is positioned as a big competitor for Safari.

On the other hand, for Blackberry, RIM has introduced a new browser that should simplify navigation. This browser is based on Webkit (like the iPhone) and it should have much more flexibility and ergonomics. It will be available in the coming months.

Sony: the Xperia X10 Mini, the ideal solution for professionals

The X10 Mini Pro Xperia Sony Ericsson seems to be a must. Its terminak with an organize size – smaller than a business card – and with a sliding keyboard makes this mobile so singular besause of its thinness and its power.

Unusual Innovations

The Japanese DoCoMo has invented a helmet that is controlled through eye movements. It plugs into an MP3 player and allows for example to increase the volume by looking down, but also move to another song looking up to heaven.

Texas Instrument

The U.S giant has introduced the new generation of “pico-projectors” that are able of producing higher resolution through the switch from VGA to WVGA. It’s a technology that connects directly to the smartphone.

In conclusion, it is on a rather disppointing that closes the 2010 edition of the Mobile World Congress, with a lack of truly innovative products from leading manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung or LG. However, HTC has managed to stay at the forefront of new models with Android and its interface Sense rather successful. The biggest news is for the mobile OS with Bada Samsung and the  promising Windows Phone 7 Series of Microsoft, the most significant product of the show.

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In fact, Mozilla has confirmed yeasterday the future launch of its mobile browser “Firefox Mobile” in the version for Android late 2010. In addition, the future OS from the merger of Intel and Nokia, “Meego”, also awake the interest of the Foundation.

The vice-president of mobile business at Mozilla, Jay Sullivan told TechRadar web site that Firefox Mobile will be marketed under Android later this year. He justified the reasons for this expectation by the fact that the Google OS has been created from a Java platform. In contrast, Firefox Mobile is based on code C and C++. Moreover, it’s only last October that the native development kit (NDK) has been made available by the Open Handset Alliance.

An appeal for Windows Mobile

Jay Sullivan has admitted that the announcement of  Windows Mobile 7 Series would change the Mozilla’s strategy. He pointed out hesitations regarding the target that Mozilla aims for: Windows 6.5 or 7 without giving the answer.

Finally, he also insisted on the attraction he felt for Meego, the operating system joint Intel and Nokia not known yet. One thing is sure: it will be launched in the second quarter and promises to a best seller.

Source: frandroid.com 

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The Taïwanese mobile giant, HTC introduced yeasterday two smartphones, HTC Legend and HTC Desire under Android 2.1. The model Desire, formerly known as Bravo when it was discovered in December 2009.

HTC Desire, the most comprehensive model, it is equipped with:

- Qualcomm Snapdragon chip QSD 8250 to 1 GHz

- 576 MB of RAM

- Dimensions: 11.9 x 6 x 1.2 cm

- a weight of 135 grams

- compatible with GSM / GPRS / EDGE

- Quad 850/ 900/ 1 800/ 1 900 Mhz

- UMTS / HSDPA dual-band 900 / 1 200 Mhz

- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

- a great interface AMOLED capacitive touch 3.7 inches

- 16.7 million colors

- Resolution 480 x 800 pixels with proximity sensor to turn off the touchscreen interface

- an accelerometer for rotating the display

About the equipment, it has:

- GPS navigation

- Digital Camera 5 Megapixels with autofocus, flash, face detection and geotagging function

- FM radio

- Digital compass

- an internal memory of 512 MB

- a slot micro SD/ micro SDHC card accepted 32 GB

- Micro USB 2.0 port

- Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity

- a Lithium-Ion mAh providing 1 to 6 hours and 40 minutes in communications and up to 340 hours standby

HTC Legend, the simplified model, it is equipped with:

- Processor Qualcomm MSM 7227 to 600 MHz along with

- 384 MB RAM

- Dimensions: 11.2 x 5.6 x 1.2 cm high

- weight: 126 grams

- compatible with 2G mobile networks, 3G and Wi-Fi

- an AMOLED capacitive touch 3.2 inches

- 16.7 million colors

- Resolution 320 x 480 pixels with function of proximity to disable the touch interface and accelerometer for rotating the display

Regarding equipment, we can find:

- GPS

- AFN 5 megapixels

- the audio-video player with audio output 3.5mm

- FM radio

- digital compass

- the memory of 512MB

- Location micro SD / micro SDHC up to 32 GB

- micro USB 2.0 port

- Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity

- the battery is a model 1 300 Mah providing up to 7 hours and 50 minutes of talk time and calls to 440 hours standby

Both smartphones will be sold in Europe in April, at prices unknown yet.

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Yeasterday in Barcelona, the Japanese mobile giant, Toshiba has introduced  two models under Windows Mobile: the TG02 and the K01

The TG02 is a fine smartphone (9.9 mm) equipped with:

- A large capacitive touch screen OLED

- A 3D user interface developped by Toshiba

- Snapdragon processor 1GHz

The K01 is equipped with the same processor, the same screen and a sliding keyboard for a total thickness of only 13mm

Both  models are driven by Widows Mobile 6.5. However, it is possible that the K01 can receive an update to Windows Mobile 7 Series. Toshiba has provided no information regarding the date of marketing and pricing of its two smartphones in Europe.

Source: businessmobile.fr