microsoft windows mobile

Adobe bringing fully fledged Flash 10 to phones

Crave And Microsoft, which also has legions of programmers familiar with its technology and development tools, is working hard on improving Windows Mobile. Still no Flash for iPhoneLynch demonstrated Flash Player 10 on devices running Nokia's Symbian...

Tags: enabled, operating system, air, offline

18 November 2008, 10:15

CNET UK Podcast 111: Deafening silence from the Mars Phoenix rover

Crave We also spend a few minutes talking about Microsoft Windows 1.0, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, which sparks talk about the future of operating systems. And Rich and Nate don the fanboy hats to praise iPhones for not breaking down...

14 November 2008, 11:30

Seven things you didn't know about Windows 7

Crave Microsoft hasn't given up on its dream of having Windows gain a prominent spot in the living room and its main effort in this area -- Windows Media Center -- is back in Windows 7. Microsoft is trying to do a couple of things to make the DVD-playing...

Tags: battery life, wi fi, sensor, media center

11 November 2008, 10:11

BBC iPlayer: Now showing on portable media players

Crave BBC iPlayer will now work on portable devices that support Microsoft Windows Media-protected content, making the service more mobile than ever. So far the Beeb has only fully tested iPlayer with the Archos, Philips, Samsung and Sony gadgets, but...

Tags: devices, bbc, drm, windows media

13 October 2008, 9:02

Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Zune for Windows Mobile

Crave Microsoft has indicated for some time that it sees a Zune future in the mobile phone arena, but the company has been hard to pin down on just what its plans there are. A magazine interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggests that the company...

Tags: zune, hardware, zune software, moment

3 October 2008, 9:22

Google Android: Beyond the mobile phone

Crave Which is why Yahoo, Microsoft, and Nokia probably shouldn't be too complacent about the possibility of Android spreading beyond phones. The first phone using Google's Android operating system will debut today, a model from T-Mobile, and more are...

Tags: computing, embedded, river, operating system

23 September 2008, 9:59

HTC Touch HD vs Samsung Omnia vs LG KC910 vs 3G iPhone

Crave It's not a perfect phone, especially for some types of business -- if you need to edit Microsoft Documents on the go, steer clear. Add to all of that GPS, HSDPA (3.5G) and Wi-Fi and you've got a real beast of a phone that some people are predicting...

19 September 2008, 10:06

Samsung Omnia viral video: Not corporate cack shocker

Crave Business bods will be particularly interested in the ability to edit Microsoft documents on the go, something the iPhone 3G has yet to be able to do. The phone that Samsung is trying to promote through the video is the Samsung Omnia i900, a Windows...

Tags: samsung, packs, viral, unboxing

20 August 2008, 10:12

iPhone 3G vs Netbooks: Who's the mobile Internet daddy?

Crave A large screen and a mechanical keyboard make netbooks very appealing compared to the iPhone 3G if you're planning on doing serious work on the go, particularly when you realise that you currently can't edit Microsoft documents on the iPhone 3G.

5 August 2008, 14:13

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio FW Series (VGN-FW11ZU)

Crave This is somewhat reminiscent of what Microsoft was aiming for with Vista's SideShow technology, only less questionable. Add to that a maximum of 4GB of RAM, 300GB of storage on a 4,200rpm hard disk and ATI Mobile Radeon HD 3650 graphics and...

16 July 2008, 14:07

Apple can't activate UK iPhone 3G without Internet Explorer

Crave Crave heard second-hand from an Apple employee that O2's system runs on Windows and requires Microsoft's Internet Explorer -- clearly the Macs at the Regent Street store weren't running Boot Camp. For the crowds of patient Apple fans queueing...

Tags: iphone, store, customer, handset

11 July 2008, 9:48

Crave Podcast 85: CNET gets owned

Crave Our special feature this week involved Rupert, Microsoft and a product the Redmond research posse has put together called Worldwide Telescope and surprisingly, Rupert doesn't hate it. In other news, Brits are advocating ASBOs for people using their...

Tags: windows vista, podcast, doctor, episode

16 May 2008, 10:30

Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond

Crave Interestingly, Microsoft also has a browser in the works for Windows Mobile 6.1, which aims to offer the same browsing experience, but because it's not ready yet HTC opted for Opera Mobile -- it's okay Microsoft, don't cry.

6 May 2008, 17:01

Hands-on with the HTC Shift: UMPC slider

Crave Specs-wise, the Shift packs an Intel A110 CPU on the Intel 945GM chipset, 1GB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive, integrated Intel graphics, a fingerprint reader and a copy of Microsoft Office. Most of the Shift's functions can be accessed via Windows Vista...

Tags: htc, windows mobile, mini, intel

28 April 2008, 10:47

Windows Mobile 6.1 and Opera Mini 4.1 unveiled

Crave Microsoft has yet to announce whether or not Windows Mobile 6.1 users without the new version will be able to upgrade when it comes out. Impressively, the new version of Internet Explorer Mobile will also support H.264, Adobe Flash and Microsoft...

Tags: beta, mini, windows mobile, youtube

2 April 2008, 11:55