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Gates: Windows Mobile would have beaten Android

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says we would all be using Windows Mobile today instead of Android if an antitrust case had not been lodged against it in the late 90s. The billionaire admitted he became distracted by the lawsuit brought up by the US Justice Department in 1998, allowing rivals to get ahead of the…

7 November 20198 November 2019 Chris Price Microsoft, News

Bill Gates says Microsoft losing to Android his ‘greatest mistake’

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said his “greatest mistake ever” was allowing Google’s Android, rather than his own company, to become the world’s biggest mobile operating system. The billionaire philanthropist said mobile phone software was a “natural thing for Microsoft to win”, but his own “mismanagement” meant Google was able to grab a larger market…

24 June 201924 June 2019 Chris Price Microsoft, News

Official Windows Phone 7 launch confirmed for October 11th

Microsoft's new line of Windows Phone 7 smartphones will launch on October 11th, it has been officially revealed today. Events will take place simultaneously in New York and London to showcase the range. Billed as the "Windows Phone 7 Worldwide…

4 October 2010 Gerald Lynch Mobile phones

Google Maps Navigation headed to iPhone?

Google rolled out turn-by-turn navigation features to Android phones in the UK this week, and judging from comments from Google following the launch, it looks like they're planning to release an iPhone version too. Steve Lee, product manager for Google…

23 April 201010 April 2017 Gerald Lynch Apple, Google, iPhone, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Dell Flash, Thunder and Smoke Android handsets leak too!

Quite the day for Dell leaks; first the Lightning handset, then the Looking Glass tablet PC and now three smartphones. The Dell Thunder, Smoke and Flash handsets have now also leaked. It's all starting to sound a bit like a…

22 April 20107 April 2017 Gerald Lynch Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

LG's first Windows Phone 7 Series handset spotted

Windows Phone 7 Series was Microsoft's shockingly cool looking trump card at Mobile World Congress 2010. They've showed off the software, and now it looks like Microsoft are ready to start flashing the hardware too, as an LG-manufactured Windows Phone…

1 March 2010 Gerald Lynch Microsoft, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Google Analytics Mobile app hits WinMo phones

SynergeTech Solutions have just released a Google Analytics Mobile app for Windows Mobile phones. The app lets you review your website's latest trends on the go, straight from your mobile. Google Analytics Mobile can: – Support accounts with multiple website…

25 February 201023 December 2015 Gerald Lynch Google, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news, Websites

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