"Let's be frank, the impressive number of folks jumping ship to new OSs and other companies claiming increased smartphone market share are clear indicators that plenty of customers want something other that Windows Mobile, and the latest words out of Microsoft's largest mobile partner certainly reconfirm our suspicions. A unnamed HTC executive speaking to Smarthouse admitted that the sa...

Let's be frank, the impressive number of folks jumping ship to new OSs and other companies claiming increased smartphone market share are clear indicators that plenty of customers want something other that Windows Mobile, and the latest words out of Microsoft's largest mobile partner certainly reconfirm our suspicions. A unnamed HTC executive speaking to Smarthouse admitted that the sale...

Found under: Blackberry, Crackberry, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, Smartphones, Blackberry Application Suite, VM, Are my eyes deceiving me or am I really looking at a Blackberry Application Suite running on top of Windows Mobile It appears so this is allegedly confirmed by RIM. RIM is on a mission to get their Blackberry Application Suite running on top of other mobile OSs the first victim is Windows...

Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), has announced that it has deployed three significant billing installations with VimpelCom subsidiaries operating in Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Armenia; Ukrainian Radio Systems (CJSC), Unitel in Uzbekistan and ArmenTel in Armenia.

There’s a thought provoking post on Gorkem Ercan’s blog asking does Java have a place in the future of mobile devices? Gorkem works for Nokia in the Nokia S60 Java platform team working mainly with Java and eclipse based technologies. Gorkem sees one possible scenario as being… "Android Java becomes so favored that OSS projects start for

Eslambolchi, one of the industry’s most well-respected technologists, is increasingly focusing on the OSS/BSS world. Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

// VerAlltel? Allizon? Veritel? to become largest carrier in North America The FCC has approved Verizon’s $28 billion purchase of Alltel, provided they honor Alltel’s existing roaming agreements for the next 4 years. The Department of Justice also asked that Verizon divest itself of 22 states to maintain the competitive landscape in about 100 local markets.

Leading back-office software vendor also announces $60 million deal to acquire mobile personalization player Changing Worlds Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

Algerian mobile operator, Orascom Telecom Algérie (Djezzy) has ordered a Provisioning and Activation Solution from OSS vendor, Comptel.

One of the best upgrades from the newer BlackBerry OSs has been the much improved Internet browser. Back when I had my 8830, with its scroll-only trackball function, surfing was okay, but not a remarkable experience. Then I upgraded to the Curve and realized the power of the cursor. Combined with better support for Javascript, the BlackBerry browsing experience went from “OK” to “...