Microsoft’s recently announced Windows Mobile 6 software for smart phones is a step forward for the company, offering some important improvements over previous versions of the software. But just how good is the new software?On Thursday, Microsoft offered me the chance to play with Windows Mobile 6 ahead of the 3GSM show in Barcelona, Spain, next week. The short demonstration, which took place at Microsoft’s office in Singapore, was done using a currently available handset: the High Tech Computer (HTC) S620 smart phone

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Last week this article was published in iMedia Connection. I looked at search trends for the recently announced iPhone compared to the newly launched Windows Vista along with demographic profiles of traffic to the Apple and Microsoft websites in order to assess the differences in the two computer giants’ marketing strategies. Read the more »

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Property managers bin BlackBerrys
Property management company Nelson Bakewell has ditched BlackBerrys in favour of Windows Mobile-based devices. The move is part of a major overhaul of its corporate mobility strategy. It means smart phones replace a scattergun mobile portfolio

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Hewlett-Packard will be offering its own smart phone with 3G Internet access, and voice command and remote-access capability this spring, the company announced Monday.

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