CTIA, the American answer to Europe’s Mobile World Conference, gave Microsoft a chance to announce Internet Explorer Mobile will be available to phone makers in the Q3 (with the first phones to go on sale by year end).

Before iPhone was launched (with a combined phone, browser and music player), cell phones mostly showed stripped-down web versions.

Microsoft also announces Windows Mobile 6.1 and expects mobile OS sales to outpace smartphone growth (to quadruple in 3 to 4 years to about 400 million Continue reading...

Many industry observers were surprised when Gartner reported worldwide mobile phone sales reached 1.15 billion units in 2007 and three new companies made the Top 10. Apple, outsider to the telecom industry, made the list. 

German distributor MacLand, specialist in third party solutions for Apple, held its annual MacLand@CeBIT day in the Convention Center. 

There Altec Lansing’s Dirk Gerber showed the T612 sound dock, one of the first iPhone docks. Altec’s range of iPod decks Continue reading...

Texas Instruments, perhaps the most underestimated company in our industry, held  its Developer Conference to launch new OMAP chips and showcase innovations.

"I'm more excited today, looking forward at the innovations coming in the next five or 10 years, than I have been in my 25 years with this company," says Mike Hames, TI's Senior VP for Applications Specific Products.

TI thinks these new OMAP chips will let customers invent entirely new products that combine audio, video, Continue reading...

Texas Instruments, Qualcomm and ARM stands all had demos of Google’s Android at GSMA World Congress.

Naturally these stands were packed out with “Google-eyed” visitors but really there is nothing to see. Yes, you could see ARM’s prototype but it’s a welcome screen featuring a plain black background with a series of generic icons along the bottom. And yes, the icons open features like the Web browser, calendar, messaging, Gmail access and Google Maps.

But Android is Continue reading...