|
As Microsoft continues its bid to take over Yahoo, both firms have announced moves to boost their standing in the mobile Internet market. Microsoft has signed a deal to supply its Silverlight system to cell phones made by Nokia. The system is a rival to Adobe's Flash software and allows devices to run interactive graphics and animations. At first the system will only be available on high-end Nokia models. However, it's likely to be extended to other handsets, including those from LG and Samsung, so could theoretically wind up on 53% of all smart phones.
If Silverlight becomes popular, software developers will be able to create applications without having to worry about making separate versions for computers and mobile devices. It could also mean more people favour hi-spec mobile devices rather than larger laptops. Microsoft isn't guaranteed market dominance, however. Adobe already has agreements with 18 of the top 20 mobile device manufacturers, and a stripped-down version of Flash is built into around 450 million phones. (Source: bbc.co.uk) Meanwhile, Yahoo is launching a facility to make it easier to bookmark favourite web sites on a mobile device. OnePlace, which will be released this spring, is specially designed for the requirements of small screens. Rather than merely storing a website address, a device using OnePlace would be able to automatically update the information a bookmark refers to. The idea is that each bookmark is assigned a category depending on what type of information it links to. For example, a particular stock price and weather for a chosen location would be stored, managed and displayed in different ways. There will also be automatic customisation based on the user's location; for example, ski forecasts could jump to the top of the list when you are near a resort. (Source: reuters.com) With both companies continuing to develop new technologies, it becomes clear just how much work would be involved in a Microsoft-Yahoo merger.
-- Related newsletter articles:
2008/01/15 Microsoft Faces (Another) Euro-probe (microsoft)
2008/02/28 Protein Adds Muscle to Computer Memory (devices)
2008/02/05 Microsoft Yoohoo for Yahoo! (microsoft)
2008/03/04 Vista Price Slashed (microsoft)
2008/02/29 Microsoft's Euro-fines Keep On Mounting (microsoft)
2008/01/11 Microsoft Mulls Future of HD (microsoft)
2008/02/15 Microsoft Gets New Sidekick (microsoft)
2008/02/22 Microsoft Gives Free Software to IT Students (microsoft)
2008/02/26 First Vista Update Not Going Well (microsoft)
2008/01/25 First Vista Update Already Imminent (microsoft)
2008/02/08 Microsoft Unveils Smarter Web Ads (microsoft)
2008/02/28 Microsoft Revives Hotmail After Catastropic Outage (microsoft)
2007/12/24 Google Calls Microsoft Outside (microsoft)
2008/02/19 'Podmap' Patent Sought by Apple (devices)
-- Recent articles (from all channels): 2008/05/09 Today in History: for Friday, May 09, 2008
2008/05/09 [ShellX 20080509]: 'Advanced Run', and 'Diver Windows Manager'
2008/05/09 Texas Refuses Facebook Friend Request
2008/05/09 Photo-Enforcement Technology Replaces Officers On Patrol
2008/05/09 Cuban Government Says 'Ok Computer'
2008/05/09 Excel Can E-Mail Your Weekly Reports For You!
2008/05/08 [ShellX 20080508]: 'Shell Enhancer', and 'Lansweeper'
2008/05/08 Xobni: MS Outlook Social Networking Technology for your Inbox
2008/05/08 Music Companies Jump on GTA IV Bandwagon
2008/05/08 Fascinating: Memristor to replace Binary
2008/05/08 Adobe Hopes To Make Flash Master Of The (Mobile) Universe
2008/05/08 Spiffy Envelopes and Labels in MS Word
2008/05/07 [ShellX 20080507]: 'Winbin2iso', and 'Loop Typer'
2008/05/07 Yahoo Adds Security Warnings To Search Results
2008/05/07 Apple to Lose Money on iTunes Movie Releases
2008/05/07 Amazon.com takes New York Tax to Court
2008/05/07 Need Glasses for the Slide Sorter View in MS PowerPoint?
2008/05/07 After Winning The DVD Format War, Blu-Ray Sales Tank
2008/05/06 [ShellX 20080506]: 'Visual Basic 6.0 Portable', and 'Double-...
2008/05/06 Yahoo Outsources to Jajah
2008/05/06 New HP Circuit Could Change Technology Forever
2008/05/06 Movie Downloads To Match DVD Release Dates
2008/05/06 Microsoft Ends Yahoo Bid
2008/05/05 [ShellX 20080505]: 'Ie7 Pro', and 'Desktop Ok'
2008/05/05 The WB Network Hops Online
2008/05/05 Microsoft Slashes Price of Xbox 360 Overseas
2008/05/05 Google CEO Wants YouTube to Take More of Your Money
2008/05/05 Finding Items in MS Outlook's Reading Pane
2008/05/02 [ShellX 20080502]: 'Software Virtualization Solution', and '...
2008/05/02 Rogers Brings iPhone to Canada
2008/05/02 New Google Tool Cuts Down Irrelevant Image Search Results
|
