Samsung dropping Symbian (Android too?) in 2010. In-house “Bada” OS to take over. [Update]

Samsung dropping Symbian (Android too?) in 2010.  In-house “Bada” OS to take over. [Update]

Fresh off yesterdays news regarding Samsung’s new, in-house OS called “Bada”, Samsung has announced further information regarding mobile OS’s. To put it bluntly: Samsung and Symbian are done. Over. Ca put. I’m not surprised really. With Nokia showcasing Maemo which is light years ahead of the rickety ship that is Symbain and no worthwhile evolutionary changes in the pipeline, it only seems natural (and financially smart) to dump Symbian. ...

Samsung’s “Bada” OS coming this December

Samsung’s “Bada” OS coming this December

If you thought the mobile OS wars had chosen their sides and alliances already, you’ve got another thing comin’. Samsung has announced that this December, they will be releasing their new in-house OS called “Bada” (meaning “Ocean” in Korean). This new OS will come with it’s own SDK so that developers can get right on making Bada all that Samsung hopes it can become. If you’re asking yourself if we really need another OS go...

Britain getting boatload of Huawei Android phones in 2010 and beyond

Britain getting boatload of Huawei Android phones in 2010 and beyond

If you thought the Chinese manufacturer Huawei was making a one hit wonder with the T-Mobile Pulse, think again as they’ve announced plans to continue Android development by releasing more devices featuring the quickly growing mobile OS. Within the next 6 months, Britain can expect to see “several more” Android handsets released, according to a company spokesman. While it’s wrong to offer up such information and then stop there and leave you...

Acer Liquid’s Snapdragon CPU downclocked to just 768MHz

Acer Liquid’s Snapdragon CPU downclocked to just 768MHz

Ready for a midday round of disappointment coupled with a dash of optimism? The Acer Liquid was to be a Snapdragon powered beast of a mobile device. For those with already wondering minds, be at ease as the Liquid is still coming and with a Snapdrgaon proc to boot. There’s only one problem. Acer is downclocking the CPU to 768MHz. Granted, that’s faster than most phones out there today and just 6 months ago would have garnered a slew of...

Does HTC “needs to take care of WinMo”?

Does HTC “needs to take care of WinMo”?

Those hoping to see HTC do as Motorola and pass up WinMo 6.5 and instead climb into bed with Android while the world waits for WinMo 7 will be sorely disappointed. According to a recent interview conducted by alibaba.com, HTC’s CEO Peter Chou stated that while the market and their customers in particular are eager for more Android handsets, the company [HTC] has to “take care of WinMo”. It’s kind of disheartening really. No one should take care of...

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