Neowin News Feed for: Ecosystem

Huawei wants to succeed where Microsoft failed, becoming a real threat to iOS and Android

Martin Hodás — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:34:01 +0000

Huawei has set a plan for HarmonyOS to become the third major mobile operating system and is in the midst of efforts to transfer key Android apps and establish worldwide relevance. Read more...

Nothing's Phone 1 is coming this summer, challenges Apple's iPhones

Usama Jawad — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:42:01 +0000

Nothing has revealed that its first handset, the "Phone 1", is launching in this summer. Nothing much is known about the specs apart from it running Android-based Nothing OS on a Snapdragon processor. Read more...

Apple retaliates against UK regulator complaining about its walled garden approach

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:04:01 +0000

Apple has published a 47-page retaliation against the UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) complaining about its walled garden approach when it comes to the iPhone, App Store, and WebKit. Read more...

Google outlines upcoming application security plans

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:32:01 +0000

Google has outlined several measures which it plans to undertake in the coming years which will see the Google Play ecosystem become more secure. The first of the changes will come in H1 2018. Read more...

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project start partnership for open, secure mobile ecosystem

Paul Hill — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:54:01 +0000

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project have formed a partnership to develop a mobile ecosystem that is open source and secure. A planned crowdfunder will help them make for-consumer devices. Read more...

Jolla secures financing to emerge from "latest death valley"; Sailfish OS lives on

Andy Weir — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:03:20 +0000

Things looked bleak for Jolla last month, but the company has managed to secure new funding. However, it says it now plans to reduce costs by focusing its efforts on 'core development' of Sailfish OS. Read more...

Samsung Tizen phone delayed indefinitely as platform struggles for apps

Andy Weir — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:44:35 +0000

Samsung has ditched plans to launch its first Tizen phone this quarter, hinting at a lack of apps on the platform - just weeks after it cancelled the phone's appearance at a Tizen developer event. Read more...

Microsoft: We have 1.5 billion Windows devices in the market

Brad Sams — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:55:27 +0000

At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference today, the company talked about its ecosystem which includes 1.5 billion devices around the world, from tablets to desktops and beyond. Read more...

BlackBerry CEO: We have a lot of problems, but we're not dead

Andy Weir — Thu, 29 May 2014 02:42:44 +0000

CEO John Chen says BlackBerry can't compete effectively against its rivals for developers - and even admits that he may not be the best person for the job - but insists that BlackBerry isn't dead yet. Read more...

The Pursuit of ‘Appyness: Which apps are still missing from Windows Phone?

Andy Weir — Sat, 24 May 2014 18:55:14 +0000

With over 250,000 apps now in its Store, Windows Phone has certainly come a long way. But there are still gaps in the ecosystem - so tell us, which apps are you still waiting for on Windows Phone? Read more...

Huawei exec: Windows Phone isn't open enough and costs too much

Andy Weir — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:23:54 +0000

Asked about Huawei's Windows Phone plans, an executive responded instead by listing the company's issues with the platform, including OS licensing costs, limited customization and "the ecosystem". Read more...

Acer: We won't 'take a risk' on Windows Phone until apps, market share improve

Andy Weir — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:54:10 +0000

Acer says that it cannot justifying 'taking the risk' of launching Windows Phones while consumer demand for the OS remains so low, and while the app situation on the platform "needs fixing". Read more...

Windows Phone: The ‘app-gap' isn't closed yet, Joe

Andy Weir — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:19:52 +0000

Following the Instagram launch last week, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore claimed that the end of this year would mark "the ending of the app-gap for Windows Phone". We think he's wrong - and here's why. Read more...

Windows Phone now the third place smartphone ecosystem as BlackBerry sinks further

Andy Weir — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:12:04 +0000

The latest figures from IDC show that growth in Windows Phone helped Microsoft's mobile OS to jump to third place in global smartphone shipments, as BlackBerry market share fell from 6.4% to 2.9%. Read more...

Ballmer on the Windows ecosystem: “The best of both worlds is available to us”

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:01:39 +0000

During a Churchill Club event yesterday, Steve Ballmer took the time to talk about not only the future of the company, but the differences in their ecosystem when compared with Android and Apple. Read more...

Breaking down the Microsoft and Apple ecosystems

Brad Sams — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:10:44 +0000

It's no longer about single devices but a full suite of products. Microsoft and Apple both offer compelling options in this arena and we have broken down that major components. Read more...

Microsoft aims to sell 100 million Windows Phones per year

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:33:04 +0000

Through the single deal and collaboration with Nokia, Microsoft is hoping to sell 100 million Windows Phone units per year as COO Kevin Turner announced during his keynote at WPC 2011: “We have dreams and... Read more...

Sinofsky, Nash and the Windows 7 ecosystem

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:59:06 +0000

On Monday I attended an exclusive workshop on Windows 7. Microsoft briefed us on the core changes on Windows 7, their goals for the client and the ideas for the future of Windows Live. ... Read more...