Posts Tagged ‘Windows Mobile’

LG: 50% of New Release Will Run Android

LG recently stated that it plans to run the Android operating system on more than half of the 20 smartphones it plans to release in 2010.

The statement comes as a bit of a surprise for the manufacturer, which typically chooses Microsoft’s Windows mobile operating system to power its smartphone portfolio. LG’s president and CEO, Scott Ahn, told Reuters that “Windows Mobile still has its legacy issues that makes it challenging to compete in mobiles: we know it and Microsoft knows it.” But LG says that it will still continue to use Windows Mobile and that it will also begin to offer LiMo’s Linux operating system on some devices.

LG plans to increase its phone sales by 20 percent, which means they’re targeting to sell 140 million handsets  in 2010.

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Samsung’s Foursome of Operating Systems

Contrary to the rumor last week about Samsung dropping the Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems,  Samsung has made a formal announcement disproving the alleged rumors. According to the official press release by Samsung, the company “has not made any change in its strategy of supporting multiple open operating systems”. Though Samsung has not commented exactly how much focus they are dedicating to their new operating system, Bada.

Samsung’s official statement to GSM Arena reads as follows:

“Samsung has not made any change in its strategy of supporting multiple open operating systems. We believe this strategy continues to provide consumers with a variety of choices of rich mobile content and applications. To provide more choices to meet consumers’ many different taste and preference, we will continue our ‘multi-OS’ strategy.”

Samsung currently uses the operating systems of the Symbian, Windows Mobile, Google Android and their new proprietary Bada. While the Google Android enjoys a permanent status in Samsung’s lineup; by clarifying that they are directly working with Microsoft and the Symbian Foundation (which they are a part of), Samsung has settled the nerves of many dismayed Symbian fans (who also fret the announcement of Nokia that they too have this own Maemo OS).

The statement continues as:

“As an initial member of Symbian Foundation, Samsung continues to cooperate with Symbian Foundation. Windows Mobile is also an established operating system with solid market position and its own set of strengths. Samsung will continue working closely with Microsoft to provide a range of continually evolving Windows Mobile based smartphones in the coming years.”

The Bada operating system is an open source operating system that shares the same advantages of the Linux OS in terms of adaptability and reliance on contributor inputs. A suspected Samsung Bada phone’s images have been leaked leading to further concerns that the company will now concentrate solely on the Android and Bada. While speculations regarding the validity of this rumor are rampant, many doubted the claim as such a move is bad for any company.

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SamSung Says Goodbye to Windows Mobile

As several manufacturers get set to launch new Google Android based smartphones, it has emerged that Samsung is set to drop Windows Mobile in favour of the Android operating system.

Around the world Google Android devices are starting to flood the market with both traditional phone makers like Motorola and HTC as well as PC makers like Acer and Dell looking to launch new Android based offerings.

Analysts in Korea are claiming that Samsung is among the major phone Companies who are moving towards using Android. According to analyst Greg Noh from HMC Investment Securities Samsung will move from 80% Windows Mobile usage to 50% in 2010.

That percentage is said to be decreased further in coming years until only 20% of Samsung’s devices use Windows Mobile by 2012. The move is seen as a signal by some that more and more handset makers are moving away from Windows Mobile towards Google’s open source Android OS.

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