So if Android is a major aspect of Microsoft's
mobile efforts going forward, should we expect to see its upcoming Galaxy S9 sold on Microsoft's shelves?
Not exact matches
In this vein,
efforts such as AT&T's sponsored data and Bell's
mobile TV are in line with what's
going on elsewhere.
In looking at Facebook's
efforts to continue innovating its core product — adding more features like Places and Deals, taking away the friction of page - loads to access parts of the site like Photos,
going further into
mobile with new apps, and generally trying to make itself easier to access and more available anywhere — one can see how it is working to get there.
But HP's decisive obliteration of its tablet
effort, and discontinuation of its
mobile operating system, webOS, is a fairly good indicator of what it's like to
go up against the mighty Apple Inc. and its iPad, which dominates the tablet category with about 30 million sold worldwide.
The JupiterResearch report also finds that
mobile dating is poised to make an increased impact on the industry in 2006, as leading online dating sites step up their
efforts to attract consumers while they re on the
go.
In what looks to be an
effort to put more focus on
mobile devices and reading on the
go, Barnes & Noble has quietly discontinued its native app for both Windows and Mac (except Windows 8, pictured below), redirecting users to the web app instead.
Furukawa stated that Nintendo will be applying lessons learned from Pokemon
GO's success in their future
mobile efforts.
Hitman
GO The Definitive Edition was a genuinely pleasant surprise from start to finish, a
mobile port that turned out to be worth the
effort of bringing it to the PC gaming crowd.
We can't underestimate the
effort that
goes into selecting our list of Top 10 Indie Games each year (not to mention our lists for Best Indie
Mobile Games and Best Indie Game Music)... yet, as soon as we're done with that, we're already thinking about the year to come.
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The cable operators have toyed with the idea of becoming
mobile carriers before —
going so far as to buy their own spectrum nearly a decade ago — but all of their
efforts fell flat.
There are also concerted
efforts to bring VR to a larger and more mainstream audience, including
mobile options built around smartphones, like the Oculus - powered Gear VR and Google's Daydream View, as well as standalone devices based on
mobile SoCs like the Oculus»
Go, Mi VR, and Santa Cruz HMDs; Lenovo's Mirag Solo; and HTC's Vive Focus.
Still no word yet on the possible merger with rival T -
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effort to make rides more attractive where drivers have to
go a distance before starting the ride; the question is how it will
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It's been a good week for those had concerns about how much
effort Microsoft was
going to put into their «legacy» Windows
Mobile OS.
Bear in mind, though, that if you're
going to be streaming stuff from your computer or
mobile device on a regular basis, you can save yourself a lot of time and
effort in the long run by setting up a media server.
In fact, there are many inefficiencies in your Android device's data usage that can be plugged in an
effort to conserve
mobile data, so I'll
go over some of the better options for doing just that.
Last year marked an important shift for Google's
mobile efforts —
gone are the days of developer - focused Nexus hardware.
With that in mind, Google's
efforts to add 3D Touch to its first
mobile apps can't
go unnoticed.
It wouldn't have saved Windows Phone, but it would have been a testament to the forward - thinking design that often
goes overlooked when talking about Microsoft's failed
mobile efforts.
Real estate professionals are tackling more
mobile outreach markets
efforts to reach clients — making sure their Web site is easy to view and use from a phone, adopting QR codes in marketing, and even creating apps that potential clients can use to access real estate information while on - the -
go.