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Motorola has its ailing mobile phone division with big plans. In the context of the forthcoming split of the group’s corporate governance will provide information to the branch of the Wall Street Journal "financially abundant.

First plane Motorola to repay its debts, the newspaper said on Friday. The remaining money would then be plugged into the phone business – an estimated 3-4 billion dollars. A few months ago such a move would have triggered shaking. But after a long dry spell Motorola has achieved visible results in recent months with the focus on the booming smartphone. While the mobile phone business lost in the first quarter is still money, but not nearly as much as before. Motorola relies on the operating system "Android" by Google.

In order to survive against tough competition like Apple with its iPhone or Blackberry from RIM may be, the division, according to The Wall Street Journal largely unencumbered resulting from the splitting. Accordingly, should take account of the profitable part of the group’s business with corporate clients, such as pension expense. Motorola manufactures including barcode scanners, radio tags, readers, radio technology, security and mobile network technology.

A Motorola spokeswoman declined to comment on the newspaper report. The mobile phone division burned in the past three years, five billion dollars because Motorola is not on the success of his former Razr model could connect. In the economic crisis broke, the sales then a final. Besides mobile phones, the Group is also part of her reception of cable television.

Motorola had accumulated over the decades, a hodgepodge of products. With the splitting up into two parts, these can move more freely in the market. Early next year, Motorola will have completed the preparations for the separation. Both companies will continue to use with the name Motorola.

It will be called Windows Embedded Handheld and come in two versions on the market. The first published based on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 in autumn 2010. Two variant follows the end of next year.

Microsoft has Windows Embedded Handheld another Mobile OS announced. After Windows Embedded Compact (formerly Windows CE), Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7, it is the fourth of the software company from Redmond.

Although suitable for smartphones, handheld aims embedded in first-Abuse Line on mobile devices, how they use such parcel employees and suppliers. There will be two versions of the software, the first Microsoft adds even 2010, the second end 2011 on the market.

The 2010 version is based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and provides a kind of update for representation of the devices business application developers can use the same Windows Forms and Visual Studio tools.

The variant, which will be published in 2011, is using Windows Embedded Compact at 7, which appears in the fourth quarter of 2010. It should include an improved browser and support for Adobe Flash. Less clear is the situation for App developers Microsoft has only a "clear migration path," announced at the platform, without giving details.

At the presentation of the new iPhone was clear where to go from Apple in the future. The new smartphone is based on photo and video, and speaks more to the television generation, but to want to be a newsroom for Social Media.

With clearly improved camera function: iPhone 4

The most interesting part is always the unsaid. When Steve Jobs on Monday presented a believing community of developers in San Francisco, the new iPhone 4, it was clear where to go from Apple in the future. Especially on good tracks.

The gauntlet of the open Android operating system is not even being taken in hand. Where Google says mantra of openness, Apple wants to provide security above all. "Freedom from" is in this view, an achievement, not paternalism.

HP unveils screen sober and who will be happy to pay. It covers 100% of sRGB color and 99% of Adobe RGB color, has a resolution of 2560 × 1600px, 3000:1 contrast and 4 USB ports … perfect perfect thing … Yes, but still € 1,300.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) and U.S. rival Motorola have agreed to terminate all ongoing litigation. Subject of the disputes were patents for mobile devices.

These are now licensed by both companies mutually exclusive and can therefore be used on both sides. In a press release on the agreement states, the dispute has revolved around patents on GSM, UMTS, LTE, WLAN and mobile e-mail.

How much cash flow as part of the scheme was not known. However, standing in the official announcement, RIM would pay a certain sum at first to Motorola. This suggests that the models had recently with Android on track returning manufacturer in case the better cards.

Even Apple, HTC and Nokia dispute
The dispute between RIM and Motorola is one of a series of legal disputes between mobile phone manufacturers who are currently in progress. So Apple and Nokia have sued each other and called for an import ban on the opponent’s products. Even Apple and HTC are currently in dispute.

Apple This week, a new version of the browser Safari – released almost simultaneously launched Google Chrome 5th The Apple Group 5 with Safari promises a much higher speed, and smart new features for fast viewing of websites. Whether it’s true, shows the test of COMPUTER BILD.

The most exciting new feature in Safari 5 is the function of "Reader": Call a Web site with text, the Safari detects and displays in the address bar of the "one reader."

Click it filters out all elements of Safari that do not belong to the text – such as advertising, images and navigation.

The background darkens Safari – which aims to improve readability. In Reader mode, zoom in and out on the text, print it out or send it by E-mail further.

Up to 30 percent more speed promised for Apple Safari 5: Test results of the benchmarks actually show an increase over version 4 The "fastest browser in the world", as Apple is announcing, but not Safari.

Both Google Chrome 5 and the current version of the free browser, 10:53 Opera lie at the speed of the front.

Summary: Apple has kept its word to speed up noticeably and Safari 5 – Google Chrome and Opera are still ahead. The "Reader" feature gives the browser a clever unique position on the market. Exciting: Apple developer has called for the program add-ons to Safari. The practical add-on programs are appreciated by the competitors Firefox Chrome and great popularity for many years.

The speed test „SunSpider“ and „V8“ Check the speed of the browser in the presentation of JavaScript. The Acid3 test analyzes the loyalty of current Internet standards. In Acid3 and V8 means a higher value (points) a better outcome in SunSpider a lower value reflects a faster browser.

Just in time for publication of the four sets iOS Tom-Tom, a new version (1.4) prior to its iPhone app from Apple. With the update, the software also includes the new multi-tasking operating system functions. Thus, the navigation software in the background and continue to give instructions.

The German Telekom is again the Premium supplier for the new iPhone in Germany. The signs indicate that Germany’s largest carrier will offer the iPhone at least 4 for € 199 with contract. But there are also customers who find the giant pink too expensive and did not want to commit two years. For them there is the iPhone without a contract 4.

Many online stores have already recognized the gap in the market and take orders for a contrary iPhone without a contract, although they can not yet deliver. You import the iPhone 4 back from Italy, where Apple phone until the end of July comes on the market. The first iPhones will be shipped without a contract that is earlier than in six weeks and have exorbitant prices: 900 €, the customer must create at least, some shops are even willing to € 1200. So expensive the iPhone was never with basic equipment.

The cheapest deals provide professional traders with Ebay. There are four iPhone without a contract starting at 800 €, but there is caution. The best German seller comes from Bad Reichenhall and promises delivery in seven days, it might be a scam. The many Italians and Swiss with Ebay offerings from 830 € 4 for an iPhone without contract look even more reliable. They are largely characterized as a "sellers with top-rating".

Those who have iPhone 4 rather not buy on Ebay, which may appeal to the well-known online shops, which had already sold the iPhone 3G contract-free. The 3G iPhone Store offers four 16-gigabyte memory for € 1099 and the iPhone with 32 gigabytes of four costs € 1199 without a contract. This is the new Apple phone just 200 € more expensive than in the last year. A bit cheaper online shop is the catchiest name: iPhone-without-Vertrag.com.

There is the iPhone 4 mt 16 gigabytes of storage for 1050 €. The company from England and logistics center in Kaufbeuren has tons of Google ads for the search term "iPhone without contract" book, which should attract many visitors to their site. Anyone who is smart but who looks better in Smartphonics.de, because there are four iPhone with 16 gigabytes of memory already for 899 € without cell phone contract. The Big Apple model with 32 gigabytes, the shop will deliver Nieheim in Detmold for 999 €. "Without a contract available from the factory in July," stands on the site.

Time for the launch of Apple’s own advertising platform will change its rules on the use of user data. Only a pure advertising company may place advertisements in iPhone apps. Google feels unfairly treated.

Apple would be at the forefront iPhone App advertising market.

Google bought up by Google and mobile advertising specialist AdMob practice of criticism Apple. The company on Monday introduced new development agreements for iOS and the terms of user data from iPhone, iPod, and last iPad. Specifically, App allowed developers to use user data, only then the delivery of advertising, if the data are transferred to an "independent advertising provider.

This "independent advertising service provider" must not "developers or distributors of mobile devices, mobile operating systems or development environments to be" – with the exception of Apple. These include Google and AdMob. "This change is not in the interest of the users or developers," criticized AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui in Company Blog.

If Apple will implement the new arrangements may, iPhone-app developers in the future no longer on the mobile ad solutions, AdMob, Google or Microsoft . Back "Said the ruling applies both large and small developers alike," Hamoui. "It limits the opportunities to make money, a strong."

A Report the Financial Times that plans the U.S. competition authority to investigate the case. Only recently was the Cartel Office examines the question of whether by Google’s acquisition of Admob competition in the mobile market is at risk.

The next collision of Apple and Google is already foreseeable: On 1 Apple’s July launch iAd advertising platform. The service displays advertising directly in one, combining interactive apps with emotional advertising. This group tries to establish itself as the biggest provider in the App-advertising market. Some lucrative advertising contracts, Apple has already been completed, such as with AT & T, Nissan and Disney, reports the mirror.

Multitasking, better screen, new processor: The iPhone 4 shows many improvements in detail – but worth the effort of switching to the latest Apple phone?

Furthermore we discuss in our follow-089 mobile podcasts. Finally, iPhone users still have to live with restrictions: no tethering, no expandable memory – and the subscription to the German Telekom is the purchasers of the iPhone 4 not remain spared. On the plus side, we have seen for the new Apple phone a faster chip, the slim design, the better camera with LED light, and many more details. All information and our conclusion, see the latest podcast.