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Microsoft to bundle Zumobi with Windows Mobile
Microsoft and Zumobi have announced a deal to distribute the Zumobi interface and widget platform with Windows Mobile. The move isn't particularly surprising, seeing as Zumobi is closely tied with Microsoft, and the zooming Windows Mobile interface was developed as part of Microsoft's IP Ventures Group.The Zumobi platform aims to tackle one of the problems inherent with cellphone software: it's hard to display a lot of information on a small screen. The interface presents users with 16 easy to see tiles and the ability to zoom in on just 4, or to zoom into a single application. This makes it easy to deal with a large amount of information without using up much space.
The partnership doesn't necessarily mean that every Windows Mobile 5.0/6 device you see from now on will include the Zumobi interface. It will most likely be up to manufacturers and wireless providers to decide whether to use the software. But we're guessing the announcement means we'll be seeing Zumobi on a lot more devices in the future. Currently you need to download the software from Zumobi's site to install it, and we're guessing the vast majority of Windows Mobile users have yet to hear of Zumobi let alone install the platform.
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chrisaroz said 3:26PM on 1-23-2008
Wow. That program sucks, and now they're FORCING it on people? Awesome.
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Greg Duckworth said 8:59PM on 1-23-2008
Yeah tried it on the HTC titan (Sprint Mogul), and it either would lock up, or was simply too slow to be usable.
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Mysterius said 8:18AM on 1-24-2008
I imagine it wouldn't suck if, you know, it was officially supported on the device... *rolls-eyes*
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nerdstrap said 9:40AM on 1-24-2008
This is literally one of the worst products I've ever tried. It's a resource hog and only does web pages. It needs to have tiles for the applications on your device as well.
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maahindra said 10:22PM on 2-12-2008
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