Microsoft + Nokia = a Challenge for Apple

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Windows Phone 7 'NoDo' update for all (even if you're on AT&T)!

ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - 4 Apr, 2011
Are you a Windows Phone 7 handset owner who has been patiently waiting for the 'NoDo' but your carrier is dragging its heels? Keep reading! Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published ...

Developer bypasses carriers, delivers Windows Phone update

ZDNet (blog) - Ed Bott - 4 Apr, 2011
If you're an early adopter with a Windows Phone 7 device, you're probably still waiting for the March update (”NoDo”) which adds bug fixes, performance improvements, and copy-and-paste support. ...

Further reading: Windows 8 sneak preview and iPad2 shortages delay paperless ...

Financial Times (blog) - Phill Tutt - 4 Apr, 2011
Geekwire has been looking at the rumours surrounding the next version of the Windows PC operating system. As well as adopting the tabbed command strip from Micorosoft Office, Windows 8 " or whatever Microsoft decides to call it - will also have Kinect ...

Zune Marketplace now in India

NDTV.com - Sameer Mitha - 4 Apr, 2011
You may now consider purchasing a device running Windows Phone 7. Why? Because Microsoft has finally launched the Zune Marketplace in India where users can purchase apps in INR (Indian Rupees). Microsoft claims that they have 36000 registered ...

Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 apps now working in India

ZDNet (blog) - Manan Kakkar - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft's Zune marketplace, the app store for Windows Phone 7 is now available in India. With the marketplace ready, Microsoft should be announcing the devices officially in India soon. ...

Windows Phone 7: Microsoft Finds Its Groove

msnbc.com - Kurt Bakke - 4 Apr, 2011
Few companies have messed up as many product launches as Microsoft. Windows Phone 7 was just one example, but we're now seeing promising signs that Microsoft is working on the problem. The marketing is improving, ...

1.5 million toolkits for Microsoft apps dowloaded

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎Apr 2, 2011‎
Charlie Neibergall / AP That's how many times Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 app toolkit has been downloaded by software developers. It's a sign that Microsoft's smart-phone operating system is catching on with programmers, even as consumers show a ...

Windows Phone 7 updates progress, slowly

Tehran Times - ‎Apr 2, 2011‎
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 much-delayed software updates are progressing slowly, even as the company very publicly touts the platform's viability to app developers. AT&T customers who purchased a Windows Phone 7 smartphone: expect your long-awaited ...

Microsoft + Nokia = a Challenge for Apple

New York Times - Randall Stross - ‎Apr 2, 2011‎
IPHONES and Android phones seem to be everywhere I look in Silicon Valley. The future is obvious, isn't it? IPhone, Android and no one else. They will form an exclusive duo in smartphones, just as Windows and Mac have in personal ...

Microsoft Reconsiders WP7 App Rejection

PCWorld - Nancy Gohring - ‎Apr 1, 2011‎
Microsoft appears to be reconsidering a decision to bar an application from the Windows Phone 7 market, in one of the first tests of the software giant's mobile app approval process. The developer of an application called ...

Install the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update regardless of your carrier

Switched - Lee Mathews - 4 Apr, 2011
Some of you who own Windows Phone 7 devices are still waiting for your pre-NoDo preparation update -- never mind NoDo itself. A few workarounds have been posted, but unfortunately they didn't work unless your ...

UTILITY: ChevronWP7.Updater flashes Windows Phone 7 NoDo to any supported Device

the unwired - 4 Apr, 2011
Over the weekend, Microsoft released its Windows Phone Support Tool and it seems the support tool was good for more than just getting a failed Windows Phone 7 update working again. Chris Walshie, one of the developers or the later removed ChevronWP7 ...

Windows 8 is Coming Soon

Reviews Of Electronics - 4 Apr, 2011
Despite Windows 7 still being a fairly recent release, and the fact that a lot of people have yet to upgrade from XP, Microsoft has just revealed that they plan to release their latest OS. Test versions of Windows 8 had already been sent out to ...

Microsoft launches support tool for fixing Windows Phone 7 update problems

Unwired View - 4 Apr, 2011
By Florin on 04 Apr 11 Now that the NoDo update has been finally released to Windows Phone 7 users, Microsoft wants to make sure updates are rolling-out smoothly. And it looks like they are, since I haven't seen any complaints from users. ...

[BREAKING] Windows Phone 7 Update: Trigger It Manually

GizmoCrunch - Christopher Hudson - 4 Apr, 2011
If you're still stuck waiting for the latest Windows Phone 7 update for your handset to roll out then we've got some good news for you. Chris Walsh from the ChevronWP7 team has found a solution that transcends the need to have a jailbroken WP7 handset ...

Microsoft Release Tool To Help Update Errors

everythingWM - Tim Barribeau - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has just put out a support tool to help users plagued with a couple of issues. If you see either of these when updating: 800705B4: The timer ran out on what we were trying to do. 80180080: We couldn't update ...

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone Marketplace In India

MediaNama.com - Anupam Saxena - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has enabled app downloads for Windows Phone 7 on Zune Marketplace in India, according to Windows Phone Sauce. With this, Windows Phone 7 users will be able to search for, buy and download ...

Microsoft Zune HD Gets Official Email App

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - 4 Apr, 2011
We heard recently that Microsoft may kill off the Zune, although this has to been confimed by Microsoft as yet, and now the Zune HD has just got an official email app. ...

Windows Phone 7 is loved by app designers, Microsoft claims

Digital Arts Online - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform has caught on with developers in the year since the platform's development tools were first shown, a Microsoft executive has stressed in a blog entry featuring a variety of numbers related to Microsoft's entrant in ...

HTC preparing Prime and Ignite Windows Phone 7 smartphones

Mobot.net (blog) - 4 Apr, 2011
In what's turning into a bit of an HTC leak-o-rama, we've had our attention tweaked by another two forthcoming handsets " the Prime and Ignite " to go along with the Pyramid we saw earlier on. And while their similarly leaked cousin runs the HTC staple ...

HTC boss promises new Windows Phone handsets

Mobot.net (blog) - 4 Apr, 2011
It's a couple of weeks ago now that we caught wind of the HTC Prime and Ignite, two new handsets supposedly being lined up with Windows Phone 7 on board. And just in case you thought that XDA China report was a fake, HTC Europe president Florian Seiche ...

First hints at what the new Windows 8 will look like

Siliconrepublic.com - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has offered a tantalising glimpse of what the new Windows 8 operating system will look like. First impressions: it sort of looks like Windows Phone 7 with a dollop of Xbox and Office thrown in for good measure. It seems Microsoft has taken ...

CONNECTED: Microsoft releases free simple E-Mail client for Zune HD

the unwired - 4 Apr, 2011
Whatever Microsoft plans for its Zune hardware, you know the media player platform which never made it to a broad market or acceptance, Zune HD owners have received some further app-love from Microsoft by now getting a free E-Mail client. ...

Indian Windows Phone 7 users can now access Zune Marketplace

Digit - 4 Apr, 2011
Indian Windows Phone 7 users will be happy to note that the Zune Marketplace is now accessible to them, via the downloadable Zune App, though Microsoft has yet to officially announce this. While different users have been enjoying varying levels of ...

HELPER: Microsoft releases Windows Phone Support Tool to resolve faulty Window ...

the unwired - 4 Apr, 2011
Not that I've seen this kind of error messages yet, but all my Windows Phone 7 pre- and NoDo updates went painless so far, Microsoft has released a utility called "Windows Phone Support Tool" which is an application that fixes problems that prevent ...

Zune HD email app arrives a little bit too late

Ubergizmo - Edwin Kee - 4 Apr, 2011
Don't you think that this piece of news is a little bit too late? The Zune player which we reported as dead (with a follow up after that), will be receiving its email application " at least for the Zune HD. ...

Microsoft Zune HD Gets First Email App, Long After Launch

GizmoCrave - Alexandru Ion - 4 Apr, 2011
It's been around one-and-a-half years since the Zune HD music player from Microsoft got a gala launch. The software giant has now quietly rolled out the first true e-mail app for their Zune HD device. The app allows Zune HD users to check their Gmail ...

Zune App for Windows Phone 7 launched in India but users not able to download

IC Tech News - Rajni Sharma - 4 Apr, 2011
The Zune App for Windows Phone has been launched in India though there is no official confirmation from Microsoft. However internet is buzz with the users who are able to search the App on their Phone 7. The launch well coincides with expected with ...

Zune Marketplace Now Available in India

Tech2 - 4 Apr, 2011
When we reviewed the Windows Phone 7 devices, namely the HTC HD7 and the Mozart, one of the biggest issues for us was the lack of the Zune Marketplace in India, making it impossible to purchase apps and the like without creating an US account and ...

Microsoft wants "quality not quantity" for mobile apps

PC Authority - Nicole Kobie - 4 Apr, 2011
Microsoft takes aim at mobile rivals as it reveals some stats about Windows Phone 7 platform. The Windows Phone 7 platform now has 11500 apps available, Microsoft has said. While that's a long way from catching up to ...

 

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