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Nokia developers can map Qt apps to Windows PhoneZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - 21 Sep, 2011Summary: Nokia will soon be launching Windows Phone Mango devices and in a recent post on the Microsoft developer blog the team provides resources for getting apps into Windows Phone Marketplace. ... |
Buying RIM would be a terrible idea for MicrosoftFinancial Post (blog) - Matt Rosoff - 21 Sep, 2011RIM's market share has been collapsing for some time. Now, absolute number of shipments are declining. Why buy a platform that's already fading away on its own? Hardware has lower margins than software and Microsoft has typically avoided ... |
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Microsoft emits WinPhone seduction packRegister - Bill Ray - 21 Sep, 2011Microsoft has provided a selection of guides showing how easy it can be to code for Windows Phone, including API maps and help with porting existing Qt applications. The free tool pack follows similar efforts to ... |
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Android still hot but many eyeing Windows Phone 7CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - 21 Sep, 2011Android is still the No. 1 choice of current and future smartphone owners, but Windows Phone 7 has been kicking up more interest among prospective phone buyers, says a report released yesterday by NPD Group. Among all smartphone operating systems, ... |
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Consumers are eyeing Windows Phone 7Inquirer - Kate O'Flaherty - 21 Sep, 2011By Kate O'Flaherty CATCH-UP MOBILE DEVELOPER Microsoft's unpopular mobile operating system (OS) Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is being eyed up by consumers despite its failure to take off, a report says. According to Connected Intelligence, Android is the most ... |
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Why Microsoft is more like Apple: @JoeMariniComputerworld (blog) - Richi Jennings - 21 Sep, 2011Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has accepted the resignation of a fairly-senior manager who "leaked" information via Twitter. Joe Marini, a Principal Program Manager on Windows Phone, is out after tweeting ... |
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Windows Phone manager leaks WP7 secrets via TwitterGMANews.TV - 21 Sep, 2011A key program manager of Microsoft's Windows Phone left his post after making news for tweeting his impressions of a Nokia device running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Tech site Geekwire reported a Microsoft spokeswoman who confirmed Joe Marini, ... |
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Nokia tweet costs Microsoft exec his jobTimes of India - 21 Sep, 2011Here's another proof of perils of social media. A tweet about a forthcoming Nokia phone cost a Microsoft employee his job. Joe Marini, a Windows Phone principal program manager, has reportedly left the company after being told that he violated ... |
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Did Tweets About a Nokia Phone Lead to Microsoft Employee's Ouster?PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - 21 Sep, 2011Is former Microsoft employee Joe Marini the latest Twitter casualty? The software giant isn't saying why the one-time principal program manager for the Windows Phone Web platform is no longer employed by Redmond, but a series of tweets ... |
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Microsoft employee's phone tweet leads to ousterZDNet Asia - Leslie Katz - 21 Sep, 2011Joe Marini, a principal program manager on the Windows Phone team, has stepped down after tweeting about an unreleased Nokia device in violation of company policy, reports say. ... |
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Windows Phone 7, Day 19: Diving Into the Office HubPCWorld (blog) - Tony Bradley - 21 Sep, 2011Today I am continuing the conversation from Day 18 about productivity on the go with a "Mango" smartphone. The Office Hub in Windows Phone 7 sets the device apart from the competition as a platform for mobile productivity. ... |
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Microsoft employee who tweeted about unreleased Nokia phone no longer with companyThe Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - 21 Sep, 2011Is this a cautionary tale about imprudent/company-policy-violating tweeting, or about a company's overreaction to such? Joe Marini, a principal program manager for the web platform on Windows Phone, who tweeted about an unreleased Nokia phone a few ... |
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Microsoft exec departs after tweet about Nokia phoneRegister - 21 Sep, 2011A Microsoft manager has left the company after tweeting a less-than-raving review of a forthcoming Nokia handset running the Windows Phone OS. Joe Marini, until recently a principal program manager for web activities on Redmond's smartphone operating ... |
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Many People Still Don't Know Windows Phone 7 ExistsPCWorld (blog) - Jeff Bertolucci - 21 Sep, 2011If Microsoft wants to compete with the iPhone and the gazillion-plus Android handsets in the smartphone market, it's probably going to have to beef up its already sizable marketing budget for Windows ... |
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Android's Biggest Threat: Windows Phone 7?PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 21 Sep, 2011Google's Android is currently the mobile operating system to beat, but the platform still faces competition from Apple's iOS and, interestingly, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, according to Tuesday data from NPD. ... |
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Skype updates its software to support Microsoft's Windows 8ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 21 Sep, 2011Summary: Skype for Windows now supports Microsoft's Windows 8, Microsoft's next Windows release, which is available to testers in Developer Preview form. Microsoft still is not officially the owner of ... |
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Windows Phone 7's Marketing ProblemInformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 21 Sep, 201144% of US smartphone owners who are looking to upgrade are considering Windows Phone 7, study says. But many others have never heard of it. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek The latest numbers coming from Connected Intelligence suggest there may be another ... |
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Will Windows 8 be Windows Phone 7's savior?Computerworld (blog) - 21 Sep, 2011There hasn't been a great deal of good news for Windows Phone 7 recently. But the Windows 8 Developer Preview holds out hope that Windows 8 may eventually be the boost the struggling smartphone operating system needs. The moment you boot into Windows 8 ... |
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Windows Phone 7 could pose a threat to Android (report)ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - Sep 20, 2011Summary: Android is the undeniable leader in the domestic smartphone market share as of late, but that could change as consumers become more aware of other mobile platforms besides those of Google and ... |
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Android On Top For Now But Consumers Also Eyeing Windows Phone 7 for the FutureSan Francisco Chronicle (press release) - Sep 20, 2011Despite Android's dominant position in smartphone operating systems, its continued primacy is not guaranteed; nearly half of smartphone owners and intenders are considering Windows Phone 7 for their next purchase, according to the "Android: Variation ... |
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Windows Phone 7, Day 18: Productivity On the Go with "Mango"PCWorld - Tony Bradley - Sep 19, 2011There is one thing that the Microsoft mobile OS has always had that no other mobile platform can really match--Microsoft Office. Windows Phone 7--especially "Mango"--goes beyond the Office Mobile apps with the Office Hub, ... |
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Windows Phone 7, Day 17: Taking and Sharing Pictures with WP7PCWorld - Tony Bradley - Sep 18, 2011Just about every mobile phone--whether a smartphone or traditional "feature phone"--has a camera, and the Samsung Focus with Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" that I am using is no exception. But, not all mobile phone cameras are ... |
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Here's Why Microsoft Should Kill The Windows Phone Brand (MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Sep 18, 2011Yesterday, I had an experience that shows why Microsoft should kill the Windows Phone brand and name its new phones something fun like Mango. I went to Radio Shack to buy a cheap audio cable. The clerk was excited because it had just become an official ... |
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Analyst Touts WP7 Threat To Android CrowdeWEEK Europe UK - Clint Boulton - 21 Sep, 2011One research group at least has backed the chances of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 to pose a serious threat to Android's smartphone domination. However NPD Group's Connected Intelligence service said that Android is the preferred platform among current ... |
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Microsoft and Nokia launch toolkit for porting Symbian apps to Windows PhoneComputerWeekly.com - 21 Sep, 2011Microsoft and Nokia have launched a toolkit to allow developers to port applications running on Nokia's Symbian operating system (OS) to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Microsoft said it hopes to make it easier for Nokia Symbian developers to learn ... |
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Microsoft Employee Tweet Leads to Loss of JobGather.com - Rhetta Akamatsu - 21 Sep, 2011A Microsoft employee tweet has led to that person's apparent firing for violating social-media policy at the company. Official word is that he stepped down after being informed that he would be let go. "I just got a chance to try out one of the ... |
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Windows Phone porting guide for Symbian developersUbergizmo - Edwin Kee - 21 Sep, 2011I suppose if you're a Symbian developer, life can be quite the tough package at the moment â€" after all, it surely can't feel too good knowing that the platform you're developing for is dying a slow but sure death. Why not look to greener pastures, ... |
Microsoft employee sacked after tweetInformation Age - 21 Sep, 2011A Microsoft employee who tweeted about an unreleased Windows phone no longer works for the company. Joe Marini had been the principal program manager for the Windows Phone team, and tweeted what appeared to be his impressions of an unreleased phone. ... |
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Microsoft Windows 8 Preview | Microsoft,Windows 8 Preview,Win 8 Preview ...Benchmark Reviews - 21 Sep, 2011Windows 8 is damned impressive. That's our one-sentence summary of the company's keynote and it applies despite the appearance of a few bugs and hiccups during the on-stage OS demonstrations. The new operating system shares certain design elements with ... |
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Microsoft Exec Loses Job after Tweeting about the Nokia Windows Phone 7ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 21 Sep, 2011A Microsoft executive has lost his job over a Tweet he sent about Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 7 device. According to an article on The Register, Joe Marini, the now former principal program manager for web services at Microsoft, mysteriously lost ... |
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