Verizon expects Windows Phone to overtake BlackBerry

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Windows Phone 7, Day 21: "Mango" Does Multitasking--Mostly PCWorld - Tony Bradley - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ The smartphone is a sort of Swiss Army knife that often needs to be capable of performing multiple functions simultaneously. For today's 30 Days With Windows Phone 7 post I will take a closer look at how Microsoft is handling ...
Windows 8: Sleek UI But Not Ready for the Desktop PC Magazine - Michael J. Miller - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ For a little more than a week now, I've been using the Windows 8 Developer Preview both on the Samsung tablet Microsoft passed out at the Build conference and on a standard desktop PC. So far, the operating system shows a lot of ...
Verizon Chief: Windows Phone Will Beat RIM PC Magazine - Sara Yin - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ One of the tech industry's favorite parlor games is speculating about what company will have the third-largest smartphone OS in the coming years behind Android and iOS. Hairs tend to split between RIM's BlackBerry, the ailing, ...
Microsoft, Red Hat Spar Over Secure Boot-loading Tech PCWorld - Joab Jackson - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Is Microsoft using a next-generation computing boot-loading technology to lock out the use of Linux and other OSEs on certain computers? While Microsoft has denied malicious intent, one Red Hat developer maintains that this ...
Five reasons to stay away from Windows 8 Computerworld (blog) - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ As I detail in my review, "A deep dive into Windows 8 Developer Preview," Microsoft heaped all of its creativity in Windows 8 on the new Metro interface, which you boot into when you start the operating system. There's a lot nice there, but it's been ...
Microsoft explains its use of UEFI to 'secure' boot process Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has explained how it intends to protect pre-OS boot environments through the use of the unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI). Microsoft's Windows 8 secure boot effectively checks the OS loader code ...
	Microsoft explains Windows 8 boot to quell Linux fears ZDNet UK - Ben Woods - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Microsoft has become locked in a dispute over whether the boot process in Windows 8 will block Linux from running on hardware designed for the next version of its flagship platform. ...
	Microsoft to stop Linux, older Windows, from running on Windows 8 PCs ZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Summary: It doesn't take much reading between the lines to see that Microsoft is going to try to keep Linux, older versions of Windows, and other operating systems off Windows 8 PCs. ...
Microsoft confirms that UEFI 'secure boot' might lock out Linux and older ... ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Summary: If you'll be wanting to install Linux or an older version of Windows on that Windows 8 PC, you'd better do your research before you buy. Microsoft's Tony Mangefeste of the Ecosystem ...
Microsoft: Don't blame us if Windows 8's secure boot requirement blocks Linux ... ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Summary: Microsoft officials provided more information on plans for UEFI secure boot support in Windows 8 in response to fears by some users that they may be blocked from dual-booting Linux on Windows 8 ...
Windows Phone 7, Day 20: Where's the VPN? PCWorld (blog) - Tony Bradley - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ One of the things I love about my smartphone is that it can keep me connected and productive no matter where I go. However, when it comes to connecting to some networks and network resources, the lack of VPN support in Windows ...
Nokia more confident on Windows Phone this year Economic Times - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ HELSINKI: Nokia , the world's largest phone maker by volume, said on Friday it was increasingly confident its first Windows Phone would reach consumers this year. "As we stated previously, we have increased confidence we will ship our first Windows ...
MS denies secure boot will exclude Linux Register - John Leyden - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Microsoft has hit back at concerns that secure boot technology in UEFI firmware could lock out Linux from Windows 8 PCs, saying that consumers will be free to run whatever they want on their PCs. ...
Microsoft helps Symbian devs move to Windows Phone ZDNet UK (blog) - David Meyer - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Microsoft and Nokia have unveiled a guide to help developers port Symbian apps across to Windows Phone, Nokia's new platform of choice. The two companies announced in February that Nokia was to wind down its ...
Windows 8 Boot Screens Get a Classy New Look PCWorld - Elizabeth Fish - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ Photo: MicrosoftOne of the many notable new features in Windows 8 is how quickly it boots--it can start up in under 7 seconds, in fact. With such a short booting time, what will you get instead of a ton ...
Verizon CEO: Windows Phone To Beat BlackBerry InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ The current market has proven that it can't support an unlimited number of smartphone platforms. But there's still some consolidation to go, believes Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam. In January of this year, ...
	All quiet on the smartphone front ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - ‎Sep 22, 2011‎ Summary: The smartphone space is still growing, but we aren't seeing a lot of innovation. The phones today are pretty much the same as they've been for a while. We need something to shake things up. ...
Microsoft breaks with PC world, reinvents itself with Windows 8 Washington Post - Joshua Topolsky - ‎Sep 21, 2011‎ Last week, at a large developers' event, Microsoft formally introduced its next operating system to the world, and it's nothing like the Windows you're used to. It's clear the company has watched and learned as Apple stormed into ...
Windows Phone Mango Will Start Trickling Out on Sept. 27 Gizmodo - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ So it begins. After rumors of a release coming as soon as this week, Microsoft has just about confirmed them. This Tuesday, AT&T customers with the HTC Surround, LG Quantum, and Samsung Focus will get a fresh Mango update. ...
	AT&T Rolling Out WP Mango Update Starting Tuesday Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ AT&T will begin its Windows Phone (WP) Mango update program starting on Tuesday, September 27, a report from WPCentral reveals. AT&T will begin rolling out its Windows Phone Mango update starting Tuesday. Image: Sarolazmi / Flickr (CC) According to the ...
I've Never Met an Alpha That I Liked Windows 8 News - Mike Halsey - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ I've now had a copy of Windows 8 for just under a fortnight and, to be honest, I've completely stopped using it and have gone back to Windows 7. This is despite the fact that I ...
Review: Windows 8 will be Microsoft's multi-tasker Chicago Daily Herald - Rich Jaroslovsky - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ Big colorful tiles instead of tiny icons. Functions controllable by touch and gestures. Applications that are better designed and better looking than you've ever seen before. If Windows has a future, this is it. ...
IE9 features in Windows Phone 7 Mango update detailed Neowin - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ As owners of smartphones with Windows Phone 7 installed await the long awaited "Mango" update, Microsoft continues to offer info about what users can expect in terms of new features. In a recent update on the official Windows Phone 7 blog site, ...
	Samsung Omnia 7 Expert Reviews - Barry de la Rosa - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ Samsung's Omnia 7 is a first-generation Windows Phone 7 handset, and although the 7.5 "Mango" update is ready, it hasn't yet passed the network operator certification process. Thanks to Microsoft's early announcement, we know what to expect from Mango, ...
	Verizon to update its Windows Phones to Mango by September 27th WCCFtech (blog) - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ Probably the only person on the face of this earth who uses an Android phone but loves Windows Phone 7 equally. Also, a die hard PC Hardware enthusiast and an avid PC gamer. More and more carriers are jumping to the Mango bandwagon and are essentially ...
Windows 8 developer tablets now on eBay TECH.BLORGE.com - Dave Parrack - ‎Sep 24, 2011‎ You can buy anything on eBay these days, including one of those swanky new Windows 8 tablets Microsoft generously gave out to developers at BUILD. Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 in detail at its latest BUILD developers conference. ...
	Verizon Getting Windows Phone 7 Mango Update on September 27, Too? MobileWhack.com - Jeff Baker - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Earlier today we let you know that AT&T would potentially be grabbing the Windows Phone 7 Mango update come September 27th. While this has yet to be confirmed it has given WP7 owners on AT&T a ray of hope as the ...
AT&T Getting Windows Phone 7 Mango Starting September 27? MobileWhack.com - Jeff Baker - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ We just got done telling you how Verizon is expecting Windows Phone 7 to become the third most used mobile operating system but there's still quite a way to go. Luckily, Microsoft has managed to secure a ...
Safeguarding the boot environment with UEFI Windows 8 Beta - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ Yesterday, Microsoft published Building Windows 8 blog posts detailing the new operating system's boot capabilities.It focuses on the security aspects of supporting “secure boot” offered with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) computers. ...
	Windows 8 Computers Linux-Proofed International Business Times AU - ‎Sep 23, 2011‎ By William E. \| September 24, 2011 11:37 AM EST Dual booting users will now have a difficult time with Windows 8 machines as systems with "Designed for Windows 8" logos must be shipped with UEFI secure booting enabled. It prevents machines from booting ...