Will Windows Phone Woo Developers?

Release Date ‎Nov 11, 2011‎ in New York Times blog

 
   

Microsoft eases hardware requirements for WP7

GMANews.TV - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Microsoft has quietly dropped some requirements for manufacturers of smartphones that will run its Windows Phone 7 operating system, a tech site reported over the weekend. The Next Web said Microsoft now considers front and rear cameras of Windows ...

Windows Phone Mango: 10 New Apps You Must Check Out

Wired News - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Rdio launched its Windows Phone 7 app last November, and now it's revamped the app with Metro (Windows Phone's signature user interface) and other Mango-specific features. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com It's never easy being a ...

Nokia 'Champagne,' Xbox dashboard preview and more Microsoft news of the week

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Summary: Microsoft news round-up for this week includes a possible new Nokia Windows Phone, tidbits on the Xbox dashboard fall preview, new comScore search data and more. It's time for an end-of-week ...

Will Windows Phone Woo Developers?

New York Times (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Microsoft and Nokia have their eyes set on a luminous prize " competing with Apple and Android to become one of the top smartphone sellers in the world. Both companies are ramping up for the release of ...

Smart Phone Attacks Increase by 800 % in Four Months

Forbes - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
That's the report from the UK, that attacks (scams, phishing, rogue apps) on smart phones are up 800 percent over the last four months. While a separate report said that the number of cyber attacks on smart phones had increased by 800pc in four months, ...

Nokia reveals its plans to attract Windows Phone developers

Inquirer - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
By Kate O'Flaherty FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has unveiled plans to reel in developers as part of its effort to increase Windows Phone market share in collaboration with its partner, Microsoft. Nokia's head of apps and partnerships, Keith Varty told The ...

Unlocking the stock value of Microsoft's business

The Seattle Times - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
While a split-up of Microsoft's divisions might unlock some value " in the server-software and tools segment, for instance, or the Microsoft Dynamics business software operation " company management insists that its various product lines support one ...

Microsoft's Next Act

Barron's - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Shares of the software giant should get a lift from the next iteration of Windows. Microsoft is the mega ship among global software producers. And the cost of passage is a bargain among tech stocks. ...

Microsoft: Where's your $199 Windows Tablet?

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Summary: A tablet computer combining Windows Phone Mango OS and cloud computing could be a mobile monster. As I write this, Amazon is in the process of preparing shipments of hundreds of thousands of 7″ ...

Windows Phone 7 Jailbreak: Microsoft Tops Apple on Openness

PCWorld - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
If someone uses a tool to jailbreak their Windows Phone 7 Phone, the warranties on their device will remain, and they'll still be able to get Microsoft support for their phone. By Preston Gralla, Computerworld Apple has managed through the years to ...

Who will buy Samsung Focus S Windows Phone?

BetaNews - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
Microsoft has a perception problem: It's the new IBM -- the stodgy has-been that built an empire on a now declining market. Meanwhile, Apple is the amazing innovator that drives the new era of computing, propelled by the cunning genius of ...

Windows Phone, Barnes and Noble Fight, Ad Deal Marked Microsoft Week

eWeek - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
Microsoft's week marked the start of the company's huge Windows Phone push, a new online ad deal, and a twist in a long-running battle with Barnes & Noble over Android. Microsoft started its huge Windows Phone push this past week. On Nov. ...

Microsoft windows phone 7 event

Examiner.com - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
The mobile phone era has generated a lot of excitement for people with the money to keep up with its innovations. Microsoft is adding to the excitement by creating a party like atmosphere around the marketing of new Windows Phone devices at an event in ...

Moving from Android to Windows Phone 7 Part 1 : Getting Ready for the plunge!

Gotta Be Mobile - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to share my adventures of transitioning from being an Android user to a Windows Phone user. This is going to be somewhat interesting considering that I was a Windows Mobile fan boy for so long. ...

HTC Radar 4G Windows Mango Phone Technical Specs Review

Mobile bloom News - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
The HTC Radar 4G is the first Windows Phone 7.5 to hit the United States, and lands on the T-Mobile 4G network. The phone was launched on Halloween, and to help increase awareness of the Windows 4G handset, Microsoft and smartphone manufacturer HTC ...

HTC Radar 4G Review (T-Mobile)

Chip Chick - ‎Nov 13, 2011‎
The HTC Radar 4G is one of the first Windows Phone devices to come running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) out of the box. It's also one of the first Windows phones to be 4G friendly and to sport a front-facing camera. It has been about a year since the ...

Microsoft Takes Windows Phone 7 on the Road

FleshEatingZipper - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Windows Phone 7 has launched over a year ago but many people still have no idea what it is exactly. Microsoft is looking to change that. They are currently on a country wide tour of major cities to show people exactly what makes Windows Phone so ...

Tango Down: Skype Alternative on Windows Phone Raises Some Questions

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
While we wait patiently for word that Skype for Windows Phone is finally ready, it's natural that we would also get distracted by mobile apps that are similar to, but not the same as, Skype. One such app, Tango, was released on Windows Phone this week. ...

Samsung Windows 8 tablet expected to launch in 2012

Online News Today - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Bloomberg reports that Windows 8 tablets are coming soon. One of Samsung's executives told business news agency that it would be launching PCs running windows 8 by 2012. It's likely to be an upgrade of the Samsung Series 7 tablet PC. ...

Windows Phone NYC Event Video Goes Live

Windows 7 News - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
This week Microsoft had a huge promotional event for Windows Phone in New York City where they constructed a six story phone, complete with live tiles to show off the ...

This week at Microsoft: Xbox, Windows Phone, and Silverlight

The Next Web (blog) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
It's Friday my dear friends, and that means that it is time for us all to sit back, make a cocktail, and take a gander at the Microsoft news for the past week. It's been a lighter week than usual, with the Windows team mostly taking a breather, ...

Win Windows Phone

BetaNews - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
How would you like to snag a Windows Phone running Mango? As part of its launch promotion and "Inner Circle" tour, Microsoft has graciously offered BetaNews one Windows Phone to give away to a lucky reader. That could be you. ...

Microsoft Takes Windows Phone 7 Marketing Up a Notch With Wild NYC Event [VIDEO]

Mashable - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
A number of new Windows Phone devices " including the excellent Focus Flash " launched this week and Microsoft decided to celebrate with a big media blitz in New York City. Microsoft built a six-story Windows Phone with truly “live” Live tiles in the ...

Nokia reveals plans to attract developers onto Windows Phone

Ubergizmo - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Nokia has put all of their proverbial eggs into Microsoft's basket with Windows Phone, and it looks like they're going all out to not only make sure that their devices kick off, but to ensure that Microsoft's ...

Microsoft Focuses on the Enterprise & Windows Phone Until Windows 8 Launch

Trefis (subscription) - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
It has been an exciting couple of weeks for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Microsoft reported its earnings for Q1 FY12 last month, with a modest increase in revenues. Windows sales have slowed down quite a bit since it has been around 3 years since Microsoft ...

First Windows 8 Touch Screen Device Confirmed

Infopackets - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Samsung has confirmed it will sell touch-screen devices running Windows 8, beginning in the second half of 2012. For Microsoft, this is a positive sign its efforts to adapt the new operating system to ultra-portable devices will pay off. ...

Windows 8: the game changer

PC Pro - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Microsoft has ripped up Windows and started again - but will such a brave gamble pay off? Microsoft isn'ta company renowned for its audacity, but nobody could doubt the boldness of what you're about to witness over the next eight pages. ...

Windows Phone 7 Sunk by Silverlight

iProgrammer - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
As we reported this week, Silverlight seems to have reached the end of its road. What nobody seems to have noticed yet, is that sinking Silverlight drags Windows Phone 7 down with it. There is a bit problem with Microsoft's latest road map. ...

10 Reasons to Turn Your Back On Windows Phone 7

CIO Insight - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Remember when making decisions about which enterprise mobility products to choose was easy? You simply looked up the latest RIM offerings, chose your solutions, and you were all set. How times have changed. ...

iPhone 4S vs Samsung Focus S: Microsoft vs Apple

International Business Times - ‎Nov 11, 2011‎
Steve Jobs would have been proud of the unavoidable iPhone 4S collision with the Samsung Focus S. He famously called former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates unimaginative in the Walter Isaacson biography, ...

 

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