Windows Phone 7.5: Microsoft's Overachieving Underdog

Release Date ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ in TIME

Facebook phone seeks your Like Manila Bulletin - 28 Nov, 2011 MANILA, Philippines �" Nokia plans to launch a tablet computer as early as the first half of 2012. And to nobody's surprise, it will most likely be loaded with Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows 8. ...
Yandex Becomes Default Search Engine on Windows Phone MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ MOSCOW, Nov 25, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Yandex /quotes/zigman/5262665/quotes/nls/yndx YNDX -1.50% has become the default search engine on Windows Phone-based handsets in Russia. The company has partnered with Nokia, Samsung, ...
	Software Bugs are a Regular Part of Smartphone Life for Windows Phone and ... Forbes - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ Our parents had that new car smell. We have something else. After the unboxing videos are filmed, and we tell the world on Facebook we have the latest smartphone, people settle down at their computers and hit the “update smartphone” button. ...
	Windows smartphones a joy to use USA Today - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ When buying a new smartphone �" or adding one to a holiday gift list �" there's just one question: iPhone or Android? Models pose with the HTC Titan and Radar. Models pose with the HTC Titan and Radar. ...
Windows Phone 7.5: Microsoft's Overachieving Underdog TIME - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ The new update to this inventive mobile operating system is a real alternative to the iPhone and Android. By Harry McCracken \| @harrymccracken \| November 24, 2011 \| + Once upon a time, the name “Windows” stood for something. Several things, actually. ...
Android vs. iPhone vs. Windows Phone: Pick your smartphone OS CNET - ‎Nov 23, 2011‎ With a rush of amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, this is a great time to buy a new phone for you or for someone else. There are excellent phones flooding the market (here ...
Microsoft announces social rewards scheme Know Your Mobile (blog) - 28 Nov, 2011 Microsoft and ex-Blur bassist Alex James has announced a new Windows Phone rewards scheme. Known as 'Into by Windows Phone', this new scheme allows you to be rewarded when using your phone. Every Facebook Like, Facebook share, Tweet or invites to the ...
	Facebook phone not really wanted? Phones Review - 28 Nov, 2011 For as long as I can remember in the mobile space there has been rumours of a Facebook phone on the horizon, and yes we have already seem a couple of devices claiming to be Facebook phones in the HTC Salsa and HTC Status, and most recently word of a ...
	Microsoft Signs Up Alex James to Help Shift Windows Phone Handsets Gizmodo UK - 28 Nov, 2011 Blur's bassist Alex James has turned desperate �" after shilling his cheese to all and sundry in every possible newspaper and magazine (and throwing a festival that's now been dubbed “Worstival”), he's now pimping Windows Phone with Microsoft, ...
	HTC Radar Puts Emphasis on Social Networks Jakarta Globe - 28 Nov, 2011 The HTC Radar is one of the first smartphones available that uses Microsoft's new Mango mobile operating system. The phone comes with a 1 GHz processor, 512 megabytes of RAM and a 5 megapixel camera. (Photo courtesy of HTC) Earlier this month, ...
Into by Windows Phone app: Microsoft bribes you to be a Mango evangelist ElectricPig.co.uk - 28 Nov, 2011 Microsoft is launching a curious new app on the Windows Phone Marketplace this week. Called “Into by Windows Phone”, it's designed to turn Windows Phone owners into evangelists by offering them prizes �" if you show your mates how it works ...
Does Microsoft Offer A Short Or Long Term Investing Opportunity? Seeking Alpha - 28 Nov, 2011 As the economy rocks back and forth between news about Europe, we are looking for ways to invest and make money. One company that we can see short to mid-term opportunity in using stocks and options is with Microsoft (MSFT). ...
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango phones from HTC; Radar and Titan Northern Voices Online - 28 Nov, 2011 By NVONews Tech Correspondent, Taiwanese tech giant HTC is one of the first firms to unveil some Windows Phone 7.5 Mango-based phones. The company rolled out two phones, dubbed Radar and Titan, high-end smartphones with the new software from Microsoft. ...
Facebook, HTC building Android smartphone Business Recorder (blog) - 28 Nov, 2011 Facebook has allied with Taiwan's HTC to build a customised smartphone powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital. The project, code named "Buffy," is aimed at making a handset tailored for the ...
Analyst: A Facebook phone is 'stupid' Afterdawn.com - 28 Nov, 2011 Analyst Rob Enderle has torn the rumored Facebook 'Buffy' phone apart this weekend in a post, going as far as to call it "stupid." Additionally, the analyst compared the phone to the now-defunct Zune media player line created by Microsoft. ...
Sharp upward spike in WP7 Facebook users could mean 600000 new Windows Phones ... WMPoweruser.com - 28 Nov, 2011 The number of users of Microsoft's Facebook Integration in Windows Phone 7 proven to be a pretty accurate measure of how many Windows Phone 7 users are out there, correctly predicting the number at around 5-6 million. Now the latest data shows a ...
Nokia to unveil its first Windows 8 tablet mid 2012 Northern Voices Online - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ By NVONews Tech Correspondent, Nokia's first tablet on Microsoft Windows 8 is expected to arrive mid next year. Talking to a French daily Les Échos, Paul Amsellem, head of Nokia France said that the company would launch its first Windows 8 tablet in ...
Neither iOS Nor Android, Windows Phone 7 Is The Operating System Of The Year! TNerd.com - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS has bagged the Operating System of the Year award putting the anticipated iOS or Google's Android OS to impermanent rest. At the Know Your Mobile Awards 2011 event, the jury announced the decision in favor of the most ...
Windows Phone 7 wins Operating System of the Year 2011 award WMPoweruser.com - ‎Nov 26, 2011‎ The OS won the category on the strength of its now widely emulated Metro OS with its easily customisable start screen, which is focused on putting people. The system won plaudits for having a unique tile-based look which stepped away from the sea of ...
	Microsoft Lync Corporate Messaging System on iOS, BlackBerry, Android and ... Technology Bloom News - ‎Nov 26, 2011‎ This is some real big news coming in for corporates hooked to their smartphones �"and who feel “left out” thanks to the lack of support for Microsoft Lync (formerly Microsoft Office Communicator) on their handsets. Well that is going to be history soon ...
Microsoft prepping Chinese Windows Phone launch with critical partnership The Next Web - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ It's not a secret that Microsoft's Windows Phone smartphone line has its eye on the massive Chinese smartphone market, as its most recent update contained greatly expanded support for the native language. QQ has reported [Chinese] that Microsoft has ...
Yandex Becomes Default Search Engine for Windows Phones in Russia ITProPortal - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ In Russia, Yandex became the default search engine for Windows based handsets. Yandex joined with Samsung, HTC, Nokia, and Microsoft to provide their search services on the newest Windows Phone based smartphones available in the Russian mobile market. ...
	BB, iOS, Android And Windows Phone Are Soon To Receive Microsoft Lync Technology Perk - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ The latest tweet by bigpicau is that BB, iOS devices, Android and Windows Phone will soon be receiving accessibility to Microsoft Lync.This is a chat application from Microsoft that could be installed on those devices operating under one of these ...
iOS 5 vs Android 4.0 ICS vs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango: comparison chart All Touch Tablet - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ Deciding which tablet to buy is not always a matter of price and specs. If you go only for price you might find yourself spending more money after the initial purchase to get accessories, apps, or simply another tablet that meets your demands. ...
Microsoft Lync coming to Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone next month Engadget - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ Heads up, corporateers. Just like the company previously hinted, Microsoft Lync will soon make its smartphone debut. Currently, the enterprise instant messaging client (formerly known as Microsoft Office ...
	App of the Day: Spotify for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) Gadget Helpline (blog) - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ As of today the official Spotify application is available to download to Windows Phones from the Marketplace, bringing offline playlists, the latest tracks and music streaming on the go to thousands of phones. Windows Phone is the last major operating ...
	HTC shares its “quietly brilliant” story Ubergizmo - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ HTC has been in the smartphone business for quite some time now but did you know it used to manufacture devices for other companies before coming up with its own line of phones? Well, the folks over at HTC have ...
	Rumor: Microsoft Picks a Retail Partner for WP7 Launch in China in 2012 Penn Olson - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ Rumors in the Chinese business media suggest that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is poised to launch its mobile OS, Windows Phone 7 (WP7) officially in mainland China next year �" and that it'll partner with Chinese retail giant Suning (SHE:002024) for ...
	Yandex Now Finds a Place in Windows Phones GizmoCrave - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ Talk about search engines, and the first name that comes to mind is Google. But surprise! The upcoming Windows smartphones in Russia will feature Yandex instead. Yandex, an internet technologies company that operates in Russia and CIS, has now teamed ...
Free HTC Radar 4G, Trophy and Arrive offered by Microsoft IntoMobile - ‎Nov 25, 2011‎ Apple can't be the only tech giant with great deals for Black Friday. Microsoft is joining the craze, offering three Windows Phone devices for free (with a two-year carrier contract) at their online store. Smartphones included in this special offer, ...