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“It still sucks” – Windows Mobile 6.5 is universally panned by critics
As companies like Apple and Palm continue to push forward with substantial smartphone features and improvements, Microsoft continues to lag far behind and its latest offering, Windows Mobile 6.5, recently debuted to a nearly universal critical thrashing. Writing for Gizmodo, John Herrman writes on Windows Mobile 6.5: I really didn’t want to beat up on [...]
Continue reading...Windows Marketplace is now live with 34 apps
Monday, October 5, 2009
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Windows Mobile 6.5 phones have started hitting the shelves, and with that, comes the arrival of Windows Marketplace which is up and running with a large selection of 34 apps. To be fair, Windows Marketplace wasn’t officially scheduled to launch until tomorrow, so maybe there’s a boatload of apps in the queue just waiting for [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft and Steve Ballmer still focused on volume sales for smartphones
Friday, September 25, 2009
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently sat down with TechCrunch to discuss all things search, twitter, and smartphones. Particularly interesting were Ballmer’s statements on the smartphone market and whether or not Microsoft would ever manufacture a Microsoft phone. Let’s just break hardware devices into 2 broad categories, really high volume and more niche. And I’ll call [...]
Continue reading...Ballmer on poor Windows Mobile execution: “This will not happen again”
Friday, September 25, 2009
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At the Microsoft hosted Venture Capital Summit yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed Windows Mobile 7, and opined on the fact that it still hasn’t been released. Acknowledging that they’ve screwed up, Ballmer noted that the entire Windows Mobile 7 team has been revamped. “We’ve pumped in some new talent”, Ballmer was quoted as saying, [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft hires fashion designers to create wallpapers for Windows Phones
Monday, September 14, 2009
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This almost seems straight out of The Onion. Liz Sloan, of the WindowsTeamBlog, writes: Fashion Week is in full swing in New York City this week, and today, we’re excited to announce five designer themes created just for Windows phones. The themes, which include custom palettes and wallpapers, were designed by some of today’s hottest [...]
Continue reading...Windows Mobile phones coming on Ocotber 6th, and why it doesn’t even matter
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Microsoft announced to day that its next-gen version of Windows Mobile (6.5) will be hitting phones and stores on October 6th. Will Windows Mobile 6.5 have any discernable effect on the smartphone market? We doubt it. Stephanie Ferguson writes for the Windows Team Blog: Of the people we talked to, 74% listed productivity as the top feature [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft encourages developers to charge more for Windows Mobile apps, and why that won’t be enough
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Earlier this week at the first ever Windows Mobile Developers Camp, Microsoft had some interesting things to say to its developers regarding app pricing on the upcoming Windows Marketplace app store. Speaking to a group of about 50 developers, Loke Uei, Microsoft’s senior technical product manager for mobile developer experience, suggested that developers should avoid [...]
Continue reading...Why Microsoft’s dual platform strategy to compete with the iPhone and Android is destined to fail
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Microsoft is planning to leverage Windows Mobile 6.5 to compete against Android while pinning its hopes on Windows Mobile 7 to compete against the iPhone, according to a recent report in Digitimes. Unfortunately for Microsoft, Windows Mobile 6.5 isn’t scheduled to hit stores until October 2009 while Windows Mobile 7 won’t be available until February [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft tells developers how to port apps over from the iPhone to Windows Mobile
Monday, August 3, 2009
This fall, Microsoft will unveil its own version of a mobile app store for Windows Mobile phones, aptly called the Windows Marketplace. Clearly, Microsoft will have a lot of work on its hands as it attempts to compete with the already mature iTunes App Store which currently boasts more than 65,000 applications. In an effort [...]
Continue reading...Windows Mobile 6.5 Hands on [Video]
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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A video preview of what Windows Mobile 6.5 is gonna look like, slated for a holiday 2009 release. Better late than never, I suppose. 2 points of interest – WM7 will support flash but will not sport a capacitive touch screen.
Continue reading...Windows Mobile 6.5 in action [Video]
Monday, July 27, 2009
Check out this video of the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 running Windows Mobile 6.5. Thoughts?
Continue reading...Microsoft no longer reimbursing employees with iPhone data plans
Monday, June 15, 2009
Silicon Alley Insider reports that Microsoft will no longer compensate employees who use iPhones and BlackBerrys for Microsoft related work. I think the most surprising thing is that Microsoft was even footing the bill in the first place. Microsoft won’t pay for its employees’ Apple (AAPL) iPhone data service plans anymore, even if they’re used [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft admits UI for Windows Mobile 6.5 was rushed
Thursday, May 14, 2009
You can file this one in the “no shit” cabinet. At the TechEd 2009 conference today, Microsoft employees conceded that UI for Windows Mobile 6.5 was rushed to completion, which makes sense given the OS’s largely underwhelming reception and the UI’s obviously dated appearance. Electronista reports: “The reason why we couldn’t complete the interface on Windows Mobile [...]
Continue reading...Apple approves NIN iPhone App
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Apple created quite a stir in the blogosphere when it recently rejected an update to NIN’s iPhone app due to “objectionable content.”
Continue reading...Microsoft to release iPhone competitor on Verizon? Cue laugh track!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Wow, Verizon sure is making the rounds the past few days. First a CDMA iPhone, then an Apple media tablet, and now a Microsoft phone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft and Verizon are engaged in talks that would see the folks over at Redmond deliver a phone that would, in theory, rival [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft looks to work with handset manufacturers to encourage more iPhone-like features
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
As Microsoft preps for its new Windows Mobile app store, Microsoft’s mobile guru Andy Lees had some interesting things to say regarding Microsoft’s desire to work with handset makers to encourage more iPhone-like features. The Detroit News reports: “Apple took a bet on expensive hardware and designed the software around the hardware,” Lees said. [...]
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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