Tag: Microsoft

  • Updated: 3 Windows Phone 7 Walkthrough Videos

    Windows Phone Thoughts has put up a video of a 17 minute walkthrough their Chris Pirillo got with Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan. Updated: WMPowerUser has posted 2 more demo videos from Tech Ed Middle East. Once shows cross-platform gaming and the other shows two forms of multi-tasking. Now you can see Windows Phone 7 in action.…

  • Microsoft’s Project Pink Still Alive

    Gizmodo is reporting that Microsoft’s Project Pink is still alive and kicking and its coming to Verizon. A tipster has said Microsoft has sent a packet of promotional information, which is using the same image of a phone that was leaked last year. They also confirm that Verizon is the carrier of choice (either as…

  • Microsoft’s First Android App – Microsoft Tag

    Microsoft Tag has been around for a while now (although I’ve never seen one in real life). It was the second application available for the iPhone, has been around for Windows Mobile, and also works on J2ME, Blackberry, and Symbian S60 phones. Now its also available for Android phones! Tag is a barcode app where…

  • Photon – The Old WM7 Interface

    We all remember the leaked images of Windows Mobile 7 (some pictured above) that looked like a glorified Windows Mobile 6/6.5. According to Microsoft MVP Brandon Miniman and some members at XDA, the current Windows Phone 7 interface that we know as MetroUI is only about 18 months old. This would explain why the version…

  • T-Mobile Dates for HTC HD2 and Motorola CLIQ XT Leaked

    We already knew T-Mobile was getting the HTC HD2 and the Motorola CLIQ XT, but now we have some release dates and tentative pricing. According to the screenshot, the CLIQ XT is coming on March 10th and the HD2 is coming on March 24th. Contract pricing is $139.99 for the CLIQ XT and $199.99 for…

  • Rumor: Now HTC HD2 Not Compatible With Windows Phone 7?

    First we heard rumors that the HD2 would be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7, there was even a picture of it (which was determined to be fake). Now we’re hearing that it is not possible to upgrade it because it lacks the three button requirement for WP7. Its not that it lacks the three buttons,…

  • Windows Phone 7 1 Chassis Option At Launch?

    Rumor has it that there will be very few chassis designs available for Windows Phone 7 Series, with only 1 being available at launch. At the big announcement at MWC, Microsoft did say they were going to put more hardware restrictions on the manufacturer. Chassis 1 has a full touchscreen, gigahertz processor, and dedicated graphics…

  • Windows Phone 7 at Games Development Conference

    When you hear of Games Development Conference, you probably think of XBox, PS3, Wii, and PC game manufacturers. While Microsoft is behind they XBox brand, they are planning on spending about 25% of their time at the conference talking about Windows Phone 7. The conference is on March 10th, which is before the much talked…

  • MS Marketplace Updated

    Didn’t you hate how the Microsoft Marketplace always forced you to install apps to the internal memory instead of giving you the option to install them to an external storage card? Well now you have the option! Microsoft has updated their Marketplace app to allow SD installation and the ability to select different regions.

  • Facebook 1.2 Officially In Marketplace

    In the first week of February, Facebook 1.1.0.14 from the smartphone Marketplace was pulled by a XDA user and made available to us touchscreen users. Well now Microsoft has made this app officially available for touchscreen devices. The blogosphere is calling it v1.2, but its really 1.1.0.17 on the About screen.

  • Leaked Windows Phone 7 Series Development Docs

    After reviewing the documents, you’ll see that Windows Phone 7 Series is capable of multi-tasking. Most developers won’t get complete access to native APIs, probably for security reasons. The main developer tools will be Visual Studio and Expression Blend for the XAML UI. Silverlight will also be support, as well as XNA, which is the…

  • New Windows Phone 7 Series Website

    Now that the new Windows Phone 7 Series has been announced at MWC10, Microsoft has already put up a website to demo the new UI. Also, check out the quote in the screenshot above! You can view the demo here: http://www.windowsphone7series.com/. It covers most of the new layout features that were discussed during the press…

  • MWC10 – Microsoft Windows Phone Press Conference

    From the demonstration, the new Windows Phone 7 Series seems very smooth and everything has been very well integrated. The prototype device supports pinch-to-zoom in maps and has multitouch. The calendar app is completely revamped and is very finger-friendly. The browser is based on the desktop version of IE and has really improved. It features…

  • Steve Ballmer MWC Speech to be Broadcast Live via Internet

    The man in charge of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, will be holding a live (as opposed to a dead?) press conference at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Spain. In his speech, it is certain he will speak on Windows Mobile 7 and My Phone 2.0. If you would like to watch it as it happens,…

  • Is The Zune Phone Alive? Maybe!

    We’ve heard the rumors of a Zune Phone for a while now, and many Windows Mobile users feel that it would be a great interface to have on a phone. Similar to how Apple made the iPod Touch into the iPhone, Microsoft would be taking its popular mp3 player, the Zune, and making it into…