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Windows Mobile 6.5 to be renamed as Windows Phone Starter Edition

Friday, February 26, 2010

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In a somewhat expected turn of events, it’s now confirmed that Microsoft will be making some slight changes to Windows Mobile 6.5 and will be relaunched later this year as Windows Phone Starter Edition to better suite the naming scheme of their new mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. Windows Phone Starter Edition will be available [...]

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Windows Mobile 7 to be unveiled at MWC, Project Pink coming this Spring

Friday, February 12, 2010

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Supporting previous rumors, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft will indeed announce Windows Mobile 7 (aka Windows phone 7) at MWC next week in Spain. They didn’t divulge anything new as far as Microsoft’s latest mobile OS is concerned, but they did go on to say that Steve Ballmer will be in Barcelona [...]

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Rumor: Windows Phone 7 with Zune HD-like UI, No Multitasking and Flash support

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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Here’s an update on the much anticipated next version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7 aka Windows Phone 7. There’s no definite confirmation yet if it will indeed be launched at MWC next week, but if it does make an appearance at the grand event in Barcelona, word is that it will just [...]

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Mobile Ad War Beginning: Apple Microsoft to Team Up Because of Google Phone?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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Nexus One could become an influential handset after all if Apple decides to become a little friendlier to old time rival Microsoft. Peter Burrows of BusinessWeek believes mobile ads, which would most likely get most of its revenues from handsets, could be big enough soon to force an alliance between MSFT and AAPL. With Nexus One, [...]

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Windows Mobile 7 to be unveiled at MWC next month?

Friday, January 8, 2010

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We know Windows Mobile 7 should be released this year, but according to Robbie Bach, Microsoft Entertainment & Device Division President, it may be demoed as early as next month at the Mobile World Congress, better known as MWC, in Barcelona, Spain. Yup, that’s right folks. We could be catching our first glimpses of Windows [...]

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iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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October seems to have been a pretty good month for handset makers, but it was especially sweet for Apple and their iPhone as it’s the groundbreaking month when they’ve finally been able to overtake Microsoft and Windows Mobile in the mobile OS battle in the US. Yup, that’s right folks. Apparently, despite the impressive sales of [...]

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Windows Mobile 7 RTM scheduled for April 2010, Office Mobile 7 coming soon

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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With a number of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices now official, it’s only fitting that we’ve finally got an update on Windows Mobile 7, the OS which shouldn’t have been released this year. Documents have been unearthed confirming that the new RTM for Microsoft’s next Windows Mobile platform is scheduled sometime around April of next year. Considering [...]

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Zune HD is a gaming platfrom; No SDK, Windows Marketplace integration a possibility

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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If you’re still doubting the Zune HD’s gaming capabilities that was briefly showcased in a commercial of it, doubt no more as Microsoft themselves have indirectly admitted in their latest press release that the Zune HD will indeed be an app and gaming platform with the announcement of these upcoming apps: “Later this year, Zune plans [...]

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Windows Marketplace app submission begins July 27th, Launching this Fall

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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It was in August of last year when we first heard about the Windows Mobile app store, and now, its official launch will be happening soon. Dubbed as the Windows Marketplace, Microsoft has announced that they will be accepting app submissions coming from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong [...]

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Microsoft Zune Nylon Edition at eBay

Sunday, February 1, 2009

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We don’t know where this came from as we have not come across an announcement from Zune. Nylon Magazine and Microsoft have teamed up for a special edition pink Zune 30 with a Nylon Factory Girl Dani Stahl design. The pink Zune 30 glitters with diamond rings. It’s a limited edition (1,000 units only) and comes [...]

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