Tagged: Windows Phone 7
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CodeNinjas award winners show app-etite for digital tomorrow News
02.04.2012 iSpeak, an app that allows people with differing native languages to communicate with each other through a Windows Phone 7 device developed by a GMIT student, has won the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Development, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Windows Phone 8 ‘Apollo’ features revealed News
03.02.2012 New details on Windows Phone 8 – code named Apollo – have been leaked, which include Windows 8 integration, NFC capabilities for mobile payments and improved control of data usage.Tags: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , Windows Phone, Smartphone, Windows 8, Near Field Communications, NFC, Xbox, Apps, Smartphones, Mango, -
Microsoft: no imminent plans for Xbox LIVE app for Android News
09.12.2011 Microsoft, which yesterday unleashed an Xbox LIVE app for iOS devices, has confirmed there are no imminent plans to release an Android version of the app. -
Microsoft updates Xbox with new design and voice control News
05.12.2011 Microsoft will tomorrow roll out a free update that will transform the Xbox 360 games console into an all-in-one entertainment device. The new services employ Kinect’s voice... -
INHOPE creates mobile app to report illegal content News
25.11.2011 The Internet Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) has launched a new app for reporting illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, via mobile devices. -
Ireland’s winning Microsoft Imagine Cup team in EU capital News
08.11.2011 The winning IT Sligo team Team Hermes, which competed against 350,000 students from 183 countries to win one of the world’s most prestigious student technology awards, is today...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Research, R&D, Education, Economy, Development -
Apple to bite back with Siri and take a chunk out of Samsung News
01.11.2011 Samsung is going to be knocked from its throne at the top of the smartphone market in the coming year if Apple and its Siri feature have anything to do with it, according to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware -
Microsoft kills off its Zune hardware for good News
04.10.2011 Microsoft has confirmed it will no longer be making its Zune media player devices, which were created originally to compete with the Apple iPod, and is urging users to move to... -
Nokia appoints new CTO, Henry Tirri News
22.09.2011 Henry Tirri has been appointed to take over from Richard Green as chief technology officer at Nokia. He will oversee the critical rollout of Windows Phone 7 devices through... -
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ set for 15 September launch? News
12.09.2011 Microsoft’s next Windows Phone mobile operating system code-named ‘Mango’ may be unveiled this week, rumours indicate, with a 15 September launch date mentioned in developer...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech -
Samsung to roll out a line of Windows 8 tablet computers News
09.09.2011 Korean electronics giant Samsung is preparing a new line-up of tablet computers based on Microsoft’s Windows operating system that could debut in the next month. -
Intel may ditch MeeGo operating system business News
02.09.2011 Intel may be planning to temporarily discontinue its development of the MeeGo OS because the platform has failed to be widely adopted by smartphone and tablet manufacturers.Categories: Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Operating Systems, R&D, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
Hands on with Windows Phone Mango News
02.09.2011 The London preview of the HTC Titan and Radar provided the opportunity to take a quick look at Mango, the next update of Windows Phone. -
HTC reveals two new Mango devices – the Titan and the Radar News
01.09.2011 HTC unveiled two new Windows Phone Mango devices – HTC Titan, with a 4.7 inch screen, and the HTC Radar. -
Microsoft accused of tracking mobile users without permission News
01.09.2011 Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system is the latest mobile platform to be accused of collecting location data of mobile users without permission.Tags: Smartphones, Location Based, Database, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , iPhone, Apple -
Windows Phone to support age ratings for mobile games News
31.08.2011 Windows Phone will support PEGI Express, a programme which will apply age ratings to mobile games in order to better inform parents of their suitability for children. -
Windows 8 imminent as Microsoft reveals more stuff News
30.08.2011 The imminent arrival of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system could not be clearer as the software giant shows off yet again more new features – this time new features of...Categories: Apps, Apps Zone, Design, Digital Media, Mobility, Operating Systems, Software, Software & Web Development, Software Development -
Nokia brings out three new smartphones, plus new Symbian Belle OS News
24.08.2011 Struggling mobile giant Nokia has brought out three new mass-market smartphones powered by the latest Symbian Belle operating system and NFC (Near Field Communication) single... -
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Skype [aka Microsoft] buys GroupMe for US$85m News
22.08.2011 Just months after being acquired by Microsoft, Skype has gone and bought the popular US group messaging app company GroupMe for between US$50m and US$85m.Categories: Apps, Cloud, Communications, Digital Media, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobility, Social Media, Wireless Communications -
Bing reveals rival to Foursquare and Facebook Places News
18.08.2011 Microsoft’s Bing search engine has launched a new Windows Phone app called ‘We’re In’ that will compete with location apps like Foursquare and Facebook Places. The new location...