Tagged: Windows Phone 7 & News
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Spotify’s music app launches on Windows 6 platform News
04.10.2010 Microsoft has launched the popular Spotify music app on its Windows Phone 6 platform, paving the way forward for the music app to appear on Windows Phone 7 devices due to launch...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps -
More Symbian woes as Samsung moves to Windows Phone 7 News
01.10.2010 Samsung is withdrawing support for mobile operating system Symbian as it focuses on Windows Phone 7, isolating Nokia further in support of the OS. -
Microsoft not launching Windows tablet until mid-2011 News
30.09.2010 It is understood Microsoft is holding back the launch of its own Windows tablet until mid-2011 when a rumoured Windows 8 will feature instant-on, GPS and restoration tools.Tags: RIM, Android, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Phone 7 , Dell Streak, iPad, Apple, Microsoft, Dell -
Why Microsoft needs to close the circle, but not the loop News
27.09.2010 Siliconrepublic editor John Kennedy on why Microsoft’s apps ecosystem – where 20 million people have downloaded Office software – and its Bing search engine should not be... -
Nokia to use Windows Phone 7 for its smartphones? News
24.09.2010 Nokia is reportedly going to use the Windows Phone 7 platform as an additional platform for its phones. -
Facebook plans ‘social layer’ not a mobile phone OS News
23.09.2010 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed the social networking giant isn’t planning to manufacture its own phones, instead it wants to build a social layer on top of... -
Microsoft challenges Irish developers in Windows Phone 7 app competition News
20.09.2010 Microsoft Ireland has launched the Microsoft AppChallenge in a bid to encourage Irish developers to create content for the Windows Phone Marketplace. -
Android to become No 2 mobile OS in the world News
13.09.2010 Google’s Android operating system is tipped by Gartner to become the second most used operating system on the planet after Nokia’s Symbian as early as next year. The two OSs...Tags: Gartner, Windows Phone 7 , Research In Motion, Android, Google, BlackBerry, Nokia, Apple, iOS, Symbian -
Microsoft confirms real-time console-to-phone gaming News
26.08.2010 You can expect to see real-time Xbox-to-phone gaming on the Windows Phone 7 handset in the near future where games played on your phone over Wi-Fi will be registered in...Categories: Games/Entertainment -
Windows Phone 7 developer kit coming 16 Sept News
25.08.2010 Following the airing of the technical preview units of its Windows Phone 7 OS Microsoft will be releasing an SDK (software development kit) on 16 September. -
Gaming is a moveable feast, stop waking sleeping giants News
23.08.2010 Siliconrepublic editor John Kennedy’s take on the week that was. From Sony PlayStation’s Move to Microsoft putting Xbox games on the Windows 7 phone, gaming will never be the... -
Windows Phone 7 gets Xbox games including Crackdown News
17.08.2010 Microsoft may be slow to market with its version of the killer smartphone device but Windows Phone 7 is beginning to get exciting with the announcement of a slew of games... -
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The week in gadgets News
26.07.2010 A look at gadget, game and geek happenings in the week ahead.Tags: Music, Digital Downloads, Microsoft, Apple, Smartphones, Windows Phone 7 , HTC, Xbox 360, iPhone 4 -
Mixed emotions for Windows Phone 7 News
20.07.2010 Before the final version of the Windows Phone 7 operating system is released, Microsoft has sent out technical preview units to developer partners with feedback to shape the...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems -
Imagine Cup contestants bag Windows 7 phones News
12.07.2010 Winners of a Windows Phone 7 app design competition at the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010 in Poland were presented with a preview device running the brand new mobile OS, making them... -
Microsoft kills its ‘KIN’ for Europe, so what now? News
01.07.2010 For a company that spends US$8bn a year on R&D, Microsoft seems to be struggling with the mobile revolution. First it ignores Bill Gates’ prophesy on tablet computing, then it... -
Microsoft to demo Win 7 for set-top boxes, tablets News
01.06.2010 At the Computex Taipei technology show tomorrow, Microsoft will be showcasing Windows 7 technology as it will work on specialised devices, such as set-top boxes, tablet PCs,...Tags: Windows 7, Windows Phone 7