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Windows Phone 7 patch to widen multitasking due for February

Published on: 17th December, 2010

The update to Windows Phone 7 which consists of adding copy and paste text is supposed to be just a prelude to some larger updates Microsoft intends in order to put WP7 more in par with the rivals Apple and Google. The company wants to catch up in text editing by implementing an update in [...]

Microsoft increases Windows Phone 7 pay to January, reports added

Published on: 17th December, 2010

Todd Brix from Microsoft recently answered criticism coming from developers, related to no tools for Windows Phone 7 and no pay equally. The company has rescheduled its initially planned payments for January. It has now the first reporting tools and developers can see the number of downloads they get each day and in each country. [...]

Microsoft considers Windows Phone 7 as a total remake

Published on: 21st June, 2010

Terry Myerson, head of the development team of Windows Phone 7 said that the mobile operating system would be a total remake. He labeled it as being a first release and also confirmed that the graphics and interface of the OS had been removed and started new in early 2009. Following a top down decision, [...]

BlackBerry stops iPhone’s ascension in the United States

Published on: 18th March, 2010

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry line succeeded to hold off Apple to reach the top place for United States smartphone market share at the beginning of this year. According to comScore data, the BlackBerry line only grew slightly but remained to exactly 43 percent of the industry. Apple reached a milestone and now it has more [...]

Microsoft to limit its Windows Phone 7 by dropping multitasking?

Published on: 13th February, 2010

Microsoft is supposed to consciously limit its Windows Phone 7 while attempting to compete against Apple, as a leak claims. According to some previous reports, the Windows phone 7 will have a Zune-like interface at many levels. This will extend to the underlying framework too. Multitasking would be dropped and applications would pause instead. An [...]

Mobile World Congress: Windows Mobile 7 to be confirmed by Microsoft

Published on: 9th February, 2010

During the conference call used to discuss its latest result, Microsoft has confirmed that it would present a new version of Windows Mobile at Mobile World Congress. CFO Peter Klein did not go into details but said that the new version of the mobile operating system would be shown in Barcelona at the event in [...]

Microsoft to present Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress

Published on: 29th January, 2010

The long-awaited Windows Mobile 7 operating system will probably be presented at Mobile World Congress next month, as CNET sources reveal. Microsoft is in process of finalizing the code for an OS update and the development of the software is expected to be completed by the end of this summer. The new mobile operating system [...]

High-end devices to run a Media Edition of Windows Mobile 7

Published on: 27th January, 2010

According to some sources, Microsoft would launch a rebranded version of Windows Mobile 7 and two very high-end handsets to be powered by the operating system. The rebranded version would be named Windows Phone 7 and would be split into two different releases. The Media Edition would have elements similar to Zune in its media [...]

Microsoft finally presenting Windows Mobile 7?

Published on: 19th January, 2010

Microsoft may use the Mobile World Congress in February to present an early look at what is considered to be the next-generation operating system for mobile devices, according to an unnamed source, which mentions that the company’s decision is final but an opportunity like the above mentioned event is expected. A release date for the [...]

Internet Explorer 7 and better game user interface for Windows Mobile 7

Published on: 7th December, 2009

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has recently admitted that Windows Mobile 7 would have Zune features. Some LinkedIn resumes even go further by saying the phone OS will provide a much improved game experience to users. A mobile Internet Explorer 7 is also expected, as well as elements of Portable Media Center. The new operating system [...]

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