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Latest Mobile Windows News: Windows Phone 7 goes gold, still without cut and paste September 02, 2010; [with touch-screen] Microsoft has announced that they finally finished Windows Phone 7, their 2 year rush job after realising Windows Mobile would never cut the mustard against the iPhone. Can Microsoft buy Windows Phone 7 success? August 30, 2010; [with touch-screen]
The internet is buzzing with the news that Microsoft is spending between $400 million and $1 billion on the Windows Phone 7 launch. Even the Army drones do not want Windows Phone August 27, 2010; [with touch-screen]
Microsoft has an uphill battle to fight with Windows Phone 7, and to win market share they need to win mindshare.
TerreStar Genus Windows Mobile Satellite phone passes through FCC much too late August 26, 2010; [with touch-screen]
There was a time when every new technology started on Windows Mobile. Technologies such as 3G, 4G, touch screens, high resolution screens, video calling, to name a few. Despite no flash or HTML5 the Windows Phone 7 browser does not suck August 25, 2010; [with touch-screen] Due to lack of native coding and sockets, there will never be any 3rd party browsers on Windows Phone 7. Thank god then that it seems the IE7 on Windows Phone 7 does not suck. Microsoft foolishly talking big about Windows Phone 7 August 24, 2010; [with touch-screen] Not a single phone with Windows phone 7 has sold yet, yet already Microsoft executives are talking as if its the second coming. Microsoft’s Chief Information Officer, Tony Scott has told Indian reporters they expect to soon overcome iPhone and Android and dominate the mobile world. Analyst predicts doom for Windows Phone 7 August 23, 2010; [with touch-screen]
Colin Gibbs, research analyst for GigaOM Pro has called Microsoft’s much ballyhooed Xbox Live strategy a mistake. Ugly Windows Phone 7 handsets show lack of OEM commitment August 21, 2010; [with touch-screen]
So now we have seen AT&T’s handset line-up, and it is as I have always expected – disappointing. The handsets are thick, plasticy and cheap looking, and clear evidence that OEM’s are not committing development resources or cutting edge manufacturing technology to these second string devices, but saving their best technology and engineers for today’s sure bet – Android. Actual queues for Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7 August 20, 2010; [with touch-screen]
Its all propaganda, but then that's exactly what marketing is. Microsoft has managed to get people to line up to try Windows Phone 7 games at Gamecon in Cologne, which is no mean feat considering the platform lacks native code, programmable shaders and realtime multi-player gaming. Xbox Live gives Windows Phone 7 a life line August 19, 2010; [with touch-screen] Compared to Android and iPhone Windows Phone 7 does not have much going for it. With Microsoft’s announcement of 50 Xbox Live titles Microsoft appears to have finally caught the imagination of the blogosphere and average consumer, finally relating the platform to a unique polished consumer experience and brand they can identify with. Microsoft creates a Windows Phone 7 app to show devs how its supposed to be done August 16, 2010; [with touch-screen] So far every Windows Phone 7 app I have seen have been black and white with DOS-like graphics straight from Tron (and not the new version either). This must have worried Microsoft also, because they created this demo of a Golf app to show dev’s how its really done during “Windows Phone Design Days"; Windows Phone 7 voice control fails to raise the bar, barely clears it. August 15, 2010; [with touch-screen] Microsoft has previously claimed that, due to their Tellme purchase, speech control of Windows Phone 7 would be one of their key features, saying it was “raising the bar for mobile device interactions”. As Asus EeePad goes Android another manufacturer abandons Microsoft August 14, 2010; [with touch-screen] There used to be a time when OEMs delayed products while waiting for Microsoft to sort out its development mess. With the rise of Android and other mobile operating systems those days are now long over. Gartner agrees Only abnormals buying Windows Mobile August 13, 2010; [with touch-screen] Gartner has just revealed its worldwide smartphone numbers, and as usual these last few years it is looking pretty dire for Windows Mobile.
Another Windows Phone 7 partner betrays Microsoft Android PSP Phone cuts of Microsoft at the knees August 12, 2010; [with touch-screen]
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