Microsoft quietly downgraded the hardware requirements for its Windows Phone 7 operating system in late September to make optional the inclusion of cameras in mobiles using the operating system. The move came just
Published on: November 8th, 2011
John P. Mello Jr.
@itbusinessca
Microsoft has a relatively long history with mobile operating systems, stretching back to the mid-1990s and Windows CE. Developed originally for "embedded systems," Windows CE quickly found its way into PDAs and eventually
More than 400 students from over 70 countries competed last week at the Imagine Cup competition sponsored by Microsoft Corp. in New York.The annual contest brings together young technologists from around the globe
Published on: July 19th, 2011
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
For the Mango release of the Windows Phone, due out this fall, Microsoft is still focused on creating a uniquely intuitive mobile UI for end users who are first and foremost consumers. But
Pyramid Research's claim that Windows Phone 7 will be the dominant mobile OS by the end of 2013 was greeted at best with polite skepticism, and more often with ridicule and vilification. But
Microsoft needlessly botched getting timely updates for Windows Phone 7 to customers and antagonized some of its most loyal fans by not delivering on its promises, a crisis communication expert said today. "There
Published on: March 31st, 2011
Gregg Keizer
@itbusinessca
Keep it simple and fun. That’s the key advice of mobile game experts to up and coming coders who are taking part in a 48-hour scramble to develop the next great mobile game
Published on: March 11th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
The software glitch afflicting some Samsung Windows Phone 7 users is being magnified by an apparent lack of coordination among the key players in Microsoft's mobile environment.After complaints from end users, Microsoft has
Published on: February 24th, 2011
John Cox
@itbusinessca
If comparing your company to a burning oil platform in the North Sea is not a clear indication that things are not going well, I don’t know what else would. This appears to
Published on: February 9th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
In its first two months, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 gained a two per cent share of the U.S. smartphone market, says research firm The NPD Group. During that period, the last quarter of
I've had a chance to test the HTC 7 Surround for a couple of weeks before Christmas and I found the smartphone's Windows Phone 7 OS, multimedia integration, and ease of use very
Published on: January 4th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
Microsoft's efforts to become relevant in a smartphone market dominated by rivals such as Apple and Google appear to paying off: Windows Phone 7 sales have topped 1.5 million since they began early
Published on: December 22nd, 2010
Bob Brown
@itbusinessca
With an elegant interface, fast performance and a big marketing budget, Windows Phone 7 is perhaps the surprise package in the smartphone wars this year. A month after its release, and most commentators
Published on: December 3rd, 2010
Paul Trotter
@itbusinessca
I use an iPhone 4. I upgraded to the iPhone 4 from an iPhone 3GS. However, prior to making the switch to the iPhone I relied on Windows Mobile smartphones for years. With
Published on: November 30th, 2010
Tony Bradley
@itbusinessca
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