Microsoft Showcases Windows Phone 7 Apps at SXSWPCWorld - Mark Sullivan - 15 Mar, 2011Microsoft showed off some WP7 apps that take full advantage of the WP7 operating system. By Mark Sullivan, PCWorld The Weather Channel AppThe handpicked set of apps range from personal finance to fitness and, Microsoft says, fully utilize the design ... |
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Update DelayedInformationWeek (blog) - Ed Hansberry - 15 Mar, 2011"So I've decided to take some extra time to ensure the update process meets our standards, your standards, and the standards of our partners. As a result, our plan is to start delivering the copy-and-paste update in the latter half of March. ... |
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Microsoft confirms “NoDo” delayWashington Post (blog) - Hayley Tsukayama - 15 Mar, 2011Microsoft spokesman Eric Hautala on Thursday confirmed suspicions that the company would be pushing back the release of its “NoDo” update for Windows phones. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer had previously said it would be out during ... |
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Superior apps sought for Windows Phone 7USA Today - Byron Acohido - 15 Mar, 2011When it comes to supplying the coolest smartphones on the planet, Microsoft has long been an also-ran. So last fall, the software giant fired up a fresh strategy to close the gap on Apple's iPhones, Research In Motion's ... |
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Microsoft pursues 'best apps' strategy for Windows Phone 7USA Today - Byron Acohido - Mar 13, 2011As we reported today, Microsoft is doing everything it can to promote Windows Phone 7 as the platform of choice for professional software developers wanting to create best-of-breed smartphone apps. To show the way, ... |
Report: Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Hits 10000 AppsPC Magazine - Leslie Horn - Mar 12, 2011The Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has reached a milestone: it now boasts more than 10000 apps in its ranks, and it hit this number of apps faster than any other app store. At time of publication, there are 10037 apps in Microsoft's mobile ... |
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Nokia Lays out Serious Risks in Microsoft DealPCWorld - Nancy Gohring - Mar 11, 2011There are many, according to Nokia. Some have already been identified by critics of the agreement, under which Nokia will phase out use of its Symbian operating system in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone software. ... |
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Politically motivated exploits target activists on GoogleRegister - Dan Goodin - Mar 11, 2011Politically motivated attackers are exploiting an unpatched flaw in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows to carry out highly targeted attacks against activists using Google, the company's ... |
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Nokia Dreams Of Shipping 200 Million Windows Phones (NOK, MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Mar 11, 2011Nokia hopes to convert 200 million Symbian users to Windows Phones, but won't complete the transition off Symbian until 2013, the company revealed in a document filed with the SEC this morning. That's an eternity in the fast-moving smartphone market ... |
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Bad news for Microsoft -- Nokia transition to Windows Phone 7 will take two yearsComputerworld (blog) - Mar 11, 2011A Securities and Exchange Commission document reveals that it will take two years for Nokia to transition to Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform. But that may be too late for Windows Phone 7 --- by that time, the iPhone and Android could ... |
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Microsoft Delays Windows Phone 7 Copy and PastePCWorld - Jared Newman - Mar 11, 2011Haunted by the specter of bricked smartphones, Microsoft has delayed the Windows Phone 7 update that adds copy-and-paste functionality. Microsoft General Manager Eric Hautala delivered the news on the ... |
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Microsoft Pushes Next Windows Phone 7 Update to Late MarchPC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - Mar 11, 2011Given the problems with its first Windows Phone 7 update, Microsoft said Thursday that it will delay the next upgrade, which will bring cut and paste functionality, until late March. "I believe it's important that we learn all we ... |
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Keeping her head up in the cloudsSydney Morning Herald - Mar 11, 2011W ould you rather be reliable or sexy? In today's world of fast-moving technology it pays to be both. Think Apple or Google. But what if you are Microsoft, which is at something of a crossroads in its 35-year history as it struggles to adapt to a world ... |
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Why Not To Buy Windows Phone 7 Mobile in India NowTechtree.com - Rohan Naravane - Mar 11, 2011At the recent Nokia-Microsoft tie-up event, where they together announced Nokia adopting Windows Phone 7 as their primary smartphone OS, it was said that the mobile war is now a three horse race -- between Apple's iPhone, Google Android phones and ... |
Microsoft pushes back cut 'n' paste updateRegister - Bill Ray - Mar 11, 2011Microsoft is promising to get cut and paste into Windows Phones later this month, a delay brought on by the problems experienced by Samsung users with the last update. The news comes in what is supposed to be an ... |
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Microsoft admits delay of WP7 updateInquirer - Dean Wilson - Mar 11, 2011SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has admitted that its March update to Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will be delayed. The update is set to include copy-and-paste, better WP7 Marketplace search, and a number of other improvements, but it will be released ... |
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Microsoft Says Later, Bigger WP7 Update on TrackPCWorld - Nancy Gohring - Mar 10, 2011Microsoft on Thursday confirmed a delay to the Windows Phone 7 update that includes cut and paste, but the company said it is still on track to deliver an even bigger update by the end of the year. In a blog post, ... |
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Next Windows Phone 7 update gets small delayCNET (blog) - Josh Lowensohn - Mar 10, 2011Citing hiccups following the rollout of last month's Windows Phone 7 software update, Microsoft is pushing back the release date of the update that will bring Windows Phone users new features. "I believe it's important that we learn ... |
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Windows Phone 7 game trials prove lucrative for developersThe Guardian (blog) - Mar 10, 2011Free trials of Windows Phone 7 games appear to be paying off for developers, according to figures from Microsoft on the success of the try-before-you-buy mechanic. Paid apps with built-in trials are downloaded 70 times more than paid apps without that ... |
Windows Phone 7 Update May Be DelayedPCWorld - Nancy Gohring - Mar 9, 2011An official Windows Phone blog in French says that the first substantial update for Windows Phone devices may not come until the end of the month, a week or two later than expected. But the Wednesday blog post on the French ... |
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Microsoft confirms delay of March Windows Phone 7 updateAfterdawn.com - 15 Mar, 2011Microsoft has confirmed today that its March "NoDo" update for Windows Phone 7 will be postponed for weeks following the complete disaster that was the rollout of their February update. CEO Steve Ballmer had initially said the update would be hitting ... |
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Hands-on: Windows Phone 7 NoDo copy and paste on prototype unitIntoMobile - 15 Mar, 2011Yes, we've heard about the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update for quite a while now and we know that it will bring copy and paste, fast app resuming and other goodies but this exclusive video shows you the first time we see it on a live unit. ... |
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Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” Update Slightly DelayedWindows 7 News - 15 Mar, 2011Microsoft's Eric Hautala wrote in a blog post recently that the Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update, which delivers copy and paste and other small improvements, would be released in late March instead of early March as previously indicated. ... |
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The carriers are not your customers: the Windows Phone 7 update messArs Technica - Peter Bright - 15 Mar, 2011A month ago at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft announced that the Windows Phone 7 copy and paste update, known as "NoDo", would ship some time in the first half of March. That's not going to happen ... |
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Microsoft: No Can Do on NoDo WinPho UpdateTechNewsWorld - Richard Adhikari - 15 Mar, 2011NoDo, the update that's supposed to bring copy and paste functions to the Windows Phone 7 platform, has been delayed. This is the second WinPho update mishap in as many months -- in February, an update caused many Samsung phones to ... |
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Microsoft Delays First Windows Phone Update 7, Says Next One On TrackWindows IT Pro - Paul Thurrott - 15 Mar, 2011After weeks of silence, Microsoft last week confirmed that its first real software update for Windows Phone 7"code-named No Donuts (or just NoDo)"was delayed from its most recent release date, March 7, to the second half of March. ... |
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Windows Phone 7 design influences Windows 8: Is this Outlook for tablets?ElectricPig.co.uk - Toby Knight - 15 Mar, 2011Leaked images of the next MS Office seem to show Windows 8 interface elements that look a lot like the Windows Phone 7 'Metro' interface. Could this be our first look at the new version of Windows for tablets? ... |
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Windows 8 “Aero Lite” details and images leakThe Next Web - 15 Mar, 2011Windows 8 is perhaps the hottest unreleased Microsoft product in the world, with millions of content Windows 7 users curious if there is an upgrade in their near future. The OS is supposed to be a dramatic refresh of the Windows line, something that ... |
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Microsoft To Delay March Windows Phone UpdateeWEEK Europe UK - Matthew Broersma - 15 Mar, 2011Micosoft has confirmed it will delay its March Windows Phone 7 update due to problems with the February update that affected about 10 percent of the users who attempted to install it. The February update was intended to improve the update process ... |
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now offers 10000 appsStrategyEye - 15 Mar, 2011By Editorial Microsoft now hosts more than 10000 apps on its Windows Phone 7 Marketplace app store, hitting the milestone in just four and a half months. The store has been adding apps at an average rate of 1000 per week since it passed the 5000 app ... |
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