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Vodafone’s Microsoft Surface: like Go Fish for phones

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Microsoft worked with Vodafone late last year to deploy Surfaces to a few dozen stores in several European countries (much as AT&T has done in the US), and one of those units happens to be set up at the carrier’s IFA booth this week. The basic ide…

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Samsung: ‘we are prioritizing our Android platform’

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Samsung may be one of the big players that Microsoft is pinning its hopes on for Windows Phone 7, but you wouldn’t know that from listening to the company at IFA. Speaking to Reuters at the show, Samsung’s head of marketing for its mobile division, YH…

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Windows Phone 7 goes gold master, begins rolling out to partners for final launch preparations

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

If you’ve been holding yourself back during these early rounds of the smartphone wars in anticipation of Windows Phone 7, your wait just got a tiny bit shorter. Today Microsoft is announcing that its fancy new mobile operating system has been released…

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HTC HD3 to be named HD7 in honor of Windows Phone 7, launch October 18?

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Ooh boy, do we have a good one for you today. We’ve been tipped off that the HD3 — HTC’s mythical successor to the wildly popular HD2 — is not only alive and kicking, but headed for a bright and sunny Windows Phone 7 future, starting as early as Oct…

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LG’s C900 Windows Phone 7 handset resurfaces with 1GHz Snapdragon, metal frame? (update: not 1.3GHz)

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

We imagine that LG’s security forces are combing Poland as we speak, because Android.com.pl has just provided us with yet another high-end handset leak. This LG C900 (last seen combing AT&T trenches) reportedly joins LG’s E900 in housing a 1GHz QS…

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Dell dropping Windows Phone 7 devices from its roadmap? (update: Dell responds, is definitely still in the game)

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Now we don’t have much more to go on here than some analyst chatter and a lengthy article from TechCrunch, but if you believe what you read, a major player has just dropped Windows Phone 7 devices from its roadmap. And that player is Dell. According t…

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LG C900 rumored to be ‘Pacific,’ E900 gets hi-res blurry pic, missing link D900 doesn’t exist (yet)

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Turns out the Secret Society of Blurrycam isn’t just a group of freelancers. Courtesy of the Windows Phone NL group comes a pretty high resolution — albeit slightly out of focus — shot of the LG E900 / Optimus 7.That ain’t enough for you? Boy Genius…

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LG C900 due to bring Windows Phone 7 to market near September 28th, according to Bluetooth SIG

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

The Bluetooth SIG has a long history of promoting its members’ “special interests” by leaking valuable tidbits about their handsets before they’re announced. The recently unearthed LG C900 is the latest of these, being pegged for a launch date “around…

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Windows Phone 7 dev tools go gold September 16, Marketplace taking submissions in October

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Microsoft’s held the line since its February announce that Windows Phone 7 is going to be ready in time for the holidays this year — and from what we’ve seen recently, we believe it — so today they’re announcing another small step in the process by …

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Xbox Live launch titles for Windows Phone 7 finally revealed, we’ve got the full preview

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

We’ve known that proper Xbox Live gaming (powered by XNA) was coming to Windows Phone 7 devices, but we’d yet to see any of that thumb-spraining goodness in action besides a brief demo and a few developer videos. Well, Microsoft has finally come clean with details about its launch strategy for the platform, and from where we sit, it’s definitely looking pretty promising. First off, the company has announced a full list of launch titles for WP7 handsets, including some familiar names and franchises like Castlevania, Halo: Waypoint, Star Wars, Crackdown, and Guitar Hero, alongside a handful of newer properties like the ultra-cute ilomilo, produced in-house by Microsoft Game Studios. In total, the company will launch with over 60 game titles, with new offerings appearing every week in the Xbox Live Marketplace, just like its big brother console version. We’ve got all the details, a full list of the launch titles, and our hands-on preview after the break — so read on to get the scoop!

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Microsoft previews Windows Phone 7 app design process with a golfing scorekeeper (video)

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

You don’t need us to tell you that apps have grown to become a core part of modern smartphone ecosystems. Android and iOS, the two major app-centric OS environments are growing in leaps and bounds, while a substantial part of Windows Phone 7′s eventua…

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Windows Phone 7 leak mania continues with new Samsung prototype

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Better bring an umbrella if you’re going out, because the Windows Phone 7 hardware leaks are really starting to rain down. We’ve so far peeked pre-release handsets from ASUS, HTC (twice), and LG, and now Samsung is pitching in with what looks like a d…

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Microsoft to open mobile games studio, develop and incubate Windows Phone 7 titles

Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Microsoft employees may eat their own dog food, but they won’t have to code cross-platform Windows Phone 7 games in their spare time — Redmond job postings recently revealed that there’s a studio for that, which will develop and publish first- and se…

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First batch of Windows Phone 7 applications may include Yelp and YouTube

Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 was missing a critical feature — web video — when we previewed it late last month, but it appears the platform may have at least a YouTube solution before all is said and done. A former Microsoft program manager with acce…

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ASUS’ Windows Phone 7 debuts in the wild?

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Boy, this thing here has more questions than answers attached to it. Presented as the first Windows Phone 7 device to show up in Pakistan, of all places, this angular handset bears a serial number on top and atypical “powered by ASUS” branding on the …

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Microsoft algorithm uses six-axis motion sensors to fix blurry snapshots, inadvertently pimping your ride

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Trying to snap a shot of your cherry red Mazda, but can’t keep your hands still? You’ll find all the tech you need to smooth things out in an iPhone 4 or (MotionPlus-equipped) Nintendo Wiimote. Experimenting with 6DOF inertial measurement sensor packa…

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Windows Phone 7 coming to Europe in October, US in November, according to Microsoft COO (video)

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Here’s something that seems to have slipped the net from Kevin Turner’s recent presentation on Windows Phone 7 devices. While discussing the move to Microsoft’s next great hope in the mobile space, the Redmond COO told the world that the transition is…

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