Backed into a corner, Nokia chooses Windows Phone 7
Hot on the heels of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s lengthy letter detailing Nokia’s failed attempts to keep up with the staggering pace of smartphone innovation comes a huge coup for Microsoft. Abandoning...
View ArticleMicrosoft offers employees 70%-cut to code apps for Windows Phone 7
It’s no secret that Microsoft is desperately trying to become a third player in what has clearly become a two-man race between Apple and Google. With the release of Windows Phone 7 and a huge...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7 update goes awry
A week behind on this, but in case you missed it, updates for Windows Phone 7 devices aren’t going as planned. Ars Technica reported recently: Microsoft started rolling out the first update to Windows...
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IDC predicts Windows Phone 7 marketshare will surpass iOS marketshare by 2015
Microsoft was late to the smartphone party, and their Windows Phone 7 offering has seen some less than stellar success, even in the context of its late entrance into an already mature market. Last...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Brandon Watson courts WebOS developers with free Windows Phone 7...
Looking to capitalize on HP’s recent announcement that WebOS devices are going the way of the dodo, Microsoft is offering WebOS developers free Windows Phone 7 devices and developer tools. Brandon...
View ArticleNokia asks users to vote for Windows Phone 7 smartphone name
Last weekend, Nokia executive of developer marketing Chanse Arrington went on Twitter to ask for some crowd-sourcing help in naming the upcoming flagship Windows 7-based Nokia smartphone. You might...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Andy Lees sees the iPhone 4S as a misstep from Apple and an...
Not too long ago we highlighted the absurdity of analysts and tech enthusiasts bemoaning the iPhone 4S as lukewarm upgrade. The problem with this line of thought is that it tends to focus on arbitrary...
View ArticleNokia shares fall on weak sales of Windows Phone 7 devices
To say the iPhone disrupted the smartphone industry would be an understatement of the highest order. While consumers lined up in droves to get Apple’s revolutionary smartphone, companies like...
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Give Windows Phone 7 a test drive on your iPhone
Microsoft has a problem. Windows Phone 7 devices have been out for a while now and most consumers still have no idea what they look like and what the OS is capable of. Indeed, I’d wager that the vast...
View ArticleThe problem with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 sales strategy
I don’t want to needlessly bash on Microsoft here, but I simply don’t get all of the hoopla surrounding Windows Phone 7. Sure, it’s a huge upgrade from Windows Mobile, and sure, it offers a unique UI,...
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