Microsoft Windows Phone 7
Microsoft's smartphone comeback story rests with the success of Windows Phone 7. The mobile operating system is a clean break from its predecessor, Windows Mobile, and aims to bring services from the Zune and Xbox together. Microsoft's aim with Windows Phone 7 was to break with conventional interfaces. Time will tell if the bet pays off.
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Microsoft is adding new features to the next versions (Wave 15) of its SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online offerings. Here are early looks at some of those.
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Microsoft is adding another Facebook-linked feature to Bing known as Linked Pages.
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In the latest round in the never-ending patent wars, Microsoft has filed an antitrust complaint in the EU over Motorola Mobility's video-patent-licensing terms.
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Microsoft is leaning toward adding more social analytics and data-enrichment components to its Dynamics CRM update due in the latter half of this year.
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Microsoft's response to The Daily's latest Office on iPad story provides a lesson in how to interpret Microsoft's official responses to information the company isn't ready to share.
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Windows Phone 7 voice commands and the Indian accent
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Microsoft updates Bing app for Android and iOS, not Windows Phone 7
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Navigon for Windows Phone 7 provides turn-by-turn voice navigation
A weakness in the current version of Mango is the lack of a solid GPS navigation solution, but we now have Navigon coming to the rescue.
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HTC Radar 4G is T-Mobile's first 4G Windows Phone 7 phone
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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is officially launched
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Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' goes live!
Mango update headed to a Windows Phone near you!
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Windows Phone 'Mango': One user's view of the features that matter
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Microsoft launches web-based Windows Phone Marketplace
You can now easily browse the more than 30,000 Windows Phone apps, have them installed, and write reviews all from the new web-based Marketplace.
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Sprint support confirms 27 September is Windows Phone Mango update day
New Windows Phone devices should be coming soon to US carriers, but those with existing devices may be getting the update as early as today.
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Microsoft sets the stage for its Windows Phone Mango rollout
Microsoft is prepping to begin pushing out the Mango update to Windows Phone, possibly as soon as September 27.
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Windows Phone Mango update likely coming to AT&T folks on 27 September
Windows Phone 7 with the Mango update is my personal favorite mobile phone operating system and all indications are that the update is coming next week to most AT&T customers.
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Microsoft to begin pushing Mango phone update to users in 'a week or two'
Microsoft will begin pushing the Windows Phone Mango operating system update to existing Windows Phone users in another week or two, officials said on September 21.
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Nokia developers can map Qt apps to Windows Phone
Nokia will soon be launching Windows Phone Mango devices and in a recent post on the Microsoft developer blog the team provides resources for getting apps into Windows Phone Marketplace.
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Windows Phone 7 could pose a threat to Android (report)
Android is the undeniable leader in the domestic smartphone market share as of late, but that could change as consumers become more aware of other mobile platforms besides those of Google and Apple.
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New Windows Phone Mango speech technology can't be beat
There are a ton of great functions in Windows Phone Mango and after spending a few days connected via Bluetooth I am sold on the hands-free voice recognition technology.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is the most stable mobile phone OS
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Millennial Media: Android rules in July, Windows Phone 7 growth is big
Ad impressions in July show Android is kicking all other mobile platforms to the curb, but Apple is still the number one OEM.
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