Will "Mango" move Windows Phones from so-so to sexy?
In the Windows Phone space, however, there hasn't been a whole lot of variety, in terms of features or price points with the first-generation of devices. Will "Mango" devices be any different?
In the Windows Phone space, however, there hasn't been a whole lot of variety, in terms of features or price points with the first-generation of devices. Will "Mango" devices be any different?
When I received my first tip about the "Mango" Windows Phone release -- back in December 2010 -- my sources said the update might ultimately be named "Windows Phone OS 7.5." It's looking like that is Microsoft's plan.
The annual Microsoft Mix design/developer conference keynotes kick off this Tuesday, April 12 at 9 a.m. PT.
What's the latest with the Windows Phone 7 update saga? Will NoDo show next week? And has Mango gone soft?
On December 21, in an article on its Web site for the press, Microsoft officials said that its phone partners have sold "over 1.5 million phones in the first six weeks" they were available.
Microsoft has published its planned pricing and licensing plans for its Lync Server 2010 and related client-access-license (CAL) clients.
I've seen a few reports this morning around the Web, citing a Verizon database entry, as evidence that Microsoft is going to be christening its Pink phones as "Kin."
VirnetX won the initial round in its patent-infringement case against Microsoft over VPN technology. A Texas jury recommended Microsoft pay VirnetX $105.75 million for willfully infringing on two VirnetX networking patents which VirnetX claims Microsoft used without licensing. Microsoft is appealing the verdict.
It sounds like there are three different chassis specs to which mobile developers interested in building Windows Phone 7 Series devices will be adhering. There aren't many public details on what these specs include, but thanks to a couple of Microsoft podcasters, here's a little more information.
Even though HTC is the company behind the Nexus One, the latest "superphone" is seen as a Google phone not an HTC phone. So if Microsoft ends up fielding the long-rumored Microsoft Pink phone, such a move won't be unprecedented.