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The Industry Standard in Mobile Messaging Keeps Work Tasks Ticking Along

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2010Technologyadam glick, apple, e mail, eas, exchange server, global crossing, hp, htc, Microsoft, microsoft exchange activesync, nokia, outlook mobile inbox, palm, Samsung, smartermail, smartphone, sony ericsson, windows phone 7, xml based protocol

*Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync popularity on smartphones continues to grow.*

Adam Glick, senior technical product manager for Microsoft Exchange Server, navigates his phone using Exchange ActiveSync. Image credit: Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 16, 2010 — On any given day, millions of people around the world will take a few minutes to check their Outlook Mobile Inbox on a smartphone, especially while in transit or away from the office.

There may be something urgent that requires their immediate response, a meeting room location change, or a new calendar appointment waiting for attention. In any instance, the ability to check in via a smartphone helps them manage tasks and get on with the day while on the go.

For many, the convenience of accessing e-mail, calendar and contacts on a smartphone is integral to their business’ success, and they cannot imagine working without this capability.

The protocols that allow this mobile messaging to take place on smartphones reside in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), which has become the de-facto industry standard for mobile messaging synchronization.

EAS is an XML-based protocol that communicates over HTTP (or HTTPS) to synchronize e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes from a messaging server to a mobile device. The protocol also provides mobile device management and policy controls. (more…)

Usability Experts Discuss How to Make Life Easier for the Rest of Us

By Guest PostNovember 11, 20101 commentTechnologyalbert shum, amritansh raghav, communication, kinect for xbox 360, lync, Microsoft, redmond campus, steve seow, Technology, upa, usability professionals association, windows 7, windows phone 7, windows phone design, world usability day

*Today, Microsoft sponsors an afternoon of workshops to mark World Usability Day, the annual event for usability professionals to raise awareness for their field and discuss research, best practices and products.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 11, 2010 – Making the world work better, helping people communicate better, enhancing communication between people and computers – these are all things that interest Steve Seow and other usability experts around the world.

As part of World Usability Day today, members of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) worldwide will host events to discuss usability and to share research and best practices. (more…)

Windows Phone 7 Takes Aim at Bad Phone Design

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2010Technologyadvertising, at&t, bad mobile, harris interactive, katy asher, katy perry, maroon 5, Microsoft, minka kelly, mobile phone, samsung focus, smartphones, t-mobile, todd peters, united states, windows phone 7, YouTube

*Windows Phone 7 goes on sale today at AT&T and T-Mobile stores throughout the United States. The phone takes a new approach to smartphone design, hopefully addressing some of the “Bad Mobile Phone Behavior” called out in a new survey released today.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 8, 2010 – The mobile phone, like the craftiest of invasive species, knows no boundaries. It has crept into every inch of our lives, and spotting one in the bathroom or the bedroom can only elicit a weary response: “Really?”

According to a new survey released today, the answer across the country is a resounding – if resigned – “Yes.” (more…)

Amazon to Launch Kindle App for Windows Phone 7

By Guest PostOctober 28, 2010TechnologyAmazon, dorothy nicholls, kindle app, kindle book, kindle for windows phone 7, Microsoft, windows phone 7

*Free Kindle application extends Amazon’s Buy Once, Read Everywhere approach, bringing over 725,000 Kindle Books to Windows Phone 7*

SEATTLE, Oct 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will be the first major eBook application available for Windows Phone 7. Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will be released later this year, and includes the features customers love about all of the Kindle apps, plus new features built into a Kindle app for the first time, such as personalized book recommendations on your Kindle app home screen and the ability to send a book suggestion to a friend from any book in your library without leaving the app.

Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will let customers Buy Once, Read Everywhere–on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android-based devices and in the coming months, on Windows Phone 7-based devices. Customers can sign up to be notified when the Kindle for Windows Phone 7 is available later this year at www.amazon.com/kindleforwindowsphone. (more…)

Scenes from Windows Phone 7 Launch in Europe Australia, and New Zealand

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2010Technologyandrew willett, asia-pacific, australia, belgium, berlin, Europe, france, Germany, hong kong, ireland, italy, jourdan templeton, london, new zealand, orange shop oxford street, singapore, spain, uk, windows phone 7, windows phone blog post

*Consumers line up to be among the first to own new handsets.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 21, 2010 – The much-awaited launch of Windows Phone 7 has begun, with the first handsets going on sale yesterday in New Zealand, followed shortly in countries throughout Europe and Asia Pacific, including Australia, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Spain and the U.K. (more…)

Windows Phone 7: A Fresh Start for the Smartphone

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010Technologyandy lees, bing, camera shutter button, dell, elegant operating system, facebook photos, htc, joe belfiore, lg, marketplace, Microsoft, myerson, people hub, Samsung, smart design, smartphon, social networks, terry myerson, windows phone 7, zune

*The phone delivers a new user experience by integrating the things users really want to do, creating a balance between getting work done and having fun.*

Editor’s note – Oct. 11, 2010 – information regarding the initial availability of Windows Phone 7 in the U.S. has been updated.

REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 11, 2010 – The goal for Microsoft’s latest smartphone is an ambitious one: to deliver a phone that truly integrates the things people really want to do, puts those things right in front of them, and either lets them get finished quickly or immerses them in the experience they were seeking. (more…)

Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows Phone 7 Global Portfolio

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010TechnologyAmazon, asia-pacific, chief executive officer, deutsche telekom, ea, electronic arts inc, Europe, lg, live tiles, Microsoft, mobile operators, North America, office onenote, qualcomm, Samsung, sprint, verizon wireless, vodafon, windows phone 7, windows phones, xbox live

*First phones available soon from leading mobile operators around the world.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from. (more…)

Students Get First Preview of Windows Phone 7 Devices

By Guest PostJuly 9, 2010Education, Technologyadvanced technologies academy, anand Iyer, barbara kudrycka, christian hood, eric lo, hypo team, imagine cup, indonesia, jon perera, las vegas, malaysia, Microsoft, microsoft education, rock star, silverlight, tar college, team beastware, tselina, windows phone 7, windows phone developer, xbox, xna frameworks, zune

WARSAW, Poland – July 9, 2010 – Christian Hood and Eric Lo already knew that they had won the contest to see who had built the best application for the new Windows Phone 7, so they didn’t think it would be any big deal when they walked on stage to get their prize.

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