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‘People-Centric’ Windows Phone 7.5 Update Released

By Guest PostSeptember 27, 2011Technologyallrecipes, andy lees, bing, bing vision, flickster, flixster, foursquare, holiday season, hubs, imdb, internet explorer, internet movie database, live tiles, mango, Microsoft, nokia, parachute panic, samsung focus, windows phone, windows phone 7, xbox live

*A look at the latest release of Windows Phone, previously code-named “Mango,” with Windows Phone Division president Andy Lees.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Sept. 27, 2011 – Beginning this morning, Windows Phones around the world will start to “ding” with important news: Windows Phone 7.5 is starting to roll out.

The first major release since Windows Phone 7 launched less than a year ago, the 7.5 release offers hundreds of new features and experiences designed to build on the phone’s intuitive, “people-first” foundation – multitasking, more integrated apps, primo mobile Web browsing, and powerful and personalized tools, like integrated social networking and conversation threads, for connecting with the people in our lives. (more…)

A First Look at the Next Release of Windows Phone

By Guest PostMay 24, 2011Technologymicrosoft windows phone, windows phone, windows phone 7, windows phone customers, windows phone mango

Windows Phone “Mango” connects smartphone users to people, apps and the Internet faster and easier

REDMOND, Wash. – May 24, 2011 – Microsoft today provided the first official look at the next release of Windows Phone, code named “Mango.” The new release includes hundreds of new features that will deliver smarter and easier communications, apps and Internet experiences. (more…)

Windows Phone 7 Sales Off to a Promising Start, First Step in a New Era of Mobile

By Guest PostDecember 21, 2010Technologyachim berg, asia-pacific, deutsche telekom t com, Europe, measuring for success, Microsoft, microsoft germany, mobile operators, telecommunications company, windows phone 7, windows phones

*Achim Berg, Microsoft’s vice president of business and marketing for Windows Phones, discusses the momentum, strengths and challenges of the company’s newly launched Windows Phone 7.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Dec. 21, 2010 – There is one phrase that Achim Berg uses repeatedly to describe the new Windows Phone 7.

“It’s a different kind of phone, fast and easy,” says Berg, vice president of business and marketing for Windows Phones. It’s a sentence he relates with enthusiasm daily, whether he’s giving a Windows Phone 7 demonstration to a large crowd, or showing off his phone to someone he’s just met. (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…)

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…)

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