Gartner, Inc. has released actual sales numbers for all mobile device manufacturers and operating systems. We all know that it would be a long hard fought race to the top for Microsoft and WP7. So these number shouldn’t really surprise anyone – especially Windows Phone users. Windows Phone saw only modest sales that reached 1.6 […]
NewsWell that was fast! Microsoft has already pushed out another update to the Windows Azure toolkit for Windows Phone 7. This one is packed with a handful of new features and a few bug fixes. Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 v1.2 Support and tooling for the Access Control Service 2.0 (i.e. use identity federation […]
NewsA few days ago, I wrote an article stating that Pyramid Research was placing their bets on Windows Phone 7. We stated that they were guessing that by 2015 Windows Phone would overtake Android and take the No. 1 spot in the mobile world. They say that we and others were wrong…. They are stating that […]
NewsMicrosoft is set to purchase Skype for $8.5 Billion dollars, as it seems as already a done deal. This is HUGE news, as it is one of Microsoft’s biggest purchases ever. Not really for us Windows Phone 7 users though, as we already were going to see a Skype app later this year. I think […]
NewsAccording to market research firm Pyramid Research, smartphone sales will almost double by 2015. Right now smartphone sales count for 27% of all cellphone sales. They are estimating that in 4 years it will jump to 53%. Leading that charge? They say that it will be Android and Windows Phone. To top it off they […]
NewsAppcelerator and IDC just put out their latest quarterly numbers regarding Windows Phone interest in the developer community. WP7 placed 3rd behind IOS and Android but just surpassed Blackberry. They also charted some specifics about what concerns developers have regarding the Windows Phone plaftform. You will see these particular charts all over the internet today […]
NewsThat security update we warned you about weeks ago should be hitting our handsets soon. The compromised Comodo security certificates not only affects Windows Phone 7 but also PC’s and anything that’s attached to the web. The sites that were affected are as follows: login.live.com mail.google.com www.google.com login.yahoo.com (3 certificates) login.skype.com addons.mozilla.org “Global Trustee”ws: ZDNet is reporting that […]
NewsWell well well look what we have here. I have been a Bing user ever since it came out and everyone looked at me like I was from another planet. Now Microsoft’s search engine Bing controls 30% marketshare (including Yahoo of course). While Google keeps on slipping and fell another 3%, taking it down to […]
NewsMicrosoft is finally taking steps in the right direction with WP7. They are finally releasing NoDo and things are really starting to look promising. In rectifying things on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has launched a complaint with the European Commision citing that Google is being anti-competitive. Google has basically given Microsoft limited access to their […]
NewsNow this is very interesting. Google has launched a beta version of AdMob for Windows Phone 7. What does this mean? That a competitor has taken the platform seriously and found that it is a good stream of revenue. Good news all around for WP7 fans and Developers alike who might want to try out […]
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