October 17, 2011
Microsoft has released their ads from their new “Great to be a Family” campaign. They all include Microsoft products integrated for one use and all include ‘family moments’. This one below is called ‘epic share’ the first to include the Windows Phone, in which they use the WP7 device to snap a picture an share. “While dad […]
Tags: Ads, Epic Share, Great to be a Family, Microsoft, Video, Windows PhoneNews
October 14, 2011
Recently, Microsoft Used IOS5 Upgrade Woes & Blackberry Outage as Promo For Windows Phone. Via @BenThePCGuy, they held a contest where 25 Windows Phones were given out to the 25 best ansers as to why they needed a Windows Phone. This contest was held during Blackberry’s outage and while iPhone users struggled to get their […]
Tags: Ben Rudolph, Blackberry, contest, IOS, IOS5, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Winners, WP7News
October 13, 2011
Microsoft is celebrating yet another victory in their patent wars with Android. Quanta signed a deal for its’ Android products that gives them the right to LEGALLY use Microsoft’s patents. As a result Quanta will pay royalties to Microsoft. There is no word on how much Quanta will be shelling out. Official Press Release Microsoft […]
Tags: Android, Microsoft, quantaNews
October 13, 2011
The Big Box of Awesome II is here from Microsoft. Head over to their Facebook page and follow the directions to enter. Here are the prizes that they will be giving away: One (1) Sony® Vaio L Series All-In-One Touchscreen PC running Windows 7. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $1,800 One (1) Xbox 360® 250 […]
Tags: Facebook, Giveaway, HTC Titan, Microsoft, The Big Box of Awesome 2, Xbox 360News
October 13, 2011
Having trouble with your IOS5 update on you iPhone? Are you suffering from the worldwide Blackberry outages? Well then what you need is a Windows Phone! That’s the message Ben Rudolph on twitter ( @BenThePCGuy ) went with yesterday as he tweeted to Apple and Blackberry customers about their mobile woes. Ben then took it a […]
Tags: Ben Rudolph, Blackberry, contest, IOS, IOS5, Microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7News
October 12, 2011
I am a huge fan of Twisted Pixel, their games are usually very funny and light hearted but also includes great gameplay. Twisted Pixel has made a name for themselves by creating games just for Xbox Live and PC with titles like: Comic Jumper ‘Splosion Man The Gunstringer The Maw Joystiq is reporting that Microsoft […]
Tags: Microsoft, Twisted Pixel, Windows Phone, Xbox 360Games, News
October 11, 2011
In the initial Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) scheduling breakdown for AT&T, we previously stated that the HTC HD7s would be updated the first half of October. With only a few days left for that to be true, Winrumors got a hold of an internal email over at AT&T which zeroes in on October 11th (today) […]
Tags: AT&T, HTC, htc hd7s, Mango, Microsoft, Windows Phone, windows phone 7.5AT&T, HTC HD7s, News, Phones
October 10, 2011
Good news for Windows Phone users, It looks like Microsoft is getting really serious about their camera phones. In a job listing yesterday, Microsoft is asking for someone to help them make “Window Phone the best camera you will ever own”. I know many people that are eager for Nokia branded Windows Phones to take […]
Tags: Camera, images, Job Listing, Microsoft, Pictures, Windows Phone, WP7News
October 8, 2011
It hasn’t even been a month since Microsoft Research has updated their TouchDevelop (TouchStudio) app on the Windows Phone Marketplace to Version 2.2. I am happy to announce that TouchDevelop has just been updated to Version 2.3, which actually makes it a Mango app. Now the app can help you make mango apps right on […]
Tags: Apps, Developer, devs, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, TouchDevelop, TouchStudio, windows phone 7, WP7Apps
October 6, 2011
Yesterday we saw a snippet of this video, the one where the girl is using her Windows Phone to control her Xbox. This is the full length version that shows how Live TV will also work together with your Kinect to optimize your TV viewing experience. Source: Microsoft
Tags: Kinect, Live TV, Microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7, Xbox 360News