Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

HACKED WINDOWS PHONE 7 EMULATOR DEMOED ON VIDEO

Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone 7 emulator was “unlocked” (so to speak), granting anyone with a few spare minutes and basic tinkering abilities an opportunity to get a look at a bunch of stuff Microsoft didn’t originally include.... (Continue reading)

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THE NEW WINPHO7 PROMO: DOOT DEE DOOT

From: The Windows Phone 7 Team To: The Windows Phone 7 Advertising Gnomes After months of deliberation, we hereby present the master plan for all modern mobile commercials. To acquire: Rights to Feist instrumental break Cute woman with curly... (Continue reading)

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WINDOWS PHONE 7 SERIES’ CUTTING ROOM FLOOR IS AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF BRIGHT COLORS AND CHUNKY FONTS

It's hard to argue that Windows Phone 7 Series' Metro UI concept isn't utterly unique in the mobile world, but it was wasn't the only option Microsoft considered -- far from it, in fact. The company has published a... (Continue reading)

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WINDOWS PHONE 7 GETS ANOTHER TWITTER APP: TWIKINI

A few days ago we wrote about Mel Sampat, a member of the Windows Phone 7 development team who had chosen to leave the team to pursue his own endeavors, part of which included making third-party apps for the... (Continue reading)

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WINDOWS PHONE 7 SERIES MULTITASKING: THE REAL DEAL

We've definitely learned a ton about Windows Phone 7 Series here at MIX , but getting the full picture on multitasking has been difficult, since the OS isn't ready, no one has final hardware, and the emulator seems to... (Continue reading)

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THE NEW IE9: MORE HTML5, CSS3, AND NO WINDOWS XP

Today Microsoft released the developer preview of Internet Explorer 9 . It’s the first look we’ve had at Microsoft’s flagship browser since it first revealed details late last year. The preview is bare-bones: after playing around with it, I... (Continue reading)

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XOBNI MOBILE COMES TO BLACKBERRY

Xobni (that’s inbox spelled backwards), a company that makes an e-mail management plugin for Microsoft Outlook, is officially releasing Xobni Mobile for the BlackBerry platform today, bringing the power of Xobni to your mobile device. Xobni is a killer... (Continue reading)

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VERIZON POSTS ANDROID 2.1 UPGRADE DETAILS FOR DROID

Chatter over the Milestone's impending Android 2.1 update has reached a rolling boil in recent days, but it's actually the Milestone's American cousin that's getting the official coverage today. That's right: Verizon's just posted details on the Droid's upgrade... (Continue reading)

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WINDOWS PHONE 7 SERIES DEVICE FROM SAMSUNG IS JUST A HACKED I8910 HD

We couldn't shake the feeling that the mysterious Samsung-branded Windows Phone 7 Series device being passed around at MIX10 this week was just a warmed-over i8910 HD , and it turns out there's a very good reason for that:... (Continue reading)

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PALM LAUNCHES A NEW SLOGAN FOR WEBOS: LIFE MOVES FAST. DON’T MISS A THING.

We love webOS around these parts. What we don’t love — not one bit — is how they’ve been advertising it. They kicked things off with creepiness , and then followed it up with mis-aimed cheesiness . ... (Continue reading)