Microsoft just announced the Windows Phone Live service that will be available for Windows Phone 7 devices. This Live service is basically an upgraded version of Microsoft’s existing MyPhone service but now integrates with Windows Live Skydrive. The premium MyPhone services such as device location and remote wipe will be free now where as they used to be a pay-per-use feature (in case you lost your phone way too often.) It sounds like you’ll eventually …
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Windows Phone 7 SDK beta emulator walkthrough
Long Zheng has recorded some video walk-throughs of the new Windows Phone 7 emulator (build 6414) released yesterday. Actually, this is the unlocked emulator which shows other applications that will be included with the OS. Right off the bat you’ll notice performance and responsiveness has been improved several folds. Although some of that might be attributed to improvements in hardware acceleration for the emulator itself, I’m sure for the most part this is also the …
Continue readingWhy You’ll Want a Windows Phone
It turns out iPhone loyalist, Ben Gracewood, has been very impressed with Windows Phone 7. He’s written an article that lists and explains a number of things that make him very confident of Windows Phone’s impending superiority. We’re talking about Windows Phone’s seamless convergence of social networking and communications accounts, the pure joy of developing Windows Phone 7 applications, and a Marketplace that offers trial version and beta distribution capabilities. The best is the user …
Continue readingOffice Mobile 15 to Include GPS Capabilities
Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows Phone 7 isn’t even available yet, but there are rumors afloat of the next version of Office Mobile. MSFT Kitchen has a whole slew of full Office 15 rumors, but the one’s related to Office 15 mobile mention new applications and capabilities. We’re talking mostly normal stuff like productivity enhancements and document management, but… GPS Capabilities? Any guesses as to which Office applications might benefit from GPS capabilities? What other …
Continue readingThelma and Louise Use Bing Mobile, Too.
You already saw the Easy Rider Bing Mobile commercial, but Thelma and Louise use Bing for Windows Mobile, too. They have to jump their car to get to the chili place for lunch though. Another great Bing ad. Too bad the phone screen images aren’t of the real Bing app for Windows Mobile. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 10, 2010. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingBing For Windows Mobile Commercial is Kind of Awesome
Whomever is marketing Bing has been doing a pretty good job, especially with the TV commercials. Now we’ve got one featuring the Windows Mobile version of the Bing Mobile app! It’s a spoof on the classic motorcycle movie, Easy Rider. Unfortunately, the commercial doesn’t show the use of Bing mobile with a Bluetooth enabled motorcycle helmet. I guess you’ll need a passenger to operate your mobile phone if you’re on a motorcycle these days. center] …
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