There are a lot of rumors and speculation that Microsoft is going to announce the launch of Windows Phone 7 at a big event in New York City some time in October. Most rumors point to October 11th. Well, if you dig through our archives, you might remember a similar event where Windows Phone 6.5 was announced. Back on October 6, of 2009, Microsoft had a big Open House event where Robbie Bach showed off …
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Microsoft Sues Motorola over their Android Implementation
You might remember a while back when HTC got some flack for violating a number of Microsoft’s patents in their implementation of Google Android on their Android phones. Microsoft and HTC settled the dispute with a deal where HTC would have to pay Microsoft a certain amout of licensing fees for every Android phone that they sold. Now it’s Motorola’s turn, as Microsoft has decided to sue them for patent infringement now. We can probably …
Continue readingTwo Xbox LIVE Games Appear in Windows Phone 7 Marketplace
Paul Thurrott has noticed some changes to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace today. First off, you’ve got two Xbox LIVE capable games now. Hexic and Flowerz are Xbox Live enabled which means you’ll be able to earn acheivments and contribute to your gamer score by playing those. There’s also a new menu item called “AT&T AppCenter.” Apparently, AT&T is testing their own section of the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Unfortunately this is only interesting for …
Continue readingHP is Paying You to Take a Palm Pre or Pixi
Over at HP’s Wireless Central website, they’re giving away all Palm Pre and Pixi phones on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint for free (with a new service plan)… AND they’re giving you $50 extra to spend on apps for the devices. As you know, HP recently aquired Palm since they weren’t doing so well. We’re not sure what this major sale means for the Palm Web OS devices. It could mean that there’s some new hardware …
Continue readingShould I Automatically Be a Windows Phone 7 Fan?
As many of you know, I’ve been using Windows Mobile based phones since the smartphone was invented. They’ve always been the most powerful and capable devices. However, when we started hearing about Windows Phone 7 earlier this year, it became clear that the classic Windows Mobile (that could run on all sorts of hardware and do all sorts of things) was about to be replaced by a completely new “Version 1.0” product. Even though it …
Continue readingSamsung Tab Event (Video)
Thursday night, Vin Rock of Naughty by Nature and I went to the Samsung Experience Store in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, NY to check out the new Samsung Tab 7″ Android-powered Tablet that they were announcing. The device is a nice size. It’s smaller than normal Windows 7 Tablet PCs, and smaller still than the Apple iPad. Yet it’s plenty bigger than the Pocket PCs, and 4.3″ screened monster phones that are so popular today. The …
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