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Microsoft Takes Wraps Off Windows Phone 7 Games

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by admin.

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If Apple’s always taken an “if you must” stance toward gaming on the iPhone, Microsoft’s attacking from the opposite angle, making gaming front and center on its Windows Phone 7.

At the GDC Europe 2010 games conference in Cologne, Germany today, Microsoft took the tarp off a who’s-who of game studios, all on track to release games for its upcoming powerhouse handheld. Studios like Gameloft (Hero of Sparta), Konami (Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania), Namco Bandai (Tekken, Soul Calibur), PopCap (Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies), and THQ (Company of Heroes, Dawn of War II).
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Why isn’t Verizon selling Zune Pass with Kin?

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.

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Earlier today, Verizon Wireless began online sales of the Kin, the first phone to feature a built-in version of Microsoft’s Zune player. But I think the companies missed a historic opportunity to sell the first phone in the United States with a bundled on-demand music service.

The phone itself is getting mixed reviews, with praise focusing on its music and social-networking features, and criticism for its sluggish performance and feature omissions, like the lack of a calendar and the inability to send photos or direct messages to Twitter.
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Courier Tablet Sidelined, Says Microsoft

Posted on 02. May, 2010 by admin.

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Courier, a tablet project that was being developed by Microsoft to potentially compete with Apple’s iPad was sidelined, according to an official Microsoft blog post on Thursday.

Though it was never officially announced that the Courier tablet was being developed, speculators thought the device could give the iPad a run for its money, and lower the iPad’s cost due to competition.
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New Windows Phone 7 ROM Image Released

Posted on 02. May, 2010 by admin.

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A new build (6176) of the Windows Phone 7 OS image (for the x86 emulator) has been released with the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh, and xda-devs member RustyGrom has unlocked it using the same method as for the old (6077) ROM image in the SDK.

We’re still playing with it, but so far (compared to the older build) Office is installed, there’s a new uninstall option for applications, and the phone functionality has been fleshed out; the dialer interface, in-call interface and call history screens are now present, along with an in-call notification (in the same style as the new SMS notification) showing at the top of the screen whenever you’re in a call and have navigated away from the call status screen.
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Microsoft Offers Phones Aimed at a Younger Crowd

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by admin.

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Microsoft’s effort to revitalize its cellphone business took a new direction Monday with its release of a pair of phones aimed at a younger market.

The phones, the Kin One and Kin Two, are built around their social-networking features. For example, they allow users to update status messages on sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, all at once, from the home menu. In addition, users can scroll down the touch-screen to see a variety of notes from friends and other information gathered from the Web.
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