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Windows Mobile phones coming on Ocotber 6th, and why it doesn’t even matter
Microsoft announced to day that its next-gen version of Windows Mobile (6.5) will be hitting phones and stores on October 6th. Will Windows Mobile 6.5 have any discernable effect on the smartphone market? We doubt it. Stephanie Ferguson writes for the Windows Team Blog: Of the people we talked to, 74% listed productivity as the top feature […]
Continue reading...Apple’s growing role in WebKit development and what it means for Flash
Friday, August 28, 2009
The WebKit engine has become the de-facto standard for mobile browsers, something which takes on broader implications in light of Apple’s unparalleled involvement and contribution to the WebKit open-source project. In addition to Apple, a number of other companies such as Nokia and Google are heavily involved with WebKit development, but with approximately 30 webkit […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s new smartphone – the Fune! [Video]
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The public has been anticipating a Microsoft branded phone for months now, and the wait is finally over! Check out the Microsoft Fune – it runs on Vista, connects to the Internet via AOL, and can even play your collection of MIDI files. All in all, it’s a true winner, but the video below speaks […]
Continue reading...“How Microsoft destroyed development culture at FASA” and the creativity problem in Redmond
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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In a recent interview with GamesIndustry, FASA Interactive founder Jordan Weisman opines on how Microsoft destroyed FASA’s development culture when it was acquired by Redmond in 1999, and how it almost did the same when it acquired Bungie in 2001. Bungie, of course, is the development house behind the immensely popular Halo series for the […]
Continue reading...Zune HD demo reveals another Microsoft app store in the works
Monday, August 24, 2009
Microsoft is expected to ship the upcoming Zune HD sometime this fall, and to get people excited for it, or at least aware of its existence, product demos of the device were the name of the game this Sunday at a number of select Best Buy locations. A customer walk-through of the Zune HD’s features, […]
Continue reading...Microsoft encourages developers to charge more for Windows Mobile apps, and why that won’t be enough
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Earlier this week at the first ever Windows Mobile Developers Camp, Microsoft had some interesting things to say to its developers regarding app pricing on the upcoming Windows Marketplace app store. Speaking to a group of about 50 developers, Loke Uei, Microsoft’s senior technical product manager for mobile developer experience, suggested that developers should avoid […]
Continue reading...Microsoft bribing iPhone developers to port apps over to Zune/Windows Mobile?
Friday, August 14, 2009
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A few days ago, Microsoft put up a series of web postings which detail one iPhone developer’s experiences in porting an iPhone app over to the Windows Mobile platform. The underlying goal, of course, was to showcase just how simple and seamless the process is and to convince other developers to see the beauty in […]
Continue reading...12 years ago today, Apple and Microsoft made amends, sort of [Video]
Thursday, August 6, 2009
12 years ago today, Steve Jobs delivered a keynote in Boston where he announced a number of new initiatives with its ole’ rival Microsoft and an end to the legal battle over Apple’s allegations that Microsoft illegally copied the “look and feel” of the Mac OS. In the video below, a non-turtleneck clad Jobs announced […]
Continue reading...Explaining the shift to Macs and the decline of Windows
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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The passion the Mac faithful have for their OS of choice is well-known, and indeed, these minions often serve as unofficial advertising sounding boards for Apple. I myself remember, way back when, being flabbergasted at people who preferred using Windows 3.1 over the Mac, and tried, often unsuccessfully, to convince them to take a look […]
Continue reading...Why Microsoft and Steve Ballmer just don’t get it
Friday, July 31, 2009
At a Microsoft Financial Analyst meeting yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer demonstrated, yet again, that he still doesn’t get, or perhaps is unwilling to admit, why people are ditching PC’s and flocking to the Mac in droves. While looking out into a sea of reporters and analysts, Ballmer noticed the number of computers sporting an […]
Continue reading...Rob Enderle was bullish on MSFT stock hours before Microsoft reported its worst quarter in 23 years
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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Last week, Microsoft reported disappointing earnings, missed 4Q analyst estimates, and saw their profits fall by a staggering 29%. A few hours earlier, everyone’s favorite “analyst”, Rob Enderle, appeared on CNBC and was particularly bullish about Microsoft’s financial prospects. “I’m expecting some really good news in terms of outlook for [Microsoft]. They just released their […]
Continue reading...Microsoft to open first retail stores in California and Arizona
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Microsoft announced yesterday that it’s retail initiative to roll out a number of Microsoft Retail Stores will begin in Scottsdale, Arizona and Mission Viejo, California sometime this fall. The shoopping area chosen in Mission Viejo is already home to an Apple Store while the Scottsdale location is not. According to Microsoft spokeswoman Kim Stocks, the […]
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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