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Rumour: MS to announce more “flexible” hardware specs

Rumour: MS to announce more “flexible” hardware specs

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

WinRumors believes that Microsoft is planning to announce a more flexible hardware spec for Windows Phone 7, possibly even at MIX 11.
WP7′s Chassis 1 spec was at the time of release high, almost punis...

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Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform

Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

We knew it was coming, and today at MIX 11, Microsoft showed off its developer platform for the next version of Windows Phone, which developers will be able to get their hands on for free in May. The ...

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Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms: Skype coming to Windows Phone 7 'this fall'

Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms: Skype coming to Windows Phone 7 'this fall'

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

You heard right -- Skype just went from "nowhere near" Windows Phone 7, to "on the roadmap," to "definitely coming this fall." That last tidbit is courtesy of Microsoft's own Joe Belfiore, stating tha...

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Microsoft Taking 'Patient' Route to Distributing Updates

Microsoft Taking 'Patient' Route to Distributing Updates

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft's Joe Belifiore today admitted that the system updates offered to Windows Phone 7 devices so far have fallen short of the company's expectations. "We had expected it to be earlier than now,"...

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Microsoft pushes out preview build of Internet Explorer 10 (update: Windows on ARM!)

Microsoft pushes out preview build of Internet Explorer 10 (update: Windows on ARM!)

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Happy with your shiny new copy of Internet Explorer 9? It's already out of date -- Microsoft just announced Internet Explorer 10 at its MIX developer conference in Las Vegas, and if you're running Win...

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Microsoft may reveal Windows 8 during September developer event

Microsoft may reveal Windows 8 during September developer event

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft will hold a Professional Developers Conference (PDC) event from September 13th through September 16th, Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft’s Windows Chief, said Tuesday. According to Business Insider...

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Windows 8 Build 7850 M1 leaks

Windows 8 Build 7850 M1 leaks

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Redmondpie reports that Milestone 1 of Windows 8 (Build 7850) has now leaked onto the FTP sites. The build is pretty old, from the 22nd September 2010, but still carried many of the clues which has r...

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Windows Phone 7 Connector v1.1 makes uncomfortable debut in Mac App Store

Windows Phone 7 Connector v1.1 makes uncomfortable debut in Mac App Store

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Mac users defying convention of their peers with Zune HD and Windows Phone 7 devices are in for a treat. After a long, drawn out beta release, Microsoft has unleashed Windows Phone 7 Connector into th...

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Microsoft owns 30 percent of U.S. search between Bing and Yahoo

Microsoft owns 30 percent of U.S. search between Bing and Yahoo

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Just on the heels of Microsoft's launch of the Bing iPad app, new research shows that Microsoft snagged 30 percent of the U.S. search market share in March, with 14 percent of that coming from Bing.co...

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Windows 8 app store revealed in leaked screenshots, ready for beta testing?

Windows 8 app store revealed in leaked screenshots, ready for beta testing?

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 by MG1

Over the last few months, Chinese site cnBeta's been busy dishing out alleged screenshots of Windows 8 at its infancy, though few have caught our attention until this new batch came along. Assuming th...

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Another Windows Phone 7 multi-tasking concept

Another Windows Phone 7 multi-tasking concept

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 by MG1

Adrian has written us about about his concept of what he wishes multi-tasking in the next major version of Windows Phone 7 will look like.
Inspired by Build 7753 with its search button, he added a tas...

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Windows 7 (Finally) Beats Windows XP's U.S. Desktop Share

Windows 7 (Finally) Beats Windows XP's U.S. Desktop Share

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 by MG1

Someone get the party balloons and slap a big "7" on them, for Windows 7 has finally overtaken its younger brother, Windows XP, in desktop market share. For those keeping score at home or running an o...

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Windows 8's SmartScreen to build on Apple's file screening

Windows 8's SmartScreen to build on Apple's file screening

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 by MG1

Among the additions coming to Windows 8 should be an Apple-like file checking system that would refuse to run files known or suspected to be rogue. Microsoft's SmartScreen, a system first found in Int...

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Microsoft's upcoming Patch Tuesday will fix 64 flaws

Microsoft's upcoming Patch Tuesday will fix 64 flaws

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft is lining up 17 security bulletins to address as many as 64 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET Framework and GDI+ as part of their Patch Tuesday month...

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Canadian Students win $25,000 for Windows Phone 7 app, plan to start own studio

Canadian Students win $25,000 for Windows Phone 7 app, plan to start own studio

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 by MG1

A team of 4 Canadian students have won the Great Canadian Appathon on Thursday, competing against 100 others to create the best Windows Phone 7 game in 48 hours.
They plan to use the money to start t...

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