2011

Yesterday, Mango: today, Windows Phone SDK RTW

The Mango blog post on the Windows Phone blog hinted as much, but a new blog post on the Windows Phone Developer blog makes it official:

I’m pleased to announce that the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 RTW release is

Microsoft and mindshare: can Mango be cool in the mall?

GeekSquadLots of news around Microsoft’s latest update to Windows Phone today, as Mango was announced, and amazingly (with a little help from an undocumented “trick”), the update is flowing out, people are happy, and there’s even quite a little …

Mango begins shipping, to “98% of existing Windows Phone customers”

mango cupcakeIf we had a cupcake, we’d send it to Joe Belfiore, Eric Hautula, Brandon Watson and company at Windows Phone, for over-delivering on the Windows Phone Mango update, which, according to a Windows Phone blog post, began shipping …

Windows Phone Live is now “My Windows Phone”, with Microsoft Scrapbook

Microsoft just launched the “Mango” version of its WindowsPhone.com portal, complete with a web-based Windows Phone Marketplace, as well as a re-branded Windows Phone Live experience – now called My Windows Phone.

My Windows Phone

The new portal still features the …

On Mango’s eve

The latest update to Windows Phone, code named Mango and officially known as Windows Phone 7.5, is widely expected to make it’s official debut any minute (hour/day) now.  Given that the last update, code named NoDo, was beset with distribution …

Live ID in the age of Windows 8

Live IDToday, on the Windows 8 blog, Steven Sinofsky introduces Katie Frigon, Group Program Manager of something called the “You-Centered Experience Team”, who then takes us through the way Windows Live ID will be integrated into Windows 8.  Logging into …

Samsung Omnia W joins the Windows Phone 7.5 device line-up

Following the announcement of the Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash, it looks like Samsung will be adding another device to its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” line-up – the Samsung Omnia W. Official press images below:…

ZTE officially unveils their first Windows Phone 7.5 device – ZTE Tania

At the 2011 PT/EXPO COMM China today, ZTE officially unveiled their first Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” device, named the ZTE Tania. Check out a photo of the new device on display (thanks to WPXap.com):

According to reports …

A closer look at Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8: People, Messaging and Call

Microsoft gave us a first glimpse into the future of Windows Live during its BUILD conference, with Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live, demoing several Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8. Last week we took …

WhatsApp now available for download in Windows Phone marketplace

Last week we reported that clues were surfacing about the potential release of WhatsApp for Windows Phone, with a tweet from the official @WhatsApp Twitter account, a teaser image on the official website, and even leaked images of the app …