Mobile

Windows Phone: A “strong start” in Australia – IDC

hd7main-420x0We realize we’ve been hammering Microsoft and the carriers for the NoDo update debacle, but think of it as “tough love” – we really like our Windows Phones, we want very much for the platform to succeed, and like a

Microsoft blows more smoke with another “Windows Phone Update” update post: we cull the best comments

smokeAfter Microsoft posted two Windows Phone update charts, Eric Hautala, General Manager, Customer Experience Engineering (wait – they’re ENGINEERING this customer experience?  That explains a lot!) also posted on the Windows Phone blog, seeking to explain where the …

Microsoft releases “Where’s My Phone Update?” chart: we want to cry

Picture 8487Microsoft today, in what must be considered either an attempt at clarification or a perverse form of torture for Windows Phone owners, published a set of charts purporting to show the “status” of the NoDo updates by phone model (…

NoDo updates begin (again)

simpsons_donuts-lMicrosoft started out touting its “NoDo” updates on a page with the overly optimistic name of http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/january-update.aspx, which was quickly changed back when we noted the name on January 5th to “whats-next.aspx”, and ever since then it’s …

Is this NoDo week?

sprint-arriveWe won’t go through all the long and exhausting history of the Windows Phone NoDo update, except to say that we don’t know if Microsoft could have taken the excitement out of a system upgrade any more thoroughly if …

Google launches new AdMob SDK–for Windows Phone

140x250_Misc_Mobile-AppsIn what may be considered a good sign for the health of the Windows Phone ecosystem, Google has given the new OS a bit of a thumbs up today with the release of a new beta SDK for its mobile …

IE9 Mobile shown at SxSW–if you find Joe Marini

There’s a big IE9 presence at SxSW this year, where Microsoft is releasing the new web browser to the world with a Texas sized party.  We just posted on the webcast, which will go live at 7:30pm CDT, but judging …

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update delayed – coming March 21st?

Microsoft’s first major update for it’s new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 – the "No Donuts" update – which is supposed to bring us copy-and-paste functionality, improved app performance, and better marketplace search, is confirmed to have been delayed …

More user created Windows Phone ads (with puppies!)

Last week we showed you a user created Windows Phone ad from digital artist Brandon Foy featuring a fast paced montage of Windows Phone goodness, and receiving some 90,000 YouTube views.  Now a couple of new “user created” (meaning not …

Windows Phone marketplace updates

There is some news regarding Windows Phone Marketplace.

Windows Phone Marketplace currently offers more than 9,000 quality apps and games and enjoys a base of over 32,000 registered developers, delivering an average of 100 new apps every day. The Windows