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Microsoft had a great fiscal first quarter with little help from its mobile division. You have to wonder how well it can do once it finally releases Windows Phone 7 next month. According to the company, it had “revenue of $16.20 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, a 25% increase from the same…
AT&T confirmed that its Windows Phone 7 handsets will be ready to roll the second week of November. Arriving first is the HTC Surround and the Samsung Focus, both of which will debut in tandem on November 8th. This Windows phone duo will be available from AT&T company-owned stores and online for $199.99 with a two-year…
Windows Phone 7 by Microsoft hasn’t even hit the masses yet, but apps like the Amazon Kindle are already finding their way onto the platform. The Windows Phone 7 app store already has hundreds of apps waiting to be downloaded upon release, and Amazon is making certain that its popular Kindle reading app is one…
We know T-Mobile USA will launch the HTC HD7 on November 8th asking for no less than $199 for the all-touchscreen Windows Phone 7 device. The good news is that you can grab it for less if you hurry and pre-order your unit today. Two online retailers, Amazon and Wirefly, have started accepting pre-orders and…
Telmap wants its share of the Windows Phone 7 market, too. The leader in mobile location solutions is gearing toward launching its navigation solution for Microsoft’s brand-new mobile platform and has already booked a first customer – Singapore’s SingTel. As that’s the case with Telmap for other platforms, Windows Phone 7 version will also allow…
Smartphone adoption is growing rapidly if you hadn’t noticed. In fact, smartphone adoption is growing so rapidly that 19% of all phones shipped today are smartphones. This is expected to grow even more, and much faster than it took to get where we are today. Smartphone shipments have gone up 12% since the first quarter…
The FCC recently gave a big thumbs up to an HTC handset that sports the curious combination of CDMA connectivity and the Windows phone operating system. The SAR and HAC reports from the FCC present the results of cellular radio testing and in doing so paints a picture of a handset with EV-DO, WiFi, and…
Gameloft jumped on the Windows Phone bandwagon and announced that it is launching five new games for Microsoft’s mobile platform. The games include Gameloft standards like UNO, Assassin’s Creed, Earthworm Jim, Brain Challenge, and The Oregon Trail. Two of the games, Uno and Earthworm Jim, are available now in markets outside of the US and can…
coresystems, which is the world leader in next generation apps and solutions in the SAP environment, announced that it will bring its coresuite mobile solution to Windows Phone 7. Based on Microsoft Silverlight, coresuite mobile is touted to be “just the right solution” for business customers looking for a mobile ERP solution for their smartphone.…
If you’re on a Mac and have been hesitant about buying a Windows Phone 7 because you’re worried it won’t play nice with your computer, you can rest assured that the Connector software will let you synch your multimedia content to your new Microsoft smartphone. As you may know, Microsoft’s latest smartphone platform uses the…