Microsoft’s always surprising. First, CEO Steve Ballmer praises Apple’s App Store and now another executive said Apple’s patent lawsuit against HTC “is not necessarily a bad thing.” During a speech about copyright last week, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel and senior VP, said the lawsuit can help determine the proper roles patents play in the…
MIX 2010 starts in a few hours, here’s how to get live coverage [Windows Phone Series 7]
MIX, Microsoft’s conference for developers with designer blood running through their veins, is going to kick off in a few hours at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. Will and our new rockstar writer Marin will be there, but will the allure of all those gambling machines, street hookers and cheap drugs keep their coverage…
Videos: What’s it going to be like to develop games for Windows Phone Series 7?
The 2010 Games Developers Conference is in full swing right now, and at the event Microsoft decided to reveal a little bit more information about Windows Phone Series 7, due to hit later this year. As the picture above shows, Microsoft is going to tightly control what goes inside devices running their latest mobile operating…
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air launch mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group) are going beyond the mobile website (available through mobile.alaskaair.com) to address their on-the-go customers. The dedicated application is released for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms and is available as a free download from www.alaskaair.com/mobile. Using the application, users can access the most frequently used…
YouTube Apps for Windows Mobile and S60 Updated
YouTube watchers on Symbian and Windows Mobile will want to update their applications to 2.4, as the latest version includes suggested search results, account support so you can access favourites and subscriptions, and a redesigned home screen. While the account support lets you to access everything you’ve established on a PC, I’m curious if you…
Flash will come to Windows Phone 7 Series eventually
If there were any lingering concerns about Flash not hitting Windows Phone 7 Series, you can rest assured because Microsoft’s Mike Chambers said it is working with Adobe to bring the Flash 10.1 to its latest mobile platform. “One thing I wanted to clarify as it may have been lost in some of the other…
Steve Ballmer praises Apple’s App Store
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly had some kind words for its long-time enemy Apple and its App Store. Will wonders never cease? “Apple’s done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their intellectual property,” Balmer reportedly said about the App Store last week at the University of Washington. This is a…
T-Mobile invites us to play with HTC HD2
We’re already seeing the HTC HD2 in the wild and we’ll be getting a much closer look at the handset during a T-Mobile event March 16. We’ll know a lot more come next Tuesday, but the stars are aligning for a March 24 release for about $199 with a new, two-year contract. With a 1Ghz…
T-Mobile HTC HD2 spotted in the wild
The T-Mobile version of the HTC HD2 “media monster” is expected to drop on US soil later this month, possibly on March 24th. So, it’s not surprising that we’re seeing pics of the Magenta-branded HD2 strutting its stuff out in the wild. New pics have hit the web, showing off the HD2 and some customized…
Windows Phone 7 gaming demoed
There are still many questions about the intriguing Windows Phone 7 Series from Microsoft, but the company is slowly releasing more details. We already know that it will break compatibility with Windows Mobile and that it will use Silverlight, .NET and XNA for development. That last one is important because it means we’ll see gaming…