The US launch of Windows Phone 7 is on Monday, and AT&T stores around the country are gearing up for the release. The display seems to showcase not only the operating system, but the Xbox 360 as well. This is great since one of Microsoft’s strengths is the strong ecosystem. Only one more day until users around the country find out for themselves!
Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD2 ? Yep, you read that right. It’s ever-so-slightly slower but really, you wouldn’t notice. Everything is here. The sounds, the multi-touch, the whole thing, on an existing Windows Mobile 6.5 device.
Now, after the huge fallout from the unofficial microSD upgrade how long will it be before Microsoft says, “Don’t do this either”? And how much longer before someone asks, “Why can’t I upgrade my existing HTC HD2 to Windows Phone 7 then? Well, start the clock..
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It fascinates me how the Xbox team makes all the right decisions while the other divisions falter. I’ve written about Windows 7 missing the Indian holiday season but the Xbox division is looking forward to capitalize on it… unlike the Windows Phone department that won’t be launching Windows Phone 7 devices anytime this year. In a nicely done video the Xbox India team has people playing on the Kinect at a premier mall in Bombay. Kids in traditional clothes, crowd cheering and an senior person playing Kinectimals made me smile. Here’s the video:
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You can pre-order your Kinect from the Microsoft India Online store for Rs. 9,999/- Another video uploaded by XKCDont has some people getting an exclusive hands-on in a mall in Gurgaon, last month:
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Microsoft India Shows The Kinect Experience For Diwali
It looks like it won’t be long before some of the bigger knocks against WP7 will be no more. WPCentral reports that Microsoft is preparing an update that will include not just copy/paste, but a slew of other improvements as well, including multi-tasking, turn-by-turn directions, and Skydrive/OWA support. That’s quite a bit of work done since WP7 went gold, so I’m filing this under “I’ll believe it when I see it”, while I keep my fingers crossed. But the speed at which this update is apparently coming out, and the more direct mechanism with which Microsoft is delivering updates, makes a compelling case that things have changed for the better from the Windows Mobile days.
Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference 2010 happened last week and I was there. It felt amazing to be attending a conference that two years back I was watching on a broken Internet connection. Meeting Long Zheng, Paul Thurrott, Frank Shaw, Ed Bott, Mary Jo, Abhinaba, Brandon Watson, Kip and a lot of other folks was good fun. The part that wasn’t fun though was that I did not get a Windows Phone 7 device, that totally sucked. Having said that, listening to Steve Ballmer go “Boom baby!” live is something.
Bellevue is a nice city, not as dull as Syracuse nor is it as busy as New York City. Microsoft doesn’t have a campus in Redmond, Redmond is the Microsoft campus. They’ve got buildings all over the place and shuttles driving from corner to the other. I visited the Microsoft Store on campus and spent quite a bit thanks to my ignorance. Anyway, the three big announcements at PDC10 for me were:
Given that Silverlight is the dev platform I don’t think it is going anywhere, it was never meant to replace HTML but compete with Flash for rich media. The debate is unnecessary.
Here’s my picture set from Bellevue:
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“November 8th is fast approaching and to kick off on the celebration Microsoft and AT&T are giving thousands of music fans the chance to see free concerts from Katy Perry in New York City and Maroon 5 in San Francisco…Also marking Windows Phone 7 availability in the U.S., Rob Dyrdek and Minka Kelly will race across the country on the Really Rally Road Trip, challenging people to change their relationship with the mobile phone.”
You’ll have to pop into certain AT&T stores to get a chance at tickets. Which ones will be announced via the Windows Phone 7 Faceboook page. I’m wondering how fast Rob and Minka have drive to get from NYC to SF in time for the concert – best I can figure is between an average of 110-130 mph. That’s a lot of speeding tickets :).
“Microsoft has been cramming tons of useful new features into Hotmail this year, and the venerable webmail app is looking better than ever. Today, Microsoft has announced the arrival of another new feature — one that is squarely aimed at encouraging new users to give Hotmail a try.”
As the article points out though, people are reluctant to switch because they like their existing email address. Now, if you like the Hotmail user interface and features, you can use your existing email address with it as long as your current email can be accessed via POP3. Hotmail will just pull those messages into your account and you can “send as” so the recipient sees only your preferred email address.
I’ve been doing this for a few years, but with the GMail interface. The problem with this (at least with GMail) is that you cannot see on your mobile device which emails are native and which are being pulled in from outside accounts, and all replies go out as if they were from your GMail account. I am not sure if Hotmail has addressed this or not, but I’d actually be surprised if they have. Anyone here tried this yet with Hotmail?
In my latest and last post for The Next Web, I try to envision Silverlight’s role in Windows’ future. The debate flared after Bob Muglia’s statements were misinterpreted.
Chrome’s netbook OS is essentially web apps running on a computer with a browser. Quick, easy and underpowered. Windows applications can’t run on a tablet and be as useful, Silverlight apps developed for the phone however is a di9fferent story. If these apps run on the Windows desktop, Microsoft’s founding dream of Windows everywhere stays alive.
A proprietary development platform for mobile devices that expands to the desktop (in and out of the browser) will position Microsoft to maintain its dominance or at least be a formidable force.
Read the rest on The Next Web.
You can read Bob Muglia’s clarification on the Silverlight blog.
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[TNW] Silverlight And The Future Of Windows
In my latest and last post for The Next Web, I try to envision Silverlight’s role in Windows’ future. The debate flared after Bob Muglia’s statements were misinterpreted.
Chrome’s netbook OS is essentially web apps running on a computer with a browser. Quick, easy and underpowered. Windows applications can’t run on a tablet and be as useful, Silverlight apps developed for the phone however is a di9fferent story. If these apps run on the Windows desktop, Microsoft’s founding dream of Windows everywhere stays alive.
A proprietary development platform for mobile devices that expands to the desktop (in and out of the browser) will position Microsoft to maintain its dominance or at least be a formidable force.
Read the rest on The Next Web.
You can read Bob Muglia’s clarification on the Silverlight blog.
Published at: I'm Just Being Manan | Subscribe
[TNW] Silverlight And The Future Of Windows
In my latest and last post for The Next Web, I try to envision Silverlight’s role in Windows’ future. The debate flared after Bob Muglia’s statements were misinterpreted.
Chrome’s netbook OS is essentially web apps running on a computer with a browser. Quick, easy and underpowered. Windows applications can’t run on a tablet and be as useful, Silverlight apps developed for the phone however is a di9fferent story. If these apps run on the Windows desktop, Microsoft’s founding dream of Windows everywhere stays alive.
A proprietary development platform for mobile devices that expands to the desktop (in and out of the browser) will position Microsoft to maintain its dominance or at least be a formidable force.
Read the rest on The Next Web.
You can read Bob Muglia’s clarification on the Silverlight blog.
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[TNW] Silverlight And The Future Of Windows
Adobe has reconfirmed that it will be developing Flash Player 10.1 for Windows Phone 7. This is great news for those who are dependent on flash heavy web sites, but it remains to be seen how well the player will run. Many other developers have decided to hold off developing software for the platform due to restricted access to low level system functions, and there have been no announcements whether Microsoft has been working closely to ensure the player runs smoothly. Hopefully this is the case, because a smooth running flash player is just of on the many deficiencies currently facing the platform. Adobe has not committed to a specific release date for the player.
Adobe has reconfirmed that it will be developing Flash Player 10.1 for Windows Phone 7. This is great news for those who are dependent on flash heavy web sites, but it remains to be seen how well the player will run. Many other developers have decided to hold off developing software for the platform due to restricted access to low level system functions, and there have been no announcements whether Microsoft has been working closely to ensure the player runs smoothly. Hopefully this is the case, because a smooth running flash player is just of on the many deficiencies currently facing the platform. Adobe has not committed to a specific release date for the player.
“One of the limitations of Windows Phone 7 is, that Microsoft’s new mobile OS isn’t supporting user removable flash memory like microSD cards, as supported by Windows Mobile, but Windows Phone 7 uses embedded memory like Apple’s iPhone does…However, even if Windows Phone 7 isn’t featuring a customer swappable flash memory, it seems that some handset manufactures are using micro SD cards anyway.”
Even though Microsoft has mandated non-swappable storage, you can still upgrade a WP7 device’s storage capacity if it has a MicroSD slot – if you don’t mind having to factory-reset your phone. the::unwired.net takes a stab at the process, and though it’s not as trouble-free as it could be, Arne shows that it can be done.
“One of the limitations of Windows Phone 7 is, that Microsoft’s new mobile OS isn’t supporting user removable flash memory like microSD cards, as supported by Windows Mobile, but Windows Phone 7 uses embedded memory like Apple’s iPhone does…However, even if Windows Phone 7 isn’t featuring a customer swappable flash memory, it seems that some handset manufactures are using micro SD cards anyway.”
Even though Microsoft has mandated non-swappable storage, you can still upgrade a WP7 device’s storage capacity if it has a MicroSD slot – if you don’t mind having to factory-reset your phone. the::unwired.net takes a stab at the process, and though it’s not as trouble-free as it could be, Arne shows that it can be done.
“One of the limitations of Windows Phone 7 is, that Microsoft’s new mobile OS isn’t supporting user removable flash memory like microSD cards, as supported by Windows Mobile, but Windows Phone 7 uses embedded memory like Apple’s iPhone does…However, even if Windows Phone 7 isn’t featuring a customer swappable flash memory, it seems that some handset manufactures are using micro SD cards anyway.”
Even though Microsoft has mandated non-swappable storage, you can still upgrade a WP7 device’s storage capacity if it has a MicroSD slot – if you don’t mind having to factory-reset your phone. the::unwired.net takes a stab at the process, and though it’s not as trouble-free as it could be, Arne shows that it can be done.
“One of the limitations of Windows Phone 7 is, that Microsoft’s new mobile OS isn’t supporting user removable flash memory like microSD cards, as supported by Windows Mobile, but Windows Phone 7 uses embedded memory like Apple’s iPhone does…However, even if Windows Phone 7 isn’t featuring a customer swappable flash memory, it seems that some handset manufactures are using micro SD cards anyway.”
Even though Microsoft has mandated non-swappable storage, you can still upgrade a WP7 device’s storage capacity if it has a MicroSD slot – if you don’t mind having to factory-reset your phone. the::unwired.net takes a stab at the process, and though it’s not as trouble-free as it could be, Arne shows that it can be done.
We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
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We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
We spotted this as coming soon before, but Microsoft have now released the beta tool to sync your Windows Phone 7 with your Mac.
The tool lets you sync any playlists from iTunes or pictures from iPhoto. It also downloads your pictures and videos from the phone to iPhoto.
There is a video demo-ing the software below, and it looks good. In fact, I’d rather like a Windows version that works with iTunes…
Link – download WP7 connector for Mac beta
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
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