Monthly Archives: September 2010

The future of Zune: Reading between the lines

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

As you might expect, I have a lot of questions for the Zune team, given the recent news. And unlike in past years, they’ve actually been pretty terrific at getting back to me, which is nice. But the answers I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Zune | 11 Comments

Windows Phone to ship on all major UK carriers later this year

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Still no release date, but Microsoft today confirmed that Windows Phone will ship via all major UK carriers “later this year.” This was, perhaps, a quick way to overcome the disappointment in the US that Windows Phone will only ship … Continue reading →

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Audible app coming to Windows Phone ‘within the next month’

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Hughes H. tells me via email that he’s contacted Audible customer support about Windows Phone and got the following reply: At this time we have not released the windows 7 mobile app. We are working on releasing it within the … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Zune | 3 Comments

It’s Official: Zune Expanding Worldwide Prior to Windows Phone Launch

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

I just posted a news story to WinInfo that should be of interest: Microsoft on Monday announced the long-expected news that it would be expanding its Zune online services internationally prior to the launch of Windows Phone 7. Today, Microsoft’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Zune | 14 Comments

Windows Phone will be GSM only in 2010

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phone 7 will launch on GSM phones (AT&T, T-Mobile for the US) in 2010 and on CDMA phones (Verizon, Sprint) in 2011. To be very clear, I did not know about this in advance. I … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 7 developer tools RTM

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

As promised, Microsoft has today released the final, RTM (“release to manufacturing”) version of its Windows Phone 7 developer tools. When the Windows Phone 7 OS went gold two weeks ago, the Windows Phone ecosystem began the final preparations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 1 Comment

New apps coming to Windows Phone 7

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

As part of today’s announcement about the final Windows Phone 7 developer tools, Microsoft also revealed that Twitter, Netflix, OpenTable, Flixster and Travelocity apps are coming to Windows Phone 7 this holiday season. Some of the biggest names in apps … Continue reading →

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PDF review of Windows Phone Secrets completed

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

As of just a few moments ago, I finished the PDF review of Windows Phone 7 Secrets. This is the phase of the process where the publisher sends me PDF-based proofs of each chapter that I need to review for … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone, Writing | 13 Comments

First Windows Phone 7 Advertisement?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

Secret Cinema: Lawrence of Arabia Windows Phone 7 Trailer No, not exactly. And that’s not even a phone: It’s the Windows Phone image you see in the emulator. But an interesting “teaser trailer” nonetheless.

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Find My Phone

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

Microsoft will offer a number of Windows Phone-specific online services, and my expectation is that the collection of these services will improve and grow over time. At launch, however, the most interesting service the company is offering is called Find … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 12 Comments