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New Windows mobile phones offer even more choices for all walks of life
Date: 07/02/2009
Only six months after the launch of its Windows Mobile 6.1
operating system, Microsoft Corp. announced that more than
25 phones powered by the platform are expected in market by
holiday 2008 with many available today. Offering form
factors ranging from touchscreens and QWERTY keyboards to
dual sliders, the diverse spectrum of smartphones will be
available from a wide range of device makers and mobile
operators. Software plus services approach fuels adoption as
applications and services, new phones, and updates reach
customers.
Microsoft reveals new Windows Phones with marketplace and My Phone Services
Date: 06/28/2009
Today at Mobile World Congress 2009, Microsoft Corp. CEO
Steve Ballmer along with key mobile partners, HTC, LG and
Orange, unveiled new Windows phones featuring new
user-friendly software and services. The next generation of
Windows phones will be based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and
feature a new user interface and a richer browsing
experience. In addition, Windows phones will feature two new
services: My Phone, to sync text messages, photos, video,
contacts and more to the Web; and Windows Marketplace for
Mobile, a new marketplace that will provide direct-to-phone
mobile applications and can be accessed from both the phone
and the Web.
Microsoft's Tellme Announces "One Button" Voice Access to Mobile Communications and Information
Date: 06/24/2009
Today Tellme Networks Inc., a Microsoft subsidiary and
pioneer of voice services, announced the first mobile voice
service to combine content and communications, simplifying
how people interact with their phones every day. Unlike
other voice-based services, Tellme is the first to allow
people to press one button, say what they want and get it,
whether that is to send a text, make a call or search for
information. Tellme has designed a unique version of this
experience specifically for Windows phones due out this
fall.
Microsoft unveils its developer strategy for the next generation of Windows phones
Date: 06/20/2009
Microsoft Corp. today announced new details about how
developers can build and sell applications for Windows
phones through Windows Marketplace for Mobile, the recently
announced application marketplace available with the Windows
Mobile 6.5 operating system. In its commitment to helping
developers create new and exciting applications, Microsoft
will provide developers with 70 percent of the sales revenue
of their applications from Windows Marketplace for Mobile,
transparency throughout the certification process, and
guidance and support from the stage of development to the
final sale to the consumer.
Giving users a choice in selecting their mobile devices
Date: 06/14/2009 Keynote highlight: Giving users a
choice in selecting their mobile devices.
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