Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 GSM-Only Until 1H 2011
Not long after Verizon’s confirmation that it would not carry Windows Phone 7 devices this year earlier today, Senior Product Manager Greg Sullivan has confirmed to CNET that Windows Phone 7 is currently GSM-only until the first half of next year due to hardware development timeframe constraints and the compressed launch timeframe for Windows Phone […]
Verizon: No Windows Phone 7 Devices This Year
Speaking to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Verizon representative Brenda Raney has confirmed that the carrier will not initially offer devices based on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system in October, with no plans to launch such devices at any point during the remainder of the year. The carrier does plan support the new platform in 2011 and […]
Microsoft Announces Finalized WP7 Development Tools Now Available
Microsoft has announced the availability of the finalized set of development tools for developing applications on Windows Phone 7 and are a free download. The company has also announced that it will begin to accept submissions for applications beginning early next month, with the requirement that applications developed with the tools available before the finalized […]
Microsoft To Mandate Free Tethering on Windows Phone 7? (Updated)
According to a message on Twitter made by developer Richard Dudley of ComponentOne fame, Microsoft has officially confirmed to developers that it will mandate free USB tethering capability at on all of its Windows Phone 7 devices, effectively ordering carriers to sell the devices with free tethering and prohibiting the sale of typically expensive tethering […]
Windows Phone 7 Launch Date Confirmed?
A new rumor has surfaced pegging October 11th as the official launch date for Microsoft’s next mobile operating system in Windows Phone 7, with an event in New York City that will be webcast. While the date does coincide with previous statements regarding an October launch timeframe, this is the first mention of a launch […]
Bluetooth SIG Reveals LG C900 Release Timeframe
The Bluetooth SIG has inadvertently revealed the release timeframe for the forthcoming LG C900 Windows Phone 7 device in its product listing suggesting a release around September 28th. The listing also confirms that the device features Bluetooth. Speculation is high that AT&T will also launch the device in that timeframe, which would fall inline with […]
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Being Finalized on September 16th
The Microsoft developer blog has confirmed that the current slate of developer tools will be finalized on September 16th, with the first wave of applications being cleared for inclusion in the Marketplace by early October. The suite of tools currently available for use by developers have been in beta since March after the MIX 10 […]
Microsoft Kin Team Moved to Windows Phone 7 Development
The team responsible for Kin development has been moved to Windows Phone 7 development according to the following tweet from their now protected Twitter account: “This is our last tweet from this account. The team is now working on Windows Phone 7 & would love to hear from you @windowsphone.†This follows the latest minor […]
Samsung Buries WiMAX Mondi KIN-Style, Gives Parting Gifts
The biggest reason that the Samsung Mondi failed can probably be traced to its lack of an ability to operate as a WiMAX modem. Samsung has fixed that, unfortunately far too late for the product to be saved in the marketplace. At one point the Mondi had a lot of promise. If it had sold […]