Windows Phone 7 is looking for new app developer talent. Today, Microsoft released the iPhone/iOS to Windows Phone 7 API mapping tools to help developers make the seamless transition and possibly even a new revenue stream. As the self described “coding translation dictionary”, the API mapping tool could single-handedly change the dynamic and quality of WP7 apps for the better.
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Next generation Windows Phone 7 hardware will face heightened scrutiny according to slides released by Microsoft at the company’s annual MIX convention. In a slide titled “Hardware Foundation”, we get our first glimpse at what it takes to play with the big boys of Windows Phone. Unless your smartphone packs a WVGA resolution display, sadly your smartphone will not be coming along for the ride.
A match made in heaven is far from the first my first thought as I got wind of the Microsoft Nokia alliance. Smartphones designed and built by Nokia running Windows Phone? To date we have not seen this strategic partnership manifest itself into any official devices, but low and behold Nokia’s N Series blog has given us the first glimmer of hope — the Nokia Kinetic Concept.
Determining whether Windows Phone 7 has lived up to expectations is very difficult when data is hard to come by. Today, Microsoft has revealed a tremendous amount of insight over on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, confirming the number of apps (11,500) and just about every other statistic we could have hoped to track down. Let’s dive right in.
Near-Field Communications (NFC) support could be headed to Windows Phone 7 very soon. According to a Bloomberg report released today, two of their anonymous sources have said Microsoft will outfit the next version of WP7 with NFC support. With all the recent chatter about mobile payment solutions, this could be Microsoft’s chance to set the table for battle with iOS and Android.
Huge news Windows Phone fans, the HTC Arrive scheduled to launch on Sprint’s network this Sunday will feature copy and paste support out of the gate. After a series of failed update attempts, Microsoft has yet to provide copy and paste support for existing WP7 users. Today’s news comes to us by way of a Sprint document released this afternoon, here’s the scoop.
The two most dreaded words muttered by smartphone owners are “bricked phone”. Following Monday’s Windows Phone 7 update, many reports flooded in that Samsung handsets were stuck in download mode or prompted with error c101002e after the update. As a result, Microsoft has suspended the update altogether.
A group of young Nokia investors have devised a Plan B for Nokia. Clearly outraged by the actions of Stephen Elop, the group has made their first order of business removing the former Microsoft exec from his duties as President and CEO of their company. Ready to hear what else they’ve planned?