by Edward
11 years
Jason Dunn, a Canadian who owns several websites devoted to Windows Phone, Android, Apple, etc, including the famous PocketPCThoughts, has just announced that he is moving to USA and joining HTC: come October 1st, I’ll be a ...
by Edward
11 years
He calls himself “mini-Microsoft” (from “mini-me” in Austin Powers), he is mid-level manager at Microsoft, and he blogs anonymously about Microsoft stuff. In his latest revealing post he mentions some inter...
by Edward
11 years
It would be funny if it wouldn’t be sad… Myself and several other people (judging from comments on various blogs and Facebook) have a problem: trying to download TouchDevelop app from Microsoft but always getting the e...
by Edward
11 years
The bottom line: This app works without the need to pay additional Premium fee, but it’s unofficial, so it may stop working any time after purchase. Before discussing the app, let me introduce you to Sirius XM! USA is a terr...
by Edward
11 years
Microsoft has just released update 2.2 of TouchDevelop app for hobby developers. It brings such improvements like handling of events (e.g. when device is shaken, a method is called), a tutorial mode (many people complained that le...
by Edward
11 years
It’s not official confirmation from Microsoft but Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, is claiming so: he believes that apps written for Windows Phone 7 will run on Windows 8, which is an operating system designed for both PC...
by Edward
11 years
While at IFA 2011 I was playing with Navigon for Windows Phone – a TomTom-like off-line GPS turn-by-turn navigation app. Navigon was available in 2 versions – with maps of whole Europe and with maps of USA: It was runn...
by Edward
11 years
In part 2 of this report, after uploading and processing several GB of HD video, you will be able to see in action what was going on at HTC stand at IFA 2011, including demonstration of HTC Titan and HTC Radar and their...
by Edward
11 years
At IFA 2011 Samsung is present at various stands with mini-stands of Samsung, but their biggest stand  is in hall 20 where there is huge, majestic show presented by the company. I was in that hall with majest...
by Edward
11 years
So, I am now reporting to you live from IFA 2011 trade show: Let me tell you general situation about Windows Phone at IFA 2011, but first let’s take a short look at Microsoft stand at IFA, which is placed outdoors in so call...
by Edward
11 years
I dropped by to, rather big, TomTom stand at IFA 2011 trade show (such local tiny German trade show that happens to be bigger than US American CES) and there a press relations guy from TomTom company, named aptly, I am not kidding...
by Edward
11 years
I have just scored another achievement in Fruit Ninja Kinect and I have realized how big marketing opportunity Microsoft is missing! So, the other day I was in a shop searching for VGA cable for my Xbox, and I have noticed demo un...
by Edward
11 years
Microsoft has renamed TouchStudio to TouchDevelop and released many new features, including "publishing scripts to the cloud" at TouchDevelop.com (such kind-of marketplace/app-store for scripts). What is TouchDevelop? It...
by Edward
11 years
Even if you are hard core fan of Windows Phone, it may be useful to know update situation with other operating systems, if not for anything else, then as a comparison with your phone or just to have something to discuss with owner...
by Edward
11 years
If you are Nokia hater like me, but you would like to get decent Windows Phone 7 device, then you can get one if you live or visit Germany: The phone has slide-out QWERTY keyboard (or QWERTZ to be precise as it is German version) ...
by Edward
11 years
Below we have a guest Editorial from Edward last of MSMobiles.com, who is providing us with some insight from his more than 10 years working with and writing about the Windows Mobile and Windows Phone ecosystem. Today he is sharin...
by Edward
11 years
I am writing this article by touch-typing on my iPad with keyboard dock and near me lies my iPhone but until recently I was running a blog and podcast about Windows phones known as “msmobiles.com”. Until recently I was...
by Edward
12 years
We gave up one-on-one briefing with Microsoft to be in this press conference. Did it pay off? What is the spirit at HTC after big announcement of Microsoft regarding Windows Phone 7 Series?
by Edward
12 years
So you were wondering how is life of a reporter here in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2010? Well, this story is not related to Windows Phone but it may be of interest to you, particularly if you are pondering to get press acc...
by Edward
12 years
Unfortunately, due to the fact that at the same time HTC press conference is taking place (stay tuned, we will bring you photos and video from it!), we were forced to cancel our one-on-one interview with Microsoft. Note also, that...
