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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 18, 2011
Now that Mobile World Congress 2011 is officially over, we figured we would let you folks see some behind the scenes photos of the event, Microsoft's Windows Phone booth and some of the scenery (for...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 18, 2011
Wednesday at the Mobile World Congress, Microsoft held a developers day seminar that covered some old ground, but also lots of new stuff as well. One of the talks was presented by Microsoft's Joe...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 17, 2011
Ever since the Nokia-Microsoft partnership was announced and Nokia CEO's Elop mentioned that this was a "special relationship" where Nokia had the right to manipulate the UI and go deeper on the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 16, 2011
This afternoon we attended the "Windows Phone developers day" at Mobile World Congress, during which an extensive Q...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 15, 2011
Samsunholds strong support for Microsoft...
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by George Ponder
Feb 15, 2011
Motorola left little room for chance that the company would be launching a Windows Phone 7 device. During a press event at the 2011 Mobile World Congress, Christy Wyatt, Motorola's VP of Software...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
Acer has been one of those on again/off again OEMs in regards to Windows Phone 7. They have a very strong history with Microsoft, having released numerous Windows Mobile devices in the past and are...
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by Tim Ferrill
Feb 15, 2011
One of the big concerns expressed when Microsoft and Nokia announced their partnership was if the move would alienate Microsoft’s current stable of OEMs (see LG's reaction); in particular HTC. The...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
As we mingle around Mobile World Congress, we're trying to get a feel from the software vendors on Windows Phone 7 and their future plans in offering their services. One company everyone knows is...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
SPB is set to release their latest app, SPB TV soon for the Windows Phone Marketplace and we got a chance to get a sneak peak.
SPB TV has been around for ages on Windows Mobile and is the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
We had a chance to talk with Skype last night here at Mobile World Congress and as of now, no news and nothing revealed regarding Windows Phone 7 and an official client for WP7.
Of course, we were...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
We talked extensively about the upcoming multitasking feature in Windows Phone 7 both in this post and in the podcast, but see it for yourself in this demo video from the Ballmer keynote...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 15, 2011
It's well known now that Asus has had an odd relationship with Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. The OEM was committed early on to make a Windows Phone and to be one of the first to market, yet they...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 14, 2011
Besides showing off the new hubs, multitasking, IE9 and Skydrive support coming later in 2011 (and those were only the announced features, there's evidently a lot more), there was one surprise app...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 14, 2011
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by George Ponder
Feb 14, 2011
One of the handful of new features heading to Windows Phone 7 is Xbox Live Kinect interface. The interface turns your Windows Phone into a companion for the Kinect gaming system. The above video...
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by George Ponder
Feb 14, 2011
While many didn't expect much from Microsoft's Keynote Address at the 2011 Mobile World Congress, Steve Ballmer and company did find a way to surprise us. While the first part of the presentation...
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by Tim Ferrill
Feb 14, 2011
The Microsoft keynote at Mobile World Congress definitely didn’t disappoint those of us that have been hungry for more details on the direction of our platform of choice.
One of the main things that...
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by Dieter Bohn
Feb 14, 2011
We are live at Mobile World Congress, but you knew that. Steve Ballmer is set to give his keynote at 4pm local time, which equates to 10am Eastern in the US. We hope we're going to hear details on...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 14, 2011
Unlike LG, who seem to have hidden their Windows Phone from the world in turn for Android, Samsung did have their Omnia 7 on display.
Samsung is in the same position as LG too: New high-end...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 14, 2011
Today was a big day for LG as they announced their LG Optimus 3D Android phone and 8.9" Android Tablet. Of course, you can head to AndroidCentral for that info. During the Q...
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by George Ponder
Feb 13, 2011
There wasn't much new information coming out of Nokia's Mobile World Congress Press Event concerning the company's new partnership with Microsoft. However, two interesting things did happen during...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 13, 2011
Well our plane(s) have landed and some of the vast SmartphoneExperts staff are here at Barcelona getting ready to cover Mobile World Congress 2011 aka the biggest mobile phone/technology conference...
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by George Ponder
Feb 12, 2011
There's still a bit of buzz lingering from Nokia and Microsoft's newly announced partnership with Windows Phone 7. The ink has barely dried on the press release and we are now seeing concept photos...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 10, 2011
We're prepping for our 4k mile hike to the Mobile World Congress and just received an email about the official phone app for the event. Perhaps not too surprisingly, Windows Phone 7 is left off of...
