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Windows Phone Twitter apps have their timeline views compared

Apps

By Rich Edmonds, Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 at 9:05 pm

We've asked a number of Windows Phone Twitter apps to strip down and reveal their timeline views, but fear not as we'll pixel out any secret areas. Rene Ritchie over at iMore recently compared some Twitter apps as a response to Phil Nickinson's AndroidCentral round-up of Android bird apps, both looking at how timeline views are different (if at all).

Not ones to feel left out, we decided to get involved and tag along, so here's our look at 10 Twitter apps for Windows Phone.

Rumor: Microsoft's Windows Phone plans 2012-2014

Rumors

By Daniel Rubino, Friday, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:41 pm

File this one under big rumor/subject to change.

MS Nerd has published what he says is the timeline for a lot of Microsoft's major platforms, including Windows Phone, Windows Desktop and the launch of Xbox "Loop" aka next gen Xbox hardware. While of course tantalizing, there's nothing really to back it up. Then again, when you read it, it's quite realistic and logical as to what you expect Microsoft to do. It even follows their current scheduling of things, so why not?

We'll just hit on the Windows Phone news:

CES 2012 - Tango1 Launch
Mobile World Congress '12 - Tango2 SDK
MIX 12 - Tango 2 launch, Apollo announce
E3 2012 - Apollo SDK
Mobile World Congress '13 - Apollo +1 teaser
MIX 13 - Apollo +1 teaser
Mobile World Congress '14 - Windows Phone Nine teaser
MIX 2014 - Windows Phone Nine SDK
BUILD 2014 Windows 9 Mobile RTM
November 2014 Windows 9 Mobile Launch (with Windows 9 and Kinect H2 release)

From what we've seen of how Microsoft releases things, this seems quite logical. The interesting change is of course in 2014 when Windows 9 and Windows Phone 9 merge and we get what MS Nerd lists as "Win9M". We're assuming that means Windows 9 Mobile, but who knows.

Edit: No surprise, but Microsoft's Brandon Watson disagrees with the leak: "I love reading "logical" "leaked timelines" and laughing. #wronginsomanyways". Of course, no one was expecting him to confirm it either.

Check out MS Nerd for some other, non-phone details. Image credit: Jozef Kocúr; Thanks, Alex F., for the tip!