September, 2011

Windows Phone Live is now “My Windows Phone”, with Microsoft Scrapbook

Microsoft just launched the “Mango” version of its WindowsPhone.com portal, complete with a web-based Windows Phone Marketplace, as well as a re-branded Windows Phone Live experience – now called My Windows Phone.

My Windows Phone

The new portal still features the …

On Mango’s eve

The latest update to Windows Phone, code named Mango and officially known as Windows Phone 7.5, is widely expected to make it’s official debut any minute (hour/day) now.  Given that the last update, code named NoDo, was beset with distribution …

Live ID in the age of Windows 8

Live IDToday, on the Windows 8 blog, Steven Sinofsky introduces Katie Frigon, Group Program Manager of something called the “You-Centered Experience Team”, who then takes us through the way Windows Live ID will be integrated into Windows 8.  Logging into …

Samsung Omnia W joins the Windows Phone 7.5 device line-up

Following the announcement of the Samsung Focus S and the Samsung Focus Flash, it looks like Samsung will be adding another device to its Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” line-up – the Samsung Omnia W. Official press images below:…

ZTE officially unveils their first Windows Phone 7.5 device – ZTE Tania

At the 2011 PT/EXPO COMM China today, ZTE officially unveiled their first Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” device, named the ZTE Tania. Check out a photo of the new device on display (thanks to WPXap.com):

According to reports …

A closer look at Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8: People, Messaging and Call

Microsoft gave us a first glimpse into the future of Windows Live during its BUILD conference, with Chris Jones, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live, demoing several Windows Live Metro style apps on Windows 8. Last week we took …

WhatsApp now available for download in Windows Phone marketplace

Last week we reported that clues were surfacing about the potential release of WhatsApp for Windows Phone, with a tweet from the official @WhatsApp Twitter account, a teaser image on the official website, and even leaked images of the app …

Bing HTML5 features gradually rolling out

A few days ago we just saw the Bing team enabling an HTML5 video background on the Bing.com homepage. Well it appears that a few other HTML5 features are also gradually rolling out on Bing. One of which is …

Bing launches Bing Deals: aggregates 200,000 deals

Today Bing is launching (in the US only, as per their usual) Bing Deals, and instead of firing up their own version of a Deals site, Bing is taking the approach of “harnessing deals from major providers and retailers, including …

Bing enables HTML5 home page in the US

Well, it’s a start anyway.  Tonight, Bing (and yes, in the US only) has enabled an HTML5 video on the home page, a time lapse video of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming:

bing home page video

As usual, the home page image changed …