Late to the party? Too late perhaps. Not a chance, Microsoft’s reimagining of their mobile platform-Windows Phone-is still picking up mindshare and supporters despite what some might have you believe. Yes Android is taking the world by storm, yes Apple still has the most visible mindshare. Kudos to both platforms for driving innovation and adoption. … Read more
Office365 is bringing hosted versions of Exchange Server, SharePoint, Lync, and the Office Web Apps to businesses of all sizes as well as educational institutions and even individuals. Of course their main competitor is Google Apps who offer their competing product for as low as free. Office365 subscriptions can be had for as low as … Read more
If you’re awake you just saw the web get flooded with blogs that are detailing Mango and based on the fact that they all hit at the same time, it’s pretty clear they were under embargo until midnight. But that’s passed, so what have we learned that’s new? First off, it appears as though Gizmodo … Read more
The year was 2007 and Apple had released the iPhone to great reviews but was lacking features. Many brushed aside Apple’s chances to be a serious contender to Microsoft’s mature Windows Mobile platform. Apple had complete faith in its product and what they wanted to change about the smartphone. It wasn’t until several updates later … Read more
If yesterday’s iCloud feature announcement served to do anything it was to give iOS users their one shot at being able to claim innovation. There is one problem with that, Microsoft isn’t going to let that happen. Way back at Mobile World Congress and at MIX ‘11 we saw that SkyDrive integration was deepened. People … Read more
When Windows Phones first went on the market, despite the expensive ad campaign, it was always known to be a ‘soft’ release. In other words, they needed to get in the game and release phones to start to build a platform but they knew that they weren’t going to takeover the market on day one. … Read more
It was seven months ago when Windows Phone 7 officially was released to the public. It came equipped with a cool new UI and an inspiring Metro theme. Apple is routinely praised for their aesthetic designs and Microsoft shocked the entire world with the beauty of Metro. The new Windows Phone team didn’t … Read more
How soon? Try about 4 weeks soon. Speaking informally at a Windows Phone Mango VIP event in London on Tuesday, Achim Berg, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Windows Phone marketing told WinRumors that the company would release the bits in around four weeks time. Microsoft’s Brandon Watson previously revealed, at MIX 2011, that Microsoft was … Read more
Fresh off the announcement that a new web-based marketplace will be available in Mango, we’ve uncovered some information pertaining to a new marketplace experience on the phone. While search was improved in NoDo, this new version of the Marketplace browser embraces the panoramic views found in the OS, and provides a much cleaner look. Rather … Read more
Unlike the mild mannered NODO update delivered (or not delivered depending on what device you own,) Mango is poised to be a much needed addition to the platform. Mango represents a bridge in a huge gap of missing features many thought should have been included from launch. And so, Microsoft rallied the troops to show … Read more