May 24

Windows Phone 7.1 is the likely name for Mango OS update

Posted in: mango, Microsoft, mobile os, MobileOs, official, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, Today's Chili, update, upgrade, windows phone, WindowsPhone, Wp7

Microsoft’s proper preview event for the next big release of Windows Phone may be mere hours away, but there’s still time for a bit of good old fashioned web sleuthing before then. Latest on our radar is this Microsoft Developer Network page listing out all the APIs in Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.1. That’s right, your eyes do not deceive you, there’s a whole extra decimal added to the OS number, ostensibly signifying the move to the Mango update we’re all so hungry for. We’d previously heard the moniker of Windows Phone 7.5 bandied about, but that was based on supposition more than anything else, and a .1 upgrade makes sense in light of the curent 7.0.7 version number. Fuller details will be forthcoming later on today, but for now, pencil in the number 7.1 alongside the dream specs of your next Windows Phone.

[Thanks, Garret]

Windows Phone 7.1 is the likely name for Mango OS update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 05:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 23

Microsoft’s Windows Phone VIP preview happens tomorrow, liveblog happens here!

Posted in: mango, Microsoft, smartphone, Software, steve ballmer, Today's Chili, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

Microsoft has some Mango-flavored updates in store for its Windows Phone operating system, and we’re going to be there live to see whether they’re really ripe. Really juicy. Steve Ballmer has promised over 500 new features in this next major release of the OS and we can’t wait to hear him list them all out. One by one. In excruciating detail. Bookmark this page right here and come on back tomorrow at the times below to join in the fun.

04:00 – Hawaii
07:00 – Pacific
08:00 – Mountain
09:00 – Central
10:00 – Eastern
15:00 – London
16:00 – Paris
18:00 – Moscow
22:00 – Perth
22:00 – Shenzhen
23:00 – Tokyo
00:00 – Sydney (May 25th)

Microsoft’s Windows Phone VIP preview happens tomorrow, liveblog happens here! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 20:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 23

HTC Trophy finally brings WP7 to Verizon Wireless

Posted in: HTC, Microsoft, mobile, Today's Chili, Verizon Wireless, windows phone 7, xbox 360

The diversification of Verizon Wireless‘ smartphone line continues. The carrier added to the Android and BlackBerry smartphones it already offered when it finally launched the Apple iPhone in February. Later that month, we reported that Verizon would soon get Windows Phone 7 in the form of the HTC Trophy. The Trophy was originally expected to […]

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May 23

Steve Ballmer promises ‘over 500’ new features in Mango, teases new WP handsets (updated)

Posted in: Features, Japan, mango, Microsoft, smartphone, Smartphones, steve ballmer, teaser, Today's Chili, video, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, Wp7

Just how big of an upgrade will the Mango release of Windows Phone be? Try “500 new features” big. Steve Ballmer revealed that seductively round number in a speech over in Japan today, where he also said that additional information about “who’s going to be building Windows Phones” will be forthcoming at tomorrow’s preview event as well. Combine that with an otherwise unsubstantiated rumor (more coverage link below) about Microsoft showing nine new Windows Phone handsets tomorrow, and it does seem like there’ll be fresh hardware to go with the ripening software. Neither the Mango release nor any devices on show will be coming to market any time soon, mind you, but it’s nice to think we’ll get to see what the future of Windows Phone will look like in physical as well as digital form.

Update: We have confirmation from a reliable source that tomorrow’s event will be entirely focused on the software, not the hardware. So, anybody looking for a flotilla of new handsets to be deployed had best get their favorite crying pillow handy.

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May 23

Steve Ballmer promises ‘over 500’ new features in Mango, teases new WP handsets for tomorrow

Posted in: Features, Japan, mango, Microsoft, smartphone, Smartphones, steve ballmer, teaser, Today's Chili, video, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, Wp7

Just how big of an upgrade will the Mango release of Windows Phone be? Try “500 new features” big. Steve Ballmer revealed that seductively round number in a speech over in Japan today, where he also said that additional information about “who’s going to be building Windows Phones” will be forthcoming at tomorrow’s preview event as well. Combine that with an otherwise unsubstantiated rumor (more coverage link below) about Microsoft showing nine new Windows Phone handsets tomorrow, and it does seem like there’ll be fresh hardware to go with the ripening software. Neither the Mango release nor any devices on show will be coming to market any time soon, mind you, but it’s nice to think we’ll get to see what the future of Windows Phone will look like in physical as well as digital form.

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May 21

Microsoft Tafiti – Search Redesigned

Posted in: Microsoft, search, Today's Chili, Web Sites

This article was written on August 22, 2007 by CyberNet.

Microsoft Tafiti

Microsoft launched a new search experiment yesterday called Tafiti. It’s primary goal is to demonstrate the power of the Silverlight platform, and there’s no doubt that it does a good job of that. As long as you have Silverlight installed you’ll be able to use Tafiti in Firefox, Opera, or Internet Explorer on both Mac’s and PC’s.

Tafiti, meaning "do research" in Swahili, is targeted at people who are doing research projects or need to gather up a bunch of information. It provides a simple way to manage your past searches and "bookmark" items that might be helpful to you.

Here are some of the things I liked about Tafiti:

  • On the left side it shows a stack of index cards. Those contain your past searches, and pressing the "X" in the upper-left corner of a card will take you back through your previous searches.
  • The carousel at the bottom-left cycles through the various types of searches you can do (web, images, news, feeds, and books).
  • There are glass shelves along the right side where you can drag search results for later use. It’s kind of like a mini bookmarking system.
  • You can filter your current results using the search box next to the tree.
  • Clicking on the tree will pull up a tree view…literally. I can’t see myself ever using this feature, but it does look cool.

Tafiti is something that I would never really use because the results aren’t as "instant" as what I’ve become accustomed to on search engines like Google and Yahoo. Although I do think Microsoft is on to something with how they let users organize information. Why don’t search engines let us bookmark some of the results we find? Sure we can bookmark items in our browser, but something that is specific to search engines would help de-clutter our own bookmarks.

So I’m curious what everyone thinks about Tafiti? What are some of the things you like, and what are the things you don’t care for?

Sources: LiveSide & TechCrunch
Thanks for the tip “s”!

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May 20

Microsoft shutters Pioneer Studios, we pour one out for J Allard

Posted in: industry, Microsoft, tablet, Today's Chili, video, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone7, xbox, zune
It’s been about a year since he left Microsoft, but the J Allard era came to a more definitive close yesterday, with the shuttering of his brainchild, Pioneer Studios. Microsoft opened the incubation lab more than three years ago as an entrepreneurial space where designers could toy around with new consumer technologies. The tragically shelved Courier tablet was first developed within Pioneer’s exposed brick walls, where Allard and his Alchemy Ventures team also worked on the Xbox, Zune and Windows Phone 7. Now, however, a Microsoft spokeswoman has confirmed that the downtown Seattle office is no longer occupied, telling CNET that many of the lab’s employees have either left, or moved on to different positions within the company. Pioneer co-founder Georg Petschnigg left Microsoft in April to pursue an “undisclosed new venture,” while fellow godfather Jonathan Harris is still at Redmond, where he serves as “principle experience director,” according to their respective LinkedIn profiles. The spokeswoman didn’t offer a specific reason for the decision, but in a now-ominous video posted to Microsoft’s developer site back in October, Petschnigg acknowledged that the unit’s innovative spirit would frequently lead to dead ends. “Often times our work just doesn’t go anywhere,” he explained, adding that Pioneer would only pursue projects expected to bring in more than $100 million a year. “That’s one of the perils of being an entrepreneur.” See the full video after the break.

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May 19

Nokia’s Windows Phones will feature dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500, says STMicroelectronics chief

Posted in: dual-core, DualCore, Microsoft, nokia, plans, processor, roadmap, rumor, schedule, speculation, Today's Chili, windows phone, WindowsPhone

As you’ll no doubt be aware, Qualcomm currently enjoys a stranglehold on processing hardware inside Windows Phone handsets. Its Snapdragon chip stars in both Microsoft’s original and updated chassis spec for the platform, but its hegemony may soon be coming to an end. STMicroelectronics (the ST in ST-Ericsson) boss Carlo Bozotti is cited by Forbes as saying that Nokia will use ST-Ericsson hardware to power at least some of its Windows Phones. The dual-core U8500, a long-time Nokia favorite, is touted as the first such system-on-chip to appear, with its successors helping to populate Nokia’s expansive WP lineup in 2012. The only intel we’ve had so far on Nokia’s initial handsets for the new OS revolved around Qualcomm-based devices, so even if ST-Ericsson is indeed going to infiltrate the Windows Phone ecosystem, it doesn’t look likely to be among the very first Nokias out of the gate.

Nokia’s Windows Phones will feature dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500, says STMicroelectronics chief originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 01:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 19

Microsoft offers free Xbox 360 with back-to-school PC, professors shake their gray, uncool heads

Posted in: BestBuy, console, deal, education, free, gaming, HP, Microsoft, PC, retail, study, Today's Chili, windows 7, Windows7, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360
With only the best interests of its younger customers at heart, Microsoft has a new back-to-school promotion: starting May 22, college students buying a new Windows 7 PC can also get a free Xbox 360 4GB console. That’s right, free — as long as your new computer cost at least $699 and came from Redmond or one of its partners, including HP and Dell. Online ordering will require a .edu email address, which even attendees of the School of Life know how to procure; if you’d rather shop at Best Buy or a Microsoft Store, you’ll need an actual student ID. This isn’t about convincing students they need more than a tablet computer, of course. It’s about about giving them the opportunity to be popular. “Get ready to be the coolest kid on your dorm floor with a killer new Windows 7 PC and an Xbox 360 — all you really need for college,” the company says. Yes, being the coolest kid on your dorm floor: pretty much the definition of Higher Education.

Microsoft offers free Xbox 360 with back-to-school PC, professors shake their gray, uncool heads originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 19

HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200

Posted in: att, HTC, Microsoft, phone, Today's Chili, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw, Windows, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

Do we sense just a wee bit of jealousy here? Not to be outdone by Verizon’s Windows Phone darling, AT&T swiftly reacted to the Trophy’s official launch by whipping the long-expected HTC HD7S out on Facebook and stamping a seal of approval on it. With the go-ahead in place, we can expect to see the new device going on sale June 5 at a penny under $200. This may be a tad steep when comparing its WP7 brethren, but it’s not an unusual starting price for many of AT&T’s top-end smartphones. If you like to fill up your inbox with the latest “email alerts and special offers,” drag your cursor to the source link below.

HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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