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Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:25 pm
Microsoft is aiming to launch two smartphones for Verizon in May or June, targeting teenagers who use social network sites.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company said the new phones, developed under the code name "Project Pink," are designed with keyboards for sending texting with a focus on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.But most likely, they will run Windows Mobile 6.5 instead of its new mobile platform. These new "Pink" phones are developed entirely by Microsoft, which like Google and its new Nexus One device, challenges the delicate relationship with wireless operators and handset makers as it attempts to release its own devices. The software giant, which competes in the wireless industry by selling its Windows Mobile software to handset vendors, is hoping to regain lost market share from rivals Apple's iPhone, newcomer Google's Android devices and others. Microsoft said the devices will be made by Sharp, which also makes its Sidekick phones, and carry both Microsoft and Verizon brands.
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Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:06 pm
Microsoft is planning to spend $400 million to market its Windows Phone 7 operating system, as the company tries to gain ground on rivals Apple and Google during the upcoming holiday season.
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Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:59 am
Microsoft is bringing its video-game know-how to upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices, in a move to capitalize on the success of its Xbox 360 console and compete with the popularity of Apple's iPhones and Android-based smartphones.
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Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:45 am
Microsoft is paying programmers to develop mobile applications for its new Windows Phone 7 software, in hopes of catching up to the number of third-party programs available to rivals Apple and Google.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:34 pm
Microsoft plans to kill Kin One and Kin Two phones less than two months after the products went on sale in the U.S, in part due to weak sales and to focus on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 software.
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Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:44 am
Hackers have planted viruses in video games for Windows Mobile smartphones, automatically calling premium numbers to ring up charges. |
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