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Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:41 am
Microsoft today announced Windows Mobile 6.1, an update that makes critical information available at a glance, offers quicker phone setup, and provides enhanced features adapted for the small screen. With Windows Mobile 6.1 users will be able to:
- Glance at and respond to notifications such as missed calls, upcoming appointments and new messages from the home screen as well as play music and share photos
- Get setup faster with the new Getting Started Center, from setting up email, a Blueto... [Continue reading Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Unveiled]
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:13 am
AT&T wants to transform the way consumers shop for mobile devices, using Microsoft Surface touch and device recognition technology. Letting consumers interact with devices by touch, gestures and placement of the handset on the display, Microsoft Surface is a 30-inch table-like display that will allow them to:
- Review mobile device features by simply placing it on the display
- View interactive coverage maps at the national, state, local or street level, using touch and hand movement to ... [Continue reading AT&T Stores Get Microsoft Surface Touch Recognition Tech]
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Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:23 pm
Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, adding support for developers to create interactive applications that run on multiple platforms.
Microsoft released Silverlight 1.0 in September 2007 as a plug-in for browsers that could work on Windows, Linux and the Mac platform. Microsoft developed the technology to displace Adobe's Flash, which currently has about 97 percent to 99 percent penetration on the Web as a technology for delivering multime... [Continue reading Microsoft Silverlight Comes to Nokia Smartphones]
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:04 pm
Microsoft today announced will acquire Danger Inc., the makers of the popular Sidekick phones, for an undisclosed sum. The Palo Alto-based company provides services keep people in touch, stay organized and informed while on the go through real-time mobile messaging, social networking services and other applications.
Applications on Danger-powered handsets include HTML Web browsing, instant messaging, games, multimedia, social networking, Web email and personal information management applicati... [Continue reading Microsoft Buys Sidekick-Maker, Danger Inc.]
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Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:32 am
Sprint and Microsoft today provided customers with a fully integrated GPS location-aware mobile search service on Sprint phones. Voice search by Live Search for mobile using Tellme technologies will also be available on select Sprint phones as a separate download. The new services enable people to find Web, local, and phone content easily using traditional input methods or voice.
With the enhanced mobile search service launching today, Sprint customers can now:
- Search the entire Web, loc... [Continue reading Sprint, Microsoft Deliver Mobile Search Innovations]
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:20 am
Nokia and Microsoft have joined together to provide customers with a new suite of Windows Live services specifically designed for Nokia devices. Starting today Nokia customers in eleven countries with compatible S60 devices can download the new suite enabling access to Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Contacts and Windows Live Spaces. Starting next year, customers who purchase compatible Nokia Series 40 handsets will also have access to these popular Windows Live servic... [Continue reading Nokia and Microsoft to Deliver Windows Live Services]
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:09 am
Cell phone giant Nokia will start to use Microsoft's copy protection software to boost the use of wireless entertainment, like music and videos, the two companies said today.
Microsoft's PlayReady technology allows users of Nokia cell phones to share protected pieces of content - like music, games or videos - between phones, PCs and other devices. Nokia will license the digital rights management (DRM) technology, and build it into its S60 software platform.
For consumers, PlayReady brings ... [Continue reading Nokia, Microsoft to Boost Mobile Entertainment]
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Wed May 09, 2007 2:55 am
Palm today introduced the Treo 755p smartphone for Sprint, the first Treo to offer built-in Microsoft Direct Push Technology email support; Google Maps for mobile; and a sleeker design with integrated antenna, slimmer form factor and miniSD slot.
The Treo 755p offers VersaMail 3.5.4 with built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology, delivering automatic updates to Outlook email. Businesses connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server get fast, automatic wire... [Continue reading Treo 755p with Microsoft Direct Push Unveiled for Sprint]
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:02 pm
Microsoft today unveiled Windows Mobile 6, the newest version of its mobile software platform. By improving usability and adding support for Microsoft Office features previously available only on PCs, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 delivers to the small screen a familiar experience that meets the needs of work and life while on the go.
Windows Mobile 6 can view emails in their original HTML format with live links to Web and SharePoint sites, which means text and images are displayed as they would... [Continue reading Microsoft Reveals Windows Mobile 6]
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Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:19 pm
Microsoft and Sprint today announced a strategic alliance through which the companies will develop and deliver a range of innovative new service offerings for Sprint's business and consumer customers.
The first consumer offering in this collaboration enables Sprint customers to use Windows Live Search for mobile on their wireless phones to conveniently search location-based content from the Internet, such as nearby stores and restaurants, as well as Sprint's catalog of ring tones, games, scre... [Continue reading Microsoft and Sprint Collaborate on Mobile Search]
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