Those of you still playing with a Windows Mobile handset will be happy to know that Microsoft has decided to upgrade its Windows Mobile Marketplace. Starting today the store can be accessed from any browser not only from your mobile browser.

Other updates include enhanced security and anti-piracy measures not that we care too much about those. But the fact that the Marketplace can now be accessible from any browser and that apps can be downloaded a lot easier straight on your PC right now is definitely great news. Here’s what the official blog had to say about the new Marketplace:

While we’ve heard great feedback on the Marketplace experience on Windows phones, sometimes people just want the benefits of a shopping on a PC. Starting today, Windows phone customers can browse, buy and download applications online at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile site. The selected applications are delivered wirelessly to the customer’s Windows phone and install the next time the Windows Marketplace client runs on the device. This creates another way for customers to easily find and purchase applications and gives developers a whole new level of exposure.

How would you describe your Marketplace experience so far?

via windowsstreamblog

Tags: App Store, marketplace, microsoft, microsoft, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6.5

Here’s something nobody expected from Windows 7. It looks like the new Microsoft OS and the iPhone don’t really like each other. There are various syncing issues already reported but Microsoft is not to blame this time. At fault seems to be Intel’s P55 Express chipset and its USB controller. People say that the iPhone gets recognized but syncing is not possible. We’ll be waiting for an official stance on the matter and the parties involved should better find a fix for it. The iPhone is the best sold phone so far and Windows 7 is already very popular. Naturally there are quite a lot of iPhone owners out there that will be using Windows 7 soon. And let’s not forget that Apple is getting ready to ship iMacs packing Intel Core i5 and i7 processors in November. Cupertino would hate to see similar syncing problems occur especially between iMacs and iPhones. So what do you say Intel? Is a fix coming soon?

via TheRegister

Tags: Alltel, Apple, Core i5, Core i7, imac, Intel, iPhone, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Windows 7

Today Microsoft has updated the mobile version of their search engine also known as Bing. The new features can be divided into 3 points:

- Bing mobile now supports touch phones like the HTC Imagio, iPhone, and Samsung Omnia. Fow now, the owners of these cellphones will be able to have access to a customized version of Bing, and in the upcoming months they’ll add more touch phones to the support list;
- a new NFL score search tool - just type the name of a player or team and get up to date stats;
- a flight status tool - just type flight number and airline to receive the latest info;

Tags: Bing, microsoft, Mobile Software, mobile version

Stop dreaming about an HTC HD2 capable to run Android. HTC will not make it for you as the company wants to give Windows Mobile a fighting chance. According to Peter Chou, HTC could make an HD2 smartphone running Android but it won’t as it wants to “get excitement about Windows Mobile back.” I estimate excitement to return sometime next year when Microsoft will launch the all-new Windows Mobile 7.

In the mean time we will focus on Android phones, iPhones and new BlackBerry handsets out there. Wouldn’t you agree? And don’t worry, HTC will launch new Android phones soon, even if they won’t look like the HTC HD2.

via Forbes

Tags: Android, BlackBerry, Google, hd2, HTC, HTC, iPhone, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Research In Motion, Windows Mobile

Someone at Microsoft’s Muscle-Computer Interface used an electromyograph attached to their forearm to create an Air Guitar Hero. Just to let you know, this wasn’t part of a study to create an axe-less Guitar Hero/Rock Band.

This is actually Microsoft’s experiment to create devices that can use the user’s fingers and other actions without having a device itself. The video above really says it all.

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Tags: Crazy Mobile, Guitar Hero, microsoft, muscle computer interface, rock band

There’s no such thing as a Windows computer is it? Let alone a Microsoft made laptop! We would have surely heard about its existence already since most gadgets out there get leaked long before being officially unveiled.

However 30 Rock is clearly showing the device in question and the Windows logo is definitely recognizable. So what happened to all the Apple products on the show? Is 30 Rock celebrating the release of Windows 7 too? Whatever the case is, the computer in the picture here is definitely not a Mac wearing a Windows Logo.

What do you think? Will we see Steve Ballmer announce Microsoft computers soon?

via Hulu

Tags: 30 Rock, Apple, Logo, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, windows, Windows 7

Do you know what today is? If you’re an Apple fanboy you probably don’t but for those Windows lovers out there today is the day you can finally purchase the retail version of Windows 7.

Sure you may have been tinkering around with the betas and what not but this is the real deal, Windows 7 is now available for all to purchase (if you can afford it, that is).

Need help regarding upgrades? We got you covered.

Tags: microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, operating system, release date, software, Windows 7

White Space is a term used in telecommunications used to describe frequencies that should be used for broadcasting although but not used anymore. So guess what happened after everyone was forced to switch to digital TV? A bunch of frequencies out there were turned into white space so we should see plenty of networks use the freed up bands in the near future.

The first white space network is currently running in an experimental stage in Claudville, Virginia. The town’s school and computer center were equipped by Dell, Microsoft and the TDF Foundation but we have no white space network performance reports yet. Hopefully everything goes well so other similar rural areas can upgrade their current Internet connections.

via busineswire

Tags: Claudville, Dell, internet, microsoft, Mobile News, Network, Virginia, White Space

After we’ve seen Apple refresh some of its laptops and desktops lines yesterday, we now have some new Viewsonic laptops to show you. The new ViewBooks and ViewBook Pro run Windows 7 and they have been announced just in time considering that tomorrow Microsoft will unveil the new OS.

The ViewBook Pro will offer you an aluminum chassis, a 13.3-inch display, a low-voltage Core 2 Duo processor and an interesting interchangeable optical drive / second battery feature. The ViewBook Pro will get you up to 12 hours of battery life when using two batteries at once and in case you don’t want the extra battery you’re still left with 8 hours of autonomy.

Viewsonic also has three new ViewBooks, the 120, 130 and the 140. They will be 12-, 13.3- and 14-inch laptops coming with features like a Celeron or Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB / 320GB hard drives and Windows 7 running in the background. The ViewBooks will cost you well under $1,000 while the ViewBook Pro will be priced anywhere between $999 and $1,099.

via tweaktown

Tags: Laptops, Laptops, microsoft, Portable Devices, ViewBook, ViewBook Pro, ViewSonic, Windows 7

If you ask me, I guess it was about time for Microsoft to stand up for itself and take a proper hit at Apple. And this time they have managed to come up with a funny video too. The video is a great response to Apple’s “Get a Mac” campaign.

Microsoft is targeting the App Store and it’s making fun of some of those ridiculous apps that can be downloaded to iPhones and iPod touches right now. In this rejected Windows Marketplace video Microsoft makes two important points. First of all the App Store is filled with unnecessary apps and second, Apple is well knows for the way it choose to approve or banish apps from its store.

But after we’ve had a couples of laughs and shared it with our friends, we still have to acknowledge the fact that Apple’s App Store is way better than Microsoft’s Marketplace, at least for now. And Microsoft is surely wishing for a Marketplace filled with at least half the ridiculous apps found in the App Store! You see, Microsoft, you actually need to perform better than the competition in order for any funny video to really work!

via TC

Tags: App Store, Apple, Apple, marketplace, microsoft, Mobile News, Portable Devices, video

Windows Mobile 6.5 has just been officially announced and Microsoft is already cooking up updates. We knew well ahead of the actual roll out that the new Microsoft mobile OS was not as impressive as people wished for it to be. After all, even Microsoft is looking forward to Windows Mobile 7, so why should we bother ourselves with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the mean time?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is not exactly a disappointment but it’s a mobile OS that needs more work. That’s why Microsoft has come up with Windows Mobile 6.5.1. The update isn’t official yet but you can find it on various forums already. The update is supposed to tweak the UI and make it more touch-friendly in order to improve your overall Windows Mobile 6.5 experience. In case your Windows Phone plays nice and you’re not having any problems dealing with menus or any other features of the user interface then maybe you don’t need this update after all. Microsoft is planning to launch Windows Mobile 6.5.1 in January 2010 only, which gives you plenty of time to discover any bugs that could use some sort of fixing.

So how do you find Windows Mobile 6.5 so far?

via istartedsomething

Tags: microsoft, microsoft, Update, Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Mobile 6.5.1, windows phone, Winodws Mobile 7

Although at some point it seemed that T-Mobile and Microsoft will not be able to recover that Sidekick lost data, the two companies figured out a way to recover stuff after all. The first thing to be fully restored is the contacts list of your phone. What you have to do is go to My T-Mobile webpage, download your contacts and restore them. While you’re at it you could also consider backing them up because who knows when this could happen again.

T-Mobile has provided detailed instructions on how to retrieve the lost contacts list so all you have to do is go ahead and get them. Before we declare Microsoft and Danger the heroes of the day we’ll have to also see everything else being brought back from the death and restored to your Sidekick phone.

via T-Mobile

Tags: danger, microsoft, microsoft, Portable Devices, sidekick, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

You know what else happens on October 22? Microsoft’s Windows 7 is going to be officially unveiled. Therefore it makes sense to see Microsoft interested in opening at least one store on that very same date. The Scottsdale Arizona Microsoft Store is apparently ready to open doors on Thursday at 10AM. Are you excited? What if we told you that Microsoft will offer you gift bags and concert tickets if you’re one on the first 1,000 people to go through those doors?

The concert in question will take place at 5PM and Ashley Tisdale is the pop artist chosen to celebrate the Grand Opening. Can you resist all that action?

via Engadget

Tags: Arizona, ashley tisdale, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Scottsdale, store

In case you don’t want a new Android phone and you’re rather interested in a new Windows Mobile 6.5 phone then you should go to an AT&T store today. The HTC Tilt 2 is now available for sale. The Tilt 2 will be available for $349.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and a new 2-year contract. The phone is just a little more expensive than the CLIQ but it does have some interesting features that can’t be ignored: WVGA touchscreen display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2-megapixel camera and Microsoft latest mobile OS running in the background. So what do you say folks? Are you ready to purchase your first Windows Mobile 6.5 phone? Or would you rather wait a while longer until the HTC HD2 becomes available?

via AT&T

Tags: At&T, At&T, hd2, HTC, HTC, microsoft, Mobile News, Tilt2, Windows Mobile 6.5

Last week we told you that due to server problems, T-Mobile had lost almost all of the personal data stored on Sidekicks everywhere. Today, we have some brighter news whih Microsoft’s Roz Ho tells us about below:

We are pleased to report that we have recovered most, if not all, customer data for those  Sidekick customers whose data was affected by the recent outage.  We plan to begin restoring users’ personal data as soon as possible, starting with personal contacts, after we have validated the data and our restoration plan. We will then continue to work around the clock to restore data to all affected users, including calendar, notes, tasks, photographs and high scores, as quickly as possible.

We now believe that data loss affected a minority of Sidekick users.  If your Sidekick account was among those affected, please continue to log into these forums for the latest updates about when data restoration will begin, and any steps you may need to take. We will work with T-Mobile to post the next update on data restoration timing no later than Saturday.

So folks, if your Sidekick was affected, did you get your data back? Let us know in the comments.

via t-mobile

Tags: Cell Phones, danger, microsoft, personal data, recovered, server problem, sidekick, T-Mobile

The worldwide economic crisis is not over yet so I am not surprised at all to see a family guy trying to sell Windows 7 for a living. But I am surprised to see the Family Guy selling Microsoft’s latest OS. Seth MacFarlane and Co will dedicate a full episode to Windows 7. The special feature will air on November 8 and it will be completely free of any commercials. Well the episode is a 30-minute long commercial itself but it might be funny.

Apple on the other hand will launch some new “Get a Mac” videos soon and they will take hit after hit after hit at Windows 7. But Windows 7 looks stable so far, so maybe Apple should consider cutting Microsoft some slack at least this once! What do you guys think?

via Ars Technica

Tags: Apple, Commercial, family guy, Get a Mac, microsoft, microsoft, Seth MacFarlane, Windows 7

Acer is finally ready to send the first Android netbook your way. The Aspire One D250 is available for Pre-order on Amazon and it will cost you $349 to get it. The netbook will offer you both Android and Windows XP under the hood so you’ll be able to choose which OS is better suited for your needs. Don’t hurry up to get it just yet as Acer is bound to unveil another version of the D250 capable of running Windows 7. The Windows 7 version will be announced at some point next week in Japan after Microsoft will finally launch its latest OS. It would be very interesting to see a netbook coming with both Windows 7 and Android on board but that might not happen anytime soon.

via Amazon

Tags: Acer, Acer, Amazon, Aspire one, D250, microsoft, microsoft, netbooks, netbooks, pre-order, Windows 7

We heard a rumor a few days ago saying that Microsoft is considering not to launch Project Pink phones anymore. After all, Redmond’s officials have always said that Microsoft will not launch their own mobile phone yet! And now, a week after the whole Sidekick mess started, more rumors have surfaced regarding Project Pink’s imminent termination.
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Tags: danger, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Project Pink, sidekick, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

HTC is one of my favorite cell phone makers right now. Their Android phones pop one after the other and they are definitely innovators when it comes to making Android smartphones and not only that you’d expect them to be pulling in some serious cash from this whole Android endeavor, right? Well it looks like they don’t bring in that much cash at all.

HTC has announced its Q3 financial results and it looks like they lost 18% compared to the same period of last year; that’s $179 million compared to $217 million last year. Let’s forget for a second that the worldwide financial crisis is affecting the way we buy stuff, cell phones included, and remember the fact that HTC is “the largest maker of phones using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system by shipments.” Is Windows Mobile bad for HTC? Should they make the definitive switch to Android?

via WSJ

Tags: Android, HTC, HTC, microsoft, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Report Financial, Windows Mobile

Today was a good day for Bing because the Microsoft search engine and Samsung have reached a deal, in which the Windows Mobile 6.5 will be featured on the Intrepid phone, via the voice-powered search.

In other words, users can simply press the “TellMe” button and speak whatever they want to search. Thanks to the technology used by Bing, your words are translated and the results are displayed on the device. At this time we don’t know if this application will be used in other devices besides Intrepid, but we certainly hope so because it is much easier to press a button and talk, than to press 20 keys to have the same result.

Tags: Bing, microsoft, Mobile Software, Samsung, Windows Mobile