“Our brother editor Rene Ritchie of TiPB fame is still out at GDC 2ዊ in San Francisco, and he’s caught up with Microsoft’s Loke Uei to talk a little more about developing for Windows Phone 7 Series, and what’s coming up.”
Have some time this afternoon and want to hear more about upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series? Then check out this video interview with Loke Uei from WMExperts!
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“Windows Mobile phones continue to bleed US subscribers, with Android devices picking up most of the lost subscriber share. Can you say free falling? Today, ComScore released standard handset and smartphone data for the three-month period of November 2009 to January 2010. ComScore designates the platforms by vendor. Microsoft smartphone subscriber share fell to 15.7 percent from 19.7 percent three months earlier. Meanwhile, Google rose to 7.1 percent from 2.8 percent during the same time period.”
I agree that Windows Mobile is hurting - for now. I hardly ever see anyone with a Windows Mobile device anymore and I really don’t hear many talking about near future purchases of Windows Mobile devices. But if we look back, sales of MS Vista were also low but sales of Windows 7 have been very good. I think the same is going to be true for the Windows Phone 7 series. And even though it’s still months away, I don’t think we’ll see enough drastic changes in the Iphone or Android devices to keep people away from what Microsoft will offer. As a matter of fact, I think it will be a welcome change for many. The bottom line? I think Comscore’s data collection from November 2010 to January 2011 will be much different. Do you agree or disagree?
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“Last March, we launched the YouTube Mobile app for Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile phones. Since then, the application was translated to 12 languages, installed on millions of devices around the world, and has been chosen as a Nokia Ovi Top App of 2009. Today we’re excited to announce the release of the latest version of the YouTube Mobile app, version 2.4.”
Looks like Google has updated their YouTube app for Windows Mobile, so if viewing video on your phone is a high priority, head over to get the download.
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“Windows Phone 7 isn’t just Microsoft’s attempt to compete against Apple’s iPhone. It’s also the introduction of the first portable Xbox platform. During GDC today, we talked to Xbox Live GM Ron Pessner and XNA Game Studio manager Michael Klucher about how games integrate into the mobile platform and what gamers and developers can expect in the future.”
If you’re interested in learning a little more about the user and development experiences of games — both Xbox LIVE-enabled and not — on a Windows Phone 7 Series device, head over to Joystiq to read an interview with Xbox LIVE GM, Ron Pessner, and XNA Game Studio Manager, Michael Klucher. And for the Gamerscore-obsessed among us, take note. Much like the majority of Arcade games on the Xbox 360, each game will pack 200 Gamerscore points for you to unlock, and as you do, you can expect to hear that satisfying “Achievement Unlocked” sound you’ve grown to love.
While (as of today, a month after it being demoed at MWC for the press) there still isn’t any sign of the native iPhone version of one of the best Web browsers, Opera Mini, in the AppStore, the Opera folks donât seem to have stopped with porting their browser into other platforms. In addition to the iPhone, theres also a brand new Windows Mobile version released just two days after my publishing my previous news report on Windows Mobile browsers. (Please see the quick review of the Java version HERE)
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“Synerge Tech Solutions has released Google Analytics Mobile. As the name implies, Google Analytics Mobile allows you to access your web site’s Google Analytic’s data directly from your Windows Phone. For those not familiar with Google Analytics, it is a program that tracks your website activity ranging from the number of visits to where your site visitors are located (geographic regions).”
Are you an analytics fiend? Always wanting to check your Web site stats, no matter where you are? Then you’ll be interested in Google Analytics Mobile from Synerge Tech Solutions. It’s a neat concept, if only in that it will allow you to drill down and learn more about your Web site stats when you have some down time (sitting in the dentist’s waiting room, etc.).
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Hi, folks. I’m just putting the finishing touches on a major software upgrade to the Web site, from Drupal 5 to 6. You may see some glitches and some slow performance while I fix all the problems I can find. After this afternoon, if you still see something that’s not working right, please drop me a line at ben [at] smartphonemag [dot] com and let me know. Thanks!
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