More apps for Windows Phone 7 detailed
Microsoft today detailed a number of the third-party apps that will be available this holiday season in conjunction with the release of Windows Phone 7 : Netflix, Twitter, OpenTable, Flixster, and Travelocity have all confirmed plans for their Windows Phone 7 apps. A look at some Windows Phone 7 apps (images) “Some of the biggest names in apps and games are working to bring the right mix of high quality content to Windows Phone 7,” Microsoft’s Brandon Watson said in a blog post .
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Microsoft employees hold funeral parade for iPhone, Blackberry
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Windows Phone aims to bury its past (and iPhone)
Microsoft’s Windows Phone team staged a mock funeral for the iPhone and BlackBerry on Friday, a sign of both Redmond’s ambition and the immensity of the challenge facing the new phone operating system, which is slated to hit the market next month. Microsoft jokingly buried the competition with a mock funeral on Friday, but the question is whether Windows Phone 7 will really be able to take on Android, the iPhone and others when it hits the market next month. (Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET) Two hearses were among a dozen floats that were part of a parade that took place on campus on Friday to celebrate the completion of a total overhaul of Microsoft’s cell phone strategy.
Microsoft exec Elop named Nokia CEO
Stephen Elop , president of the Microsoft Business Division, is leaving the software giant to become chief executive of Nokia as the phone maker seeks to become a software company.