AT&T stores start receiving Windows Phone 7 promo materials

AT&T has reportedly started receiving promotional materials for the Launch of Windows Phone 7. Microsoft has stated that the launch is targeted for the fourth quarter, but this may point to a sooner than expected roll-out. Engadget points out that it is not unheard of for these types of material...

Microsoft: No porn apps allowed on Windows Phone 7

Microsoft revealed the new policies for the Windows Phone Marketplace earlier today.

As part of the policy (PDF) there’s an interesting section headed Adult Related Content:

Content not allowed:

 

Sex / Nudity – Images that are suggestive or sexual (e.g. sexually provocative touching, bondage, masturbation) or provocative images that reveal nipples, genitals, buttocks,…

New Windows Phone 7 videos illustrate Office, productivity features

New videos of Microsoft’s upcoming mobile OS have surfaced demonstrating its strong depth in productivity features. The two short clips from Mobility Digest show real world scenarios that users would encounter when using Windows Phone 7.  The first clip demonstrates the native email client browsing through different categories and mass deleting...

Microsoft to Restrict Windows Phone 7 Apps

Native code won't be allowed for Windows Phone 7 programs -- only Silverlight or XNA games are permitted, Microsoft says.

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HTC HD2 available in Europe today, US 2010

HTC has officially confirmed that the HTC HD2 will be available today in the UK, Europe and Asia. The HTC HD2 is HTC's latest Windows Phone which includes the latest operating system Windows Mobile 6.5. The HD2 also comes with HTC's latest user experience, HTC Sense. Sense is based on the TouchFLO 3D interface found on older HTC models. Sense sits on top of Windows Mobile and provides extra functionality and an improved user interface for accessing common applications. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: "Working with HTC, we've delivered great phones that help customers connect to the people and information they care about, wherever they are," said Ballmer.

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Daily Crunch: Stinky People Edition

USB Wooden Clip Flash Drive
Japanese company demos hydrogen-powered electric bike
Kodomo No Nomimono: Beer for kids
The Microsoft Windows Phone commercial: Small, puffy men will follow you around
New technology analyzes, visualizes breath odors


Updated: Microsoft announces availability of Windows phones

Today can be marked as the last day of the "Windows Mobile" device brand as Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows Phones worldwide at an exclusive event in NYC hosted by Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division. The devices announced today ship with Windows Mobile 6.5, which has been a long time coming. So what is a "Windows Phone" one might ask? "Our lives increasingly have become this complex mash-up of our professional and personal worlds, so we need a better way to connect to the people we care about and an easier way to connect to the information that matters to us," Bach said during his welcome at the Open House.

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Windows Phones set to launch on October 6

Microsoft has taken the wraps off its Windows Phone schedule today with the confirmation of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices for October 6, 2009. Microsoft re branded Windows Mobile to Windows Phone earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress. The idea is to re-focus marketing on the products so that consumers are not confused at what they are purchasing and that they are aware they have a Windows powered phone. The Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system promises a more easy-to-use user interface, better browsing capabilities and access to cloud services, including Windows Marketplace for Mobile and Microsoft My Phone.

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