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Microsoft Announces Twitter And Deeper Skydrive Integration In WP7

February 14, 2011 | By Pradeep

At Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft announced the upcoming Windows phone 7 update details. The update which is scheduled to be coming in 2011 will feature deeper Skydrive integration, which will allow you to access your Windows Live personal Cloud Storage service. FYI,Skydrive is used by more than 70 million people across the world. One of the more requested feature regarding People Hub is the twitter integration. Microsoft listened to us and its there in the upcoming WP7 update in 2011. Microsoft also announced full hardware accelerated Internet Explorer Mobile Coming to WP7 as part of the previously mentioned update.

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Windows Phone World Podcast 3 – MWC day 3 wrap-up

February 18, 2009 | By Surur

This is the third installment of our daily Mobile World Congress podcast, highlighting the Windows Mobile news streaming out of Barcelona at present, and also some news from elsewhere.

In this podcast we cover today’s Windows Mobile news, including the:

Listen below or download directly or subscribe to our podcast feed here.

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Download directly from here.

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We finally Podcast! The Windows Phone World MWC Wrap-up

February 17, 2009 | By Surur

Today, in conjuction with our friends PDA.pl. we are doing the first, so far one and only Windows Phone World Podcast.

In this podcast we cover today’s Windows Mobile news, including the:

New HTC Touch Diamond 2
New HTC Touch Pro 2
LG GM730
Windows Mobile 6.5
HTC’s commitment to Windows Mobile
and much else.

Listen below or download directly (we’ll get a feed sorted out later).

[podcast]http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WinMo_World_001.mp3[/podcast]

Download directly from here or subscribe to our podcast feed here.

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GM730: The Latest Windows Mobile Offering by LG

February 16, 2009 | By marios96

If you have seen pictures of the Mobile World Congress exhibition area then you have definitely noticed the strong presence of LG. The Korean company, who is expected to announce several new phones over the next week, posted a press release on their Korean website giving away some initial specifications.

One of the new devices to be unveiled is the LG GM730, which according to LG’s official press release, will be the world’s slimmest smartphone at 11.9mm, it will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and will have a 5 megapixel camera. Finally, the LG GM730 will also feature the S-Class UI that the rest of LG´s device have.

Via: SlashPhone

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Windows Mobile to Windows branding change confirmed?

February 15, 2009 | By Surur

The Windows Mobile Development team has published some photos on flickr of the Windows Mobile pavilion at Mobile World Congress, and while Windows is prominently displayed there is no sign of the Mobile part.

Whether the change will have any material impact will remain to be seen, but some market confusion is very likely over the next 6 months.

(click for larger versions)
See the full set at flickr here.

Update: A new picture also suggest the Windows Mobile name is dead. In this first picture of Microsft stand there isn’t a single mention of Windows Mobile… Source [Via]

Thanks Wreiad for the tip

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New Gigabyte smartphone coming – the year of WVGA?

February 3, 2009 | By Surur

Gigabyte has announced that they will launching a new smartphone at Mobile World Congress, and has included this picture with their promotional material.

The picture clearly depicts new smartphone with the characteristic screen aspect ratio of a WVGA or WQVGA smartphone, and with Gigabyte already having done a number of VGA devices, WVGA is very likely.

The phone shares the same aesthetic as all black slabs these days, with minimal buttons and what looks like a trackball. The device also features a front-facing camera, indicating its almost certainly a 3G device.

Read more around gigabytes announcement at msmobiles.com here.

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i-mate Will Unveil Ground Breaking New Device at MWC this February

January 29, 2009 | By marios96

We don’t have many information about this, but i-mate will apparently reveal its’ new revolutionary device at Mobile World Congress in a couple of weeks.

This next quote from msmobiles, the source of this article, is the only piece of information about the new device.

WHAT IS I-MATE ANNOUNCING? At MWC 2009 i-mate will be unveiling its brand new product – one which sees them break new grounds with a revolutionary mobile device that’s like nothing else.

So, what could we expect? Well, i-mate is surely known for some very robust devices in the past. VGA screen, Windows Mobile 6.5 and qwerty keyboard are all good candidates for the specification list. We just have to wait for the 16th of February for i-mate to surprise us.

Until then, enjoy the quick mock-up I did, using the Ultimate 5150 and inspired by Palm’s recently released PRE.

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Acer’ Smartphone appearing at MWC this February

January 28, 2009 | By marios96

Acer has announced their plan to launch an own-branded smartphone in Q1 2009 a while ago. Now, it seems that the device is almost ready to be unveiled, as the company sent invitations for their Smartphone Launch at this year’s Mobile World Congress.

That means, that in a couple of weeks we will know whether the acquisition of ETEN by Acer paid off or not. Of course, Acer’s smartphone might not use Windows Mobile at all, but since the new 6.5 and the device will be unveiled during the same time, chances are that it will indeed use Windows Mobile.

Acer could just be using a Spanish cliché with the phrase “Come to feel the rhythm”, but they could also have something special (Read: multimedia) in store for us. Besides, ETEN used to make great all-in-one devices, with fantastic VGA screens, DVB-T receivers, etc long before the HTC Touch Diamond and similar…

Join us at February 16th for this, and many more releases.

Via: Pocket-Int

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Neowin – Windows Mobile 6.5, Skyline, Skybox and Skymarket coming at MWC

January 19, 2009 | By Surur

Neowin, quoting unnamed sources close to Microsoft, is claiming Mobile World Congress (February 16-19th), will not only be bringing Windows Mobile 6.5, but also a slew of Microsoft services rumoured previously to the Windows Mobile platform.

“SkyBox” is a service for users to sync a phones information with the web. Microsoft will be offering automatic backup and restore services, access and management of phone data and provide easy communication and sharing with others. The service will also allow syncing of contacts, email/SMS, calendar items and pictures into the cloud. Neowin adds a new detail, not rumoured previously, that this service will be available not only on Windows Mobile, but also for other phone OS’s.

“SkyLine” will be aimed at small businesses. Offering similar functionality to SkyBox, businesses will be able to setup their phones with Microsoft’s Exchange hosting with their own domain names.

“SkyMarket” is Microsoft’s mobile marketplace, a competitor to Apple’s AppStore and RIM’s Blackberry application center.

Neowin also claims that their sources confirm the leaked screenshots from earlier this year are in fact real, despite being panned for having icons stolen from the Apple OSX desktop, and that they represent design concepts.

Looks like we do have quite a bit to look forward to in a months time after all.