“Series” Gets Chucked. Windows Phone 7 is the New Name

Irrespective of whether people liked the new Windows Phone 7 Series or not, almost everyone hated the name. Well, for starters it is a very long name hence, kinda tedious to keep saying the name. Continue reading ““Series” Gets Chucked. Windows Phone 7 is the New Name”

Microsoft Bing iPhone App reaches 1 million downloads , new version released

The popular Microsoft Bing iPhone App has crossed 1 million downloads on the Apple App store according to a posting by Florian Voss on  the official Bing community

A new updated version of the app is also available from the App Store for Free. Way to go Microsoft !

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Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion in Mobile Space


According to Forbes Microsoft is planning to invest over $1 billion in the mobile space . The information comes from an analyst who claims he got this info from the General Manager, Investor Relations at Microsoft

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MWC 2010 : Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Launch Event Summary + Photos , Video

For the last couple of years, we have been seeing Google and Apple getting head to head in the hot mobile device market. Critics were writing off Microsoft in the mobile operating systems space. Just when people were losing hope, Microsoft bangs in the announcement of the Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile World Congress 2010 here in Barcelona, Spain. Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer unveiled the Windows Phone 7 with his trademark “i-dont-need-mic” voice. FoneArena brings you pictures and videos from the press conference.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program Management

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HTC Confirms Upcoming Windows Mobile 7 Phones!

We saw Windows announce it Windows Mobile 7 Series for mobile phones. But surprisingly we did not see any phones announced that run on the OS, not even from HTC who usually love Windows Mobile.

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Windows Mobile 7 to Have Free Navigation!

Google brought in the first free navigation with the Motorola DROID/MILESTONE. Then Nokia went ahead and took it to another level by announcing free turn-by-turn navigation for all it’s GPS enabled devices.

Now Microsoft is the next one to follow the footsteps of Google and Nokia. Windows Mobile 7 which hasn’t yet been officially announced is rumoured to be sporting free navigation as well. Microsoft are trying their level best to make Windows Mobile 7 live upto the hype. Continue reading “Windows Mobile 7 to Have Free Navigation!”

Steve Ballmer To Host the Windows Mobile Press Conference in MWC 2010

Well it seems like after all the speculations and rumours, Windows Mobile 7 is going to be launched in Mobile World Congress 2010. Continue reading “Steve Ballmer To Host the Windows Mobile Press Conference in MWC 2010”

Windows Phone 7 Details emerge ahead of MWC

There are fresh reports that Microsoft might unveil Windows Phone 7 at MWC 2010.  While we have been seeing a lot of rumors about the next version of Windows  Mobile , looks like it will be called Windows Phone 7.  Interesting features might include a new revamped UI , Full Zune integration and Full XBox Gaming integration.

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Nokia Booklet 3G in da house – Unboxing Pics

The first ever Nokia Laptop – The Booklet 3G landed @ the FoneArena HQ today.   This device boasts of a sleek design , 12 Hours of Battery life ,  a 10.1 inch display , 3G ,  WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam  and it weighs just 1.24 kilos

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Microsoft and Windows Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2010

We are just a few weeks away from Mobile World Congress – the biggest mobile event of the year. Come MWC 2010 and major brands are expected to make announcements which decides the future of the mobile industry.

Microsoft is holding a Press Conference on Feb 15th and we received an invite for the same.

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