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PhotoSynth-for-WP

PhotoSynth-for-WP

A lot of us are waiting for the official app of Microsoft Photosynth. The Photosynth website (www.photosynth.net)is already open to the public. You can stitch photos and create real cool 3D images and link them to places on Bing with photosynth. (more…)

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]]> http://www.1800pocketpc.com/official-photosynth-app-is-now-a-v1-%e2%80%93-release-coming-soon/31813/feed/ 4 [Developers] AppCampus is now accepting app submissions http://www.1800pocketpc.com/developers-appcampus-is-now-accepting-app-submissions/31754/ http://www.1800pocketpc.com/developers-appcampus-is-now-accepting-app-submissions/31754/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:25:19 +0000 MSicc http://www.1800pocketpc.com/?p=31754

appcampus-submission

appcampus-submission

A few weeks ago we reported about the AppCampus from Microsoft and Nokia.

Of course I registered for the AppCampus newsletter. Today I received a message that they are now accepting app submissions. Read the full mail below: (more…)

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smoked-by-windows-phone-win-numbers

smoked-by-windows-phone-win-numbers

Today Ben Rudolph from Microsoft reveals the numbers of Smoked by Windows Phone. He introduced this cool and refreshing campaign at CES in January this year. (more…)

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windows-facebook-phone

windows-facebook-phone

Microsoft and Facebook are working together since 2007, when Microsoft invested in a 1.6 percent stake of Facebook. Currently the main part of their partnership is around Bing.

Facebook is rumored for a long time to work on a Facebook Phone. (more…)

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]]> http://www.1800pocketpc.com/microsoft-is-very-interested-to-be-part-of-a-possible-%e2%80%9efacebook-phone%e2%80%9c/31467/feed/ 5 Carriers don´t like Skype; Nokia and Microsoft offering to work on solutions http://www.1800pocketpc.com/carriers-don%c2%b4t-like-skype-nokia-and-microsoft-offering-to-work-on-solutions/31423/ http://www.1800pocketpc.com/carriers-don%c2%b4t-like-skype-nokia-and-microsoft-offering-to-work-on-solutions/31423/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 18:39:00 +0000 MSicc http://www.1800pocketpc.com/?p=31423

Stephen Elop - CEO Nokia

Stephen Elop - CEO Nokia

Recently some reported about the fact that Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia said that carriers hate Skype.

There is no doubt that VOIP-services like Skype are a thorn in the eye of carriers. Carriers are providing phone solutions. Skype is a direct competitor in their eyes; that is why carriers do not like Skype. Carriers do not like services that take away from their revenue. There are even more examples: WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Talk/Hangover, and so on. (more…)

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]]> http://www.1800pocketpc.com/carriers-don%c2%b4t-like-skype-nokia-and-microsoft-offering-to-work-on-solutions/31423/feed/ 6 Students analyzed Windows Phone with real data http://www.1800pocketpc.com/students-analyzed-windows-phone-with-real-data/31297/ http://www.1800pocketpc.com/students-analyzed-windows-phone-with-real-data/31297/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 03:39:40 +0000 MSicc http://www.1800pocketpc.com/?p=31297

wharton-students-with-microsoft-executives

wharton-students-with-microsoft-executives

Recently, a marketing class at the Wharton School in Pennsylvania has told some Microsoft executives how to make Windows Phone more relevant in today´s market. (more…)

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This week I read some articles about the upcoming RIM OS, BlackBerry 10. The new OS is created from scratch, and is touch-only without a hardware keyboard. (more…)

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web-marketplace-ukraine

web-marketplace-ukraine

Tonight (European Time) Microsoft announced that they are extending the availability of the Windows Phone web Marketplace to 22 new countries.

The lucky users are sitting in the following countries (more…)

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barnes-and-noble-logo

barnes-and-noble-logo

Yesterday we wrote about a strategic partnership that Barnes & Noble is forming with Microsoft.

Today we got aware of an article at Forbes.com that gives us another view on that deal. This article asks if Microsoft can rescue B&N as they did with Apple before. (more…)

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nook

nook

Microsoft just announced a new strategic partnership. This time Microsoft has teamed up with Barns&Nobles to create a new experience of reading.

Barns&Nobles will bring their Nook service into a subsidiary. The subsidiary is will build upon the strong history of both companies in digital reading technologies. The new subsidiary has yet to be named, for now it is still Newco. (more…)

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