Tag: WINDOWSPHONE7SERIES

The shuttering of a gadget can sometimes be saddening (like the poor, ill-fated Gamecube), but, usually, the death knell for a dastardly device is warranted. And, in the case of the poorly thought-out, virtually useless Kin, it couldn't have come any sooner. Engadget reports that, due to sagging sales of the Kin 1 and Kin 2, the Microsoft tween-friendly phone won't be launched in Europe, and the ...

We've been pretty excited for Windows Phone 7 Series since it was announced earlier this year. We've not at all been excited about having to say the full name (much less type it out) every time we mention a device running Microsoft's upcoming mobile OS. Thankfully, Microsoft heard our complaints prayers. The company has announced, via the official Windows Phone Twitter account, that it's dropping ...

In February, PopCap Games introduced a version of its popular castle defense game, 'Plants vs. Zombies,' to the iPhone. The lure of pea pods battling the undead proved impossible for people to resist, and, within nine days, the game had set a sales record on the device -- selling over 300,000 copies and pulling in over $1 million. PopCap is a game maker with its fingers in several pies -- ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Over a decade ago, Web TV seemed to represent the future of television and Web browsing, but the technology never truly fulfilled its promise. According to the New York Times, some heavy hitters are currently investigating a similar system; Google, Sony and Intel are reportedly developing an Android-based 'Google TV' Internet ...

Earlier today at MIX10, Microsoft made some announcements about, and gave away demos of, the much-hyped Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S). An impressive list of promised developers, including the Associated Press, Namco, Sling, and Pandora, ensures that the new smartphone OS will hit the ground running. The attractive 3-D games and location-based apps were all nice, but were to be expected. The ...

Share Earlier today, Microsoft announced the impressive new Windows Phone 7 Series operating system at Mobile World Congress 2010. Forget what you've seen from earlier Windows Mobile operating systems; Windows Phone 7 Series is an enormous leap forward for Microsoft's smartphone efforts. It features a completely revamped interface (similar to the Zune HD), integration with Xbox Live and Zune, and ...