WINDOWS PHONE

Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview – Developers test performance of WP7 applications on “real” phones

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Windows Phone 7 development reached an important milestone yesterday, with the release of the Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview on  prototype phones from Asus, LG and Samsung !"Microsoft reached a major milestone with development of Windows Phone 7 and has devices loaded with the Technical Preview that will be sent to thousands of developers."Windows Phone 7 (series at that point in time) was first presented to the public during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. … [Read more...]

LG Panther Windows Phone 7 Prototype @ Windows Phone Get Together Event, Netherlands

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Last week I attended the very first edition of the Windows Phone Get Together event in Utrecht, the Netherlands.  I think it is pretty unique to have an event in which a large company like Microsoft directly interacts and engages with end-users of their products. You can read an extensive event report on MobilityMinded, and please put November 9th in your agenda when the next Windows Phone Get Together event will take place @ Microsoft Netherlands HQ.  Meet the local Dutch Windows … [Read more...]

DevDays 2010 – Looking back @ Charlie Kindel Windows Phone 7 Interview, Windows Phone 7 Development, Making the Social Connection & Giving Robots Life !

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A few weeks ago I published a Windows Phone 7 related interview with Charlie Kindel, Partner Group Program Manager for the Windows Phone Application Platform & Developer Experience @ DevDays 2010, Netherlands on the MobilityMinded website. DevDays 2010 is a large two-day event for developers on the Microsoft platform(s), and in this article I will share some information about the Windows Phone 7 related sessions.Interview with Charlie Kindel, discussing Windows Phone 7 @ DevDays … [Read more...]

Steve Ballmer keynote: Join the New Efficiency @ TechNet_Live Netherlands

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Microsoft TechNet_Live, an event for IT  Professionals and Technical Decision Makers, is held on October 8th in the World Forum Conference Centre, The Hague (Netherlands). During the Microsoft TechNet_Live Event Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 are launched for the business market in The Netherlands. The session that I personally was most excited about is the keynote  "Join the New Efficiency" from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.1.  IT More Critical Than … [Read more...]

Windows Phones Launch Event Netherlands – Event Impressions

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October 6th is an important day for Microsoft and Windows Mobile in particular due to the launch of the new brand Windows Phones, the new mobile operating system Windows Mobile 6.5 and two services Microsoft MyPhone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. I was fortunate to be invited by the Windows Mobile Team in the Netherlands to attend the local launch event at the Lute Suites in Amstelveen (near Amsterdam). In his article I would like to share some thoughts on- and impressions of this … [Read more...]

iPhone Application porting to Windows Mobile – Discussing an interesting case study !

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Constanze Roman -a Community PM with the Windows Mobile Community Team- has published an interesting article on the Windows Mobile Team blog with the title:  "Ready to Port your iPhone App to Windows Mobile?" Although I'm not a developer,  nor having a formal Information Technology & Computer Science education, I would like to have a detailed look at this cool case study from a business administration- and entrepreneurial perspective. It might be a good starting point for discussion, … [Read more...]

Evernote PDF Search – New Premium Feature

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I'm using Evernote software on multiple platforms since the early start a little more than a year ago, because one of the limitations of Microsoft Exchange Activesync is the ability to synchronize notes directly over the air to your Windows Phone. "Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere."The summary above already … [Read more...]

Team Columbia-HTC will ride the 2009 Tour de France under new three-year sponsorship agreement

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Road cycling is my favourite sport and being an active cyclist for over 18 years, the excitement is rising because we are two weeks before the start of the Tour de France -the worlds thoughest three week road cylcing race -. Furthermore you can read on the "About Me-page" that mobile technology also has my interest for about 11 years. Today I received a great press release which combines the best of both worlds:"High Road Sports, Inc., the owner of Team Columbia-Highroad and HTC … [Read more...]