Nokia launched Lumia Windows Phones in India last month at a press event in New Delhi. While, Nokia, and Microsoft, talked about the device and Nokia’s marketing and sales roadmap, Nokia strangely did not announce the prices. [My live blog coverage] [Photos]
Nokia India – Windows Phone launch
Microsoft India has launched a campaign around the idea of ‘important people’ in your life and involves interesting prizes like house parties and movie tickets to international vacation for you with your friends. Windows Phone was officially launched in India last month.
Finally, it’s official! Windows Phone launches in India on October 12, 2011. The invite from the Microsoft India’s PR folks to the launch event of Windows Phone in India is in my inbox and, so well, it is confirmed.
Windows Phone 7 has won the People’s Choice Award at the 2011 International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA). Windows Phone won in the Interactive Product Experiences category of the Design Segments. Windows Phone is also one of the winners in the IDSA Best In Show 2011 winners.
An update to Zune software and allowing developers to submit Mango apps to Windows Phone Marketplace clearly indicates that the Mango update for Windows Phone is just around the corner!
Join the Mango Momentum in the App Hub with a two-day fast-paced, demo-rich online course. This training course is specifically designed for experienced developers and technologists and features Rob Miles and Andy Wigley, two of the most sought-after Microsoft mobile development MVPs in the world.
Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet has heard from sources that Tango, the next release of Windows Phone post-mango update might just be for Nokia to hit a lower-price point focused on the Asian market. Nokia has in the past claimed that the deal with Microsoft would allow them to make changes to Windows Phone operating [...]
Charlie Kindel, General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Ecosystem at Microsoft, and a 21 year veteran has announced his departure from Microsoft to try his hand at a new challenge. Kindel has had a fantastic career at Microsoft and has worked in diverse teams such as Internet Explorer to Windows Media Center. He founded [...]
Microsoft has released the Beta 2 Refresh of Windows Phone SDK 7.1 (Mango) and also pushed and OS update for developer unlocked phones. Microsoft announced RTM of Mango update yesterday, however, this OS update is Build 7712 corresponding to the SDK release.
Charles Petzold, the veteran Windows programming author authored Programming Windows Phone 7, a free 24-chapter ebook, last year. The Microsoft Press book has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times.
Forget Brandon Watson’s official title at Microsoft. He’s the man who’s echoing Steve Ballmer’s “Developers, developers, developers” anthem in the Windows Phone space. His team is responsible to build the platform, one developer at a time.