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In an era when seamless connectivity across devices is no longer a luxury but an expectation, Microsoft’s release of the Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector for Windows Home Server 2011 ushered in a significant—albeit underappreciated—development in the ecosystem of home and small business...

Speaking at the Microsoft developer conference in Japan, CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system will receive over 500 new features with the Mango update. Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Windows 8 would ship on desktop computers and tablets in 2012, while also promising 500 new features in an upcoming Windows Phone 7 update, at a developers conference in Japan on Monday. Ballmer made the announcement in a speech, shortly after expressing his...

Does the name Eldar Murtazin ring any bells? Well, it should as Murtazin is the chap who got hands on with the Nokia N8 ages before it hit the shops, foretold that the Motorola Xoom would be the launchpad for Honeycomb and also revealed details of the Microsoft and Nokia partnership days before...

And yes, the stream of controlled Windows 8 leaks continues. This time around, Thurrot and Rivera have published a number of screenshots from Windows 8's brand-new tablet user interface, and surprise surprise, its built on Metro, the same design language that underpins Windows Phone 7. Windows 8...

We've had a glimpse at the future of Windows. Screenshots from Windows 8 have been discovered by Russian Twitter user Alicans35, revealing an influence from Windows Phone 7 and a possible new version for tablets. The screenshots show that the next version of Microsoft's business software...

Link Removed Steve Ballmer told an audience in Houston yesterday that Windows would look very different in five years. The exact quote: Windows "will look a lot different and it will run different applications...Will Windows five years from now look like it does today? Of course not!” That...

Dell’s already given us quite a few sexy smartphones and tablets (the Streak, the Venue Pro?) but it’s always nice to know that the company doesn’t plan on resting on its laurels. Round Rock’s 2011/beginning of 2012 roadmap for smartphones and tablets has been leaked to Windows Phone Central and...

This week on Channel 9, Dan is joined by Link Removed to discuss the week's top developer news, including: [00:25] Windows Phone 7 Announcements at Mobile World Congress [02:57] Window Azure Team -Link Removed, includes performance enhancements, improved diagnostic, cache size option, and...

Matt, who is the new head of developer and marketplace for Windows Phone 7, takes us through his favorite new apps from Mobile World Congress. Link Removed More...

Last year the Coding4Fun/Channel 9 guys asked me to work on a few things for Link Removed. One of these items was a way to output a webcam stream to Windows Phone 7 for use with Clint's Link Removed you may have read about. I figured the easiest way to accomplish this was by using a network/IP...

Shop Direct Group and Tesco demonstrate how Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 technology connect stores, operations and the mobile shopper from desktops to data centers to digital devices. NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and...

We met James Browning, the CEO of Executive Caddie, at a Windows Phone 7 Firestarter event last Fall. James was extremely impressed by the features and potential of Windows Phone 7, and set off on moving his successful iPhone application to the new platform. Four months later, Executive Caddie...

NEW YORK, January 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and hospitality industry will be demonstrated in its booth (No. 836) this year at the National Retail … More...

But the slates from Dell and Samsung aren't going to be running a new operating system or an upscaled version of Microsoft's new (and pretty good) Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform. More...

Project Sunburst is the latest Crackdown title and brilliantly uses real-time backdrops from Bing Maps, based on your location, to provide an endless array of gameplay environments. The game uses the Windpws Phone 7 geo-tagging functionality to pin-point where you are, and you can build bases...

This week on Channel 9, Dan is joined by guest host Scott Hanselman to discuss the week's top developer news, including: [watch] Silverlight Firestarter online event - See Link Removed [watch] P&P - Prism 4.0 Now Available (Link Removed | What's new) [watch] Facebook - Facebook Link Removed...

The day after PDC10, 150 conference attendees extended their stays for an extra day of Windows Phone 7 app building at the PDC10 Workshop. For most, this was the first time they were able to deploy to actual Windows Phone 7 devices and watch their applications come to life. This video showcases...

The Channel 9 team will be broadcasting live, unscripted and 100% interactive from the Microsoft Redmond Campus for Link Removed. Join us immediately following the keynote on Thursday, October 28th (at approx. 11AM Pacific Standard Time) and again on Friday (from 9:00AM PST) for two full days...

BizSpark and 3D worlds startup Reaction Grid has been working with Microsoft on a unique customer experience for developers interested in learning more about developing for Windows Phone 7. They've built a virtual world where visitors can explore upcoming phone features, get access to the tools...