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Windows Phone 7 series video demos: Associated Press & The Harvest Xbox gaming

3/16/2010 01:32:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Microsoft have been demonstrating some of the software that has already been created for Windows Phone 7 series in Silverlight, including the Associated Press’ news reader app and The Harvest, a 3D Xbox game which links the gamer’s achievements into Xbox LIVE. The ongoing theme throughout has been how straightforward development can be, together with the strength of the platform (and the Snapdragon-based hardware, of course). Check out video demos after the cut.


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Windows Phone 7 Series Marketplace Showcased, Detailed

3/16/2010 01:32:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Despite the fact that the Windows Phone 7 Series has a bold new User Interface, and a brand new mobile Operating System outlook from the Redmond-based company, the big question on everyone’s mind is whether or not the platform will have an App Store competitor. Thanks to MIX10, we can finally say with absolute certainty that that’s exactly what Microsoft has planned, as they’ve officially named the Windows Phone Marketplace as the successor to the Windows Marketplace for Mobile.


The Marketplace is being billed as the perfect place for you to find whatever it is you’re looking for. Whether to find a game, or to find something to spice up the life of your phone, the Marketplace will have it. It says that it’s a “smarter way” to find your apps, games, and music for your phone, thanks to the panoramic view that Windows Phone 7 Series is highlighting. You can also find featured items of the day.

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Seesmic Shows Off Twitter Client for Windows Phone 7 Series

3/16/2010 01:31:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Twitter is one of those things that seems to be in the natural order of selection nowadays, and that’s why we’re not shocked at all that Seesmic managed to find their way onto the stage today at MIX10, and showcase their build of a Twitter client. Of course, this is the first “real” Twitter client showcased on a Windows Phone 7 Series device, but even with that heavy burden on its shoulders, Seesmic stepped up to the plate.



Silverlight is going to be a huge part of the platform. That goes without saying. But, even as we see in the video, Seesmic is using the technology to capitalize on the transitions, backgrounds, and other elements of the software. In this case, you can see that as the image of a Twitter user comes up on the screen of your phone, their Twitter background is also shown on your phone. This makes for a far more robust user experience. You are also able to showcase Tweets near you, with a map, as well as their tweets listed below the map of your location. This uses a Bing Maps plug-in, making the services used fast and accessible.

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Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes Split

3/16/2010 01:30:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

The nearly seven-year marriage of Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes is coming to an end.

"Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year," their lawyers say in a statement. "The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement. Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children."　

Winslet, 34, and Mendes, 44, were married in 2003. They have a son, Joe, 6. Winslet also has a daughter, Mia, 9, from her first marriage to Jim Threapleton.

Winslet and Mendez, who were both born in Reading, England, are also both Oscar winners. She won the Best Actress award in 2009 for The Reader after five previous nominations. He was named Best Director in 2000 for American Beauty.

They became a couple in the fall of 2001, when Mendes approached Winslet to star in two stage productions with his Donmar Warehouse theater company in London. (She turned him down.) Mendes had previously been linked to actresses Calista Flockhart and Rachel Weisz.

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Charlie Sheen Pleads Not Guilty in Wife Assault Case

3/16/2010 01:30:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Charlie Sheen pled not guilty in an Aspen, Colo. court on Monday for allegedly attacking his wife Brooke Sheen, UsMagazine.com has learned.

The 44-year-old actor has been charged with felony menacing, third degree assault and criminal mischief for the Christmas Day incident with Brooke, 32; according to a police affidavit, Charlie held a knife to Brooke's throat and threatened to kill her.

His trial is scheduled to begin July 21. If the star is convicted, he could serve one to three years in prison.

In the meantime, Sheen will go back to work filming his CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men on Tuesday, his rep told reporters outside the court. The star checked out of an undisclosed rehab facility early last week (his rep said he had admitted himself for "preventative measures").

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Confirmed: HTC HD2 won’t be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 series

3/16/2010 01:29:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

For some, one of the biggest show-stoppers of MWC 2010 was a photo of the HTC HD2 smartphone running what looked like Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series OS. Not a full day after this first leaked to the Web, Microsoft mentioned the HTC HD2 in the same sentence as Windows Phone 7 Series in a tweet on their official windows phone Twitter account.


Some had their hopes up, some were doubtful. Today, Microsoft clears up any lingering thoughts about this issue by making the following statement: “[The HTC HD2] is not compliant with the Windows Phone 7 Series hardware specifications.”

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Push Notifications for Windows Phone 7 series video demo

3/16/2010 01:29:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Microsoft have been discussing Windows Phone 7 series‘ new “push notifications” system, which can trigger alerts to the user even when the app isn’t running. The company took Major League Soccer’s app on-stage at MIX10 today to demonstrate just how that works; with MLS, that involved selecting which events you’re interested in – scores, when the game ends, etc – which will then be flagged up later.



The alert itself takes the form of a discrete blue bar that scrolls along the top of the display. That has a summary of the notification – in MLS that could include the game playing, a new goal, whore scored and at what point in the match – which you can then tap to open the full app.

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Microsoft confirms accuracy of old, pre-'reboot' Windows Mobile 7 leaks

3/16/2010 01:28:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


Remember those old, allegedly leaked Windows Mobile 7 screen shots from way back in 2008? You know -- those ones that look absolutely nothing like the so-called Metro UI that Windows Phone 7 Series is actually using? Well, Microsoft's Albert Shum -- one of WP7S' chief designers who we had the pleasure of meeting back at MWC -- just confirmed the accuracy of those leaks in a session here at MIX10. Discussing the reboot of the WinMo 7 program that happened inside Microsoft about a year ago, Shum flashed a slide showing eight of those infamous shots featuring those crazy bottom-aligned battery and signal meters along with WinMo 6.x-ish ID oozing from every nook and cranny. Needless to say, a clean-slate approach was sorely needed, and that's exactly where Metro ended up coming into play -- but be honest: is there anyone out there that would've still preferred the old leak in a production device?

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Windows Phone 7 Series targeted at 38 year-old 'life maximizers'

3/16/2010 01:28:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Here's a fun tidbit we just learned from Microsoft's Joe Belfiore: in order to focus Windows Phone 7 Series on the idea of best serving end users, the team actually created two fictional targets consumers named "Miles" and "Anna," a pair of married 38-year old "life maximizers" who demand the most from their devices. Yes, it's a little strange and hilariously specific on the surface -- Anna just scaled back her PR job to part-time so she can take care of the kids! Miles like to take pictures and use Facebook to share them with his parents in Europe! -- but it makes a certain amount of sense: Microsoft says it's trying to create a device that appeals to someone with both a work Exchange account and personal Gmail account, someone who needs to get work done but also wants to play 3D games, and it thinks that if Miles and Anna are happy, chances are a lot of other customer segments will satisfied as well. Of course, this is almost exactly the same message we've heard from Palm about the Pre, but at least Microsoft's ideal users aren't a creepy alien lady or a mom from the 50s -- and they have a much better reason to Bing their way through the WP7S UI.

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Windows Phone 7 Series will be WVGA only at launch, HVGA later

3/16/2010 01:27:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


Microsoft's driving home the point that developers are going to know exactly what kind of hardware they're targeting as they whip up Windows Phone 7 Series apps -- and naturally, a biggie is screen resolution since that affects how UI elements are going to be placed, how cool they can look, and how small they can realistically be. In a session at MIX10, Microsoft's Charlie Kindel has laid down the law that WP7S will be 800 x 480 -- just 800 x 480 -- at launch, a message we heard at MWC last month, but the new tidbit here is that there'll be 480 x 320 in the pipe for an unannounced later date. All devices will have precisely the same amount of available RAM and the same capacitive touch capability, and as we've already know, manufacturers will be able to tack on a keyboard if they like.

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