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Dell Lightning for WP7

Categories: Windows Phone 7

Tags: Dell, Gsm, Imo, Keyboard, Lighting, Lightning, Megapixels, Microsd, Mobile Os, Ram 512, Release Date, Sleek Look, Slider, Special Feature, Storage, T Mobile, Usa Europe, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, wp7

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Published on: October 11, 2010

Dell Lightning smartphone, using the new Windows Phone 7 mobile OS.

Windows Phone Device Name:	Dell Lightning
Processor:	1 GHz Snapdragon
RAM:	512 MB
Screen Size:	4.1 inch AMOLED
Storage:	8 GB microSD
Camera:	5 MegaPixels
Keyboard:	Portrait Slider Keyboard
Network:	GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile get first dibs)
Carriers/Regions:	USA, Europe / AI&I, IMO
Size:	64.4×121.6×14.9mm
Weight:	Unknown right now
Special Feature(s):	Portrait Slider, sleek look
Dell Lighting Release Date:	October, 2010
5 MegaPixels	64.4×121.6×14.9mm

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Microsoft Throws Cash at Developers

by Kyle

Categories: News, Windows Phone 7

Tags: Iphone, Market Share, Mobile Applications, Mobile Developers, Mobile Market, Mobile Os, Mobile Platforms, Os Market, Windows Phone

Comments: 3 Comments

Published on: June 30, 2010

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 team made an aggressive move last week in the mobile OS market. In an attempt to bring popular mobile applications to Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is offering iPhone Developers CASH to develop games for WP7. While it is still technically a “rumor” because Microsoft will not confirm, many popular iPhone developers have been surfacing their [new] relationships with Microsoft. Multiple sources are reporting that Microsoft is approaching popular iPhone developers with ‘significant cash offers’, in order to motivate them to switch allegiances.

Microsoft’s strategy is genius. In order for WP7 to be [more of] a success upon its release date (still unknown, but i’m guessing July), they need GAMES to compete with iPhone. Cash is King to mobile developers. Why develop apps for the iPhone and wait for revenue, when Microsoft will pay you up-front for your work? If you were approached by Microsoft and get asked to switch mobile platforms, would you do it? What if there was a $10,000 cash sign-on bonus? I’ll answer for you: yes you would switch. Microsoft knows that mobile applications are only as good as the developer that creates them. With this in mind, Microsoft most likely started this campaign as an aggressive move to gain back mobile market share (mostly from Apple). This is very similar to dangling a carrot in front of a horse. I’m not at all trying to compare developers to horses, no that can’t be my main point. Well in a way, I am. Cash is something that everyone wants, and with the right amount you can “make friends” with almost anybody… even Apple fanboys.

So how many games does the iPhone actually have? Hovering around 200,000 as of this post, the iPhone blows Android, Palm, and Windows Mobile 6 right out of the water. Palm is like a little firecracker that will make your ears ring. Android is like TNT, it can cause some damage. But the iPhone, at least at this moment in time, is like a Tsar Bomb relative to the other mobile operating systems in regards to available applications.

The competition is getting heated, and it’s getting more and more obvious to consumers like us. Overall, I’m content with Microsoft paying developers to switch from the iPhone to WP7. It shows me that Microsoft has not, and will not, bow down to the iPhone. But at the end of the day, the winner will be the platform that has the most applications available for its users.

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Kin One & Kin Two

by Kyle

Categories: Devices, Pocket PCs, Windows Phone 7

Tags: htc, Hype, microsoft, Mobile Os, New Phones, Operating System, Phone Manufacturer, Verizon, Verizon Network, Windows Phone

Comments: 3 Comments

Published on: June 4, 2010

Kin One & Kin Two

The Kin is the very first phone that uses Microsoft’s newest mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. Although the Kin uses a slightly stripped down version, it’s still considered a new mobile operating system. The Kin One and Two are available exclusively with the Verizon network, and only costing $49.99 and $99.99 for new customers. Very affordable, but at what cost?

There are downsides to the Kin. For one, the two new phones are manufactured by Sharp. Microsoft and Sharp have a lack of ‘technical synergy’ because the Kin was being planned out and developed even before Windows Phone 7 was announced. This leads me to believe that the Kin is more of a ‘gimmick’ product than anything else. In my opinion, Sharp is attempting to profit off of the ‘hype‘ surrounding Windows Phone 7.

Never purchase a new phone based on advertisements or what the media is saying. Do some research, especially if you’re looking to sign into a one or two year contract with Verizon. Personally, I’m going to pass on the Kin. Stick with HTC as your Windows Phone manufacturer.

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WP7 Increasingly Popular Among Developers

by Kyle

Categories: Windows Mobile 7

Tags: Developer Interest, Iphone, microsoft, Mobile Applications, Mobile Os, Momentum, Popularity, Web Applications, Web Developers

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Published on: April 2, 2010

MobileDeveloperSurvey graph5 March2010 WP7 Increasingly Popular Among Developers

AppAcelerator is a company that helps web developers create mobile applications. The company recently polled over 1,000 of their regular developers to see what mobile OS they were most interested in developing for. Surprisingly (kind of), Windows Mobile 7 is increasing in developer popularity. Developer interest spiked from 13% to 36% over the past couple months. The iPhone is still ahead, but they were the first to the plate, giving them the advantage. Microsoft is pulling it’s weight. But they need to keep the momentum if they want to succeed.

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Hot Windows Mobile 7 Insight

by Kyle

Categories: News, Windows Mobile 7

Tags: 3gsm, Accelerometers, Android, Cameras, Gestures, Hot, Insight, Iphone, Mobile Devices, Mobile Os, Mobile World, Pocket PCs, Revolutionary Features, Smartphones, Windows Os, World Congress

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Published on: November 11, 2009

Based on a leaked concept document that consists of well over a hundred pages, comes the low down on the revolutionary Windows Mobile 7 mobile OS that will hit devices in 2010. You’ve probably already heard about WinMo 6.5 update that just came out.

In a nutshell, Windows Mobile 7 will bring revolutionary features such as full touch-based navigation and motion gestures control to Smartphones and Pocket PCs. And for that Windows Mobile devices won’t depend on accelerometers. Rather, they will use their front facing cameras to detect movement. You can shake or twist to get the phone doing things. Kind of like the iPhone and Android, but hopefully better.

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