Category Archives: Windows Phone

Untangling Tango

Posted on February 22, 2012 by halberenson

There have been a couple of rumors recently that I wanted to comment on. The first is the confusing signals about Windows Phone Tango. The one that had me head-scratching was that Tango would co-exist with Windows Phone 8. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone | Tagged Microsoft WIndows Phone, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone Tango | 8 Comments

Forget Mix, Remember TechEd

Posted on January 25, 2012 by halberenson

Now that Microsoft has formally killed it’s Mix conference let’s talk about how it is going to bring Windows Phone 8 and updates on Windows 8 to developers. First a little on Mix, then a discussion of the difficulties of … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone | Tagged build, developer conference, MIX, teched, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 | Comments Off

Why doesn’t Windows Phone sell?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by halberenson

Charlie Kindel has a nice blog posting on why Windows Phone has yet to take off. Robert Scoble, amongst many others, chimes in with his response. Now I agree with Charlie, and many of the other critics as well! There … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows Phone | Tagged Windows Phone, WIndows Phone sales | 7 Comments

Will Microsoft buy Nokia Redux

Posted on December 14, 2011 by halberenson

Danske Bank has re-ignited speculation that Microsoft will buy Nokia, or more precisely Nokia’s mobile phone operations. It isn’t out of the question, but I don’t buy the “where there’s smoke there’s fire” argument that some are making. Back in … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone | Tagged Andy Lees, Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Phone | 6 Comments

Update on the Nokia/Microsoft Windows Phone relationship

Posted on December 12, 2011 by halberenson

Although it is way too early to say anything conclusive, the evidence is growing that the Nokia/Micorosft relationship over Windows Phone is succeeding for both companies. The first of two Windows Phones introduces by Nokia, the Lumia 800, has rocketed … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone | Tagged Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Microsoft WIndows Phone, Nokia, Windows Phone | 3 Comments

Can Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 ship in June 2012

Posted on November 17, 2011 by halberenson

While most observers expect to see Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 no earlier than next fall, there have been various indicators that we could see one or both much earlier. Indeed, there is increasing evidence that we might see … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone | Tagged Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8 | 10 Comments

Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8: Cousins or Siblings

Posted on November 4, 2011 by halberenson

For quite some time now there have been rumours about Windows Phone 8 (WP8) being based on the Windows NT kernel (WinNTk). More recently a blogger called MS Nerd made the case that this is not true. Well, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone | Tagged Windows NT Kernel, Windows Phone 8 | 49 Comments

Windows Phone Mango to ship in September or December?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by halberenson

The blogosphere seems to be identifying two potential dates for Windows Phone Mango to ship. Based on a comment SteveB made about Christmas some are trying to say December. Based on a comment from Microsoft about Imagine Cup participants getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | Tagged Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone Mango, Windows Phone Mango Availability | Comments Off

Expect a slow Q3 for Windows Phone 7 Apps

Posted on May 19, 2011 by halberenson

I fully expect the pace of new apps coming out of the Windows Phone 7 marketplace to decline over the summer before accelerating wildly this fall. The reason is pretty obvious, developers are going to be turning their attention to … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone | Tagged Apps, Mango, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone Marketplace | Comments Off

Quick Take on Windows Phone at MIX11

Posted on April 14, 2011 by halberenson

I’m not going to try to do a deep dive here, just a few comments on what I’ve seen so far in reading about and watching talks as compared to what I’d predicted. My biggest miss was in predicting Silverlight … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows Phone | Tagged Mango, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone Mango | 1 Comment