Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:28 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:28 GMT Rev9 15 -15 -1 Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface "Set to launch in mid 2013"

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121126PD221.html

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a149207ead0e4c67b0f9a11600abfd7e#a149207ead0e4c67b0f9a11600abfd7e Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:26:11 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a149207ead0e4c67b0f9a11600abfd7e#a149207ead0e4c67b0f9a11600abfd7e Ian Walker 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ian2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface Pretty!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/48384abbfef54c47997da11600aed03e#48384abbfef54c47997da11600aed03e Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:36:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/48384abbfef54c47997da11600aed03e#48384abbfef54c47997da11600aed03e CaRDiaK 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/CaRDiaK/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface It looks a little bit like a floppy disk.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/38cbaa1dd4b240e0ae7ba11600ba6648#38cbaa1dd4b240e0ae7ba11600ba6648 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:18:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/38cbaa1dd4b240e0ae7ba11600ba6648#38cbaa1dd4b240e0ae7ba11600ba6648 Proton2 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Proton2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface Suspect that's just a mock up.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/666d165ff87944008b2ba11600c1e543#666d165ff87944008b2ba11600c1e543 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:45:57 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/666d165ff87944008b2ba11600c1e543#666d165ff87944008b2ba11600c1e543 Ian Walker 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ian2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface But if the point of the Surface was to give OEMs a kick up the backside I don't see what the point of this would be - unless you think that Nokia and HTC's devices aren't upt to scratch?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/9243c7a5c947451eadfca11600ea9a63#9243c7a5c947451eadfca11600ea9a63 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:14:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/9243c7a5c947451eadfca11600ea9a63#9243c7a5c947451eadfca11600ea9a63 GoddersUK 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/GoddersUK/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface MS is now a fledgling hardware Company with a rapidly expanding selection of its own retail outlets.  It makes sense for them to have their own branded phone if they are serious about competing with Apple (which I don't think anyone doubts that they are).

That said there is less opportunity for them to innovate around Windows Phone 8 - but who knows, maybe they will surprise us.  I quite fancy a slim line keyboard cover for my next phone (with a piano keyboard option?)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/d167f6514d44472d98b7a11600fadeae#d167f6514d44472d98b7a11600fadeae Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:13:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/d167f6514d44472d98b7a11600fadeae#d167f6514d44472d98b7a11600fadeae Ian Walker 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ian2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface I can confirm, I saw this phone when I was in building #2335joinnnosn haghasgh 8 98 *connection terminated*

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/c668bd0471464e49ba98a11600fbc4d8#c668bd0471464e49ba98a11600fbc4d8 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:16:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/c668bd0471464e49ba98a11600fbc4d8#c668bd0471464e49ba98a11600fbc4d8 Harlequin 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Harlequin/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface Maybe tied in to Apollo + release?

http://www.zdnet.com/apollo-plus-is-this-microsofts-first-windows-phone-8-update-7000007926/?s_cid=e539

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/dde7a7c5af2e45b39bc9a1160102ecb4#dde7a7c5af2e45b39bc9a1160102ecb4 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:42:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/dde7a7c5af2e45b39bc9a1160102ecb4#dde7a7c5af2e45b39bc9a1160102ecb4 Ian Walker 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ian2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface Looks cool, but it's just a render so eh. It does indeed remind me of a floppy disk. So far I prefer the Lumias.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a059b0bf07bf4320b211a11601057d6d#a059b0bf07bf4320b211a11601057d6d Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:52:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a059b0bf07bf4320b211a11601057d6d#a059b0bf07bf4320b211a11601057d6d Bas 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Bas/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface It's not exactly called a 'Surface phone'... it is an inhouse W8P.

Are OEM's more or less profitable? Are their offerings sub-par (durability anyway)?

The point of an inhouse W8P may also be to kick up the backside of Nokia, HTC, Samsung, etc...

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/67a281b878ef4f339f04a116012875c5#67a281b878ef4f339f04a116012875c5 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:59:22 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/67a281b878ef4f339f04a116012875c5#67a281b878ef4f339f04a116012875c5 JohnAskew 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/JohnAskew/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface @JohnAskew: But I don't think Nokia, HTC etc. need their backsides kicking nearly as much as the PC OEMs...

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/afb7cb60fb4a4705a27aa11701103435#afb7cb60fb4a4705a27aa11701103435 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:31:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/afb7cb60fb4a4705a27aa11701103435#afb7cb60fb4a4705a27aa11701103435 GoddersUK 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/GoddersUK/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface The WP8 hardware manufacturers are making very good products. It's the PC manufacturers that are not trying.

The biggest problem with WP8 is the carriers and stupid exclusive contracts that seem to be designed to make sure WP8 doesn't get marketed correctly. Rogers looks like they decided to "collaborate" with Nokia so they could purposely bungle the deal.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/bbbcc33363a24369bddca117015dc2d0#bbbcc33363a24369bddca117015dc2d0 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:13:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/bbbcc33363a24369bddca117015dc2d0#bbbcc33363a24369bddca117015dc2d0 dentaku 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/dentaku/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface @GoddersUK: I don't think there's any backside kicking involved here.

The problem is not the quality of the individual phones, it's a matter of quantity: in any given market segment there are one or two WP phones lined up against lots of Android ones. Adding more choice will help making the WP brand more visible and this indirectly benefits OEMs as well.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/d9594ee9957e48c39a1fa1170170c685#d9594ee9957e48c39a1fa1170170c685 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:22:40 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/d9594ee9957e48c39a1fa1170170c685#d9594ee9957e48c39a1fa1170170c685 Blue Ink 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Blue Ink/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface @Blue Ink: Tend to agree, Nokia is doing such a good job the other manufacturers (with the possible exception of HTC) seem to be running scared at the moment.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/76e0502cfffc4482bfdaa118007f15b7#76e0502cfffc4482bfdaa118007f15b7 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:42:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/76e0502cfffc4482bfdaa118007f15b7#76e0502cfffc4482bfdaa118007f15b7 Ian Walker 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ian2/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Surface Phone rumours surface While do all these phones have reflecting glass in it?

Last thing I want to see when using my phone is myself,..

It's a pretty sight to behold, but I don't want a mirror, I want a phone!

And I think it has the looks only a mother could appriciate Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a5cac1344c304c888a94a118008fb440#a5cac1344c304c888a94a118008fb440 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:43:12 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Surface-Phone-rumours-surface/a5cac1344c304c888a94a118008fb440#a5cac1344c304c888a94a118008fb440 Maddus Mattus 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Maddus Mattus/Discussions/RSS