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• Joe Belfiore Announces Next Release of Windows Phone, Code-Named 'Mango'

  May 24, 2011 at 7:55 AM

  The scout looks cool, but have they actually made it so you can sort the results for searches by distance?

• Using Microsoft Office on a Tablet PC touch screen

  Mar 30, 2011 at 8:04 AM

  I would say that while OneNote is great, it still sometimes has glitches when you are resting your palm on the screen while writing. The rest of the Office apps aren't quite as ink friendly as I'd like to see. Hopefully this will get better.

• Silverlight TV 58: Windows Phone Design Tips With Corrina

  Jan 21, 2011 at 9:08 AM

  @Shawn Wildermuth: Another great source of Metro icons is The Noun Project (svg compatible browser required). That they match up with the Metro look isn't intentional, however their style seems to come from the same basic reasoning.

• Microsoft Touch Mouse

  Jan 07, 2011 at 8:20 AM

  @xyztwentythree:Middle click ++

• Microsoft FlugTag takes Flight (Project Phoenix)

  Aug 26, 2010 at 11:24 AM

  Actually, there's a lot more to it than that...

   

   

   

  ...no there's not. Funny costumes, crazy contraptions, and spectacular failures. That's about it.

• Simplify Page Transitions in Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Applications

  Aug 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM

  Does it work in the Beta? I followed the video through with the beta, and I can't get it to work at all.

• Ch9Live at Tech.Ed NA 2010 - Talking WP7 with Brandon Watson & Peter Torr

  Jun 15, 2010 at 4:56 PM

  I know you guys are hoping to be able to iterate the software quickly as you flesh out the feature set. You've probably got a wishlist a mile long, so I'm not going to prod you too much on that subject.

   

  What I'd really like to know is how quickly you are going to be making changes to the hardware requirements. Obviously the iPhone is the new hotness right now, and I've had a few devices in the past that have had features like a front-facing camera.  I couldn't really use for anything because it was an OEM feature. What are your plans to balance between providing a consistent experience and still allowing OEM's to produce innovative hardware? Or at least keep pace with the rest of the industry.

   

  I'm liking what I've seen so far, but I don't want to see this platform stagnate because you can't get the OEM's to play ball.

• Personalize Outlook 2010

  Jun 14, 2010 at 12:24 PM

  No, that's definitely not Office 2010. It has the Office button instead of "File" to get to Backstage.

• Ping 59: Private Cloud strategy, Gadget predictions, Microsoft is the most social company, Free Robotics

  May 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM

  Apple's policies forbid development on any platform/language/framework other than their tooling on a Mac. Period. It is doubtful that this will ever change.

   

  This reflects my understanding of what I've read. I might be wrong.

• First Look: Windows Phone 7 Series Hands on Demo

  Feb 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM

  Of course it is going to support POP3. The specific support of various protocols and technologies has not been detailed yet. The information that has been released is only to introduce everyone to the new bits. There's no point in making any assumptions about things that were(n't) shown in any of the released materials.

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