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Windows 8 Pre Show Keynote

January 2012 will see Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer taking the stage at CES once again to deliver a keynote focusing on the Redmond company’s latest products and Windows 8 is claimed to be the main course with Ballmer being expected to show off the latest build of the upcoming OS. Microsoft is expected to deliver a beta copy of the next-generation operating system at its BUILD developer conference in September and Ballmer will likely demo a number of ARM and Intel based Windows 8 tablets that will hit the market later in 2012 when Windows 8 is generally available………..

Updated Samsung Galaxy S2 Will Support Windows Phone?

Samsung Flagship smartphone Galaxy S2 has already reached record sales of 3 million units sold in just 55 days and the smartphone is not yet released in US smartphone market. Rumors all over the internet suggests that an upgraded version of the smartphone will be released as well. But if you are thinking that the new version will have some kind of new features or an updated version of Android, think again. Sources suggest that the updated Samsung Galaxy S2 will run Windows Phone 7 Mango update.

China-Based Alibaba Planning To Develop New Mobile OS To Counter Google Android & Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS

China-based Alibaba Group is reportedly planning to develop and launch its own mobile operating system to rival Google’s Android platform and Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS, which will comeing in the third quater. The new OS will offer cloud-based services like mobile apps and the platform may also be actively marketed by the company to the growing number of mobile phone and CE companies that sell their gear via Alibaba……

Re-Released Of Foursquare app For Windows Phone 7

Foursquare has re-released a new version of its popular “check-in” app that’s been completely revamped for the Windows Phone 7 platform. The troublesome program was pulled due to lacking features and a rather sub-par user experience, leaving mayors everywhere unable to verify their credentials for hard-earned discounts.

Windows Marketplace And Xbox.com Becoming Big One For Gaming

Games for Windows Marketplace going to merge with Xbox.com on July 11. Games for Windows Marketplace will no longer have to drift through life alone. Microsoft announced this week that the Steam competitor will be absorbed by Xbox.com a seemingly logical merger, given the site’s association with Xbox Live.

Microsoft Released Facebook For Windows Phone 2

Facebook 2.0 finally brings push notifications to Windows Phone 7 and for those of you that’ve been waiting with baited breath, included are notifications for: messages, wall posts, feed comments and replies, photo tags and replies, or in short about everything your addiction requires. Version 2.0 adds push notifications and live tile support to the app, as well as improves scrolling and overall behavior and also users can now opt to have notifications in both toast and live tile form…………

Windows Phone 7 Reaches 25K Apps Milestone

Windows Phone Marketplace now populated by 25,000 apps and Google’s Android, albeit having an overall market share lead, remaining stagnant, and Microsoft’s WP7 operating system managing just one per cent of handset sales. Microsoft’s dead Windows Mobile operating system still has nine per cent market share and there’s no reason to expect it’ll slow down with Mango on the horizon, Microsoft’s mobile OS reboot promises to be in pretty competitive shape in time for its first anniversary. Microsoft has been strict with its Marketplace approval policy to ensure quality over quantity and Windows Phone 7 mustered just 1.6 million in estimated sales to end users in the first quarter…………

Windows Phone Mango For Developer Released

Microsoft has made Windows Phone Mango operating system beta available to developers and Mango can can be used to develop applications for both the currently shipping NoDo Windows Phone operating system build. New features include multitasking that allows apps to carry on doing something when not active in the foreground and developers now have access to the compass and gyroscope sensors for things like games, whereas apparently these parts were missing earlier………