http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
or XDA'ed!]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
For MSFT's sake, I sure hope they've worked around any Apple patents, because Apple will NOT take kindly to such a pretty, sure to be popular, OS.]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/I'm sure Microsoft has more than enough patents to threaten to counter-sue with. Also engadget, where's the live blog?]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
I just got a Touch Pro 2, but this is making me want to bite that ETF bullet in a few months!]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
If it can act like an Windows Media Center extender and/or support .wtv or dvr-ms files and have this support, too

= most impressive]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
So much news, any mention of GPS? if it has it built in for free like android, then i'll pretty much be sold. getting rid of all apple products ASAP.]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/i'm like that taskbar notification]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
(it's in their latest showreel on their site: http://www.lumaarcade.com/)]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Or even an iPhone defeater... the biggest advantage the iPhone has had over previous "iPhone killers" is their content available through the iTunes store. Microsoft has content that can compete with iTunes, though they are way short in apps, movies, and TV shows. On the other hand, who can play an XBox game on iPhone? Or even a game at that level? I don't think the iPhone will ever be "killed," but Windows Phone 7 Series is the greatest challenger yet (yes, Android fanboys, you still don't have the content that Apple and Zune/XBox Live offer)]]>Mar 15th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Microsoft is really building the ecosystem they need to compete. Windows phone 7 series really ties together the different aspects of the company and unifies the direction in which microsoft is going. WP7S is a a huge step toward a solid Microsoft ecosystem. If only there were a cherry on top... like a "digital journal".]]>Mar 16th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Most impressive!]]>Mar 16th 2010 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/yes, I for one can't wait for invasive advertising to finally make it to mobile phones. Bravo Microsoft!]]>Mar 16th 2010 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 16th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
I believe I read that MS and Apple have a cross licensing agreement for patents to avoid them suing and counter suing each other all the time. They could still sue each other if they violate the agreement though. ]]>Apr 11th 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
I completely agree. I may be getting this phone in the fall, i have a contract with ATT so it will have to be a phone that is compatible with them, but yesterday when i brought my iPhone in for a software issue (i was already at the mall) i found out that the water damage test strips are exposed, and one of the 2 had been triggered, more than likely because i had a sweaty palm. i have never actually gotten the phone wet enough to get inside to anything important, the worst i have done is pick it up with a damp hand at the gym. they told my my warranty was void and they could only help me for $199. screw that. I even paid them $70 for apple care to make sure i could get it fixed quickly when i needed to. I fixed the software issue myself and now the phone works 100%, but the warranty is still voided. I cant believe they are allowed to put the test strip in an exposed area like that, how is there no consumer protection against practices like this?

anyway, android/winmo7 is going to be a hard choice by the looks of all these winmo7 stories.]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
And my 2 cents, I think MSFT is interested in pushing Silverlight but making sure they don't have as closed a platform as Apple. ]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/netflix runs on silverlight. now just need studios to put thing onn streaming and stop being idiots....]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Apr 24th 2010 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
http://www.phones-online.org/phones/smartphone/htc-cell-phones/new-htc-touch-hd3-picture-exposure.html ]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
That doesn't even make sense. ]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
A guy on WMpoweruser.com mocked that up as his dream phone.

It's well done, but it's not real, as the above poster stated.

The HD3 should have a better processor and camera, but other than that, I don't want it to change. (Basically, I want the HD2 to be my first WPS7 phone.)]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
Thanks for the info - it would be great if it was what the HD3 will be. I'd be happy if I could just get the HD2 with Sprint but they don't tend to carry any of the pdaphones I want.

I'm sure even if HTC or the carrier doesn't release W7 for the HD2, someone at ppcgeeks will have it before the first w7 series phone is even on the market.

I've been using Windows 6.5.5 and even though it is basically WM6 with a lot of fixes it does a great job handling e-mail, calendar, contacts and voice command is great for dialing by name.

I would hope with WM7 or W7 series or whatever you call it -i'd like them to just call it WM7, will include multiple exchange e-mail accounts like office 2010 finally does. I think it would also help MS a LOT if they included voice command in WM7.]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/It's not a single handset, but rather a platform like Android. So it depends. There may be cheaper variants that are more affordable.]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/So.. because it didn't come out at the same time as the Iphone it's automatically bad?]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/Mar 15th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-series-dev-partners-sling/
Uh...

1). iPhone does NOT have Netflix. It took several years to get a sling app, and there is no xbox 360 integration. There are plenty of differentiators between this and the iPhone, you stupid fanboi.

2). "They are just different takes on the iPhone OS paradigm with different business models than Apple's."

GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apple's "business model" is to rip off consumers. I really just don't understand how people can be so emotionally attached to a corporation. They're not your freaking friends.]]>Mar 15th 2010 3:38PM