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HP dumps Windows Phone 7
HP has abandoned Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform in favour of smartphones based on WebOS, but confirms that a Windows 7 slate is still on the cards.
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Microsoft launches new ‘Windows Embedded Handheld’ mini-mobile OS
The stripped-down version of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the next-gen Windows Phone 7 OS will be aimed at niche enterprise and mobility devices.
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Samsung rolls out three new Android handsets plus Wave 2 duo for Bada
While yet to release the latest Android and Bada smartphones in Australia, Samsung already has a fleet of new Android ‘Galaxy’ and Bada ‘Wave’ handsets on the launchpad.
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App developers abandon Windows Mobile for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry
Windows Mobile is officially the last platform that developers want to write for, according to a US report, with more than 50% of code-cutters now building apps for Apple’s iOS.
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Skype puts Windows Phone 7 on hold
Citing a second-rate “user experience” compared to the iPhone and Android, Skype admits it has no immediate plans to release an app for Windows Phone 7.
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Android overtakes iPhone in US smartphone market
A surge in Android sales has seen Google’s open-source smartphone OS shoot past the iPhone in the US consumer market as Windows Mobile slumps towards single-digit insignificance.
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Microsoft to reveal new Hiptop smartphones next week
The next-gen Hiptop will sport a slick UI inspired by Windows Phone 7 and take aim at the twittering tweens, teens and twentysomething social networking set.
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April is Android month for Aussie phone vendors
A fistful of phones running Google’s open-source OS are set to launch next month, giving Android a boost while Microsoft waits for Windows Phone 7.
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Microsoft locks out Windows Phone 7 customisations from HTC and Telstra
Microsoft confirms that UI overlays such as HTC’s Sense will be banned from Windows Phone 7 platform, with carrier rebranding also being slapped down.
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Microsoft goes back to the drawing board with Windows Phone 7
Windows phones should no longer look and work like Windows PCs, says Microsoft, as it overhauls its mobile OS in a ‘last chance’ catch-up to Apple and Google.
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