Microsoft 2008 SmartPhone Articles

Microsoft Releases an iPhone App 12/14/2008

Microsoft, the company behind Windows Mobile, has released an application for the rival iPhone. Seadragon Mobile allows users to view image

Microsoft ZunePhone Is/Isn't Imminent 12/12/2008

Rumors and counter-reports have been flying this week about Microsoft's plans to offer a combination phone and Zune music player.

MailShadowG Brings Microsoft Exchange Synchronization to Android 11/17/2008

Cemaphore has released MailShadowG, which allows users of Android-based smartphones such as the T-Mobile to synchronize their email, calenda

Microsoft CEO Confirms Windows Mobile 6.5 11/10/2008

Steve Ballmer was speaking at a conference last week when he -- possibly accidentally -- made reference to an unannounced upcoming version o

LG and Microsoft Will Continue to Work Together 11/4/2008

Microsoft and LG have signed an agreement that will keep the two companies collaborating on smartphones.

Microsoft Doing Unusual Windows Mobile Promotion on Ellen Show 10/29/2008

Microsoft is currently running an unusual promotion for Windows Mobile on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show.

Will Microsoft Make Windows Mobile Free? 10/1/2008

Google and Nokia are trying something unusual with their mobile operating systems: they are going to give them away for free. This raises th

Is Microsoft Going To Make Its Own Smartphone? 9/27/2008

The man in charge of the Windows Mobile team has answered the question many have asked in recent months: Is Microsoft going to release its o

Microsoft Wants 40% of the Smartphone Market by 2012 5/14/2008

A high-level Microsoft executive says his company has set an ambitious goal for itself: it wants Windows Mobile to have 40% of the world sm

Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Consumer-Friendly Smartphone Maker Danger, Inc. 4/15/2008

Microsoft Corp. has completed its acquisition of Danger Inc., the company responsible for the popular Sidekick line of smartphones.

Microsoft Announces Windows Mobile 6.1 4/1/2008

After a long delay, Microsoft has at last publicly revealed the new update to their mobile operating system, as well as photos and details o

Microsoft May Bring Office Suite to the iPhone 3/25/2008

Among the most requested software for the iPhone is a suite of applications to allow users to work with Microsoft Office files. One company

Microsoft Getting Windows Mobile Ready for MIDs 3/21/2008

There's a new class of portable computers emerging, and Microsoft wants to make sure that its Windows Mobile operating system is ready for i

Microsoft Bringing Flash Lite to Windows Mobile 3/17/2008

Microsoft is going to bring Adobe Flash Lite technology to Windows Mobile, even though Microsoft is in the process of adding its competing t

Microsoft Silverlight Coming to Windows Mobile 3/14/2008

Microsoft is continuing to follow through on its promise to bring Silverlight, its rival to Adobe Flash, to more than just desktop computers

iPhone Gets More Business-like with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 3/6/2008

Apple is holding an event dedicated to the iPhone today, and the first major announcement is that this smartphone will soon get support for

Microsoft Silverlight Coming To Future Nokia Devices 3/5/2008

Making good on a promise to use Silverlight in more than just desktop computers, Microsoft has announced that this multimedia platform will

Mobile Tech News -- Windows Mobile and Microsoft Zune, All VITO Products for $7, PhatNotes Updated 2/21/2008

How Can Windows Mobile and Microsoft Zune Work Together Better? Get Big Discounts Off All VITO Software PhatNotes Updated with Context

Microsoft's Windows Mobile Group Gets a New Chief 2/14/2008

There's a new man at the helm of the group responsible for Windows Mobile. Pieter Knook, who had held responsibility for this operating sys

Microsoft Acquiring T-Mobile Sidekick Maker Danger, Inc. 2/11/2008

Microsoft Corp. has announced that it will acquire Danger Inc., the company responsible for the popular Sidekick line of smartphones.

Microsoft Hires Marketing Guru For Mobile Division 1/23/2008

Microsoft has hired a new marketing vice president as part of a bid to make Windows Mobile a household name.

Microsoft Has Canceled Its Mobile Developer's Conference 1/16/2008

Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference (MEDC) has been canceled. Instead, it will be merged into two other conferences for de