6 posts and columns on Greg Sullivan

Microsoft Packs in a Few Treats as Mango Ripens

in Mobile on September 27, 2011 at 10:00 am PT

Redmond confirms that it will start rolling out the update as early as Tuesday for Windows Phone 7 devices. On new devices, Mango will also support visual voicemail and acting as a wireless hotspot.
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Microsoft Looks to Mango to Make Windows Phone a Better Communicator

in Mobile on May 24, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Among the more than 500 new features in the Mango release of Windows Phone are several aimed at making Microsoft smartphones into social butterflies.
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With Update Delays, Can Windows Phone Gain Ground on Google, Apple?

in Mobile on March 30, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

In the time since Microsoft released the first version of Windows Phone 7 last fall, Apple has managed to roll out a new version of the iPad as well as two updates to the operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad. Google has introduced both Gingerbread for Android phones and Honeycomb for Android tablets. In that same time, Redmond has been struggling to get out just one rather modest feature update.

Windows Phone 7 Shipments Topped Two Million Units Last Quarter

in Mobile on January 26, 2011 at 10:13 am PT

Redmond offers an update on how many of the phones have shipped to carriers, but it’s still unclear just how quickly consumers themselves are buying the new Windows Phones. For its part, AT&T also won’t give specifics, but says sales have steadily increased since launch.

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Microsoft Snubs Verizon, Sprint With Windows Phone 7

in News on September 17, 2010 at 11:42 am PT

Microsoft Corp. said a long-awaited operating system for smartphones initially won’t be available on handsets compatible with the cellular technology used by carriers that include Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. The new operating system, Windows Phone 7, will initially work only with cellular networks based on a technology called GSM, said Greg Sullivan, senior product manager at Microsoft, who said the company decided to focus on that wireless standard because the company is “placing high-quality customer experiences above all else.”

Windows Mobile 6.5 Slightly Less Unmemorable Than Predecessor

in News on October 6, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

The majority of Windows Mobile users have no idea what operating system is running on their phones, a recent survey from the CFI Group found. Microsoft is hoping to change that with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 and the opening of Windows Mobile Marketplace, its long-awaited answer to Apple’s iTunes App Store.
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