Explore the impact of the “mobile first” revolution.
April 15-16, 2013
New York, New York
Speaker
Joe Belfiore 
Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program Management & Design
Microsoft
As the key exec for Microsoft's Windows Phone Program, Joe Belfiore focuses on usability and overall experience of Microsoft's mobile technology products. Belfiore now faces the daunting challenge of establishing the Windows Phone 7 and future iterations as a leader in a very crowded mobile space. It is a huge come-from-way-way-behind challenge for Microsoft. Before moving to the Windows Phone team, the 20-year-old company veteran–who came to Microsoft fresh out of Stanford University–has been in charge of the Zune Software and Services, as well as the "eHome" Division of Windows.
Posts With Joe Belfiore
Microsoft Gets Personal With Windows Phone 8
All eyes are on Microsoft to see what the company has to offer with Windows Phone 8. No pressure.
Nokia and Microsoft Announce New Lumia Smartphones
Will new phones get consumers buying Nokia once again?
Windows Phone 8 Won’t Work on Existing Phones
But existing phone owners aren’t totally being left in the cold. A smaller update for current devices will add the new Start screen shown off on Wednesday.
Windows Phone “Apollo” Comes in for a Landing
Windows Phone 8 brings the underpinnings of desktop Windows onto a phone for the first time.
Microsoft Offers Mea Culpa for Slow Windows Phone Updates, Promises Mango Update This Fall
Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore offers apologies for the past updates, while outlining some of the new features coming this fall as part of a major update, code-named Mango. And for those wondering when they will be able to launch birds from a catapult, Angry Birds for Windows Phone is coming May 25.
Microsoft Offers Apology for Windows Phone Upgrade Slowness
Microsoft’s efforts to update Windows Phone 7 have proven a bit challenging on both the communications and technical fronts. In a posting on Microsoft’s developer site, vice president Joe Belfiore apologizes and pledges to both communicate and execute better in the future.
D: Dive Into Mobile: The Full Interview Video of Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Head Joe Belfiore
Today, we ring up Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore, who is the man in charge of its Windows Phone 7 efforts. It’s no small task, as the software giant struggles to get back into the mobile game and catch up from far behind in a very competitive smartphone race led by both Google and Apple.
D: Dive Into Mobile: The Full Interview Video of Google Ad Head Susan Wojcicki
Will Google dominate mobile advertising in the same way that it’s ruled the online search ad business? Susan Wojcicki, who was key to that first huge success, is in charge of making sure lightning strikes twice for the Silicon Valley search giant.
Windows Phone 7 Prices Quietly Dropping
Although the official prices of the initial Windows Phone 7 devices remain the same, various promotions are heavily discounting the month-old models, with Amazon offering three AT&T models for just a penny.
Microsoft “Happy” With Windows Phone 7 Sales
Windows Phone 7 has been on the market for a month now, but Microsoft has steadfastly refused to give out any concrete sales numbers. In a backstage interview at D: Dive Into Mobile, Vice President Joe Belfiore kept up the trend, but he did say that the company is pleased with sales figures, even if it won’t quantify them.
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