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With Update Delays, Can Windows Phone Gain Ground on Google, Apple?

Ina Fried 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.

Microsoft Offers Apology for Windows Phone Upgrade Slowness

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 28, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

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.

Microsoft Delays Arrival of Copy and Paste for Windows Phone; Now Due Late March

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 10, 2011 at 2:42 pm PT

The company confirms the first notable update to Windows Phone 7, originally slated for the first two weeks of March, has been delayed until late this month.

Microsoft’s First Windows Phone 7 Update Encounters Several Glitches

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 4, 2011 at 4:43 pm PT

Redmond encounters several problems in its first attempt to update Windows Phone 7 devices. And these problems have come in an update that doesn’t even add features. This update is designed merely to get the phones ready for an update, expected later this month, that adds copy and paste, along with performance improvements and better search from within the Windows Marketplace.

Mobilized Offers Some New Year’s Resolutions for the Mobile Industry

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 28, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

While I’m not privy to their actual New Year’s resolutons, here’s my list of what I imagine is making the lists in Cupertino, Espoo, Mountain View, Redmond, Seoul and elsewhere.

Microsoft “Happy” With Windows Phone 7 Sales

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 8, 2010 at 12:26 pm PT

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.

Google’s Andy Rubin Gives a Flash of Tablet Future

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 6, 2010 at 6:33 pm PT

Taking the stage to kick off D: Dive into Mobile, Google’s Andy Rubin gave a glimpse of Android 3.0 running on a prototype Motorola tablet. That was the icing on a pastry-laden talk filled with Gingerbread, Froyo and Honeycomb.

Windows Phone 7 Update Is No iPhone Killer

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 1, 2010 at 2:09 pm PT

Since it is bubble-bursting Wednesday here at Mobilized, let me assure you that the forthcoming update to Windows Phone 7 is neither “massive” nor an iPhone killer, despite some reports to the contrary. On the other hand, the software update, which could come as early as January, will add two things that are very important for Microsoft. First and foremost, the update will pave the way for Windows Phone 7 devices that work on Sprint and Verizon’s networks. It will also add copy and paste, an omission for which Microsoft has received no shortage of grief.

Palm Throws in the Towel on iTunes Synch

John Paczkowski in News on September 29, 2009 at 8:01 am PT

Palm has begun rolling out webOS 1.2.0, a minor point release to its new flagship operating system, which boasts some 70 improvements. Notably absent from this update: The reenabling of iTunes synchronization, which Apple spannered when it released iTunes 9.0 earlier this month.