neowin.net - 1/19/2009
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Microsoft is planning to unveil three new mobile services at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next month. The software giant is aiming to move your mobile data into the cloud and rival Apple's MobileMe service. Microsoft announced the Windows Azure platform in October at its ...
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 1/27/2009
iphonebuzz.com - 1/12/2009
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iphonebuzz.com —
Microsoft has introduced its second iPhone app after
the launch of Seadragon Mobile last month: Microsoft Tag...
. Just point the device’s camera to a custom tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social ...
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Microsoft’s second iPhone app: Microsoft Tag
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
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bits.blogs.nytimes.com —
Microsoft says it is responding to the fierce
competition in the phone market by retooling and beefing...
up its mobile operating system–and by putting it on fewer devices. Todd Peters, the vice president of marketing for the Windows Mobile division, ...
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Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones With Windows - Bits Blog
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Microsoft Rumored To Add Mobile Devices to Live Mesh With SkyBox
TechCrunch —
... Tom Warren at Neowin reports that Microsoft is set to launch a mobile syncing product called SkyBox at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. This builds on ...
Report: Microsoft To Unveil App Store, MobileMe Clones In February
Cult of Mac —
... Citing unnamed “sources close to Microsoft,” Neowin claims the software giant will unveil SkyMarket and SkyBox at next month’s Mobile World Congress. ...
Microsoft's Mobile App Store Coming Next Month (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Microsoft (MSFT) is planning to make a big splash at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. According to Microsoft watcher NeoWin, that includes a preview of the next edition of Windows Mobile and some new services for consumers and companies. These include: ...
Microsoft Ready to Launch MobileMe-Like Service
HardMac.com —
According to Neowin, Microsoft will launch service aiming to compete with several services released by Apple:
- SkyBox will be the MobileMe-like application, allowing Windows Mobile users to synchronize data between their mobile phone and a server.
- SkyLine will be the Pro-oriented version of SkyBox, supporting Exchange servers.
- SkyMarket will be the AppStore-like application for Windows Mobile.
As stated couple of years ago by Apple for the release of Leopard: "Redmond, you can start the copier". Microsoft is demonstrating that to ...
Microsoft to unveil Apple MobileMe, iTunes App Store knockoffs next month
MacDailyNews —
... "The final offerings are likely to be named under the Windows Live branding." • SkyBox is a service for users to sync a phone's information with the web... similar to Apple's MobileMe • SkyLine is like "SkyBox," but aimed at small businesses instead • SkyMarket is the codename for Microsoft's mobile marketplace for Windows Mobile devices... similar to Apple's App Store Warren reports, "Microsoft is also expected to unveil Windows Mobile 6.5 at the MWC." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Oh-so-predictable. We hear Microsoft will also debut a new company slogan: ...
Daily Apple: Something for Snipers, Seagate, and Selling Second-hand
TheAppleBlog —
... Microsoft to Tango With MobileMe - If you want to cut in on a competitor’s territory, the best place to strike is where they’re weakest. Apple knew Vista was disappointing, so they targeted the OS in their ad campaign. Microsoft may have learned that lesson, since they’re set to release a MobileMe competitor. ...
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Microsoft 's first store is ready to open and it could as early as Monday according to multiple published reports. Phoenix will play host to the first store as the software maker ups the ante in its competitive posturing with Apple.
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