AMD Hondo chipset might target Windows 8 tablets

Microsoft has cast an eye to the tablet market as well, what with their Windows 8 operating system that is still in the pipeline. So you’ve got the basic software ready, but what about the hardware? AMD intends to fill these shoes with a new chipset known as Hondo at the moment, where the processor manufacturer claims Hondo is ready to see action by the time Microsoft rolls out their Windows 8 operating system.

Just what will the Hondo chipset offer? For starters, you will be able to enjoy a dual-core processor, targeting a lower “app power” of around 2 watts. With a 40nm processor that will comprise of the Radeon HD 6250 graphics chipset, handling 720p HD video playback ought to be a cinch, coupled with DirectX 11 graphics. 

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Windows Phones gets a lot of Bling

 Today the twitterverse is occupied with news of skype releasing apps for iphone. Well, that is old news for Windows Phone users: http://skype.com/download/skype/windowsmobile/

But today, Microsoft Phones are getting a lot of bling.. Here’s some of the bling it is getting:

1. MySpace now enables use of Silverlight on their site
   With its rich media capability is going to be a big help to all the musicians and actors on myspace :).. Tomorrow, the SDK to develop this application will be released on the CodePlex Open Source site.
   In addition, Windows Phone will also be getting an app for Myspace users soon. In fact, plan is to enable Windows Phone users to experience other  social networks right from their Windows phone, including Facebook and Windows Live.
2. Windows Marketplace for Mobile
   Windows Marketplace had been announced earlier (to be available later in the year) and today they talked about few additional things. Marketplace will be available as an Windows Phone application on Win Mobile 6.5. Customers will have the option to purchase applications on Windows Marketplace for Mobile with a credit card or have charges appear directly on their phone bill. In addition, people will be able to return an application after purchase within 24 hours for a full refund. Microsoft also announced today that developers will now be able to deliver updates to their applications for free throughout the application lifecycle.
   It costs USD 99 for developers to onboard an app in the Marketplace and they get to keep 70% of the revenue generated from their apps. 
   Microsoft announced it partnership with a lot of companies (representing the top-selling categories of mobile applications) who will be onboarding their apps to Marketplace including EA mobile, Accuweather, Resco, Spb Software
3. New Themes from professional designers
   Microsoft has announced new partnerships with the Design Museum London and Council of Fashion Designers of America to will offer a variety of free designer themes for Windows phones.
4. Make your own theme
   A new Theme Generator will be made available to personalize Windows phone. The Theme Generator will be available at http://www.windowsmobile.com later this year. The theme generator will enable Windows phone users to select pictures from their PC to set as background images, as well as choose colors to personalize their navigation bar, scroll bar and highlighted text. Once finished, their personal theme will be sent to their phone.
5. Windows Live for Mobile and Hotmail
   A new version of Windows Live for Mobile will be available for free download this week for customers in 25 languages. Windows Live for Mobile includes mobile versions of Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Contacts, Windows Live Spaces, Microsoft Live Search and enhanced photo upload capabilities.
   This will be available for Windows Mobile 6.x phones at http://wl.windowsmobile.com on April 2.

Come to think of it, Microsoft is embracing all the good things it has learnt from the mobile developments in the past and incorporating them at a rapid pace. However, lack of low end phones still continue to hinder its wide scale adoption. Now would someone offer me a Rs. 10,000 Windows Phone?

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New Version of Windows Live Mobile released

Today Microsoft has released a new version of Windows Live client for Windows Mobile devices. If you are using any of the Live services – Live search, Messenger or hotmail, you want this locally installed on your Windows Phone as well.

the download can be accessed from: http://wl.windowsmobile.com.  The version currently available is v10.6.0046.0800.

the exciting addition to this suite has been inclusion of Live Messenger that was earlier taken out of the Live Mobile suite. so, now u can be on IM even when you are on the move. Live Messenger works well over GPRS networks and let’s u have text conversations with your Live Messenger contacts.

If you don’t want the client on your mobile, you can access Live services with web browser at: http://mobile.live.com

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Installing NoDo on Windows Phone 7

Got lucky today when I got the Nodo update on Windows Phone 7. My phone is a HTC Mozart Device. I produce below the sequence of steps that I had to undertake to update my phone with NoDo update.

the first indication that you have the update is when phone alerts you of the same. It tells you that you will need to connect with Zune software on your PC to get the update. So, that’s what I did!

Screenshots from the Zune follow:

The Windows Phone 7 during the Nodo update:

The Copy Paste operation on Windows Phone 7:

the selection works by dragging the arrow handle once you have selected a single word. clicking on the “Copy” icon copies the selected text.

I pasted the selected text from Outlook to OneNote (cross-application). You paste by clicking on the “Paste” icon in the gray bar above the soft keyboard.

The final version of software on Windows Phone 7:

Final OS version: 7.0.73900

The update took over 30 mins to complete. You should budget this time if you get this update.

The Phone retained all the messages, mails etc during the update. Outstanding and smooth update experience!

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