If you’re a Web developer and want to see what your sites will look like on IE9 Mobile, you can download the Windows Phone developer tools today and try it out for yourself, since we include IE9 Mobile with the default emulator installation.
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Announcing the RC of the Windows Home Sever 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector
Today we are pleased to announce the Release Candidate of the Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector for Windows Home Server 2011 (aka Integrating Windows Phone 7 with your WHS 2011 Server). The purpose of this Add-in is to enable Remote Server Management tasks and relay Media Streams for WHS 2011 including:
Windows 8 Tablet interface shown off
Today at an AllThingsD event, Microsoft showed off their all new Windows 8 interface for tablet based PC’s, based on the metro design language we’ve seen in the Zune software as well as on Windows Phone 7. The new operating system strives to provide a experience that suits the form factor and is easy to use, unlike previous versions of Windows on tablet computers.
Link – http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-tablet-interface-shown-off
Windows 8 found to include new “Protogon” filesystem
It appears as though the Windows 8 may include some filesystem changes after years of sticking with NTFS as the standard go-to filesystem. Discovered by ITWorld’s Sando Villinger, early builds of Windows 8 include a new filesystem driver codenamed “Protogon.”
It is unknown whether or not this new filesystem will end up replacing NTFS in the final builds of Windows 8, but “Protogon” is certainly there in the early builds that have been circulating.
Link –http://www.itworld.com/software/169627/10-hidden-features-windows-8
Windows 8 found to include new "Protogon" filesystem
It appears as though the Windows 8 may include some filesystem changes after years of sticking with NTFS as the standard go-to filesystem. Discovered by ITWorld’s Sando Villinger, early builds of Windows 8 include a new filesystem driver codenamed “Protogon.â€
It is unknown whether or not this new filesystem will end up replacing NTFS in the final builds of Windows 8, but “Protogon†is certainly there in the early builds that have been circulating.
Link –http://www.itworld.com/software/169627/10-hidden-features-windows-8
Previewing ‘Windows 8’
REDMOND, Wash. – June 1, 2011 – Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,†for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and mouse.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2011/jun11/06-01corporatenews.aspx
Previewing ‘Windows 8’
REDMOND, Wash. – June 1, 2011 – Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and mouse.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2011/jun11/06-01corporatenews.aspx
IE9 for Windows Phone
This week in New York, Andy Lees introduced Windows Phone “Mango†to the world, which includes IE9 Mobile. IE9 Mobile represents a huge jump forward for us on the mobile platform, effectively unifying our underlying code base for the browser with the desktop version.
Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta
The new Windows Phone Developer Tools 7.1 Beta can be used to develop Applications for both 7.0 and 7.1 version of Windows Phone OS releases.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=77586864-ab15-40e1-bc38-713a95a56a05
Messenger will be seamlessly built into Windows Phone
Messenger has always been focused on helping you keep in touch with the people who matter most. We believe you should be able to choose the services you want to use and be able to access them from all of your devices, in a seamlessly integrated experience.
Microsoft Previews Next Release of Windows Phone
REDMOND, Wash. — May 24, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango,†through a series of media events around the world. “Mango†will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet.
Link – http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/may11/05-24WinPhonePreviewPR.mspx
Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac
Sync music, photos, videos and podcasts from your existing iTunes and iPhoto libraries to your Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac is a new software application that enables you to synchronize your favourite music*, videos*, photos* and podcasts* from iTunes and iPhoto.
Link – http://bink.nu/news/windows-phone-7-connector-beta-for-mac-sync-itunes.aspx
Microsoft Announces New Business Features in Windows Phone 7.5
Microsoft announced a handful of new business-oriented features for the next major version of Windows Phone during Monday’s TechEd 2011 keynote address. These features will be included in a release of the mobile OS, codenamed Mango and to be branded as Windows Phone 7.5, that Microsoft hopes to ship by the end of 2011.
Windows Home Server 2011 Online Evaluation Available
Today I am pleased to say the online evaluation experience for WHS 2011 is now ready. This provides customers the ability to walk through both client and server interaction freely, or follow a suggested demonstration path with the evaluation manual which will also launch with the online experience. Available 24 hours per day, it provides a super simple way to experience WHS without the need for hardware,
