Windows Live Messenger for iPhone

If you are a iPhone user and looking for the Windows Live Messenger for iphone, than wait for some more days very soon Microsoft is going to release Windows Live Messenger for iPhone. Microsoft reportedly is getting close to finished with its Windows Live Messenger app for the Apple iPhone. Neowin has a bunch of screenshots, which suggest the app will include chat (of course), photo sharing and a social-media stream. Check out the image below:-

Microsoft launches Kin phones

Microsoft announced two new wireless Windows phones today, called Kin One and Kin Two, focused on socially connected users, the devices are the successors to Danger’s Sidekick mobile phones and messaging devices; Microsoft bought Danger in 2008. Like the Sidekicks, the Kins are built by Sharp, with the software coming courtesy of Microsoft. Carriers will be Verizon in the US, and Vodafone everywhere else.

Kin actually beats Windows Phone 7 to launching Zune on phones and plays and syncs music. Since it has an always-on connection, it can even stream songs from the Zune Marketplace for those that already have a Zune Pass, making storage a possible non-issue. Notably, there will be a Mac music loading content to take music from iTunes, but no shopping from the Zune store.

The first two phones share capacitive touchscreens, sliding QWERTY keyboards and cameras with an extra-bright Lumi LED flash. The Kin One, previously codenamed the Turtle, is the entry level and has a 2.6-inch touchscreen, a five-megapixel camera, 4GB of storage, an FM radio, GPS and Wi-Fi. The Kin Two (formerly Pure) has a larger 3.4-inch screen and an eight-megapixel camera.

Microsoft to announce Project Pink phones on 12th of April

Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce a new line of mobile phones Monday 12th April with social-networking capabilities aimed at young consumers, part of the technology giant’s effort to turn around its struggling mobile-phone strategy, people familiar with the matter said. The code names for the devices have been Turtle and Pure.

The Pure and Turtle phones, which are part of Microsoft’s long-running “Pink” project, also have Windows CE at their core as well, but aren’t likely to run programs written for either current crop of Windows Phones or those written for Windows Phone 7.

Windows Mobile 7 gets Zune HD Makeover

PPCgeeks has posted some exclusive details of Upcoming Windows Mobile 7, they mention that UI will be very similar to the look of the Zune HD, with a completely new Start screen. These details are next to official, which means we might be onto something real. Features listed after the jump.

· WP7 will be announced at MWC, and there will be a demo, but this will be just the UX
· MIX will have specific developement focus sessions on WP7
· WP7 supports both Sliverlight (out of browser) and XNA
· Silverlight is version 3.0, with elements of 4.0 plus mobile specific features such as sensors etc
· XNA apps can be developed using XNA GameStudio 3.1
· SL apps developed using Expression Blend 3.x and VS2010
· MS will release a mobile version of VS / Expression which will be free, and VS2010 / Expression Pro will have a free add-on
· WP7 will have an equivalent of .NET CF embedded into SL, but no SQL.
· WP7 will have isolated storage which is accessible using LINQ
· The UX of WP7 is based upon a theme called “METRO” and is similar to Zune HD, but with a completely new “Start” screen.
· No multi-tasking (applications will pause when in the background, however they will support notifications using the MS Push Notifications environment)
· No .NET CF backwards compatibility, however a proportion of the data and business logic in .NET CF could be ported
· MS were confident to have devices ready for Sep 2010
· No MS manufactured device, however much tighter control of manufactring process, so as an example each device has a 3D processing chipset, and MS provide all of the device drivers. So no platform builder. This enables OTA updates and simplified model for ODM’s
· Marketplace will support buy and try before you buy, as well as an API
· ODM / OEM will not be able to modify the “Start” screen, so no more HTC Sense / TouchFlo etc.
· MS are actually ahead of schedule which will surprise the analysts / journalists
· Browsing experience is currently faster / better than iPhone 3G, and they are aiming towards 3GS.
· Browser is based upon desktop IE7 codebase, but with some IE8 functionality
· No in browser Flash or SL
· WP7 has full integration with XBOX Live, and ability to purchase games
· WP7 will use the Zune software for music, videos, photos sync
· WP7 only supports app installation through service based delivery i.e. marketplace, so no side-loading
· MS will provide a hosted push notifications environment

Windows Mobile 6.5 Theme Creator

Windows Mobile 6.5 is the latest buzz in the Town and now Microsoft also released also released a new custom theme generator for Windows Mobile 6.5. If you are the proud owner of the Sprint Samsung Intrepid, At&t HTC Pure or Verizon HTC Imagio then Windows Mobile 6.5 Theme Creator is for you. Its Really simple to use. Pick your phone, choose a color pattern, select a wallpaper and you can generate your theme. There are two delivery methods for your finished theme, either a SMS message with a link to a .CAB file or you can download the .CAB file to your PC and transfer it to your device via Microsoft Activesync. Sure the reviews of Windows Mobile 6.5.

Currently the custom theme creator only works with Windows Mobile 6.5 with touch screens. You can try out the Windows Mobile 6.5 Custom Theme Creator here.