It looks like Microsoft has establish a semi-firm time table of when the world will see the first Windows 7 Mobile device, and as far as we can tell it will definitely launch on or before Halloween.
The demo comes down to 3 features of the OS: Applications as ads, being able to pin these applications as live tiles to the start screen and get updates and continuing engagement with the user there, and “toast†which appears to be notifications application developers (which in AdApps will be the advertisers) will be able to send to the end user. […]
Also unrelated but of note is that Mich Mathews,  Microsoft VP for Marketing again confirmed an October date for the launch of Windows Phone 7[.] (WMPowerUser.com) [Read more…]
Originally posted on June 25, 2010 @ 9:01 am