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Microsoft has a great deallots of money lying around.

Or so it will possibly seem, judging from their latest efforts to lure developers to their fresh mobile platform, Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft is now investing heavily in ensuring that Windows Phone 7 will see many apps already available when it launches in October, in order that consumers who choose to take the plunge and turn to Microsoft’s OS won’t be disappointed by the number and quality of apps available.

The financial incentives that Microsoft is providing developers include free tools and test handsets, but most notable is that Microsoft can even outright fund app development and marketing. In some cases, it could possibly even provide revenue guarantees. this implies that if an app doesn’t come to be selling in addition as Microsoft has anticipated, they’re going to pay the developer the variation between the projected and actual sales.

Pretty compelling stuff in case you’re a developer.

This aims to resolve the ‘chicken and egg’ problem that often arises with a brand new mobile platform. Developers usually are looking to wait and notice if the platform is successful in sales before pouring any money and energy into supporting it. The platform’s success, however, depends more and more nowdays on the strength of the apps which are available for it.

Microsoft has used similar compensation schemes for Windows Mobile, but this time the sums involved are much higher. Yet, not in any respect unexpectedly, Microsoft has declined to speak numbers.

At least four app makers that currently develop for other mobile platforms were approached before by Microsoft and offered the package of incentives described above.

And it feels like many more established mobile developers have to be expecting a choice from Microsoft soon.

Windows Phone 7 is Microsoft’s biggest gamble within the mobile space yet. and they need it to be a hit, otherwise they won’t have the ability to stop their market share from collapsing.

This strategy feels like a decent idea, and if executed right, may make Apple’s app advantage less obvious by the time the first Windows Phone 7 handsets shall be available.

Via Bloomberg

Those of you who have been using Windows Mobile for Bing would be careful not to upgrade to the latest version, as some previous updates recently actually took some of the features instead of adding them. Now, a new update has been deployed to Bing for Windows Mobile, and those who have upgraded are happy to announce that at least a couple of good things for this update.

The new version of Bing for Windows Mobile includes a new feature that could possibly lead to the level of Google Maps for navigation. You now have complete turn voice navigation and turn causing the text to speech works great, until the streets shown on the map now be pronounced.

Some users report that this update also brings back the possibility of carrying the addresses of your contacts, while others say that since this feature was there to begin with. In any case, a free update is a free upgrade, and it is good to involve at least a couple of new USEFul characteristics.

Those who wish to update your version of Windows Mobile for Bing would order their phone browsers here: http://m.bing.com/download/. Note that not all Windows Mobile devices may rely on this time.

Remember the good old days when Windows Mobile was at the top of its game? When the Windows Mobile-powered Dell Axim went head to head with the Palm Tungsten T or when Palm shook up its Treo line by releasing the Windows Mobile-driven Treo 700WX? That was then and this is now, however, and the now is not looking so good for Windows Mobile. Phil Moore, head of Microsoft’s mobility division in the UK, admitted that Windows Mobile 7 is being delayed until late 2010. With iPhone OS 4.0 and a sure-to-be-newer version of Android on the horizon, could a delay until the end of be close to a death sentence for Windows Mobile?

[Via wmpoweruser]

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We’ve just learned via Twitter that HTC’s official YouTube channel now provides a detailed view on the HTC HD2 smartphone, thanks to a presentation video you can check out below:

The most important thing you might want to consider is the fact that HD2 seems to be the very first smartphone with good enough specs to run Windows Mobile 7. For now, it relies on Windows Mobile 6.5, but it’s bound to get the upgrade, once the new OS surfaces, or so we hope.

On board, you’ll find a capacitive touchscreen display with a 4.3 inch diagonal, multitouch support, a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, 512 MB ROM, 448 MB RAM and a microSD card slot (SD 2.0 compatible). The device weighs about 157 grams, it uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1 GHz CPU and, as far as connectivity goes, it provides support for 3G, EDGE, GPS, WCDMA, WiFi and Bluetooth.

At the back of the smartphone there’s a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash and this beauty also sports FM radio, GPS and a proximity sensor.

[via Twitter]

Announced as the first phone that will be well specced enough to run Windows Mobile 7, HTC HD2 was just confirmed as the first device made by the Taiwanese company to receive the OS upgrade, once Microsoft announces it.

The WM 7 upgrade will become officially available from HTC, not as a hacked ROM from PPCGeeks or Xda-dev. We also remind you that this is the first Windows Mobile phone with multitouch, making it a perfect candidate to run WM 7 in the future. This feat was known even back in the days when the device was dubbed Leo.

It’s interesting to note that some people might buy HTC HD2, hoping to be among the first to get the OS update, but don’t bet your house on the fact that the handset will really run said operating system.

[via msmobiles]