Microsoft's Windows Phone Developer Summit
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:31:47 PM"See some beefy powerful phones running some amazing games this year."
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:31:52 PMAgain, we're looking at a gaming boom on Microsoft. I hope that shows with the XBox Live feature.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:32:11 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:32:21 PMXBox Live has been full of promise on Windows Phone, but hasn't really ever taken off like it should. Ditto with Kinect.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:32:31 PMSo usually this cues a gaming demo....but no.
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:32:32 PMNative Code support will make portability easy for developers. We'll see more apps, bigger and more important apps coming faster, and some beautiful games.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:32:46 PMBack to hardware, they're unveiling NFC support.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:32:56 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:33:02 PMIn Android phones, it's usually bundled into the batteries. So I wonder how they'll do it here.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:33:20 PMMicrosoft calls it Tap + Share, which is a more colorful way to explain NFC.
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charles.cooper 6/20/2012 4:33:37 PMMore apps and oh-sooo-cool games -- the guy is talking big.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:33:37 PMWP8 is going to also include a wallet, so they're gunning after both Android AND iOS.
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:33:40 PMI saw an LG device (4X HD), where the NFC looked basically taped onto the underside of the phone's back piece.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:34:03 PMThe wallet will operate as a hub, and it will hold credit card, loyalty card information in it AND will have a payments app.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:34:19 PMIt WILL integrate third-party services into the app.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:34:26 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:34:31 PMI'm wondering if Google Wallet will be compatible or not. I'd guess no, though.
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:34:34 PMIntegrates third-party experiences (with apps...so you can go to only one place to see all your account balances across several apps).
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:34:51 PMHere we go, the NFC will bundle into a "Secure SIM."
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:34:52 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:35:15 PMI wonder how an extra SIM will change the physical shape of the phone. Usually, the fewer internal components, the thinner it can go.
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:35:25 PMDid Google Wallet and iOS 6's Passbook just make a baby?
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:35:38 PMNow they're defending the SIM by saying that Google Wallet and mobile operators (ahem, Verizon) clash because operators prefer a secure SIM.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:35:48 PMDid Microsoft just do something right?!
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:36:18 PMOk, we DO get a demo. Just not of games. We'll see a mobile payments demo after a demo with France's Orange network.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:36:34 PM
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:36:39 PMMicrosoft partnered with Orange (in France) to bring a "delightful" user experience with NFC.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:36:50 PMExcept that Belfiore is pronouncing it correctly: O-raaaanj.
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John Robinson 6/20/2012 4:37:09 PMI really love the ideas and innovations coming out in this right now..but this is really starting to taste like Android! I loved this platform for being unique.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:37:31 PMI love that designers get into their craft, but "delightful" is so hackneyed.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:37:37 PM
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Kent German 6/20/2012 4:37:50 PMYou probably didn't know that Jessica is a stickler for French pronunciation.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:37:52 PMEvery Windows phone will get the wallet hub.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:37:55 PM
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:37:58 PM@John Robinson: They do seem to blend together, don't they? I'm including iOS in this mix too.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:38:04 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:38:11 PMOrange will be the first to market with secure SIMS, and others will follow. No US announcements.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:38:39 PMBelfiore says Microsoft is working together with ISIS, so a solution should come next year, but not at launch.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:38:47 PMSo that's too bad for the U.S.
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Lynn La 6/20/2012 4:38:59 PMSixth annoucement: Windows Phone 8 will include Nokia's mapping technology built in.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:38:59 PMNokia's mapping technology is coming with Windows Phone 8.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:39:06 PM
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:39:28 PMNokia has recently told me that Nokia is the biggest map company since they bought NavTeq, but I think competition is going to be FIERCE.
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Jessica Dolcourt 6/20/2012 4:40:00 PMAnd in all honesty, I haven't personally had stellar experiences with Nokia's maps. I think Apple may have the best chance here, and this could hurt Microsoft if Nokia Maps disappoint.
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josh.miller 6/20/2012 4:40:12 PM