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This Job is eligible for the following work arrangements :Flex Time Job Title: Senior Product Manager - Skymarket This is a unique opportunity and time of rapid change in the mobile industry for a Senior Product Manager in the Mobile Communications Services team to drive the launch of a v1 ...
Microsoft readying apps store for Windows Mobile?
Microsoft readying apps store for Windows Mobile?
news.cnet.com — Updated at 4 p.m. PDT with second-quarter smartphone sales figures. It looks as though Microsoft is joining... Apple and Google in the mobile "apps store" market. It appears the software giant expects to launch an applications store called ... (more) Microsoft readying apps store for Windows Mobile?
Review: Palm Treo Pro
Review: Palm Treo Pro
crunchgear.com — So we return to the Palm Treo Pro, a $549 unlocked Windows Mobile Treo aimed squarely at... the business set. It’s been about a week and I’ve used this guy off and on. It kept a nice charge - two days, for the most part, without much ... (more) Review: Palm Treo Pro
AOL’s AIM client for Windows Mobile exits beta stage
AOL’s AIM client for Windows Mobile exits beta stage
feedproxy.google.com — AOL has recently announced that its AIM Windows Mobile client is out of beta. The application is... perfect for those who rely heavily on AIM for their instant messaging activities. Not surprisingly, AOL touts the app as the one that provides users with “best-in-class experience.” Features include real-time status updates and contacts management (Buddy List and Buddy Groups); ... (more) AOL’s AIM client for Windows Mobile exits beta stage
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Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like 'Skymarket' for Windows Mobile
Engadget — Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds While Apple's App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we're now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google's own Android Market announcement, and if the Product ...

Microsoft plans 'Skymarket' apps store for Windows Mobile 7 in 2009
AppleInsider — ... Published: 01:00 AM EST Following in the footsteps of US mobile provider T-Mobile and Google's own Android smartphone platform, Microsoft is now plotting its own effort to create an online store for mobile software in the model of Apple's iPhone App Store. The project, tentatively called "Skymarket," was revealed in a job listing Microsoft posted earlier today at computerjobs.com for a Senior Product Manager to oversee a marketplace service for Windows Mobile. According to the job listing, Microsoft doesn't plan to commercially launch Skymarket until the release of Windows ...

Microsoft Skymarket App Store for Mobile Phones in the Works
I4U News — ... , and now over the weekend rumors about Microsoft working on an App Store dubbed Skymarket for Windows Smartphones is in the air. The Microsoft Skymarket rumor stems from a Microsoft job ad on ComputerJobs . The Skymarket would launch together with Windows Mobile 7, which is planned for late 2009. Microsoft is as always late to the party. Skymarket could of course still be a project name as the launch is still at least a year away. The name Skymarket is not a bad choice though - it sticks quite good. Via ...

Skymarket será loja de aplicativos da Microsoft para o Windows Mobile 7
MacMagazine — A Microsoft já está desenvolvendo sua própria solução para competir com as lojas de aplicativos da Apple e do Google — revelou uma nova vaga de emprego publicada hoje pela empresa no ComputerJobs. A gigante de Redmond procura um gerente de produtos para um serviço chamado Skymarket, que tem a intenção de se tornar uma das novidades-chave do Windows Mobile 7 — a ser lançada simultaneamente com o novo sistema operacional. A pessoa ficará responsável por liderar todo o projeto e definir o seu modelo de negócios, incluindo preços e outros termos. (...) (...) Continue lendo Skymarket será loja de aplicativos da Microsoft para o Windows ...

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