The Phone team says "Hello?"
I'd like to share a great photo of the Windows Mobile Phone team enjoying a much needed day off. These guys (and gals) are responsible for Smart Dial, Call History, Speed Dial, Call Progress, Voicemail, Wireless Manager and a whole bunch of phone UI and APIs. They're all hard at work on building a great phone + connectivity experience for the next version of Windows Mobile. (The smiles on their faces are probably indicative of some great new features they've just wrapped up).
Introducing the team from L-R:
JJ (test), Arturo (test), Darin (dev), Kerry (PM), Robert (dev lead), Howard (dev), Ritu (dev), Kelly (test), Thairu (dev).
So there you have it, folks - your typical Microsoft feature team consisting of dev, test and PM on a hot summer day. I'll try and post pictures of other teams bringing you Windows Mobile. In the mean time, feel free to share comments with the team but please keep it courteous.
-Mel
Comments
Anonymous
July 01, 2008
Yes, we are all very excited with the new UX we have been working on for Call Progress, Bluetooth, Wireless Manager, Call History, Wi-Fi...Anonymous
July 01, 2008
good to see you guys are ppl too :) any chance we're getting to see anything of your winmob7 work soon?Anonymous
July 01, 2008
I am looking forward to a very very different windows mobile 7 experience. An experience that will take advantage of the newer touch technology in devices today, and stylus free application navigation. The days of the stylus are long gone, a touch phone should be that, a touch phone. There should never be the need to pull out a stylus on a device, it is just too awkward in the real world.Anonymous
July 02, 2008
Craig: you won't be disappointed by WM7 (trust me) :)Anonymous
July 02, 2008
Great to put names to the team! You all put a lot of effort into the product, and I hope that WinMo7 puts a lot of focus on the end-user experience the way that the Office 2007 team did. Can't wait to see the results! :)Anonymous
July 02, 2008
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July 02, 2008
Hi Guys, Nice to see your faces. I'm Technology Manager (APAC region) for i-mate and am really looking forward to what you've got in store in 7. Cheers, KenAnonymous
July 03, 2008
It's great seeing you guys for the first time. I hope you've got some great news coming up in regards to WM7 :) Keep up the awesome work!Anonymous
July 04, 2008
heh,tnx for photo,thats great to see u.but plz work on some user friendly(its great for us not for stupid people that loves to work with iphone)themes. its shame for winmo to htc makes touch flo for it,thank you guys im sure you will done some surprising things.Anonymous
July 05, 2008
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July 06, 2008
It's always nice to see the faces of those who make a difference :) Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeves!Anonymous
July 08, 2008
Hi team guys, May I have a question?? Sorry, hopefully, the following question doesn't disturb your good time. How to intercept the datagram from or to CDMA2000 1xRTT/EVDO, based on the platform of Windows Mobile 6.1?? This problem brings me into a stalemate. Wish here I could get the doable answer. I am looking forward to this, thanks in advance. Best Regards, VineAnonymous
July 09, 2008
it would be nice if it was possible to make calls from your laptop using outlook via a windows mobile plugged into the usb port. then i can wear a headset plugged into the laptop and type into outlook while i talk. that way i can also time my calls in journal. sending faxes would be nice to.Anonymous
July 09, 2008
Hi, thanks for sharing the photo. I agree that it's great to see the faces of those that make the products we use. I have a problem with wm6.1 that so far no one has been able to solve. There are many others having the same problem. I hope you can help. The problem is that whenever we hang up from a call made with a BT headset, the ringer profile automatically switches to the next profile and the ringer volume drops to 0. Meaning that say I have my phone on vibrate and then make a call with my BT and then hang up, the ringer profile switches by itself to normal and the ring volume drops to 0. I then have to manually adjust it. From speaking to others, we have found that this only started with 6.1, it seems to happen no matter what BT headset (or car kit) we use and does not depend on the phone model. Any help would be greeeeeeeatly appreciated as it is very annoying. Thanks! RonAnonymous
July 13, 2008
Dear WM Phone Team, Please fix the alarm applet in the Pocket PC Phone platform so that it works as well as the Smartphone one, with support for MID, WMA, and other file formats, and that it repeats properly? PLEEEAASSSSSSSSSSSEEEE?Anonymous
July 13, 2008
Good work on the phone. Other than the random reboots that I am experiencing, I really like it. I took the first phone back because it would reboot about 2-7 times a day at ramdom times, and the second one does the same thing, but so far only around 4 times a day.Anonymous
July 13, 2008
This team looks g8 like a happy family.Anonymous
July 14, 2008
When will the beta of WM7 begin? Will it will be a closed one? Guys you have done great work so far, continiue to make us happy!Anonymous
July 17, 2008
The lack of info about Windows Mobile 7 is making it very hard to be a Windows Mobile fan these days. Just a wee bit of information about 7 would be fantastic...Anonymous
July 17, 2008
The performance of wm6 really upgrade ? I don't think so!Anonymous
July 19, 2008
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July 19, 2008
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July 24, 2008
That pic has a lot of talent in it :)Anonymous
July 25, 2008
From yesterday im user of WIndows Mobile 6.1 with Samsung Omnia is the first time that use Windows Mobile and I must say that I was extremely satisfied, contrary to what they believe the various blog Windows Mobile 6.1 is fast and has no rivals I need some information on this system How can we close applications?, When you click the X in reality applications not ending, and only when one enters the specific menu can close all open applications previously There is some combination keys? exists for Windows Mobile Virtual Earth? which is the best application to see the weather? (Omnia not have the beautiful weather of HTC Diamond) SPBweather? (good?) THXAnonymous
July 30, 2008
OK, this item was posted 30 days ago. Today, Microsoft/T-Mobile announced the new Sidekick. Is Windows Mobile at the end of the road after 7 comes out? As a long time Windows Mobile user, I need to do some planning if WiMo is going away by, say, 2010.Anonymous
July 30, 2008
is so weird when a team photo have bug reports as comments : and what happened to the other members ? you smart guys left them working at the office? xDAnonymous
August 15, 2008
You guys look like great, smart people. I hope you are able to bat one out of the park with WM7. I'm also moving to iPhone dev, and if WM7 is not competitive from the dev point of view, I think I will write first for iPhone and port to WM if there is time. I would like it to be the other way around, so I'm pulling for you.Anonymous
August 17, 2008
hi my child put a password and the phone now locked and i can't reset it plz helpAnonymous
August 18, 2008
Hello Team, I am using WM 6.1 on an HTC Diamond. The menu copy messages to SIM is grayed out. How do I enable this feature? Thank you. FlemmingAnonymous
August 22, 2008
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August 23, 2008
Hi, How can I erase Call log entries from C++? Thanks KZAnonymous
August 25, 2008
We run WM5 on our MC70's, with our own database interface to our internal systems, the phone issue is horrible. Can't answer, can't hang up, calls ring and ring before MC70 Rings, I understand there have been know issues with this and the Sierra Wireless Modem in the MC70, any fixes coming out like soon?Anonymous
August 27, 2008
The stylus is never going away, especially for cursive note taking.Anonymous
August 30, 2008
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September 09, 2008
Hello to you to. Where is the "Windows Mobile 6.1 User's Manual"? Or did you forget to write one?Anonymous
September 22, 2008
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September 25, 2008
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October 09, 2008
Please come up with a way to allow users to place calls on their WM device without requiring the password. I manage an exchange 2007 environment and support both ActiveSync and Blackberry mobile devices. We have several users that switched from blackberry devices that are now complaining that they no longer have this capability. "Allow outgoing calls while locked" is a security option on the blackberries - Could we see something like this in the next version of Windows Mobile or at least before my users become hostile?Anonymous
October 12, 2008
Hi, I have been a loyal Windows Mobile enthusiast since the first Pocket PC. That was the days when it didn't have a phone. My last three devices with phones have all proved to be a headache. The simplest thing it should be able to do is reliably answer an incomming call. If you search the web, you will see the many of the windows devices have this problem. Please help your partners to get his right. Thanks TerryAnonymous
October 16, 2008
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October 24, 2008
WM7 should be a free update for all WM6 users. Specifically the HTC-brand owners who've been cheated out of a performing OS due to lack of video drivers that support the hardware acceleration built into the Qualcomm processor. Of course, I'm sure any update would only be available through Hardware manufacturers (read HTC) and therefore would be downgraded by them to save costs from Qualcomm's ridiculous feature licensing fees. Android source is hear now, and smart people with free time will most likely (hopefully) back-port it to the WM6 phones that feel like they are running 486 with XP installed (aka slow as snot). How is Microsoft going to win back the loyalty of those of us who hate the WM6 platform and are waiting anxiously to overwrite it with Android? All we want is a phone that doesn't require a stylus (read designed for the thumb) and renders quickly (hardware accelerated video by default) Judging from past experiences, Microsoft will do nothing; hardware companies will do nothing, and we'll (HTC owners) be forced to buy a new phone that works (fast video, integrated apps, etc) like an iPhone or anything with Android. My suggestion? WM7 is free to upgrade for anything that will support it (most ARM devices) and come with video drivers that enable hardware acceleration (write in support for the hardware out there, don't rely on hardware vendors to do the work for you; that's the reason why Windows gets a bad wrap) Remove the concept of close-buttons in the upper right corner, scroll bars that are too small... Everything should be accessible by a human thumb from the center of the touch screen AND/OR a D-pad. Use Android or iPhone as an example of how to interact. We are no longer in the days of the PDA. Stylus is dead. Long live human touch! Let me know if this post has any relevance; otherwise I'm not convinced WM7 will do anything for me.Anonymous
March 21, 2009
im a windows pc and mobile lover i'd like to say i have enjoyed your works guys. thank you indeed