Microsoft recently gained momentum, thanks to consumer-friendly features in Windows 10, changes with the Store, a new Skype app, and more Surfaces than ever. So what changed?
Instead of taking your questions this week we had a chance to speak with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore. Watch our quick video interview now.
Joe Belfiore is back at Microsoft, and this is what his new job has him doing
Joe Belfiore, the Corporate Vice President for Operating Systems Group at Microsoft, and one of the leading forces behind Windows Phone and Windows 10, has announced he will be taking an extended leave of absence from the company starting in November to spend more time with his family. He plans to return to Microsoft sometime in the summer of 2016.
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore wore a Windows 10 shirt written in binary during the Build 2015 keynote. What did it say? As it turns out, there are four messages. Here they are...
Microsoft's Windows VP Joe Belfiore made an appearance today at the company's TechEd Europe keynote event in Barcelona, Spain. He was wearing a t-shirt that had a Windows logo but with a series of 1s and 0s embedded in it. As it turns out, that was not just a design choice; there is some kind of code lurking in that t-shirt. Belifore admitted to the code on his shirt, which he...
Want to catch Joe Belfiore talking about the latest in the world of Windows 10? You should definitely tune in to the livestream of the event. Along with Belfiore, the event features Mark Russinovichm who will be sharing updates on all things related to Azure. To catch the livestream, head on over to Microsoft's Channel 9 from the link below. The event is scheduled to run throughout...
The time has come for Joe Belfiore to get involved with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The head of Windows Phone performed the challenge while wakesurfing, pulled along by an accompanying boat. Belfiore nominated Microsoft's Stephen Elop, Marcus Ash, and Google's Chee Chew to throw some cold water over themselves next. It's fitting Belfiore takes the challenge request now, especially...
Earlier this afternoon we harangued Microsoft about the recent Calendar app update for Windows Phone 8.1 that occurred on Monday, June 30. The update virtually broke the app for thousands of users by crashing whenever one adds a new appointment. Soon after our article, the app was unpublished from the Store preventing users who rely on auto-app updates from suffering the same fate....
In a series of tweets published this morning, corporate vice president and manager for Windows Phone Joe Belfiore has outlined a series of updates that will be going live on the Windows Phone platform. Belfiore touched on the subject of the number of social networks available for integration on Windows Phone, noting that while only a few social networks could be configured before,...
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore just wrapped up his first AMA on Reddit. It’s an informal Q&A session with folks in that belong to the Windows Phone section of Reddit. He shared a lot of insight about the current state of Windows Phone. Joe also gave us glimpses into the future. We learned that an official file manager was coming to Windows Phone 8.1 sometime during this month (and even...
We rarely direct you away from Windows Phone Central, but today is an exception. Head over here to Reddit to read and participate in Microsoft’s Joe saka AMA thread. Who knows, he may answer something you asked? Can’t make it? At work? No worries, we’ll give you a summary of the questions and answers later this afternoon!
We love when people or teams we’re interested in head to Reddit to do an Q&A session with the community. Those session are called ‘ask me anything’, but if you’re cool you’ll shorten it down to AMA. This Friday, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore is heading to Reddit to do an AMA. We’ve had some pretty good AMA’s with previous Microsoft folks and groups. We’ve seen Bill Gates to one,...
Joe Belfiore is a man the community has come to know as the face of Windows Phone at Microsoft. He’s been on hand for all major previews and launches of the operating system and runs the team responsible for Windows Phone product definition and design. Belfiore recently sat down with the BBC for an interview about the current growth in market share that Windows Phone is experiencing....
If you’ve been part of the Windows Phone community you’ve probably seen Joe Belfiore take the stage a handful of times the past few years. He’s more or less been the face of the Windows Phone team at Microsoft. However, his roles are changing within Microsoft. He’ll now be taking over app development for Internet Explorer. It was in early September that we learned Joe Belfiore would...
It is no surprise that Microsoft has been pushing the Xbox, Windows Phone, and Windows PC divisions closer together within the Windows unit. Today, AllThingsD has reported a new leadership structure within the unit that showcases a collection of new posts for longtime Microsoft employees. The first name to go around is Microsoft’s Windows and Windows Phone lead, Terry Myerson, who...
A few days ago, Microsoft announced their plans to purchase Nokia’s Devices and Services division (along with some patent deals) for 7.2 billion dollars. The deal was both expected and somewhat of a surprise since the last we heard a deal was off. Since the announcement we’ve heard stories trickle out to the public. Like the inside story of how the deal came to be. Tearing down the...
The Windows Phone 8 Facebook Beta app was updated late last night and so far, it has been very well received by the user base. The update brings a lot of new features that consumers have been longing for and reinforces Microsoft’s commitment in making the Facebook app top notch on Windows Phone. There are still at least two major issues though: there is no Windows Phone 7.x version,...
One area where it’s always difficult to please your audience is in regards to technology. Between hardware and software advancements you have a public who not only yearns but demands frequent updates for their devices. Some of it is rational and some of it resembles the tantrums of children. But somewhere in between, there is the truth. Microsoft is in a precarious situation with...
A vexing problem for those on Windows Phone 8 is that of space-filling ‘Other Storage’ found under Settings > Phone Storage. The problem is after a few days, weeks or months of usage, that mysterious area begins to fill up with “stuff” and users really have no recourse to getting it back. While Nokia and other OEMs have introduced apps to delete Temporary Files, which for some does...