Microsoft acknowledges third-party causing data-uploading problems on Windows Phone 7 devices: Microsoft officials said this week that the excessive data uploading experienced by some WP7 users is due to a third-party application. Microsoft declined to name the company or application, but did say company officials were working with the company in question to fix the application. Microsoft may possibly provide a workaround, officials said. I’ve seen two credible reports that are pointing fingers at Yahoo Mail as the possible culprit. I didn’t receive a response from Yahoo when I asked, and Microsoft execs also declined to comment specifically on Yahoo Mail being possibly at fault. Speaking of Windows Phone 7, MobileTechWorld.com posted this week its very in-depth WP7 review — complete with a section on missing features and updates — that’s worth checking out.
The Microsoft brain-drain train chugs along: At the risk of turning my “All About Microsoft” blog into a “No longer at Microsoft” one, I’m continuing to post information about some of the more public folks leaving the company. In addition to posts I did this week on Microsoft’s head of consumer marketing for Windows and one of its Kinect contributors and researchers leaving the company, there are others who made headlines this week. Julien Codorniou, who managed the Microsoft BizSpark program for startups, is going to Facebook.
