Native Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile launched
Opera has decided to launch a native version of Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile – more exactly, for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 (WM 6.5 and WM 6.5.3 are probably included).
Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile doesn’t require Java (so it can run on any WM handset), but it comes [...]
LG’s first Windows Phone 7 device to be called LG Panther?
Unveiled last week during the Engadget Show, LG’s first smartphone to run Windows Phone 7 Series (and possibly the world’s first WP7 device) doesn’t have an official name yet.
However, a blog in the UK claims that the smartphone will be named LG Panther. They don’t say whether LG or Microsoft spilled this detail, but the [...]
T-Mobile’s HTC HD2, Motorola Cliq XT and Nokia Nuron priced?
We already know that the HTC HD2, Motorola Cliq XT and Nokia Nuron are all coming soon to T-Mobile USA, but the carrier didn’t announce their prices.
Well, TmoNews says the handsets could be prices as following: the HTC HD2 will be $199.99 with a contract agreement for two years, or $449.99 free of contract; the [...]
Gigabyte GSmart G1305 Codfish with Android and GSmart S1205 Cougar with WM 6.5 unveiled
Two unannounced Gigabyte smartphone shave recently appeared in Ukraine, one running Android 1.6 and another one running Windows Mobil 6.5.
The Android device is called Gigabyte GSmart G1305 Codfish, and it looks like it has more features than the first Gigabyte Android handset.
The GSmart G1305 Codfish comes with quad-band GSM connectivity, tri-band HSDPA connectivity (900 / [...]
Windows Mobile 6.x handsets not upgradeable to Windows Phone 7 after all
It looks like there’s a bit of confusion among Microsoft officials at the moment regarding the upgradeability of Windows Mobile 6.x devices to Windows Phone 7.
Last week, Microsoft UK said that upgrades are “really for the hardware partners to think about.”
Today, however, Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business in the Asia-Pacific region, [...]
LG’s first Windows Phone 7 Series handset shows up
LG’s first Windows Phone 7 Series handset, which might be available as soon as September this year, has been officially unveiled by Aaron Woodman (Director of Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft) this week-end.
The smartphone is a pre-production unit, doesn’t have a name yet, and it was shown this week-end at The Engadget Show.
The final version [...]
Windows Mobile 6.5 not good enough for Adobe Flash 10.1, but some WM 6.5 phones might be updated to WP7
Adobe has decided not to provide Flash 10.1 support for Windows Mobile 6.5, because the OS “does not support some of the critical APIs” needed.
However, Adobe says it will wait until Windows Phone 7 Series is launched and then provide Flash support for Microsoft’s OS.
Interestingly, Adobe mentions that the first Windows Mobile phone to get [...]
Windows Phone 7 LG handset coming in September?
Last week at MWC 2010, when Steve Ballmer officially announced Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 Series platform, he said that the first WP7 devices would be available in time for the holiday season this year.
Usually, this is another way of saying “in the fourth quarter.” However, the first WP7 phone might be launched in September [...]
Skype for Windows Mobile removed from Skype’s website
If you have a Windows Mobile smartphone and want to download Skype from Skype’s official website, you’re in for a little surprise
According to Skype, “Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile are no longer available” – although, if you go here, you can still download the application to your WM phone.
Reportedly, “Skype Lite and Skype [...]
Windows Phone 7 Series Phones to Support Only 3 Flavors of Chassis
Long before Microsoft officially announced its plans to release Windows Phone 7 last week at MWC 2010, rumors flew all over the place that these phones would be held under incredibly strict standards. It was widely expected that if you were planning on manufacturing a Windows Phone, you would need to adhere to a long [...]