Samsung Focus to Get NoDo WP7 Update Monday?
We’ve got some interesting rumors to fire us up for the weekend. It looks like a genuine possibility that the AT&T Samsung Focus Windows Phone, though shunned last week from getting the pre-NoDo update, will get updated to both pre-NoDo and NoDo as well this Monday. It’s easy to believe in this particular rumor due [...]
Minor Update May Come to Windows Phone 7 This Week
We’ve all been waiting patiently for the “copy and paste” NoDo update to come out on WP7 almost since the OS was originally launched. And there’s a good chance that you may see a new update on your WP7 device this week. Just don’t expect it to be NoDo, which is still slated for release [...]
Angry Birds Coming to Windows Phone; 3D Version in the Works
Your favorite lovable vengeance-seeking birds have dominated iOS, Android, Symbian, and WebOS. The two major OS platforms it has yet to reach is Blackberry and Windows Phone 7. While there are no major plans as of this moment to develop for Blackberry, it turns out that Rovio is keeping busy by getting a Windows Phone [...]
Adding few more pieces to Nokia Microsoft deal puzzle. Interview with Nokia’s EVP Dr. Kai Öistämö #MWC11
As Nokia and Microsoft further explain the vision and plans behind their new strategic partnership, the sense of dread that many of us felt for the future of Nokia continues to decrease. Actually, the more I think and hear about it, the more interesting things look to me. Still, it’s only been a few days since [...]
New Windows Phone features – IE9, Twitter, Multi-tasking, Kinect integration. Demo video #MWC11
When Nokia Microsoft deal was first announced, one of the biggest die hard Nokia Symbian and Meego fan complaints was the incompleteness of Windows Phone OS. “WP7 does not even have multi-tasking, they can’t do copy/paste, the browser is so bad, it is so immature… And Nokia killed off Symbian for this?!“ An indignant cries flooded the [...]
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Reaches 8000 App Milestone; Quickly Approaching 10K
For a brand new first-gen OS platform, Microsoft has put its Marketplace in a very good position. In just a matter of 3 months the number of available apps has shot up to more than 8,000. At the pace it’s going, it will likely reach the 10,000 app milestone in under 2 weeks from now. [...]
Unwired Deals: Droid X, HD7, G2, and More
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, which means this is a great time to be shopping around for phones. Not only did T-Mobile have its “get any phone free” promotion this weekend, Amazon also appears to have dropped prices on some of the hottest phones as well. We don’t know how long these deals will go on [...]
Unwired Views for 2011. Staska: huge growth for WP7, Android still #2, Samsung, LG and WebOS
I guess that by now you are a bit tired with the tech predictions for 2011. Sorry, can’t help it. It’s just that time of the year when every self respecting tech publication feels compelled to to show off how well they can read into the tech trend tea leaves. And after years of resisting, [...]
Windows Phone 7 Showdown: LG Quantum vs Samsung Focus
Microsoft is in the middle of a comeback in the mobile world, and it’s on fire. The tech giant has committed to throwing enough money and effort at its brand new Windows Phone 7 OS until something sticks, hopefully taking enough market share away from Apple and Google to make it worth it. And it’s [...]
HTC 7 Pro with Windows Phone 7 to be launched in Germany next month (via O2)
We already know that the HTC 7 Pro will arrive in Europe at the beginning of next year – at about the same time with the handset’s launch in the US (via Sprint). The first European carrier to confirm the release of the 7 Pro is O2 Germany, which is now showing off the smartphone [...]
Microsoft OEM partners ship 1.5 million WP7 devices in 6 weeks. It’s a very good start
It finally happened. After weeks of anticipation Microsoft has released the first Windows Phone 7 sales figures. In the first six weeks 1.5 million WP7 devices were sold by manufacturers to operators and retailers. (Btw, unit sales to wholesale partners – is a standard way of reporting in Consumer Electronics industry. Microsoft reported device sales [...]
Nokia Windows Phone 7 deal. Taking a deep breath, counting to ten and rethinking it
When Eldar’s bombshell about Microsoft Nokia Windows Phone talks came online, at about 4AM here, I was about to go to sleep.Well, after reading his op-ed all the sleep was gone. Still shaking my head and almost refusing to believe this was happening, I went on and shared it here on UV. In a rather [...]
LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone review
I’ve been using LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone and sharing impressions here for about a month now. But now, as I’m moving on to my next smartphone it’s time to do a full review of this device. By now everybody knows that Microsoft completely bungled it’s smartphone OS strategy a couple of years ago, when [...]
Holy crap! Nokia is in talks with Microsoft about Windows Phone devices?!
Holy crap! I don’t believe I’m writing this, especially after publicly ridiculing even idea of such a thing for a year now. But given the source of the info… Here it goes– in his weekly op-ed Mobile-Review’s Eldar Murtazin just posted that during the past month, Nokia has started talks with Microsoft to expand their cooperation. The [...]
New Windows Phone 7 devices, including Asus E600, to be launched at MWC 2011
Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to officially unveil the second batch of Windows Phone 7 devices this February at MWC 2011. According to DigiTimes and some anonymous sources, one of the new WP7 handsets expected to be announced at MWC is the Asus E600 (which is pictured below and will likely be available in the [...]
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update coming in H2 2011 with HTML5 support?
Although Microsoft is reportedly readying two Windows Phone 7 updates for the first half of 2011, it looks like the platform’s first major update will only be out in the second half of the year. According to one of Mary-Jo Foley’s sources, the major WP7 update is codenamed Mango, it may be rolled-out in August [...]
Verizon, Sprint launching Windows Phone 7 handsets (HTC 7 Pro and Trophy) next month?
It’s no secret that both Verizon and Sprint will start selling Windows Phone 7 devices early next year. But if you want to know exactly how early, it looks the carriers will launch their first WP7 handsets in January 2011 (yes, that’s next month). Neowin has somehow managed to “confirm” that Windows Phone 7 would [...]
HTC LTE devices confirmed for next year, should run Android and Windows Phone 7
Now that both MetroPCS and Verizon are offering LTE services in the US, phone manufacturers can really start thinking of making nice money from LTE handsets. At the moment, there’s only one LTE phone available in the US – MetroPCS’ Samsung Craft – but next year there will be more, and HTC will launch some [...]
HTC Windows Phone 7 handsets (HD7 included) to be launched in India this month
Microsoft has not officially launched any Windows Phone 7 devices in India until now, but it looks like customers will be able to buy some before the end of the year. CellPassion is reporting that at least two HTC WP7 smartpohnes will be available in India this month. One of the smartphones is the HTC [...]
Exclusive LG Marketplace apps on the LG Quantum and Optimus 7
While Microsoft now runs a tight ship and doesn’t allow much leeway in regards to customization, vendors still have a few areas they can take advantage of to help its devices stand out from the crowd. Hardware and design are by far the most visible customization options, but the Windows Phone 7 platform also allows [...]