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 [...]
Windows Phone 7 might get VoIP calling, Visual Voicemail in future update
Microsoft is reportedly readying not one, but two updates that will be available for Windows Phone 7 handsets early next year. The first one will bring copy & paste, as already reported, and it should be rolled-out in January. The second update – which could be detailed at MWC 2011 – might bring even more [...]
HTC plans to ship 60 million smartphones next year
Samsung is not the only Asian phone maker that has big plans for next year. Reportedly, HTC also wants to considerably increase the number of handsets sold throughout 2011. According to DigiTimes, the Taiwanese company will sell a total of 20 million smartphones this year and it “will eventually” ship up to 60 million units [...]
AT&T Samsung Focus Review
When the brand new Windows Phone 7 OS came to play in the US, only 3 phones showed up for the launch party. Arguably, as the mobile history books are written, these could be remembered as the most important phones that ever use the platform; if they are a letdown or failure of any kind, [...]
Exploring Dublin with LG Optimus 7 ScanSearch
LG Optimus 7 and Quantum Windows Phone 7 handsets come with quite a few exclusive apps preinstalled by Korean Vendor. One of the more interesting among them is Augmented Reality/Search app, called ScanSearch. For now, this LG exclusive seems to be the only Augmented Reality app available for Windows Phone 7 OS. ScanSearch takes your position from GPS [...]
Here’s What Copy and Paste Will Be Like on Windows Phone 7
If you’re following the latest news in the Windows Phone 7 launch, chances are you have been told that copy and paste was not included in the original release but will be the main feature in a new update coming in early 2011, possibly as early as January. Up until yesterday, it was still a [...]
Asus E600 with Windows Phone 7 might hit AT&T
Back in August, an unnamed Asus smartphone with Windows Phone 7 was caught in the wild. Now it has appeared again, and this time we know its name, plus some of its features. The smartphone is called Asus E600, it looks simple and stylish and it will likely be announced and launched pretty soon. Its [...]
AT&T LG Quantum Review
Windows Phone 7 is brand-spanking new to the mobile OS world, trying to win back hearts of millions of disenchanted WM 5 and 6 users who grew frustrated at the lack of change. With iPhone and Android taking charge in popularity and user friendliness, Microsoft’s reputation in the world of handheld devices grew more and [...]
Motorola Droid X clone comes “with Google” and Windows Mobile
Verizon’s Motorola Droid X is one of the hottest Android smartphones that you can get right now in the US, so it’s not at all a surprise that some Chinese company has made a clone of it. Although the fake Droid X is a dual SIM handset, it looks pretty much like the original. It [...]
More QWERTY Windows Phone 7 handsets headed to Canada (Dell Venue Pro? HTC 7 Pro?)
While announcing the availability of the Samsung Focus in Canada, Rogers has also unveiled some details about upcoming WP7 devices for the Canadian market. According Microsoft’s Mike O’Sullivan (interviewed here by someone at Rogers), new Windows Phone 7 device with hardware QWERTY keyboards are coming “in the future”. At the moment, the only Windows Phone [...]
Acer Windows Phone 7 handsets in the making
Earlier this year, when Microsoft officially announced Windows Phone 7, it unveiled a list of hardware partners that didn’t include Acer. However, the Taiwanese company is currently working on at least one Windows Phone 7 device. Talking to All Things Digital, Acer’s CEO Gianfranco Lanci said the following: “Smartphones – we want them to become [...]
Unboxing the LG Quantum: Brad’s First Impressions
Showing up fashionably late to the Windows Phone party, LG decided to make a large entrance with its first Windows Phone 7 entry in the US, the LG Quantum. Available on AT&T alongside the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround, the Quantum has a distinct form factor that no other US WP7 device does: a full [...]
Almost 3,000 Windows Phone 7 apps available now, 15,000 WP7 devs registered
If you’ve bought a Windows Phone 7 handset and you’re hoping to have access to lots of applications, well, tough luck. According to the official Windows Phone Developer Blog, there are more than 15,000 Windows Phone 7 developers registered at the moment. Unfortunately, the number of available apps is lower: Microsoft expects to have about [...]
LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone: Unboxing and set-up walk-through
Well, with travels, writing and admin stuff, it took a while since launch but I finally got to play with my first Windows Phone 7 handset – LG Optimus 7. And after spending a day with it, I must say I’m really impressed how well the first LG’s smartphone on the new Windows Phone OS turned out. [...]
Unboxing of the Samsung Focus on AT&T
Windows Phone 7 is now readily available in the United States, and after a hit-and-miss first day of sales it does seem to be picking up speed. On November 8 we saw the release of three different WP7 devices; 2 on AT&T and one on T-Mobile (a third on AT&T, the LG Quantum, came out [...]
Samsung to make more Windows Phone 7 handsets than Android ones next year?
Since Samsung has decided to stop supporting Symbian, it currently concentrates its mobile efforts on three platforms: Android, Windows Phone 7, and Bada OS. And although the company has more Android and Bada smartphones than WP7 ones at the moment, things may not stay like this for long. AsiaOneNews recently talked to Sitthichoke Nopchinabutr, head [...]
Verizon’s first Windows Phone 7 device might be the HTC Trophy
Already available in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the HTC 7 Trophy is reportedly making its way to the US, too (where AT&T and T-Mobile are selling Windows Phone 7 devices since November 8). Engadget has managed to obtain a brochure which informs “Microsoft employees” that they can buy the HTC Trophy for $199.99 (on [...]
HTC 7 Surround, LG Quantum and other AT&T phones are only $0.01 on Amazon ’till Monday
If you’re in need of a new phone and a new 2-yr contract agreement with AT&T, check out Amazon’s current promotion. The retailer offers almost any AT&T handset for only $0.01 until Monday (November 15). I say “almost” because, for example, the Samsung Focus isn’t included in the promotion. However, AT&T’s other two Windows Phone [...]
Only 40K Windows Phone 7 handsets sold in the US in the first day?
Windows Phone 7 debuted in the US this Monday (October 8 ) via two major mobile carriers: AT&T and T-Mobile. AT&T currently sells the Samsung Fascinate and the HTC 7 Surround, while T-Mobile only sells the HTC HD7 (each of the handsets cost $199 on contract). I can’t know how many WP7 devices Microsoft had [...]