AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 finally gets updated to Windows Phone 7.8
Only around three months after the update to Windows Phone 7.8 was first sent out, AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 can now take advantage of this version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. The rollout of WP 7.8 was subsequently suspended after the late January launch, but the bugs that were the culprits have been fixed many [...]
Microsoft fixes Windows Phone 7.8 live tile issues in new version that’s rolling out now
A few weeks ago, Microsoft started pushing the update to Windows Phone 7.8 to devices stuck on the 7.x branch of its mobile operating system (so all of those who haven’t launched running WP8). But after a short while, we heard many reports about some pretty big issues with that update. The most unfortunate of [...]
Nokia Lumia 510 now available in the UK for just £85
The Lumia 510 was announced by Nokia in October last year as its cheapest Windows Phone ever, with the caveat that it runs Windows Phone 7.x, and not Windows Phone 8 – the new version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Furthermore, the Lumia 510 will never get updated to WP8 (just like all the other [...]
Nokia apparently confirms that the Windows Phone 7.8 update has been paused by Microsoft
Windows Phone 7.8 is supposed to be the consolation prize for people who bought a Windows Phone 7.x device not knowing that this branch of Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system would never get updated to WP8. WP 7.8 comes with the new start screen that’s also featured in WP8, and, in Microsoft’s thinking, should alleviate [...]
Windows Phone 7.8 rollout may have been halted to fix Live Tile issues
If you’re a Vodafone customer in Germany and have a smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5, you’re probably wondering why it hasn’t been updated to Windows Phone 7.8 yet. The answer, at least according to Vodafone’s forum team, is that it hasn’t happened because Microsoft decided to halt this rollout. The update was initially supposed to [...]
Microsoft says the Windows Phone store now has 130,000 apps, 15,000 WP8-specific
Windows Phone may not be as successful as Microsoft would want it to be (at least not yet), but the operating system is coming along nicely. One of the key metrics that people use to compare ‘ecosystems’ in the mobile world is the number of apps available for each. iOS and Android lead the pack [...]
Windows Phone 7.8 rollout to start on January 30 after all, at least for AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900
It won’t be January 31, but one day earlier. That’s when the rollout of the update to Windows Phone 7.8 is due to start. This is true for AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900, according to an internal email from the carrier detailing the update. Unfortunately though, all the details in it are focused on that one [...]
Nokia Windows Phone royalties are now bigger than MSFT platform payments. May pay more than $40 per WP license in Q1
When Nokia ditched its own mobile platforms and went full Windows Phone, Microsoft threw in several billion dollars delivered in quarterly installments of $250 million, over several years, as “platform support payments”. Since the first Lumia launch in Q4 2011, Microsoft has already paid Nokia $1 billion in platform support payments. Which was great and [...]
Nokia’s cheap Lumia 505 makes its way to Colombia, Chile, and Peru. Not exclusive to Mexico after all
The Nokia Lumia 505 got leaked at the beginning of December, and it was made official around the middle of that month. It was supposedly exclusive to one carrier in Mexico – Telcel. That, you must agree, seemed quite odd. Why would Nokia develop a new smartphone for just one carrier in one country? Well, [...]
Nokia Lumia 510 on its way to the UK, may be sold by Phones 4U
The Nokia Lumia 510 was announced back in October as the Finnish company’s cheapest Windows Phone so far. It was supposed to make its way to India and China first, with no word on other countries which might get it after that. However, seeing as how this is a low-end offering, it would have made [...]
UK: Refurb Nokia Lumia 610 can be had for just £79.99 on PAYG at O2
The Nokia Lumia 610 was announced almost one year ago, during Mobile World Congress 2012. It’s been on sale in the UK (and across the world) for many months now, but at no point in its history has it been this cheap. Caveats first: we’re talking refurbished units here, and this offer only applies if [...]
Windows Phone 7.8 update rollout may start on January 31
The much-awaited Windows Phone 7.8 update is apparently going to start rolling out worldwide on January 31. That fits with Microsoft’s only detailed info on the matter, which claimed that the update would arrive in “early 2013“. The timeline comes from the Facebook page of Windows Phone Colombia. So this might be pretty official. Then [...]
Alcatel’s One Touch View Windows Phone gets an official promo video
The Alcatel One Touch View is being released in Russia, and it just received its first official promo video. Not only is this sanctioned by its maker, it’s to be found on Alcatel’s official YouTube page. The Alcatel One Touch View is the first Windows Phone to bear that brand, and it’s going to run [...]
The Smartphone Wars in 2013: Bold Predictions on iPhone, Android, Nokia and Microsoft
I cover mobile technology and the “smartphone wars” in large part because of the scope of this multi-trillion-dollar market. But also because of the destructive power of these devices. Smartphones, for example, are altering social relationships, changing work, impacting how we learn. They are the ‘second screen’ for watching television and have created a generation [...]
Nokia Lumia 505 with 8 MP camera leaks on its way to Mexico
Nokia has just announced the Lumia 620, supposedly its cheapest Windows Phone to date, but the Finnish company isn’t planning on stopping there. In fact, it looks like it has an even cheaper Windows Phone in the works – the Lumia 505. This device will at some point be offered in Mexico by Telcel, and [...]
LG E900 Optimus 7 won’t be updated to Windows Phone 7.8
If you own an LG Optimus 7 (E900), here’s some bad news for you. Your device of choice will not be updated to Windows Phone 7.8. At least that’s the information coming out of LG’s Polish arm. After an enquiry by an Optimus 7 owner, it sent out the response you can see in the [...]
The One Sentence Ballmer Keeps Saying that Might Be the Difference between Windows Phone 8 Success and Failure
As always, let’s start with a short story. Yesterday, I spent the entire day at Microsoft events. The morning hours were spent at the largest tech event I have ever attended in Israel. The Windows 8 launch, for which Ballmer flew out, making Israel the first country outside of the US in which Ballmer launched [...]
HTC sales drop 60% in October. Unless HTC 8X and 8S Windows Phones save the day, profit warning is coming
HTC has posted their monthly sales for October. And it’s their biggest yearly drop in revenues, probably ever. A whopping 60%. HTC has sold $NT 44 billion ($1.5B) worth of smartphones in 2011. This year? October numbers came in at $NT 17.2 billion ($588 million). With one month in and two to go in the [...]
It’s time for Mac vs PC like campaign. Windows Phone vs iPhone, if Microsoft wants to stay relevant
Apple makes the best smartphone. Google oversees the most popular smartphone platform. Blackberry is struggling mightily to stay alive. Where does this leave Windows Phone? Barely statistical noise. According to IDC, Android has a massive 75% global smartphone share. iPhone has 20%. Blackberry ekes out just over 4%. Windows Phone? IDC has to combine both [...]
I went to Microsoft Store for Surface on a launch day. Compared to Apple Store, t’was a retail experience from hell
Last week, I did something I thought would never do. Being an Apple fan and all, I wouldn’t have waited in line for a Microsoft product launch if it wasn’t for helping a few friends. This Microsoft Store is located right across an Apple Store in a mall. In the past, I have waited in [...]
