Articles Tagged Windows Phone 7
HTC HD7 Review
At first glance the HTC HD7 is an elegant, but not unique looking device. Its 4.3 inch screen has a remarkably thin bezel surrounding it, the speaker and microphone are concealed stylishly between the bezel and frame of the handset and the dark yet shiny edge definitely adds an element of class. However, the effect was diminished when we realized that the framed sticks in to your ear when making a call. This was uncomfortable and only became more annoying with time.
WinPho Mango Released to OEMs
Microsoft has finally signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build for the Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update. That means that the next phase will be almost entirely in the hands of the handset manufacturers and network carriers. The news is timely, as this move needed to happen soon if Microsoft wanted to hit the market sometime around that valuable September timeframe. It would be extremely beneficial for Microsoft to get the Mango update out as soon as possible, in order to contend with Apple’s new iCloud and iOS5 software services that will be seeing a September launch. As such the next gen of iPhone is also expected around this time.
Microsoft Does Well, Nokia Not Great
It seems that Microsoft’s new deal with Nokia was a much more needed move by the Finish telco than by the computing giant that brought us the Windows platform. While Microsoft is now boasting record full-year profits, Nokia has experienced “clearly disappointing’ results for Q2 of 2011.
Touchless Control for WinPho Cells?
The folks over at WPCentral have suggested that Microsoft seems to be working on shrinking down the chip inside the Kinect for future use in Windows Phone devices. While cool if true, this news definitely raises a few questions. Firstly, if you aren’t familiar with the Microsoft Kinect it’s basically a foot-long Xbox 360 peripheral with dual HD cameras that actually track your body’s movements in real time. The idea here is that users no longer need any form of controller to play; the movement of your body is all you need to interface.
WinPho 7.5 Mango in September?
September is shaping up to be a big month. First Apple’s announcement that both iOS5 and iCloud will be coming, then some leaked documents by Lulzsec suggested a new iOS device (possibly the next iPhone) and to add on all of that WinPho Mango may have been accidentally announced via Twitter.
HTC Boasts Record Profits
HTC has received a huge boost in sales for the months of May and June over last year, with an over 100% boost in May and an 87.8% boost in June. The rapid growth can be attributed to HTC’s presence in the smartphone market, specifically with its line of Android smartphones.
WP7 to Overtake iOS by 2015?
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has unveiled a somewhat shocking press release stating that, according to their predictions, the Windows Phone 7 platform will take the #2 spot from iOS in world smartphone popularity sometime around 2015. Currently the IDC’s stats put Android at 38.9% of market share with iOS trailing with 18.2% and Windows Phone 7 with a measly 3.8%. You’ll note that Symbian is up there too, but many of their devices are feature phones (i.e. not smartphones) and Symbian is being replaced by WP7 on many upcoming Nokia devices in the near future.
WP Mango Media Player Update
The Windws Phone platform is a mobile operating system (OS) with a great amount of potential. While it failed to convert too many iOS and Android enthusiasts upon its initial release, it is still a good foundation on which we hope Microsoft will build a solid platform.
12MP HTC Windows Phone Leaked
HTC hasn’t given up on the Windows Phone platform just yet, according to a leaked video of a new HTC Handset running the Windows Phone 7 Mango update. It seems that with Nokia soon to be making its debut in to the Windows Phone family HTC has taken the initiative and gone all-out in the hardware department, including a whopping 12MP camera on this device. While a 12MP camera isn’t anything new to the smartphone world, this will be the first time HTC has tried their hand at providing such a powerful camera.
1st Nokia Windows Phone is a Mango
At the recent WP keynote Microsoft announced that the first Nokia Windows Phone handset is on its way and it’ll be running on the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update. This excites us for 2 main reasons: 1) The joint venture between Nokia and Microsoft appears to have been successful, despite some belief that it would fall through before any major release could be made.
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