Articles Tagged Windows Phone
Nokia Lumia 800 Hits US Feb 14
Well we’ve heard about the Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 710 US releases (Lumia 900 still to come) and now we’ve finally got some solid goss on the Nokia Lumia 800. Come February 14 the world’s first Nokia Windows Phone will be available for $899 in the US with a handful of bundled accessories.
Skype is Coming to WinPho Soon
After Microsoft’s expensive acquisition of Skype it was just a matter of time before we started to see the popular VoIP service start cropping up on Windows Phone devices. Now we can apparently start expecting to see some pretty deep Skype integration by the end of the year.
Windows Phone 8 Discussed
Windows Phone 8, named Apollo, has been detailed after PocketNow got their hands on some solid information. Amongst the list of additions to the Windows Phone platform we found such juicy morsels as: We’re pretty excited about all of these changes in particular. The point that most keenly caught our eye was the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 info sharing via NFC. Much like WebOS implemented at the end of its life, Windows Phone 8 devices will be able to transfer information to Windows 8 tablets simply by tapping the two gadgets together. It’s a very cool little piece of functionality and we can’t wait to give it a try ourselves.
HTC Titan II Shown Off At CES
The popular Windows Phone Mango driven HTC Titan is already set to welcome the newest member to its family: the HTC Titan II. Complete with 4G LTE connectivity and a whopping 16MP camera with f/2.6 AF lens, the HTC Titan II is apparently on its way to AT&T’s fledgling 4G LTE network.
Nokia Acquires Smarterphone OS
It appears that even that the recent success of the Nokia Windows Phone debut with the Lumia 800 and 710 handsets just isn’t enough for the Finnish giant. Nokia has acquired a new operating system (OS) by the name of Smarterphone, despite seeing reasonable success with the MeeGo OS with the Nokia N9 just a short while ago.
Nokia Lumia 710 Finally Rolling Out
…in Taiwan. The Lumia 710 should start seeing some more widespread releases very soon, most likely starting in the UK and Europe. Though we have heard tell that Singapore, Hong Kong, India and Russia are next on this phone’s agenda. The Lumia 710 is the partner phone of the much talked about Nokia Lumia 800 that was revealed in the UK a short while back. Also running on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the Lumia 710 is the more budget option of Nokia’s new Windows Phone line. Its 3.7 inch 480 x 800 LCD display is reminiscent of much of last year’s top-end smartphone market, but at a noticeably reduced cost.
Windows Phone Passes 40 000 Apps
Arguably the hardest task in front of every burgeoning mobile OS is the quest for app support. It was originally one of the major reasons customers expressed discontent with the now prolific Android platform, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is now going through something similar.
Nokia Lumia Win Phones Announced
Nokia has finally announced and demonstrated its two first Windows Phone Mango releases: The Nokia Lumia 710 and Nokia Lumia 800. The Lumia 800 appears to be the higher end of the two, sporting a single-score 1.4GHz processor, 3.8 inch AMOLED display with Clear Black support and a convexly curved screen which is supposed to not only add to aesthetic value, but also improve the swiping experience when moving your fingers around the display.
Windows Phone Mango Rollout Starts
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is finally ready to get pushed to existing devices. If you’re living in the US then all you have to do is connect your handset to your computer and load the Zune client. You should be notified pretty quickly if the Mango update is ready to be installed on your phone.
WinPho Device with Swappable Parts?
Microsoft has apparently patented a modular Windows Phone device with interchangeable parts. The landscape slider phone will apparently boast the option to swap out the QWERTY keyboard for a gaming pad, battery or… well, anything else Microsoft can think of.
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