Details of the next-generation Windows Phone software have been revealed in a leaked Microsoft partner video. Codenamed “Apollo”, Windows Phone 8 is set to arrive after the upcoming Tango update – which will replace the current Mango flavour. In the video, spotted by PocketNow, senior Vice President and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore introduces WP8 [...]
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Windows Phone 8 Features Revealed in Leaked Video
February 3rd, 2012 by Caroline
Nokia Expected To Sell 37 Million Windows Phone Handsets in 2012
January 12th, 2012 by Caroline
Analyst firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that Nokia will have a bumper year, shifting 37 million Windows Phone handsets in 2012. Sales of Nokia’s latest Windows Phones are said to reach a whopping 37 million this year, and 64 million in 2013. The WP-based phones should overtake Nokia’s Symbian smartphones when it comes to sales, [...]
Continue reading...Access WP7 Demo Site On Your iOS and Android Phones
November 30th, 2011 by Caroline
Tempted by the cool design of the Nokia Lumia 800 but unsure whether you’ll take to the Windows Phone 7 platform? Then go ahead and have a little play with the operating system – on your own phone! Yes, iOS and Android users can now experience WP7 on their handsets thanks to Microsoft’s mobile demo [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone Marketplace Hits 40,000 Apps
November 21st, 2011 by Caroline
There’s been a buzz surrounding the Nokia Lumia 800 since its official unveiling. Nokia’s first Windows Phone-based device is a stand-out-from-the-crowd phone thanks to its unique single-piece frame and expansive all-touch glass front. And now new industry figures have revealed the Windows Phone Marketplace has more than 40,000 apps. This will be music to Nokia’s [...]
Continue reading...WP7.5 UK Phones: Release Dates, Pricing and Availability
October 3rd, 2011 by Caroline
You want the latest Windows Phone handset, loaded with the newest version of the operating system, Mango, right? Well, the HTC Titan, HTC Radar and Samsung Omnia W are three high-end smartphones that all run on WP7.5 OS. And if you’ve got your eye on one of this trio, we’ve got a summary of what [...]
Continue reading...Dell Streak 10 to run Honeycomb, Could Share Hardware with Windows Device
February 16th, 2011 by Liam
We first heard of the Dell Streak 10 at CES in January. It’s an Android tablet and anyone who’s heard of the Dell Streak 5 (with its 5 inch screen) and the Dell Streak 7 (with its 7 inch screen) won’t be too hard pushed to take a guess at the size of the Dell [...]
Continue reading...HTC 7 Pro Landing in UK on 20 February, SIM-Free for £449
February 3rd, 2011 by Caroline
The high-end smartphone from HTC that effortlessly combines business with entertainment is coming to the UK in a couple of weeks. Online retailer Amazon lists the HTC 7 Pro as available on 20 February, with a price tag of £449.99 for a SIM-free model. However, the company does make it clear that “release dates are [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Reaches 6,000 Apps
January 13th, 2011 by Caroline
It’s been a week of Windows Phone 7-related news – some good, some bad – and now Microsoft has cause for celebration as its Marketplace has hit the 6,000 apps mark. There are now more than 6,000 apps to choose between in the WP7 Marketplace. The volume seems to increase in batches of 1,000 once [...]
Continue reading...Which Windows Phone 7 handset are you most excited about? – Poll results in!
December 20th, 2010 by Liam
The launch of Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, was one of the biggest events in the mobile tech industry in the last quarter of this year. WP7 addressed the issues people saw with Microsoft’s previous offering, Windows Mobile 6.5, and was well received by critics the world over. However, we all know [...]
Continue reading...The LG Optimus 7 and the Samsung Omnia 7 Lead the Pack of Windows Phone 7 Releases
October 11th, 2010 by Best Mobile Contracts
With just hours to go before the Windows Phone 7 launch event, LG and Samsung have jumped the gun just a little and gone official on the launch of their first Windows Phone 7 handsets – the LG Optimus 7 and the Samsung Omnia 7. LG were the first (by a margin of minutes) to [...]
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