Category: Windows Phone
Vodafone have followed Three in announcing their intention to range the Nokia 800. Their website now has the handset on the “Coming Soon” pages and you can get your name down for updates. Link – Vodafone Shop Credit – James Pearce
You’ve no doubt been driven a little crazy by those sneaky Nokia 800 commercials, so here’s some full adverts and lots of demo videos for you to enjoy instead.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1qTbs8K3go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMoRhfd1Sk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33q8PY4q448 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NowrZXNtrxI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvH3rP4O4c http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZN1chhYCL8U http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1bi3u2Hm1BQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r3ojd9G1C6s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fbOPck5ndXI Link – Nokia Lumia 800 Credit – James Pearce
We mentioned this in Twitter feed and wanted to just clarify a few things. This morning we checked into the Nokia 800 and Nokia 710 specs and found that both pages listed “USB Mass Storage”. We’ve contacted Nokia and Microsoft to confirm whether USB Mass Storage is actually …
You knew it had to happen didn’t you ? Those lightening-quick people at Three have already confirmed that they will be carrying the Nokia Lumia 800. The lucky monkeys have already got their hands on it too… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgBWoh8F7c That curved OLED glass certainly looks interesting. If the “First …
Moments after the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 and we now have a Lumia 710 webpage too. Again, the specs are now online and you can enjoy a live demo of the phone. the handset is incredibly similar to the Nokia 603. This is a more “value …
The official Nokia Lumia 800 page is now online and you can finally get a look at the detailed specs list. The handset looks a lot like the Nokia N9 and will be avilable on 31 operators and retailers. It’ll be priced up at €420 before tax and …
The Nokia Lumia 800 has just been announced at Nokia World. You can watch the whole thing live below. CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop, has already slipped up by calling this handset… The first real Windows Phone Many are criticising the fact that existing Windows Phone features are …
The big Nokia launch tomorrow is getting leakier by the hour (if “leakier” is a word?) The Nokia Lumia 800 (Sea Ray) and the Nokia Lumia 710 (Sabre) have both appeared on WinRumours. The Nokia Lumia 800 looks a lot like the existing N9 and is a device …
The big “reveal” is now just around the corner. TV ads have already teased us and we’ll shortly be finding out whether rumours of the Nokia Sabre and Nokia Ace are true. The Nokia 800 / Sea Ray is the handset we’ve heard most about. It’s at the …
Microsoft are doing pretty well thanks to success of Android. Estimates state that Microsoft will make $444 million (nearly £284 million) from the sale of Android handsets in 2012. It’s all because Android partners are entering into licence agreements with Microsoft, who hold a number of patents relating …
Blink and you miss it, but there’s quite a few Nokia 800 teaser ads floating about on TV tonight. They’re very short and are slotted between other commercials but luckily we’ve found a YouTube video where it’s pieced together somewhat.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMwMM3UX0IE We’re seeing lots of positive comments about …
A few years ago we used to post something fun or off the wall every Friday. I thought I’d bring it back for a one-off special today. Why? Well, if you’ve been lucky enough to visit Microsoft HQ and watch one of those infamous “conference videos” you’ll have …
It’s now getting really close to the Nokia 800 launch and yet more “leaks” are appearing. This time there’s a super up-close render of the new Nokia Windows Phone lovechild, and Nokia badly need it to succeed based on their recent drop in operating profit. The 800, which …
We got to cover the HTC Radar launch last month and it appeared on the Orange coming soon pages shortly after. It’s now available to buy and is free on 24-month plans costing £31 or more. It’s not currently available on Pay As You Go though. The Radar …
So, it’s been roughly 12 hours since the new Galaxy Nexus got announced. How do you fancy making your Android phone get that Nexus look and feel? Just head over to xda-developers and you can grab the wallpapers. Link – xda-developers Credit – Andy Payne
Steve Ballmer. He always creates headlines when he makes a speech, but sometimes it’s not for the reasons he’d hoped. The Microsoft boss told the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that .. You don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone (but ) …
In June we reported how the ChevronWP7 team had been in talks with Microsoft about making their Windows Phone unlock tool an official paid for product. A few days ago on their blog they posted details of how this is going to work. Basically you give them some money, …
The Nokia 800 is almost ready to roll and Mango, the new version of Windows Phone, is hitting handsets now. But what’s inside? We’ve taken a look at some of the highlights, there’s more details on the Windows Phone UK website. Custom ringtones About this time last year …
With November just around the corner we’re all looking at Nokia to start shipping their Windows Phone-powered device. This is a busy time of year for manufacturers, and we’ve already seen HTC, Samsung and Motorola either launching or preparing to launch their new handsets for Q4. The Nokia …
Not entered our Skinflips competition yet ? Come on, there’s 25% off for everyone that enters and some great prizes up for grabs. We’ve got something else to give away today – two tickets to the London International Technology Show. Everything kicks off on October 21st and HiDrive …
The HTC Radar and HTC Titan have both just appeared on the Phones4U website. We managed to get a lot of hands-on time with the HTC Titan (full specs here and the HTC Radar (full specs here) some weeks ago but we didn’t expect them to actually ship …
Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg has come out publicly on why we haven’t yet seen a SonyEricsson Windows Phone that they had talked about, and it doesn’t look like we will see one any time soon. In a rather damning interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nordberg stated …
If you’re looking for a quick answer to the above question then I would say “no”. A slightly lengthier answer would be “probably not”. So what am I on about I hear you ask? I am talking about the constant stream of new devices in different shapes, sizes, …
Let’s all be honest, we’re quickly losing track of who is suing who and owns which patent. What is clear though, is just how much one company can make from the success of a competitor. According to a Goldman Sachs analysts, Microsoft will make $444 million (nearly £284 …
Microsoft have been busy adding videos to their Youtube channel in the last few days. The latest one I have spotted is this one that tells you all about the changes to the Marketplace they have made. These changes certainly sound familiar and they are obviously playing catchup. …
The big new update for Windows Phone handsets is really close now. Overnight, several Microsoft websites have transitioned to new Mango-specific pages. The US and UK pages are available and the Windows Phone 7.5 schedule is online so you can see just how close you are to the …
Samsung have announced a brand new Windows Phone device running Mango under the name of the Omnia W, the upgrade to the Omnia 7 which was a launch device nearly a year ago. Packing some decent specifications which include Windows Phone Mango OS 3.7 Inch Screen 1.4 Ghz …
The price of Windows Phone devices has recently been dropping, firstly the HTC HD7, then the LG Optimus 7 and then the other week the Dell Venue Pro. I decided to get a Dell Venue Pro and here is a quick review of the device. Hardware The Dell …
Microsoft have posted a video on their Youtube channel showing how some of the new updates to Windows Phone will work. It’s quite a long video but it leaves me looking forward to updating my device. Hopefully it will be in the next couple of weeks. Although if …
An all-new phone store has just opened up online. It’s called The Smartphone Centre and they have some rather tasty deals available. We’ve already dealt with some of the people behind the company and they’ve loaned us handsets to review over the years, so they definitely get our …
So, the big question then. Where is Mango ? Windows Phone 7.5 has been “just around the corner” for quite some time now and it’s definitely stirring a lot of interest. Eric Hautala, General Manager of Customer Experience Engineering, has given us an update of timings via the …
At the start of the month we showed you the all-new HTC Radar. Powered by the latest Windows Phone 7.5 it has a 5 megapixel xcamera with 720p HD video recording and a second one for video calls. It has a 3.7″ 480×800 pixel screen and is powered …
Just how many Windows Phone 7 devices are selling ? How well is Windows Phone doing ? We’ve been trying to find out for quite some time but… it’s all a bit of a mystery. With the new OS rapidly reaching its’ first birthday, Steve Ballmer from Microsoft …
Well according to the (acting) president of HTC America that is. On the iPhone 5 hype: “Apple is innovating. Samsung is innovating. We are innovating. Everybody is innovating. And everybody is doing different things for the end consumers. I brought my daughter back to college — she’s down …
A new platform gamed called “Platformance: Temple Death” is now available for Windows Phone 7. Priced at just $0.99 or 79p it features 40 challenges, a zoom mode and three difficulty levels. You can take screenshots to share with your friends and there’s a free trial available too. …
It’s official, more smartphones are sold that feature phones here in Western Europe. Stats from research firm IDC shows that Samsung is ahead with 13.9 million phones sold in the second quarter of 2011 (feature phones and smartphones), with Nokia behind on 9 million followed by Apple and …
Just in case you weren’t aware, Android is continuing to rise in popularity. Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows the sheer seismic shift in the market share for Android. Android now has a 47.1% share of the smartphone market here in the UK, with BlackBerry some distance behind …
There’s no doubt that the iPhone has made my life easier when it comes to travelling – from booking accommodation, to finding places to go and viewing a map of how to get there. Aiming to become the latest addition to my arsenal of travel-assisting apps is Lingvo …
OK, this one is for you busy people. The idea behind ParcelGenie is sending a gift to any recipient in your phone via the ParcelGenie app (there are other ways too, including Facebook). You don’t need to know the recipient’s postal address, just their phone number or email …
We’re here at the big summer HTC event in London at the moment. We’ve already had lots of hands-on time with the Titan and Radar handsets but, just to give you a feel of the event itself, here’s a collection of shots from the event itself 🙂
