Category: Windows Phone
The pre-update update seems to be still rolling out to Windows Phone 7 devices, despite getting released two and a half weeks ago, but now Microsoft France have announced that it’ll arrive in the “second half of March”. Let’s hope things go more smoothly with this one. The …
A little bit self congratulatory this, but Cision has rated Coolsmartphone as number 4 in it’s list of top UK Consumer Technology blogs! Nice. So Well done to Leigh and Dan! Hopefully we can lift it to Number one! Thanks to Johannawhitaker for the tip, she is involved …
The “NoDo” update is set to arrive sometime this month to Windows Phone 7 handsets. It’s the second update to arrive and should hopefully roll out more smoothly than the last. Today an official-looking ROM has appeared over on xda-developers for the HTC 7 Mozart which finally adds …
Sources close recent Microsoft / Nokia deal state that at least $1 billion was transferred across from Microsoft to Nokia. The agreement also includes some patents and lasts for at least 5 years. The Microsoft cash is for Nokia to “promote and develop Windows-based handsets” although Nokia will …
Comscore recently released it’s updated figures for US Smartphone sales and it was good news for Android fans and bad news for Rim and Microsoft. Smartphone market share for Google/Android went up from 23% to 31%, just nudging ahead of Rim(Blackberry) on 30% a jump of 7%, a …
OK, I’ll try not to repeat myself here – hopefully you know what’s happened with the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 update. All Windows Phone 7 handsets are currently getting a “pre update” upgrade which will prepare devices for the much anticipated copy and paste feature. Samsung handsets seemed …
OK, story so far. Microsoft promised that the copy and paste update would arrive this month. Shortly after an update started but it wasn’t the one we were expecting – this was an update to “prepare” phones for the next update. Things went a bit pear-shaped when Samsung …
The number of apps in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace continues to rise. WindowsPhoneAppList.com now reports that over 9000 applications are available – up from 8,200 a couple of weeks back. Nearly a quarter of those apps are games and, although it’s still a small number compared to …
Blog post:These are my thoughts only and not the opinions of Coolsmartphone.com. Well, it’s Sunday and things are quiet on the phone news front, so I’d thought I’d share my thoughts on a few things that are annoying the hell out of me! Phone manufacturers, we understand you …
Microsoft have tried various things with their phone marketing these last few years. This recent American ad, which we hope will appear sometime soon here in Europe, certainly steps things up a notch.. Link – YouTube.com
Microsoft have now publish a blog post which answers many questions surrounding the recent recent pre-update update and the details around issues with Samsung Omnia 7 devices. Their stats show that 90% of those who’ve received the update have installed it successfully. Those 10% having issues did so …
On Monday Microsoft started to roll their first Windows Phone 7 update. It was designed to get phones ready for other updates (such as the copy and paste functionality) but appears to have killed a number of Samsung Omnia 7 devices. Some customers have managed to resurect their …
Rumours have been bouncing around the web for a number of days now but we can finally give you the official information. Microsoft is to begin an incremental update to Windows Phone 7 owners beginning today. It should be noted however that this is not the copy and …
We have carried a Windows Phone 7 device around Mobile World Congress these last few days and, when batteries ran flat, we’ve used a HTC 7 Mozart to film some bits. One thing that has driven us slowly around the bend is the camera settings. If you want …
Dell have just experienced a leak of epic proportions. Their 2011 roadmap has just spilled all over the web and includes the Wrigley, Gallo, Sterling and many other strange codenames. Windows 8 is even mentioned here as a supposed OS for their “Peju” device scheduled Q1 / Q2 …
Windows Phone had a quiet year but that does not mean there is not impressive hardware out there running the OS, one phone caught my eye which we have not managed to cover yet due to not being available until just a few days ago outside of the …
In the interests of fairness we decided to take a look around the Windows Phone 7 stand today. It sits in hall one and is roughly opposite the HTC stand. Sadly for both companies they’re dangerously close to the infamous CBOSS stand which you’ll see in the video …
HTC have just been awarded the 2011 Device Manufacturer of the year by GSMA. It follows another successful year for the company which has beaten Apple and Sumsung to the title. CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, stated.. “For HTC to be recognized by the industry in this way …
We attended the big windows Phone 7 launch day last October and got hands-on with the new handsets from LG, Samsung, HTC and Dell. It was only four months ago, so we weren’t really expecting to see any new Windows Phone 7 devices launched here at Mobile World …
Yes, Windows Phone 7 will be used in Nokia. Yes, Windows Phone 7 has undergone a seismic shift in recent days. Today we were hoping for information on the Windows Phone 7 update. Just when will that copy and paste functionality be arriving on handsets? Well, we finally …
With Nokia shares tumbling the company has replaced another executive with an ex-Microsoft guy. Chris Webber replaces Mark Louison and heads up the Markets team for North America as of yesterday. Head honcho Stephen Elop is also an ex Microsoft guy but staff in Finland have already walked …
Let’s face it, the partnership of two such large companies was always going to cause controversy. With Windows Phone 7 going into Nokia smartphones many are asking how existing partners HTC, LG and Samsung will respond to the news. Things have already become very interesting with Nokia boss …
We hate to say that we told you so but.. we did tell you so. Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet is now also reporting that the much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 update may not arrive for several weeks. According to the article “sources” are stating that “early March” is …
Although I’m an Android user I’ve had a good play around with Windows Phone 7 and have been extremely impressed with Microsoft’s new OS. Sure it’s missing some features but overall it looks stylish, is easy to use and in general just works. I prefer Android for the …
Rumours are rife that NOKIA may be announcing Windows Phone 7 as a partner, having previously partnered could it be that NOKIA are lining up the Windows platform for “a major platform shift” Although these rumours have been around for a while, what makes these more believable is …
The Flickr app for Windows Phone 7 is now available. The photo sharing site from Yahoo! has been missing from Windows Phone 7 until now, but the new app will let you share photos and search through images. Link – MarketplaceBrowser.com
Gah. We love what Microsoft have done with Windows Phone 7, we really do, but the whole data-hog story refuses to go away. Earlier this week Microsoft were pushed into admitting that the Windows Phone data drain was Yahoo! mail. It all started last month when Windows Phone …
The data hog on Windows Phone 7 has been caught but it’s still alive. Paul Thurrott received confirmation from Microsoft shortly after Rafael Rivera found the source while sniffing through data packets. It’s all a little techie but it comes down to the way that IMAP connections are …
Another website is now available for those looking to browse Windows Phone 7 applications and games on their desktop browser. It joins AppsFuze, MarketPlaceBrowser and WP7AppList to name just a few. The new WindowsPhoneAppList.com site lets you filter by price, category, language and get statistics about WP7 apps. …
If you’ve found a paper plane with a Samsung logo on it, pick it up and have a closer look. On board should be an SD card and the projectspaceplanes.com web address. If you stick the Samsung memory card into your computer you’ll see lots of lovely messages …
Numbers. People LOVE numbers. Lots of us have been standing around outside the Microsoft HQ trying to get an idea on how the Windows Phone 7 handsets are doing. Well, we’ve had some details trickling out but now, through a Bloomberg interview, Microsoft Senior Product Manage Greg Sullivan …
You may have heard CES Steve Ballmer mentioning that Windows Phone 7 would be getting the “Copy and Paste” update (and more besides) soon. The operative word there is “soon” because what Steve actually stated was… “Over the next few months, we will be releasing a series of …
There’s certainly a great deal of interest in the HTC HD2. Normally powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 the bulk of this interest comes from the fact that you can stick other operating systems on it, such as Windows Phone 7 and Android. But wait right there fair reader, …
The Windows Phone 7 experience can get a little fragmented depending on where you are in the world. Andrew Birch has taken the time to make a matrix showing what services you have access to. It’s a pretty surprising result – here in the UK we lack services …
HTC have announced huge profits of £315 million in the three months from October to December last year. They represent a rise of 160% compared to the same quarter in 2009 and, combined with rumours of HTC tablet devices, growth is expected to continue and remain strong, although …
We’ve tried our best to ignore it, but right now Windows Phone 7 is getting a bashing. Fellow Microsoft MVP’s James Kendrick and Matt Miller have already written some high-profile articles off the back of disappointment from LG. Matt quite rightly points out the lack of sales information …
Got a Windows Phone recently? Is it using lots of data? Well, it seems there’s a reason. Microsoft say that a “third-part solution commonly accessed from Windows Phones” is transferring truck-loads more data than anticipated. We are in contact with the third party to assist them in making …
The HTC 7 Pro, which appeared on o2 Germany recently, looks set to arrive here in the UK from February. The Windows Phone 7 device brings a QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU and a tilting 3.6″ screen. Other specs include Doly Mobile and SRS WOW HD sound, Xbox Live …
How successful was the Windows Phone 7 launch? It’s been a little difficult to get exact details so far and now LG’s James Choi has chipped in by stating that .. “From a consumer point of view the visibility is less than we expected.” His belief appears to …
Are you a HTC HD2 owner looking on with envy at those swish new Windows Phone 7 devices? Well, if you’re ready to do some unofficial (but frighteningly easy) ROM flashing, you can now have Windows Phone 7 on your HTC HD2. Dark Forces Team have finally cracked …
