Tag: windows phone
This rather swish looking device is the HTC Shubert. 247WindowsPhone.com have got their mitts on the new handset and they've even got a video preview too. Not much is known as yet apart from the fact that it'll meet the Windows Phone 7 minimum specs (...
We've been bouncing around the web since 2002 and it all started thanks to Microsoft and the Orange SPV. Earlier today we carried a story about the continued growth of Android and, although iPhone 4 sales figures haven't been included, this news story...
Microsoft have pretty much stuck to their "holiday 2010" statement when asked about launch dates for Windows Phone 7. For anyone not in the US, that can be translated at the Christmas / December timeframe. However, in a recent video Microsoft CEO Kevi...
What's this ? Well, apart from the fact that it's a HTC and running Windows Phone 7, we're really not sure. On the back there's an 8 megapixel camera with flash and a new Windows Phone logo beneath. Up front is a 3.7-inch SLCD and 1GHz Snapdragon proc...
Yes yes, we know this is a slightly unfair battle. This is an iPhone 3GS versus the Samsung Windows Phone 7 prototype. There's also someone moving the 3GS pages after they've loaded - I presume that the Windows Phone 7 browser will move while loading ...
Gah, remember those 90,000 free phones that are coming to Microsoft employees? Well, something else is being given out too. It's an email from Senior VP of Mobile Communications, Andy Lees. He's asking staff to use their new Windows Phone 7 device to ...
We mentioned the massive Microsoft Q4 profits yesterday but, deep down, you can see that profits should've been even higher. The fourth-quarter revenue was $16.04 billion but there was $240 million dollar loss from the KIN handset costs. Across Micros...
More information from Greg Sullivan today and we've got the list of confirmed hardware partners. HTC are there, as are Samsung, LG, Asus and Dell. One of the launch devices is a QWERTY slider and there'll apparently be five handsets from each one of t...
Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Greg Sullivan, has confirmed with Pocket-lint that Windows Phone 7 is pretty much glued to the Bing search engine. Third-party search apps will arrive but it looks like they'll probably be standalone as the OS and Bin...
Windows Phone 7 devices look set to be given out to all Microsoft employees very soon. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley has re-tweeted a post by Senior Marketing Manager for Emerging Media, Charl Lee-Pearce, although the tweet seems to have gone now. It states.....
Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore has spoken today with engadget and there's an in-depth video online below. Joshua Topolsky asks Joe about how Windows Phone 7 will differentiate and gets a great insight into the Microsoft mind. Joe states that the Window...
Recently the mobile world has become pretty brutal, with even the mighty iPhone getting punched square in the face by antenna issues. Windows Phone 7 now seems to be in the firing line, with the Boy Genius Report and other sites ripping into the OS. S...
The poor HTC HD2. It's one of just a few remaining Windows Mobile 6.5 devices still on sale but now both Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 have been squirted into the device, with the fluid Sense interface available for 2.1 too. There's still some tweaks th...
Microsoft seem to be hitting the headlines again, this time in a positive way. Andy Lees, Senior VP of Mobile Communications at Microsoft has revealed new features in Windows Phone 7, including the ability to locate your phone if it gets lost, lock it...
There's yet another interesting piece on the death of the KIN phones by Mini-Microsoft today. He points to some interesting discussions during "Think Week", where Microsoft staff take time out of the office to read papers submitted by employees for ne...
Windows Phone 7 still looks to be on track, with this AT&T store installation sheet showing up on the web. It details plans for a refit on July 24th, but this is probably still just preparation for a September / October launch of the Windows Phone 7 d...
Make of this what you will, but some "concept shots" and specs for the HTC HD3 have popped up on DigitalReviews. A huuuge 4.5 " AMOLED screen, 1.5GHz Snapdragon CPU, 8 megapixel shooter with flash, HDMI output, 1GB RAM, 1GB ROM, 1080p HD video playbac...
The inquest into the death of Kin continues all over the web, with engadget gaining access to yet more behind-the-scenes info. It's a sad tale, with good beginnings but an eventual launch of an unloved, unfinished and untidy product. Microsoft Exec J...
There's an update for the HD mini on the HTC support site. HTC are committed to providing the "best possible mobile experience" and this update adds a smooth sliding bar to MP3 Trimmer app, enhanced stability, performance and improved ringtone sound q...
BirdieSync is a Windows Mobile application for synchronising your device with Thunderbird and Lightning or Sunbird on your PC. Every contact, appointment, task and email is sync'd the minute you hook your phone up. The new version is compatible with T...
When the Kin devices launched in April we already knew a little bit about them. Previously known as "Project Pink" these were "social phones" to let children, teenagers and twenty-somethings share their life and thoughts with friends. They launched in...
Oh dear. Gizmodo are reporting that the Microsoft Kin project has been shut down. It's with immediate effect and the entire team are being shoved onto Windows Phone 7 instead. The Kin phones were announced in April but they were met with poor reviews...
The Kin devices have struggled so far, with many blaming the high monthly cost and the lack of functionality. There are, however, some changes afoot. The cost of the phones will drop with the Kin One going down to $30 and the Kin Two dropping to $50. ...
Samsung announced some new phones today. They're not powered by Android or Windows Mobile but we were struck by their design. This, the Samsung Gravity T, is a QWERTY slider with a heavy social slant. It brings your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace accou...
XDA Market is a free application store for Windows Mobile users. It works alongside this rather Heath Robinson website (it's being improved as we speak) to allow uploads and app management. The app is available from XDA-Developers and is installed v...
Windows Phone 7 is coming at the end of this year according to Microsoft, but we've already starting hearing about a possible "HTC Mozart" device and there's this supposed image floating around the internet. Quoting an earlier-than-expected October re...
With just months to go until Windows Phone 7 handsets become available CNET have had the opportunity to go behind the scenes. Heading up the effort is Microsoft Exec, Terry Myerson. Pretty quickly he was asked about the lack of copy and paste in the n...
Here's a bit of a blast from the past. The HTC Touch Pro2, which was launched early last year, has re-appeared on the Orange website and it's showing as "Coming Soon". Back in August we saw it vanish from the Orange site, but it seems to have popped …
Want your Windows Mobile to have that KIN feeling ? Give KinLauncher a try. It features several shortcuts into messages, email, music and more with your own "KIN Spot" too. Download it from windowsphonehacker.com and drag the .cab file onto your phone...
If you've seen any of the World Cup games you'll probably have heard the vuvuzela. It's basically a big horn that makes each match sound like an invasion of drunken bees. If you've not already heard the noise then you can always click here. If you're ...
Sony Ericsson have been ramping up their Android production quite heavily of late, but word has it that they've not finished with the QWERTY WinMo sliders just yet. Off the back of the X1 and the X2 comes the "Julie" - OK, that's just a code-name for ...
It looks like there's a little more life in Windows Mobile 6.5 yet. Samsung have announced a couple of new Windows Mobile devices in the shape of the the Omnia Pro 4 and the Omnia Pro 5. Both are QWERTY messaging devices and are probably an attempt to...
Chris Hay has just had a text message from T-Mobile stating.. "You'll soon receive the download to update your T-Mobile HD2. It's free & theres no charge for the download, all you need to do is accept. T-Mobile." Looks like there's an impending upda...
Yes yes, we love Android, but deep down we really do want Windows Phone 7 to do well. We're hearing about developer handsets going out next month and changes to the Marketplace too. There's also a few pictures of the updated version on the web, althou...
Orange have just added the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini to coming soon in a brand new colour not seen before. LIME!. Yes that is right you can own your very own lime green Android device with the same 5 megapixel camera, GPS and 1.6 OS as the original...
Vodafone are the latest network to sign up the HTC Wildfire onto its UK network but at of yet no date has been mentioned for launch only that it is coming soon to pay monthly the Wildfire packs a 3.2 inch touch screen, Android 2.1, GPS,Bluetooth,Wifi ...
That Windows Phone 7 prototype from LG has been snapped yet again. It was spotted out in the open just the other day after originally appearing in February. The device now has a name, the "Panther" and will be appearing here in the UK sporting Windows...
You may remember the public beta of Ruttensoft's CloudFiles recently. It's a Windows Mobile client for Dropbox, which is an online file storage system for uploading, editing, downloading and streaming of files in your account. Selling normally for $6...
The Aspen was launched in February and, as with many Windows Mobile-powered Sony Ericsson phones, things have started off badly. PDA-247 haven't got many good words to say about it unfortunately... "I love how the whole phone creaks when I type... it ...
It's no secret that we're a little worried about Windows Mobile. The Kin phones have had a number of critical reviews, the all-new version of Windows Phone isn't due to arrive until December and we're concerned about the number of apps available at la...
