A number of screenshots captured on a Nokia Lumia 800 running wpbench, a benchmarking app for Windows Phone 7 devices, appears to have revealed the presence of four new Lumia devices. These, the Nokia PureLambda, Nokia Phi, Nokia Pure Phi and Nokia Alpha, are presumably codenames for upcoming Windows Phone-powered handsets. Of these, the Nokia PureLambda is shown to be […]
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Motorola smartphone imports banned by U.S. over patent infringement
It was quite the week for news about U.S. smartphone imports. Early in the week, U.S. Customs imposed import delays on the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE over a patent infringement case between Apple and HTC. On Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) imposed a similar ban on a number of Motorola smartphones over a patent […]
Windows Phone 7 starting to show momentum?
The global smartphone space has been dominated by two operating systems as of late. Android and iOS together accounted for 79% of the market in Q1 2012 and most other operating systems continue to lose market share. There has been little evidence so far that Microsoft’s Windows Phone would be able to compete against the leaders to date. That may […]
Windows 8 license costs to make WoA tablets price uncompetitive?
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft partners are expected to a number of WoA (Windows on ARM) tablet devices. The manufacturers are reportedly struggling to get their costs down to a point where these tablets will be able to compete against similar products (such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet and the Apple iPad). Digitimes indicates that the Windows 8 […]
Could the Facebook phone be powered by Windows Phone?
The oft-rumoured Facebook phone is in the news again. Microsoft is reportedly hoping that Facebook will use Windows Phone for this device. It appears that discussions have not gone very far yet as Microsoft is “hanging around the hoop,” waiting for Facebook to really focus on this project. Not only would such a project offer deeper Facebook integration than seen […]
Windows Marketplace for Mobile 6.x to shut down May 17th
The Windows Marketplace for Mobile 6.x had originally been scheduled to shut down on May 9th. Microsoft has now pushed that date out and will now shut it down on May 17th instead. After this date, it will no longer be possible to browse, buy or download applications on Windows Mobile 6.x phones using the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace. Any […]
Microsoft to hold Windows Phone Developer Summit on June 20th and 21st
June is shaping up to be a busy month in the mobile space. Apple’s WWDC will take place from June 11th to June 15th and Google’s I/O will follow from June 27th to 29th. Now you can add another developer event to the list. Microsoft will hold a Windows Phone Developer Summit on June 20th and 21st. The event promises […]
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble form Nook e-book platform partnership
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble today annnounced a new partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focused on e-reading technologies. The new subsidiary, called Newco until a final name is found, will consist of the Nook unit as well as Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business. Microsoft will make a US$300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity […]