The development of Window Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 is progressing well enough that builds are now being tested and benchmarked. Both operating systems and their respective browsers have popped up on the HTML5 test site and results are promising. The site measures support for the HMTL5 standard and related specifications and both browsers fare well. Both operating systems handily […]
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Rumour: Windows 8 devices to begin shipping in October
Microsoft is set to finish the development of Windows 8 sometime this summer. PCs and tablets running Microsoft’s latest operating system will follow in the October time frame according to a Bloomberg report. This would allow Microsoft and its partners to catch the critical holiday season. According to “people with knowledge of the schedule,” both Intel and ARM-based devices are […]
Rumour: Tango release to be named Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh
The upcoming Tango release of Windows Phone will focus on bringing Windows Phone to lower-specification devices. Ahead of its release, Duico Stefania, director of the Windows Phone division for Microsoft Italy, reportedly told WindowsPhoneItaly that the release will be known as Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh. The name may not be the most glamorous but it seems to fit the release […]
No Windows Phone 8 upgrades for existing Windows Phone 7 smartphones?
Microsoft is widely rumoured to be launching Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo) later this year. Not surprisingly, current Windows Phone device owners are hoping that their current devices will be upgradeable. According to ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley, it is not looking promising. First is the fact that Microsoft has not officially confirmed that an upgrade will be be made available for […]
MWC 2012: Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download
Microsoft today announced that a preview edition of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system is now available as a free download to anyone interested. Designed to work on tablets as well as traditional PCs, its most eye-catching change is the introduction of the tile-based Metro interface. “With Windows 8, we reimagined the different ways people interact with their PC and […]
Microsoft testing dual-core Snapdragon Windows Phone 8 device?
With rumours already suggesting that Windows Phone 8 will support multi-core processors, it should not come as a surprise that Microsoft has begun testing the 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset. According to The Verge, Microsoft is working on getting at least one Windows Phone 8 device ready for release by the end of the year. The report adds that Sprint […]
MWC 2012: Details on Windows Phone Tango
Without officially confirming the Tango update, Microsoft announced that its Windows Phone operating system has been optimized for lower-specification devices. The update supports the cheaper Qualcomm 7x27a SoC and requires only 256MB to deliver “the buttery-smooth Windows Phone experience.” It also promises to run “nearly all of the applications available in the Windows Phone Marketplace.” With Windows Phone, we’ve done […]
Microsoft to open store in Toronto in late 2012?
Microsoft could open its first international “Microsoft store” in Canada later this year. The Verge reports that this store would open in Toronto shortly before the holidays. It could also be joined by one other international store in an undisclosed country. Aside from its first international stores, Microsoft is planning to open four new stores in the U.S. in the […]