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August 17th Nokia Windows Phone announcement rumours dispelled

A rumour yesterday suggested that Microsoft and Nokia might use an August 17th Gamescom event to unveil Nokia’s first Windows Phone device. The rumour appears to have been put to rest by a ThisIsMyNext.com “trusted source.” Instead, the two companies plan to meet with local developers. With this rumour put to rest, we’re back to a possible October unveiling, either […]

Nokia to unveil first Windows Phone device on August 17th?

Nokia may unveil its first Windows Phone smartphone earlier than Nokia World in October. Microsoft and Nokia have begun to send out invitations to an event set to take place at at this month’s GamesCom in Cologne, Germany. The August 17th event promises that “exciting actions and surprises will make it an an evening to remember.” The invitation also indicates […]

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference coming to Toronto in 2012

While not specifically gadget-related, this is good news for Toronto. Microsoft today announced that it will hold its 2012 Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto from July 9 to July 13. “Microsoft Corporation’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference attracts more than 15,000 delegates,” said Eric Gales, General Manager, Microsoft Canada. “The four-day event celebrates the accomplishments of the company’s 640,000 global technology […]

Microsoft reveals four upcoming Windows Phone Mango smartphones

Microsoft briefly showed off four new smartphones running Windows Phone Mango yesterday during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. From Fujitsu comes a pink waterproof mobile phone. Acer and ZTE each have one device lined up as well. The highlight may well have been a new Samsung smartphone (the SGH-i937 perhaps?) which bore a good resemblance to the Galaxy S II. […]

Ballmer: Second generation Windows Phone devices out by Christmas

Speaking at this year’s Imagine Cup competition currently taking place in New York City, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reiterated that the next generation of Windows Phone devices will be out in time for the holiday season: “Windows Phone. You know, a year ago we didn’t have a phone in the market. Now, we’re charging forward with Nokia. We have the […]

Microsoft to shut down WM6 My Phone service in August

Microsoft has announced that it will be shutting down the Microsoft My Phone service for Windows Mobile 6.x this summer. The move follows a decision to make Windows Live the principal and centralised cloud service for various Microsoft products. On 7 August, 2011, the Microsoft My Phone service will stop synchronising data between My Phone-configured Windows Mobile 6.x phones and […]

Microsoft previews Windows 8

Microsoft has offered the first official glimpse into the next version of Windows. It is looking to build an OS that will work not only on traditional PCs but also on smaller devices such as a touchscreen-driven tablet. The design borrows heavily from the tile-based interface now seen on Windows Phone 7. “Our aim with ‘Windows 8’ is to make […]