Thanks to a number of recent leaks, a fairly clear picture has emerged about the Nokia Normandy. Geared at emerging markets, it could well become Nokia’s first smartphone to use the Google Android operating system. A number of reports have suggested that Nokia is using Android the same way that Amazon is for its Kindle Fire tablets. Using the open […]
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Microsoft denies massive Windows Phone payments to manufacturers
A report surfaced yesterday that Microsoft was ready to spend billions to woo manufacturers back to the Windows Phone platform. Frank X. Shaw, the company’s chief of corporate communications today dismissed these reports of Windows Phone payments via Twitter, calling the US$2.6 billion figure “complete fiction.” reality check. Do we do co-marketing with partners? You bet! But these numbers are […]
Microsoft to spend billions to woo manufacturers back to Windows Phone?
A number of recent reports have suggested that Microsoft is wooing manufacturing partners back to the WIndows Phone fold by offering various incentives. A story this summer suggested that Microsoft had asked HTC to offer smartphones with both Android and Windows Phone pre-loaded. Other reports suggested that Microsoft was also considering reducing or even completely dropping license fees and even […]
Sony confirms Windows Phone discussions with Microsoft
Following rumours that Sony Mobile could launch a Windows Phone smartphone later this year, the company confirmed that it is in fact in discussions with Microsoft over the use of its mobile operating system. Confirmation came as part of an interview between TechRadar and Pierre Perron, head of Sony Mobile Europe. “We are exploring this as part of our discussion […]
Sony Mobile considers launching multiple Windows Phone 8 smartphones?
The rumours that Sony Mobile is contemplating releasing a Windows Phone 8 smartphone in 2014 appear to be gathering momentum. Following a report earlier this month that Sony was considering launching such a smartphone under its Vaio brand, new details suggest that its plans may be somewhat more expansive than a single device. Hit-and-miss Digitimes today reported that the Japanese […]
Sony Windows Phone smartphone coming in mid-2014?
Rumours that Sony would launch a Windows Phone smartphone have been around since mid-2010 when the company was still a joint venture with Ericsson. With Microsoft about to launch Windows Phone 7, Sony was thought to be working on a QWERTY keyboard slider with a 4-inch display codenamed Julie. It never came to be but the rumours have regularly resurfaced. […]
NPD: Google Chromebooks to account for 21% of commercial notebook sales in 2013
As the holiday shopping season kicked off, Microsoft released a number of ads taking aim at Google Chromebooks. NPD Group’s 2013 notebook sale numbers through explain why Microsoft has quite a bit to fear from Google and its Chromebooks. More than a fifth of notebooks sold through U.S. commercial channels to businesses, schools and other such organizations between January and […]
Microsoft Store coming to Mississauga’s Square One in early 2014
Microsoft is set to expand its retail presence in Canada in 2014. Having opened its first Canadian Microsoft Store in 2012, it has announced that a new store will open in Missisauga’s Square One mall on February 8, 2014. As with other locations, it will feature a selection of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Xbox products and accessories. The […]