Verizon Wireless is only selling one Windows Phone device currently and it’s an older device at that. It certainly does not suggest that the carrier is very supportive of the Windows Phone operating system. It skipped on Windows Phone 7.5, saying that it wanted to focus on LTE phones (Rival AT&T got the LTE-enabled Nokia Lumia 900 exclusive). That’s about […]
Windows Phone 8
Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7.5 apps will run on Windows Phone 8
This may not exactly be the news that current Windows Phone 7.5 device owners are looking for but it does answer a related question: Will current Windows Phone 7.x applications run on Windows Phone 8? In a recent blog entry, Microsoft confirmed that they would (their emphasis): With regard to existing applications: today’s Windows Phone applications and games will run […]
Microsoft urged to give more design leeway in Windows Phone 8
Citing its usual “industry sources,” Digitimes is reporting that handset manufacturers are urging Microsoft to loosen its design rules for the upcoming Windows Phone 8 release. They are looking for more flexibility in modifying applications and the user interface to create greater differentiation between devices. This lack of differentiation has apparently made it more difficult to market devices. The report […]
Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 show up on HTML5 test site
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 […]
Nokia preparing two Windows Phone 8 smartphones for AT&T?
The Verge has learned that Nokia is working on at least two new Windows Phone 8 smartphones specifically for AT&T. The Nokia Prodigy is expected to a high-end “superphone” while the AC/DC should be a mid-range device. There are no additional details about either device at this point. The rumour follows earlier ones of Microsoft testing a 1.5GHz dual-core Windows […]
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 […]
Microsoft Windows Phone Tango to be for entry-level smartphones?
There have been hints in the past about an upcoming Windows Phone release called Tango. New details emerged today to confirm that such a release does exist and will precede the release of Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo) which is apparently scheduled for a late 2012 release. Windows Phone Tango will follow the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and is […]