In a bid to turns its flagging fortunes around, it now appears that HTC may focus completely on Android. According to Digitimes, Nokia’s domination of the Windows Phone 8 space may see HTC “drift away” from Microsoft’s platform. The wording suggests that HTC will not immediately stop launching Windows Phone 8 devices but that it will gradually reduce its support […]
Windows Phone 8
LG readying first Windows Phone 8 smartphone?
While the Nokia Lumia 1020 unveiled yesterday is an impressive smartphone with its 41MP PureView camera sensor, it is unlikely to help Microsoft push the market share of its Windows Phone 8 much higher given its high price tag (US$299.99 with a two-year contract). With other partners reportedly scaling back or ready to abandon their Windows Phone 8 efforts, Microsoft […]
Full HD (1080×1920) support coming to Windows Phone 8
So far, Windows Phone 8 has supported resolutions only as high as 720p HD (720×1280). But the next version is widely expected to kick that up to Full HD (1080×1920). More confirmation that it will has come now courtesy of the recently launched Visual Studio 2013 preview in which former Nokia and Microsoft engineer Justin Angel found references to the […]
Smartphone manufacturers ready to drop Windows Phone 8?
Acer, ASUS and ZTE were all planning to launch Windows Phone 8 smartphones in 2013 but are all now reportedly putting those plans on hold. A report suggests that the dissatisfaction goes beyond Windows Phone’s minuscule market share and includes concerns about high operating system license costs and restrictive platform specifications that make it more difficult to differentiate devices and […]
Nokia Drive+ beta now available for all WP8 devices in Canada and U.S.
While Nokia Drive+, Nokia’s turn-by-turn navigation app, remains in beta, it is no longer a Lumia exclusive. Nokia decided this week to make it available as a free download to all Windows Phone 8 customers in Canada, the U.S., and the United Kingdom. The app remains in beta as the team fine tunes the customer experience. In the meantime, you […]
ASUS considering Windows Phone 8 including Padfone model
Things are looking for the Windows Phone 8 operating system. According to The Wall Street Journal, ASUS is the latest manufacturer to be considering making devices powered by Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Benson Lin, corporate vice president of mobile communication products confirmed that ASUS is currently engaged in licensing discussions with Microsoft. “There is no target timeline… but we are […]
Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 receiving maintenance release
On the heels of the recent Portico update, Rogers Nokia Lumia 920 owners are now receiving another update. There aren’t a lot of details about Microsoft Update 8.0.10211.204 but it does promise “quality improvements for languages.” It appears that those who will benefit most from this update are those using the Nokia Lumia 920 with a language other than English. […]
Sprint to offer two Windows Phone 8 smartphones this summer
After teasing that Windows Phone 8 devices were coming soon, Sprint earlier this week shed more light on the launch. The company revealed that it would launch with two Windows Phone 8 devices, one from HTC and one from Samsung, sometime this summer. “Sprint has had a strong relationship with Microsoft for many years so we are excited to reinforce […]