The WPBench benchmarking tool has already revealed a number of upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. None came with benchmark results but the tool has now revealed the mysterious Juggernaut Alpha (first spotted this month) and the first Windows Phone 8 benchmark results. It scored an impressive 151.14, about 50% better than the HTC Titan’s score. The score is likely attributable […]
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Nokia to pursue new Windows Phone 8 sales strategy?
Nokia may change its sales strategy with the launch of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. The Financial Times reports that Nokia will dump its mass marketing strategy in favour of a number of exclusive carrier deals similar to what Rogers Wireless and AT&T have in Canada and the US respectively with the Nokia Lumia 900. Nokia has typically opted […]
Nokia ships 4 million Windows Phone Lumia devices in Q2
Nokia today issued an interim financial report for its Q2 2012. Sales rose marginally to €7.5 billion from €7.4 billion the previous quarter, resulting in a total operating loss of €826 million (around $1 billion). Net cash still rose by €102 million (around $125 million) thanks in part to licensing royalties and platform support payments from Microsoft. Nokia shipped 83.7 […]
AT&T now selling Nokia Lumia 900 for US$49.99
The Nokia Lumia 900, AT&T’s flagship Windows Phone device, has received its first price cut in the U.S. AT&T is now offering its flagship Windows Phone device for US$49.99, half of what it was selling for since its launch about three months ago. Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak called the move part of the company’s “ongoing lifecycle management, which is jointly […]
Windows Phone 8 Samsung SGH-i687 confirmed by UAProf file
That list of alleged Windows Phone 8 devices just got a bit more interesting. Along a number of Nokia devices and the mysterious Juggernaut Alpha, it revealed the Samsung SGH-i687. Samsung has now effectively confirmed the presence of this device by publishing a UAProf (user agent profile) file for it on its website. Digging into the file reveals a few […]
Microsoft Store coming to Toronto later this year
Speaking at the Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner today confirmed rumours that Microsoft would open its first store in Toronto later this year. It will be located at the Yorkdale Mall. The Toronto location will be the first Microsoft store to open outside of the U.S. but don’t expect it to be the last. “You’ll see the store […]
Rumour: More Windows Phone 8 from Nokia and Samsung surface
A wallpaper designer has allegedly obtained a list of upcoming Windows Phone devices while testing new backgrounds. Found in an unspecified Windows Phone database, the table reveals four Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices: the Nokia Fluid, Nokia Dogphone, Nokia P4301, and Nokia Phi. Also on the list is one from Samsung, the Samsung SGH-i687, and the very mysterious Juggernaut Alpha. […]
Rumour: Differences between Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8
When Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8, adding that current Windows Phone 7.5 devices would not be upgraded, it also announced a Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade for those devices. Aside from the new Start Screen from Windows Phone 8, it’s not been clear what else it could bring with it. A leaked document obtained by WP7Forum.ru may now have shed some […]