As a result of weak sales of Windows Phone devices,LG has decided to focus completely on Android smartphones going forward. According to a company spokesperson, “The total unit of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a meaningful figure.” LG was among the first companies to offer a Windows Phone device but has no plans to offer any […]
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Rumour: Windows Phone 8 to RTM in July
A “reliable source” has apparently told Russian site WP7Forum.ru that the next major version of Windows Phone (codenamed Apollo) will RTM (Release to Manufacturing) in July. This is the step where Microsoft hands the code to it manufacturing partners to allow them to finalize their new devices. The report adds that partners could be provided with prototypes, current generation devices […]
Skype 1.0 for Windows Phone now available
Skype for Windows Phone has gone gold with version 1.0 hitting the Windows Phone Marketplace today. In beta since its launch in February, the new version adds the ability to search for and add new contacts and calls to landlines. It also comes with some additional optimization and minor improvements. Skype for Windows Phone still lacks background running support, thereby […]
One more strike: No Windows Phone 8 upgrades says Paul Thurrott
WindowsITPro‘s Paul Thurrott is the latest to wade into the Windows Phone 8 upgrade discussion. His position is much the same as ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley, his sources tell him that Microsoft will not offer Windows Phone 8 upgrades to existing devices. Allow me to set the record straight. No. It won’t happen. Not for the Lumia 900, and not for […]
Verizon to launch Windows Phone 8 devices before holidays
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 […]
Rumour: Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh (Tango) update coming in June
While debate rages on about whether Microsoft will offer Windows Phone 8 updates for current devices, a smaller update could soon be heading to those devices. Spanish website Mi Movil Windows reports that Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh, better known as Tango, will begin to be pushed out in early June. Citing unnamed sources, the report adds that the update is […]
Microsoft evangelist clarifies Windows Phone 8 upgrade statements
Microsoft developer evangelist Nuno Silva today cleared up some statements he made during a recent interview. During an interview, he said what every Windows Phone user today wants to hear; that Microsoft would upgrade all existing devices to the next major version. The comments contradicted earlier rumours. Unfortunately, it was also incorrect. Silva has now clarified that he confused applications […]
Not so fast: No Windows Phone 8 upgrades for existing devices
While a Microsoft developer evangelist claims that all existing Windows Phone devices will be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8, “a trusted source close to Microsoft” has told The Verge that this is untrue. Supporting earlier claims, the report indicates that there will not be an upgrade from Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) to Windows Phone 8 (Apollo). For its part, Microsoft […]