Microsoft today showed off its upcoming Windows Phone Mango update. It promises hundreds of new features as it “takes a major step forward in redefining how people communicate and use apps and the Internet, giving you better results with less effort,” according to Andy Lees, president of Microsoft’s mobile communication business. The update is focused on three areas: easier communications, […]
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Nokia Windows Phone 8 to come with dual-core ST-Ericsson chipsets?
While Nokia may have dropped hints about Qualcomm alternatives for future Windows Phone devices, STMicroelectronics CEO Carlo Bozotti has basically confirmed that ST-Ericsson will be one of two chipset suppliers for Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 phones. Nokia will start off by using the U8500 chipset. This is a dual-core SoC currently running at 1.2GHz that supports HSPA+, GPS, Wi-Fi, and […]
Android and iOS continue to gain market share in Q1 2011
Gartner earlier this week released its Q1 2011 “Market Share Analysis: Mobile Devices, Worldwide” report. Smartphones continued to outpace the overall mobile communication market which saw shipments of nearly 428 million devices. “Smartphones accounted for 23.6 percent of overall sales in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 85 percent year-on-year,” said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner. […]
Nokia looking at alternative chipsets for Windows Phones
Nokia revealed today that it could use several chipset suppliers for future Windows Phone devices. While its first generation devices will use Qualcomm chipsets (like every other Windows Phone device currently available), the same may not be true for subsequent generations of devices. According to a Nokia spokesperson: “Our aim is to build a vibrant ecosystem around Nokia and the […]
AT&T to launch Windows Phone 7 HTC HD7S on June 5th
HTC has announced via Twitter that AT&T will launch the HTC HD7S on June 5th. AT&T (which had announced that it was coming soon back in March) followed up by confirming the date and announcing pricing on its Facebook page. HTC HD7S specifications: Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Operating system: Windows Phone 7 (with NoDo update) Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and […]
Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 delayed (Updated)
WinRumors.com is reporting that the expected launch of Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 has been delayed. Rather than launching on May 25th as announced at MIX11, the game will now apparently launch on June 29th. According to a Microsoft spokesperson: “The shift in timing of Angry Birds as the final title in the Must Have Games lineup was a […]
Nokia to sell phone division to Microsoft?
Microsoft and Nokia recently struck up a new partnership over Windows Phone. That relationship could get quite a bit closer sometime later this year. According to industry insider Eldar Murtazin, Nokia will begin discussions to sell its phone division to Microsoft next week. The outcome of these negotiations will not be made public but, according to Murtazin, “both companies are […]
Windows Phone 7.5 to include Visual Voicemail?
If the latest rumour turns out to be true, you can add visual voicemail to the list of features coming to Windows Phone 7.5 (codename Mango). The rumour comes from Twitter account @WindowsPhone8 which had revealed a number of upcoming Windows Phone developer features ahead of Microsoft’s MIX11 conference. The terse tweet (“#Wp7 Mango includes visual voicemail”) reveals little else. […]