Tag: tango

Nokia Lumia 610, budget Windows Phone incoming.

The folks at Techradar have reported today that Nokia is due to launch another Lumia handset, the 610. This handset is to be a budget phone, possibly ‘pay as you go’ only. The forthcoming Windows Update ‘Tango’ is alleged to be responsible for making this happen, dropping the RAM …

LG Miracle appears again, snapped and uploaded

So, we’d already seen a render but now someone has gone ahead and splashed the actual device onto their site. Doah. This is the LG Fantasy, aka the E740, aka the LG Miracle. Powered by Windows Phone it’ll have a 1GHz CPU under the hood and a two …

White Lumia teased by Nokia

It’s been rumoured for a while now, but now the Nokia Facebook page seems to confirm that a polar white Lumia 800 is on the way pretty soon. According to what we’re hearing, it should arrive to the UK later this month. Either that or Nokia are trying …

Windows Phone 8 Previews and rumours hit the web

The new major version of Windows Phone looks set to be a big change yet again. The existing kernel – Windows CE – is to be ditched although, contrary to rumours, it won’t affect app compatibility. The new Windows Phone 8 will also tightly integrate and blend with …

Editorial – Microsoft hands power back to the networks?

I’m worried, and I’ll tell you why. Back in 2002 Microsoft emailed me after reading some of the stuff I’d put on the web. The first Microsoft Smartphones were hitting the market and I’d added some critical but constructive posted about it. They respected this, and they wanted …

Windows Phone daily news website available

If you’re after your daily news fix but don’t want to leave your Windows Phone UI, this could very well be your answer. Getnews.mobi(or JM News as it’s also known) looks and feels like Windows Phone 7 and gives access to a range of news sources from around …

Nokia Lumia 900 Specs and pictures appear again

The Nokia Ace, aka Nokia Lumia 900, has show it’s top-half over on Pocketnow. It’ll arrive on US-network AT&T later this month after an announcement at CES and it looks to be an exclusive too. At launch the Lumia 900 will run Mango but will shortly get a …

Tango video calling app released for Windows Phone.

What an exciting week Windows Phone users are having. Today the Tango video calling app appeared on the Marketplace so you can make video calls (if your phone has a front facing camera anyway). The app as to be expected has a nice metro interface. Below are the …

Get Tango on your Mango

I use Tango daily to call my wife and, even with the “upside down screen” bug on the Desire S, it’s a fantastic video-calling app. It’s now set to be the first video-calling app on Windows Phone Mango. What makes this surprising is the fact that Microsoft bought …

HTC Omega / HTC Radar images and rumoured specs

We’re quickly getting the impression that the HTC September 1st event will see at least one Windows Phone handset running Mango. Now first images of a device called the HTC Omega, possibly also called the HTC Radar, have appeared online. OK, rumoured specs mention a 3.8″ SLCD screen, …

A week with the HTC Desire S – Day 5

We loved the addition of the VGA camera at the front of the Desire S and wanted to give it a spin. We went into the dialer and tried to find the button marked “video call” but it’s just not there. It seems that the HTC Desire S …