Tag: windows mobile
O2 have just announced they have an exclusive on the HTC HD7, and it will be available from 21st October.This is one of the brand new Windows Phone 7's being announced as week speak - see our live coverage here. The device has 16gb of stora...
We've just had the official press release. Windows Phone 7 is now here. In Europe there's some initial information about networks, although the release we have below only covers Orange, o2 and Vodafone in the UK - we presume that the other networks wi...
We're here, we're live. It's a million degrees Celcius here at ICA in London but we're gonna sweat it out. In front of us is a stage with 6 device holders and a huge Windows Phone logo. Let the fun commence.. Update - OK, the event is now …
>Today HTC have announced some exciting Windows Phone 7 devices to the world and after getting some hands on time recently you really have to try one out yourself to appreciate all the work put into getting the best possible user experience which is s...
The LG Optimus 7 hasn't exactly been shy - it's already appeared in video and official-ish shots. Today, just ahead of the official launch, it briefly appeared on the LG Blog. This device will have a 3.8" WVGA (800x480) screen, 16GB on storage (no mic...
I'm currently sat on a train heading for the big Microsoft event in London but already there's a Samsung device poking out from the curtains. This is the Samsung Omnia 7 and we're kinda getting the feeling that most Windows Phone 7 devices will end up...
OK, we're hoping this will all make a bit more sense tomorrow. This apparently us the T-Mobile version of the Schubert. It looks a little different than the earlier shots but, at a guess, it could be that this is a US version. Honestly, I'll just be g...
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st - a week on Thursday. There's some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 a...
Hmm.. we're a little unsure on the findings here, but it looks like o2 will be getting the HTC Schubert (HTC HD7). This leaked ROM from the Schubert has o2 branding and, inside, the HTC Hub with some other HTC tools. Join us on Monday for all the …
Some new Windows Phone 7 demo videos have just been posted by Microsoft on their YouTube channel. We're a little puzzled with some of them though - the "Get in the Game" video just shows you the Games Hub Tile .. just that.. for 30 seconds. Surely a …
With just hours to go until the Windows Phone 7 launch there's now a special "Coming Soon" section dedicated to the new OS on the o2 website. Currently they're not revealing much other than a handset, possibly handsets, will arrive this month. Screens...
Android are on a seemingly unstoppable upward path and the iPhone seems to be everywhere. Microsoft could have given up. Windows Mobile 6.5 looked dated and it would take more than just a new GUI to fix things. On Monday Microsoft begin their fight ba...
Microsoft are doing a certain amount of promotional activity for Windows Phone 7. This is being sent out as part of an invite to an Executive Event on November 10th and it looks like the real phone will be given out for free on the day. Until then, …
With just days to go until the official launch of Windows Phone 7 we're already getting yet more leaks and official shots. This is the "LG E900 Optimus 7" and more official-looking shots can be found on BestBoyZ. We've seen this device in video and ph...
Well hello. What's this ? A HTC Mozart support page on the Orange website? Well, I guess that's confirmation that the network will be getting this particular device. We knew already that Orange are a "Key Partner" in all this but this is the first tim...
Sneaky shots from the internal Phones 4U system have appeared over on engadget. This will be the "only Windows Phone 7 device" on Phones 4U this year and the specs show a 3.7" screen, 8 megapixel camera (with flash and HD video recording) and 1 GHz CP...
Well, that's confirmed then. New York City is the venue, October 11th is the date. This Microsoft page lists the event, complete with the date and news that T-Mobile USA reps will be on stage to promote the upcoming handsets. Let the countdown begin -...
It's still the calm before the Windows Phone 7 storm but there's yet another peek at the new HTC HD7 and yet more specs courtesy of someone within o2 Germany. The 1GHz CPU is confirmed, as is 8GB of on-board storage (presumably still no external stora...
We've seen some leaked ads already but now there's a 3 minute long video online giving you a great overview of Windows Phone 7 and how it hopes to be different to other Smartphone OS's. We've already seen it in the flesh and it looks like Microsoft ar...
Motorola have produced a number of Windows Mobile devices over the years. Just four years ago they had the Motorola Q and then, back in 2005, the MPx200. It's fair to say that Motorola ran into a spot of bother but have shot back into the limelight th...
Samsung have reaffirmed their commitment to Windows Phone 7 with this statement which quotes Simon Stanford, Head of Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland... “The addition of Windows Phone 7 devices to Samsung’s smartphone portfolio is a significan...
As we get closer to the full availability of phones packing Windows Phone 7 there's yet more leaks. We've still got an element of confusion between the HTC HD7 / HD3 / Mondrian and HTC 7 Trophy handsets but this, supposedly, is the HTC Spark. The post...
Some very official-looking shots of the HTC Mondrian have been posted on bestboyz.de. This Windows Phone 7 device is due to arrive soon to a "major German network provider" and the shots show the HTC Hub we saw earlier. This is the handset we saw in t...
Eight years ago I popped into a local mobile phone shop and bought my first ever Windows Mobile handset. The name "Pocket PC" portrayed an image of hand-held computing - everything Windows could do, but on a phone with a stylus. The mobile market has ...
We've seen a number of "Windows Phone 7 versus.." videos of late but this pocketnow.com video is well worth watching. They compare the iPhone home screen experience to the Windows Phone 7 experience. Key differences appear to be the "information centr...
On checking out a video just now of an un-announced Windows Phone 7 device (LG Optimus 7) 10:43 into the 20 minute video up pops the applications list and right there sitting at the top is the '360 My Web' application which those of you on Vodafone wi...
A couple of adverts featuring the HTC Mondrian have appeared online. They're arrived, as most Windows Phone 7 information, through rather unofficial channels but show the approach that Microsoft are taking in their new marketing campaign. The ads show...
CNET have picked up on the fact Windows Phone 7 will not have tethering support and there is no idea if they will ever include this service into the new OS. CNET have posted: A Microsoft official recently suggested that it would be up to cellular carr...
Further specs of the HTC 7 Trophy have now emerged along with another picture, this time containing the new HTC Hub we spotted last week. The device, which is now also known as the "HTC Spark", is different to the HTC HD7 / HD3 we saw yesterday but …
After yesterday's announcement that all five major UK networks would be ranging Windows Phone 7 phones, Three have followed up with a competition to win one. The announcement on Three's blog states the network will be carry "a" Windows Phone 7 d...
Upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices are appearing in leaked photos on the web more regularly now. Yesterday the HTC 7 Trophy got snapped and now this, which we presume is a different handset, is purported to be the "HD3". On the bottom there's a microUSB...
Microsoft have just confirmed that Windows Phone 7 will launch on every UK network. Vodafone, o2, Orange, T-Mobile and Three have all signed up to be part of the launch with Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U retailing it too. Alex Reeve, Director of...
This, according to the guys at pocketnow.com, is the new HTC 7 Trophy. Inside should be the new HTC Sense / HTC Sense Hub / HTC Portal and meanwhile, outside, there's three buttons up-front, a power button on top and a microUSB connector on the side. ...
At last, Microsoft is to expand the Zune Pass Internationally. The system is integral to the Windows Phone 7 handsets and provides music and video purchases through a monthly subscription. The roll-out is a little fragmented however, with some Europea...
Was it really just 3 days ago that the Desire Z and HD were announced? Well, that seems to be long enough for someone to get the Desire HD ROM, complete with all the new HTC Sense goodness, into the usually Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. It's early d...
Microsoft are up against it. Windows Phone 7 has to be good in order to compete. There's some who say it'll take years to even get a tiny share of the market, no matter how good it is. Bing, for example, is very good at what it does, …
Just yesterday we posted our thoughts on the HTC event. We asked HTC repeatedly about how HTC Sense would work on Windows Phone 7. We just couldn't see how all this Android-based cool stuff would possibly "fit" into the all-new Microsoft world. We kep...
With Windows Phone 7 now tantalisingly close it's good to see developers being given opportunities to be part of the new OS. A Windows Phone 7 Developer Day is being held in Manchester on October 7th. It's a community-led event and is completely free ...
This is the BIG news of the night for all T-Mobile UK customers and that is the brand new HTC Desire HD which was just announced a few hours ago will be coming to the network sometime in October... yes just next month!. The Desire HD is being …
We spotted the LG E900 just a couple of weeks back and now it's appeared again on Danish website TV2. Running Windows Phone 7 it's got a 3.7" screen and inside there's a 1GHz CPU. We're unable to gleam much else from the Danish text but it's good …
