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Microsoft courts webOS developers with free phones, tools and training

August 22, 2011 5:23 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Hewlett Packard, HP, Microsoft, webos, Windows Phone 7, WP7

They say that when one door closes another opens. Following HP’s webOS announcement Friday, Microsoft has decided to aim for the jugular by offering free devices, tools and training to “any published webOS devs”. Though all signs indicate webOS will live on, the road ahead just became even more grueling.

Microsoft’s Senior Director of Windows Phone 7 development, Brandon Watson, spoke volumes in his 140 character tweet this morning. The news of his invitation for published webOS devs to join team Windows Phone spread like wildfire. Currently there are just under 30,000 apps in the Windows Marketplace. Far less than either Android or iOS, but still a sizable collection.

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Windows Phone Mango leak: install it now if you dare

August 15, 2011 9:25 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: leak, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone Mango

Since Windows Phone Mango was released to phone makers back in July, it was almost inevitable that it would leak. And now it has. The final version of Windows Phone Mango has made its way onto the web and if you’ve got the time and patience, you can install it on you very own Windows Phone device.

The ever resourceful folk over at the xda-developers forum have put together extensive instructions on how to install the Windows Phone Mango leak with download links.

The OS build (7720) requires a phone running either the post-NoDo update or one of the previous Windows Phone Mango beta releases. The Windows Phone Mango leak has been confirmed to work on the HTC HD7, HTC Mozart, Dell Venue Pro and LG Optimus 7 among others but remember if you choose to grab it, you do so at your own risk.

Out now | £NA | xda-developers (via Engadget)

Nokia Windows Phone launch this month? Invite drops hints

August 2, 2011 10:35 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: event, GamesCom, Microsoft, Nokia, windows phone, Windows Phone 7

Nokia and Microsoft are sending out invites for a joint party on August 17 in Cologne, the final day of the GamesCom Europe which descends on the city that week. Whenever the words, “Nokia” and “Microsoft” are seen together these days, talk about Windows Phone swiftly follows so the event has obviously sparked rumours.

Since the invite features a Windows Phone logo and promises “exciting actions and surprises [to] make it an evening to remember”, some are suggesting that the Nokia Sea Ray device, which has popped up in leaked videos, will get its first official outing at the event. We’re a little more sceptical. Holding a party during GamesCom suggests Nokia and Microsoft are hoping to woo more game developers to the platform and there’s also the little matter of Nokia World, which takes place on October 26 in London.

While we’d love to see the Nokia Windows Phone devices outed this month, we suspect we’ll be waiting until at least September, especially as the Nokia N9 is not due until then.

Out TBC | £TBC | Nokia (via (TheUnwired)

Nokia N9 launch to clash with Windows Phone 7?

August 1, 2011 10:35 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: MeeGo, Nokia, Nokia N9, Windows Phone 7

The Nokia N9 was unveiled back in June but Nokia hasn’t got round to announcing an official release date for the Meego mobile yet. That hasn’t stopped Orange Switzerland from listing the Nokia N9 as set to arrive on September 15. Three in Sweden said last month that the Nokia N9 will launch there on September 23.

As well as potentially putting the Nokia N9 on a collision course with the iPhone 5 launch, a September release date means it will arrive in the same quarter as the first Nokia Windows Phone 7 device. The world’s first phone running Windows Phone 7 Mango is due in Japan early next month. Nokia promised its first Windows Phone 7 models will ship in Q4 2011 during its earnings call in May.

With no more than a few months to make its mark, the Nokia N9 could simply end up overshadowed by the coming wave of Windows Phone 7 devices. Click through to see the phone previewed on video and tell us: are you excited by the Nokia N9? Or is it just too late to go with Meego?

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HTC rides money train through second quarter, revenues up 104 percent on the year

July 29, 2011 3:45 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Android, HTC, HTC Puccini, Q2 2011, Windows Phone 7

All aboard, the HTC money train is now leaving the station. The Taiwanese giant announced net profits of NT$17.51 billion for the second quarter, up 18 percent from last quarter and 103 percent on the year. HTC shipped 12.1 million units in the quarter, up 25 percent over last and 124 percent on the year.

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First Windows Phone 7 Mango device detailed on video

July 29, 2011 9:28 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Fujitsu, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 Mango

Microsoft revealed that Windows Phone 7 Mango has made its way to manufacturers earlier this week, now the world’s first phone running the update has been extensively detailed on video. The clip offers the best look at Windows Phone 7 Mango so far including deeper Twitter integration and music streaming from SkyDrive (potentially giving Windows Phone devices an iCloud alternative).

We’re hoping that the Windows Phone 7 Mango devices we get in the West will be as great to look at as the IS12T. It’ll arrive in Japan in September with a 13.2MP camera, 32GB of memory, DLNA support, Xbox Live connectivity and a choice of three colours (yellow, black and pink). We’re pinning out hopes on the Nokia Windows Phone 7 partnership and those rumours of a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Windows Phone 7 onboard.

Click through to see the most up-to-date version of Windows Phone 7 Mango in action and let us know what you make of it…

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Windows Phone 7 Mango is ready but hitting Japan first

July 27, 2011 10:06 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Fujitsu, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 Mango, zte

Good news! Windows Phone 7 Mango, the first major update for Microsoft’s smartphone OS, has reached a major milestone. The company has announced on the Windows Phone Blog that the Mango has hit the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) stage which means it’s now in the hands of carriers and phone makers including Nokia, HTC, LG, Samsung, Dell, ZTE and Fujitsu.

The move means Windows Phone 7 Mango, which Microsoft previewed back in May, is still on course to arrive in the autumn. The Fujitsu IS12T has also been confirmed as the first phone in the world arriving with Windows Phone 7 Mango. It’ll get a Japanese launch in September. While we’re unlikely to get our hands on that phone, expect to see lots of details on new Windows Phone 7 Mango devices leaking over the next few weeks.

Check out our Windows Phone 7 Mango preview for a rundown of all the new features.

Out Autumn | £TBC | Windows Phone blog

HTC Omega specs surface: say hello to HTC’s first Mango smartphone

July 26, 2011 4:31 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: HTC, HTC Omega, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone Mango, WVGA

HTC is prepping its first Windows Phone 7 smartphone to ship with the much anticipated Mango update. That device will be the HTC Omega — a stylish slate with a 3.8-inch Super LCD touchscreen running at WVGA resolution (800×480 pixels). Here’s the complete scoop on the company’s first Mango flagship.

Under the hood you’ll find Qualcomm’s single-core MSM 8255 processor clocked at a blistering 1.5 GHz. The chip will be accompanied by 512MB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and auto-focus. The standard array of connectivity options are also onboard: GPS, 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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