Posts Tagged ‘wp7.5’

Windows Phone 7.8 Update – Start Screen Demo

The recent Windows Phone 8 announcement made it clear that Windows Phone 7 hardware would not be receiving the update, but as a form of compromise, the new user interface design would be made available to as a point update to existing hardware. The new interface will feature 3 tile sizes, available to developers (the [...]

Windows Phone 8 – What You Need To Know

While Google and Apple control the smartphone market with their Android and iPhones, there might be room for another competitor thanks in large part to RIM seemingly dropping off the face of the planet. That competitor could be especially strong if they come from a well-known tech company offering something relatively new. Microsoft is hoping [...]

Non Mango Phones Can No Longer Access Marketplace

Yesterday signified the end of non Mango devices being able to access Apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Microsoft officially announced that they have started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace. The Mango update to Windows Phone came out last September and brought a slew of [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-order For $0.01,Amazon

It’s but a wee bit of time until the Nokia Lumia 900 officially launches on AT&T and savvy shoppers can pick themselves up a brand-new Windows Phone for the simple price of one penny. No, that’s not a typo. AT&T might have the Lumia 900 listed for a cool $99.99 as of this article’s writing, [...]

White Lumia 800 Coming Soon

Nokia has posted a new photo on its Facebook page showing a series of hands holding Lumia 800 handsets. Each of the existing coloured handsets is shown with a ladies hand with correspondingly coloured nails, and the fourth hand whit white nails is empty. Clearly an unmistakable hint that a white Lumia 800 is coming soon.

Review: Nokia Lumia 800 – The Sexiest Windows Phone To Date

Our friends at Three sent us the Nokia Lumia 800 to review, a phone I’ve been dying to try as my ‘main device’ ever I first held one in my hand. The Lumia 800 was first announced back in October 2011 a mere 8 months after the  strategic partnership with Microsoft was confirmed the February before. I’ve [...]

Microsoft Testing Windows Phone Skype Client – Due For Release Soon

According to The Verge, Microsoft is currently testing the Windows Phone Skype client and its expected to launch very soon. That’s the word from several sources who have confirmed that Microsoft employees are able to download a test version of Skype from the Windows Phone Marketplace. The App adopts the Metro style interface and will [...]