The next iPhone is now official and it will be rocking some new software but Apple’s competitors have been doing some great things over the last few years. How does iOS 5 compare to Windows Phone Mango and Android? I’m glad you asked. iOS 5 Apple detailed many of the new features in iOS 5…
Samsung Omnia W available for pre-order in Italy for 385 EUR
Samsung Omnia W, one of those Windows Phone Mango devices that could help Microsoft get the global footprint for its mobile platform, has been priced in Europe. More precisely, Expansys Italy is listing the phone with the 385 EUR price tag. Needless to say, Sammy’s baby is still not available, but you can pre-order your…
Windows Phone Mango now available to 50 percent of users
Microsoft started pushing out Windows Phone Mango last week to select customers and the company just announced that it will be making this available to more and more users. About 50 percent of Windows Phone users will now be able to download the major software update that is Mango. Why isn’t it 100 percent yet?…
Cloud comparison: Apple iCloud vs. Google vs. Windows Live
“The cloud” has long been a buzzword in the tech scene but it has become an ever-important part of our daily computing lives and Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango all have deep integration with the cloud, but use it in slightly different ways. Let’s take a look at how each of…
Sony Ericsson CEO admits they should have taken iPhone more seriously
In the most redundant statement of the day, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg admitted the company should have taken the iPhone more seriously. He made a slew of other interesting comments about the iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and Motorola in a recent interview. Nordberg hailed Sony Ericsson’s decision to invest in Android for its mobile handsets, calling…
Photos: Nokia Maps on Windows Phone, it actually looks pretty freaking amazing
In just over 3 weeks Nokia is finally going to announce their first device, maybe even devices, that run Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. It’s widely believed that the first Nokia Windows Phone, codenamed Sea Ray, will look exactly like the recently launched Nokia N9. One thing that’s been on everyone’s mind is how exactly…
Surprise, surprise: Nokia paying developers and offering them incentives to make Windows Phone apps
There’s a dirty little secret that developers and handset makers don’t want to talk about. It’s something most people will have no difficulty wrapping their heads around: money talks. It’s widely expected that Nokia will at least one device running Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system at an upcoming event dubbed “Nokia World”. Now in order…
T-Mobile Germany starts prepping for Nokia Windows Phone
Some marketing materials from T-Mobile Germany have given us a few details on what to expect from Nokia’s first Windows Phone. It’ll be running the recently-released Mango update, have a 3.7-inch convex AMOLED touchscreen, and include a navigation app with 3D rendering and voice control. Most of that we’ve already heard in previous Sea Ray…
Pulse for Windows Phone available this week
Popular news reader app Pulse will be released in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile this week. As I can’t check this, it may already be there, so you better search for “Pulse” to see whether the app comes up. You probably already know that Pulse is one of the most popular ways to keep up…
Zune Pass finally comes to Canada, cuts rate to $10/month
Microsoft’s unlimited music service, Zune, is now gracing PCs, Xboxes, and Windows Phones across Canada. It’s just too bad that we haven’t seen any new Windows Phone hardware in Canada pretty much since launch around this time last year. On top of spreading internationally, Zune’s subscription fee has been knocked down from $15 to $10/month,…









