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If you keep an eye on Rogers’ lineup these days, rumor has it a new device is slated for launch real soon. The device? The Dell Venue Pro. The date? March 17th is what we’re hearing. Regarding pricing on the Windows Phone 7 powered device, rumor has it (again) that the Venue Pro will launch…
After a morning of rumors, it appears as if that Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 handset is not arriving anytime in the near (or distant) future. Earlier today, Mr. Blurrycam made an appearance with a series of photos that supposedly showcased an unreleased Windows phone from SE. The mobile phone was a landscape slider with…
When Nokia decided to use Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform a few weeks ago, there were many questions as to why it chose the Microsoft platform instead of something like Google’s Android. Well, a new report may shine light on this decision, as it says that Microsoft is paying Nokia more than…
Corroborating Nielsen’s survey, comScore has released a study showing the progress of mobile platforms in the U.S. in the three months leading up to January. Android grew 7.7% since October, and captured 31.2% of the market share, followed by BlackBerry, which was down 5.4% to 30.4%, and the iPhone which stayed steady at 24.7%. As…
Several blurry cameraphone pictures of a yet to be announced Sony Ericsson smartphone have made their way onto the internets. What we’re looking at here is a device that runs Windows Phone 7, has a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and that’s pretty much all we know. When will this handset be announced, how much will…
Back in January we talked about a great deal on two Windows Phone 7 devices which at that time were available for $99 on a contract, each. If you haven’t bought one and still want it – now’s your chance. AT&T is now selling one of those two phones, LG Quantum, for $0.01! Of course…
Microsoft is running into more problems with its February update for its Windows Phone handsets. Following the resumption of the update earlier this week, the company is now looking into reports of an unusual error code 800705B4 cropping up during the upgrade process. This error prevents the user from installing the software patch. The underlying…
Smith Micro Software is bringing its SendStuffNow application/service to Windows Phone 7 devices. If you’re not familiar with the service you should know that SendStuffNow is a cloud-based managed file transfer service that ensures the secure delivery of files too large to send via email. In addition to Windows Phone 7, the application is also…
If you saw the Apple iPad 2 and wanted to wait to see Microsoft’s response, you may have to wait a long time. A report out of Businessweek suggests that a true Microsoft iPad competitor won’t hit the market until the back-to-school time in 2012. Yowza. We already know that Microsoft’s tablet strategy is Windows…
Microsoft is resuming the February Windows Phone update for Samsung handsets. If you recall, the software patch was pulled after reports of failed upgrades and bricked handsets started making the rounds. Microsoft’s Windows Phone team confirmed in a blog post that a small percentage of handsets, most of them made by Samsung, were having difficulty…