Asus will join the Windows Phone 7 party. The Taiwanese company will most likely unveil a whole range of smartphones running Microsoft’s new smartphone OS at the Mobile World Congress, one of which will be the E600. The “in the wild” video below shows us a “standard” Windows Phone 7 device with a large 4ish-inch…
Microsoft store turns to Groupon to move some Windows Phone handsets
A Microsoft store in Oak Brook, Illinois posted up a deal on Groupon that offered the HTC HD7 and the Samsung Focus for a lowly $49. This is a 50% discount on both handsets which currently retail for $99.99 with a two-year customer agreement. Of course, desperation is the first thought that comes to mind…
Dell ‘business’ event set for Feb. 8: tablets, smartphones?
Dell has scheduled a Feb. 8 event in San Francisco and this could lead to a new line of business-class smartphones and tablets. The Dell invitation doesn’t reveal much, as it it titled, “Dell means business.” There’s also the somewhat boring line of “Please join us for an exclusive look at the next generation of…
Microsoft blames third party for Windows Phone 7 data bug
Remember that Windows Phone 7 bug that was sending out “phantom” data and could potentially cause monthly data overages? Well, Microsoft said it would investigate it and it has fingered the culprit and it’s a third-party, the company says. According to a quote in the Seattle PI: We have determined that a third-party solution commonly…
HTC 7 Pro Windows Phone Goes on Sale in Germany
As expected, the HTC 7 Pro has launched on O2 Germany. For 29 Euros and a two-year contract, you can get a 3.6-inch display, slide-out 5-row QWERTY keypad, 1 GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and LED flash, and the usual stuff like Wi-Fi, GPS, and 3G. While there are still…
Sony Ericsson has ‘open mind’ about Windows Phone 7
Sony Ericsson appears to be going all in with Android (check out its Gingerbread Xperia Arc) but the company won’t be placing all of its eggs in one basket, as representative said it will be keeping an open mind about Microsoft Windows Phone 7. According to an interview with Pocket-lint, Sony Ericsson marketing honcho Steven…
Microsoft: We’ve got the best-looking phones on the market
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been relatively quiet about Windows Phone 7 but he’s making the rounds and touting the company’s new mobile platform’s aesthetics. In an interview with USA Today, he says: There’s a lot of competition, but we’ve got the best-looking phones on the market. We’ve got the greatest range of alternatives, the…
LG disappointed in Windows Phone launch
In an interview with Pocket-Lint, LG went on the record to state that it is disappointed in the initial sales of its Windows Phone 7 handsets. James Choi, marketing strategy and planning team director of LG Electronics Global, stated plainly that, “From an industry perspective we had a high expectation, but from a consumer point…
HTC HD2 now unofficially capable of running Windows Phone 7
The HTC HD2 is a diverse handset. It launched in early 2010 and was one of the last Windows Mobile smartphones to hit the market. Microsoft confirmed that the handset was not eligible for an upgrade to Windows Phone 7 and the HD2 was widely regarded as the last of a dying breed. Thanks to…
ChevronWP7: Microsoft will block unlocking exploit in next update
The team at ChevronWP7 are gearing up to meet with Microsoft next week to discuss the possibility of keeping Windows Phone 7 open for homebrew app development. While the team hopes to work with the Redmond company amicably towards this goal, it is reporting that Microsoft intends to close the “coding error” that current enables…