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As Windows Phone 7 is ready to launch, HTC, a hardware partner for Microsoft for the new OS, says it won’t be adding its famous Sense UI to its devices at launch. Or at least, it won’t be a complete version. We’ve already seen some of the HTC devices that will be packing Windows Phone…
A rather plain, but informative list of specifications has leaked for the HTC Trophy, a Windows Phone we’ve seen live as well as in the Global Certification Forum. It’s not quite the Windows Mobile 6.5 Trophy we saw back in December with a 3″ VGA display, and QWERTY keyboard, but rather something much higher-end, perhaps…
It looks like Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will have native tethering support in the operating system but it will be up to the carriers to determine how much it will cost, or if it’s enabled at all. The news came out of the Windows Weekly show on the TWiT network (which is pretty cool stuff,…
Take this one with a grain of salt, but a new rumor is circulating which says Nokia may consider making Windows Phone 7 devices. The folks over at VentureBeat are quoting an unnamed source who says that new CEO Stephen Elop has been given the green light by the company’s board to consider all options,…
A leaked spec sheet for the HTC HD7 gives us our first good look at this upcoming Windows Phone 7 handset. As expected, the HD7 is very similar to its predecessor, the HTC HD2. Both the HD2 and HD7 include a 1GHz processor, 4.3-inch touchscreen display, 576MB RAM, 5-megapixel camera and support for T-Mobile’s 1700MHz…
Brandon Watson, head of the Developer Experience team for Windows Phone 7, confirms that a developer-focused announcement for Windows Phone 7 is coming Thursday morning. Details are sparse but Watson hints at copy and paste in a rather cryptic tweet: “Copy and paste no longer counts as a “request.” We’ve heard it plenty. 😉 Answer coming…
As the official launch date of Microsoft Windows Phone 7 inches closer, we’re seeing more and more leaks about the devices. The folks at WMPowerUser have hit the motherload though, as it has scored some good pictures of an HTC device. As you can see from the photo below, the device is labeled HD3. This…
Good news for UK residents as Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 on all five major wireless carriers. Though Orange was singled out as a preferred partner when Windows Phone 7 launched earlier this year, the UK carrier will be joined by O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Three. Alex Reeve of Microsoft’s UK Mobile Business Group confirmed the…
A spy shot of the HTC 7 Trophy has emerged and the handset flaunts its smooth lines and its surprising full touchscreen face. Originally rumored back in December 2009, the HTC Trophy was rendered with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard and rumored specs that include a 3-inch VGA display, 5-megapixel camera, and 7.2 Mbps HSPA. The handset was expected…
TerreStar has been working on a dual-mode satellite/GSM phone for at least the last two years, and today it’s finally available on AT&T. The Genus runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3, has Wi-Fi b/g, GPS, quad-band EDGE, dual-band HSDPA 3G, 2 megapixel camera, and a 2.6″ QVGA resistive touchscreen. The hardware might seem a little old, but…