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The barrage of Windows Phone 7 handsets hitting in the upcoming months are slowly being fleshed out. Earlier today, we read about the HTC HD7‘s launch date and pricing and now we have a closer look at the rumored HTC Mozart which has been spotted in the wild. According to the leaked specs, this Windows Phone 7 handset will…
The rumored Windows Phone 7 HTC HD7 has made another appearance in the inventory list of a major wireless carrier. Previously spotted at Vodafone and T-Mobile USA, the HD7 now makes its debut in the inventory of O2 Germany. This latest O2 leak hints at a launch during week 42, which coincides with the October 18th launch date suggested by…
A tip sent into Engadget reveals AT&T’s upcoming roadmap for the holiday shopping season. Similar to T-Mobile, AT&T has a nice array of handsets landing in the next few months including the Motorola Flipout and slew of Windows Phone 7 handsets. The leaked information from the tipster includes the following handsets and tentative launch dates: Motorola Flipout: September 19th.…
Microsoft has no plans to develop a new smartphone, according to Microsoft’s CFO of mobile communication. In response to a question about new mobile phone hardware, Microsoft’s Tivanka Ellawala told a group of investors during a San Francisco conference that “We are in the software business and that is where our business will be focused”.…
According to Microsoft senior product manager Greg Sullivan, Microsoft has decided to delay the production of its CDMA Windows Phone 7 handsets until 2011. All Windows Phone 7 handsets released in 2010 will be GSM-only, limiting the US launch to AT&T and T-Mobile only. This disclosure follows a statement by Verizon Wireless that suggested the…
If you’re on Verizon and were hoping to get a brand new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 device when it launches next month, you’re out of luck because the nation’s largest carrier won’t offer one of these devices this year. Geez, are they still smarting over the Kin? From BusinessWeek: Verizon Wireless won’t offer a device…
This may be one of those “too goo to be true” things but a video has leaked out which could be HTC’s version of Sense for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform. We know that Microsoft will not allow too much monkeying with the hardware and software for Windows Phone 7 devices, as it…
The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform is just a few weeks away and the company is definitely jazzed about it but it’s time for developers to start getting excited because the developer tools have also gone gold. Mobile developers have already had access to the beta version of the tools, as well as training kits…
Slacker Radio, a web-based and mobile music streaming service, has just introduced a new subscription tier for on-demand music. What usually happens is Slacker generates a station for you based on a song or artist, which then tweaks upcoming songs based on what you like and what you don’t. The free version is restricted by…
A LinkedIn profile suggests that Acer is working on a Windows Phone 7 handset. The profile belongs to an unnamed Microsoft hardware engineer who boasts of having worked with Acer to “enable WP7 keyboards, touch, and sensor drivers”. Though most of the profile is deliberately blurred to protect the identity of this engineer, it is readily apparent…