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Well, what do we have here? We’ve seen the Asus Windows Phone 7 phone before but now it’s being shown off in all its glory in video form. There’s still no direct word on the specs from this device that was spotted at Gnomedex but it’s safe to assume that it will have a 1…
LG is going to be holding a digital press conference next week to talk about some exciting new products and its future smartphone strategy. Of course, we’re talking about the LG Optimus line, which includes both a Windows Phone 7 smartphone and tablet in its line-up. While I was a bit harsh on LG in…
The mobile security firm Lookout said it now has over 2 million registered users and shared some interesting data about how its services are being used. If you’re not familiar with the company, it makes apps for Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile which scans for malware, provides find-my-phone features and allows for online backup of…
Windows Phone 7 isn’t just going to be headed up by LG at the launch this fall; Samsung has already committed to supporting the rebirth of Microsoft’s mobile platform, though the bulk of their attention is bound to be on Android for the immediate future. These are pictures of the Samsung GT-i8700, which we had…
According to Pocket-Lint, Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 at an event in NYC on October 11th and will make handsets available soon afterwards. This information comes direct from “multiple sources familiar with the matter” and from those who are “trusted figures within the industry”. Further confirming this rumor, derStandard.at is also reporting that Microsoft is…
HTC confirmed its rumored September 15th event in London via Facebook today. Not an exclusive press event at the Hyatt Hotel, this gathering is a casual party at Redhook that is open to the public. Though the handset manufacturer hints that it will have phones on display and a few to give away, it does not…
Various members of England’s technology press core have been invited to an event hosted by HTC scheduled to take place on the 15th of September at the Hyatt Hotel in London. Rumor has it that a successor to the highly praised HTC HD2 will be announced, and that it’ll be called the HD3, run Windows…
Microsoft supposedly dropped $500 million into advertising for its upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch and the first fruits of this investment has made its official debut. Microsoft’s first WP7 advertisement launched publicly as a trailer before the Secret Cinema screening of the upcoming Lawrence of Arabia movie. While not as freaky as Palm’s failed attempt at advertising its Pre handset, this…
LG has been showing off a new Windows Phone publicly at IFA, the Optimus 7, which uses DLNA to shunt media from the device to home entertainment over the local Wi-Fi network with simple swipe gestures. We’ve seen this thing pretty regularly as the GW910 Panther since its first appearance on the Engadget Show about…
Microsoft is investing heavily in its upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch. The software giant is reportedly dumping $500M into marketing and another $500M into OEMs and third-party software developers to give its mobile OS a much needed jump-start. With so much cash flowing into this attempt at mobile greatness, analysts are responding en masse to assess the financial value of this somewhat…