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Samsung seems to have problems launching the Ativ S by the end of this year. We’re not sure whether it’s lack of the Korean company’s commitment toward Microsoft’s platform to blame for this or something else. In any case, as far as North America is considered, Sammy’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device may only hit…
A new, still unannounced Nokia Lumia smartphone has been caught in Mexico. Apparently, the Lumia 505 has been leaked by Guerrero Movil, which is one of Telcel’s authorized resellers. We don’t have all the details, but we do know this little fella will come with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, while running Windows Phone 7.8, just…
Almost missed this… HTC has launched its duo of Windows Phone 8 devices before Nokia did that with its Lumia 920T. The HTC 8S and 8X are offered by China Unicom, the country’s second largest mobile carrier, costing 1,999 yuan (about $320) and 3,999 yuan ($640), respectively. The 8X’s price is especially steep but when…
AT&T is selling smartphones at a record pace this holiday shopping season. According to CEO Ralph de la Vega, the carrier has already sold 6.4 million handsets in the first two months of the quarter. This would give AT&T its second best quarter of all time and would increase its yearly sales to a whopping…
Nokia is heading into China by partnering with China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier, for its next Lumia handset. The Finnish handset maker unveiled the Lumia 920T, the first Windows Phone handset with TD-SCDMA to land in China. The 920T will feature Nokia’s ClearBlack display, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a PureView camera, four color…
Nokia added another model to its Lumia line of handsets today. The company’s latest addition, the Lumia 620, will run Windows Phone 8 and will fall squarely in the mid-range category of devices. The 620 includes a 3.8-inch TFT WVGA 800×480 ClearBlack display, a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a VGA front-facing camera, 512MB…
Clove, a smartphone retailer located in the United Kingdom, has the blue HTC 8S in stock and ready to ship. The mid-range Windows Phone 8 device is priced at the affordable cost of £224. At this price customers don’t get the quality of the flagship 8X, but some pretty reasonable specs instead. The HTC 8S carries a 1Ghz dual-core…
Nokia has tried to do as much as it can to separate its Windows Phone handsets from the rest of the competition. The company has released a number of exclusive apps over the past few weeks which include Groupon, ESPN, Nokia Maps, Drive, Transit, Music and City Lens. Now the Finnish company is releasing yet another exclusive…
Bloomberg is reporting troubling times for Windows tablets this holiday season. According to one industry analyst, early demand for Microsoft Surface, the company’s self-built Windows RT tablet, has been disappointing, leading Microsoft to allegedly reduce the number of Surface RT units ordered from its distributors. The same can be said of alternative Windows-based tablets, with the…
We have great news for those of you who use Windows Phone and happen to be obsessed with the phenomena that is Sphero. The popular robotic ball that is usually controlled by an iPhone or Android handset will soon have a Windows Phone 8 app as well. The way the application works is through Bluetooth, which allows most phones…