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According to savvy ninjas from MobileSyrup, Windows Phone 8X by HTC will hit Canada on November 15th. The everything but confirmed information is backed by the image above, suggesting that’s the date when Bell Mobility will start accepting orders for the Taiwanese company’s Windows Phone flagship. Moreover, it is said that Rogers Wireless will join…
Microsoft is in talks with suppliers in Asia to make its own smartphone, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Like most handsets on the market today, the source in the report claims the phone is supposed to be between four and five inches. The folks behind the testing of this device, don’t…
According to the latest IDC report on mobile shipments in Q3 2012, Android now has a commanding lead of the smartphone market. Android’s worldwide smartphone shipments in Q3 reached 136 million, which represents 75% of all devices shipped in the quarter, compared to 57.5% in Q3 2011. Apple shipped 26.9 million iPhones in Q3, up…
If you live in the UK and want to get the new Nokia Lumia 820 SIM-free, Clove has you covered. The phone retailer is currently accepting pre-orders for Nokia’s Windows Phone device asking 379.95 GBP for the unlocked, SIM-free unit. Translated into dollars, that’s $646 making for a tough sell, consider what else can you…
Fresh off announcing all things Windows 8, Microsoft found the time to revamp its syncing application for Mac users. The Redmond based company updated the app to version 3.0, which brought a new “Windows Phone” brand name and a new icon that reflects the Windows Phone 8 Start screen. Version 3.0 brings an improved interface…
In an unlikely case you use a Windows Phone device and also happen to own a Mac computer, you’ll want to know that Microsoft rebranded the Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac to simply Windows Phone. The Redmond-based giant did something similar with its Windows app and we think this is part of the effort…
Looks like those of you waiting to upgrade your Windows Phone Mango (7.5) devices will have to wait a little longer. Apparently, Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7.8 at a later date. The information comes from the Chinese website WPDang, which claims that Windows Phone 7.8 will be released a few weeks after the Windows…
Microsoft took the final wraps off of Windows Phone 8 at the company’s official launch event in San Francisco yesterday. Carriers are quickly announcing upcoming availability of Windows Phone 8 device, though Canada telecom Rogers appears to have first dibs on Windows 8 and Nokia’s flagship Lumia 920. Rogers confirmed late last night that some…
U.S. will be primary launch market for HTC’s new Windows Phones, 8X and 8S, with Verizon Wireless unveiling the 8X model on November 12th. The rest of the world will have to wait for another week, as two HTC devices got international release date of November 20th. Guess we’ll have to blame Microsoft (rather than…
Today Microsoft announced its latest version of Windows Phone, just days after the official release of the brand new Windows 8 desktop operating system. Offering up quite a nice set of new features, Windows Phone has never looked better. The problem is, we’re still not sure if it’s enough to get the attention Microsoft wants…