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The Verge reported this morning that AT&T will begin taking preorders for HTC and Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices on October 21st, ahead of Microsoft’s October 29th launch event for Windows Phone 8. The Lumia 820, Lumia 920, and Windows Phone 8X devices are expected to go on sale in mid-November. AT&T will also open up preorders…
Today T-Mobile and Nokia announced that the Lumia 810 will be hitting the Magenta shelves in the coming weeks. The exclusive offering will sit alongside the slightly less attractive 710, and rock some Windows Phone 8. The Nokia Lumia 810 ships with a 4.3 inch OLED WVGA Clear Black display, 8 megapixel camera, 1.2-megapixel Skype HD certified…
If you own a Nokia Lumia smartphone without a solid data plan, you may want to try out Nokia Xpress, the new web browser that makes your mobile web browsing more affordable. The software does its magic by taking advantage of data compression techniques to cut down on bandwidth usage by up to 90%. As…
Two different versions of the HTC Windows Phone 8X have cleared the FCC. The first one is made for AT&T as well as major Canadian carriers, and is ready to sing along their respective 3G/4G networks. As for the other model, it is made for Verizon Wireless — boasting CDMA and LTE connectivity options —…
The forthcoming Nokia Lumia 510 has been caught in the wild, again. This time, however, we know what it hides under the hood. As you would imagine, we’re talking about an entry-level Windows Phone which specs include a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, 4GB of built-in storage and only 256MB of RAM. All said, we would be…
File this under “rumors” but it’s likely that the European debut of the Microsoft Surface tablet will closely follow the U.S. launch. The device has been caught at several European Microsoft websites, including France, Italy and the United Kingdom. That, however, doesn’t prove a thing. However, some other leaks suggest that Australia will get the…
So first we learned that AT&T will carry the Nokia Lumia 920 exclusively in the United States. Now Rogers has confirmed it’ll be the exclusive carrier of the upcoming Nokia Windows Phone 8 powered device in Canada. Of course, the carrier didn’t spill the beans on any details in regards to pricing or color options. Meanwhile, one…
Invitations are going out to the press for a Surface tablet event (or reception, as the invitation chooses to word it) by none other than the Redmond-based Microsoft. The top of the invite reads “You’re invited to celebrate Windows 8” on October 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s pretty easy to decipher the…
AT&T has just announce that they will carry two Windows 8 tablets, and yes, they’ll both be carrier-exclusives. Ma Bell will sell the ASUS VivoTab RT and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC with a full Windows 8 experience this holiday season. ASUS’ VivoTab RT is based on the Windows 8 RT platform and features a 10.1” multi-touch…
Microsoft has begun seeding press invites to its Windows Phone 8 launch event on October 29th in San Francisco. Microsoft will be showing off the final version of Windows Phone 8, and the 29th will likely mark the day customers can begin pre-ordering Windows Phone 8 devices such as the Lumia 920, 820, and HTC’s…