Archive for December, 2011

Designer behind Apple’s products knighted in UK

Saturday 31 December 2011 @ 2:36 pm

Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II.

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Windows Phone 7-based Nokia phones receiving Nokia Collection rollout

Saturday 31 December 2011 @ 10:41 am

It looks like Nokia is beginning to rollout some of the mobile integration with the Windows Phone Marketplace it promised last February when it announced the strategic partnership it had formed with Microsoft. This comes in the form of a silent upgrade that adds an exclusive Nokia app section called the Nokia Collection to Windows [...]

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Why we need Windows Phone 7

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 4:23 pm

If you love iOS or Android, then you may think that Windows Phone 7 isn't worth your time. But if you care about smartphone innovation, that's a big mistake.

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‘Leak’ Suggests Low-Cost Focus Is Next for Windows Phone

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 1:34 pm

After the boost in functionality from the well-received Mango update, the next generation of Windows Phone 7 devices will focus on low cost.

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How Symbian’s Endurance Leaves Room for Windows Phone

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 11:57 am

Symbian is still the number-one smartphone platform in many countries - and that leaves room for Windows Phone to succeed.

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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Hits 50,000 Apps, Still Lags

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 7:36 am

The market share of Microsoft's mobile platform was just 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to Gartner figures.

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Is that an iPhone? Bill Gates’ daughter holds what looks suspiciously like an Apple device as family enjoys festive …

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 6:23 am

Jennifer Gates, 15, was photographed clutching what looks suspiciously like an Apple iPhone during a hike in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week.

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Top tech headlines: Microsoft’s Windows Phone plans, iPad 3 rumors, app download records

Friday 30 December 2011 @ 5:13 am

Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending December 30 include new mobile operating system updates for Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, iOS and Android apps download records set over Christmas, iPad 3 rumors, promising unofficially Google+ stats, and rumored new LTE WP7 devices and app market records for Microsoft.

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Windows Phone 7 will get three LTE phones in 2012

Thursday 29 December 2011 @ 4:55 pm

Yesterday we saw an alleged leak of Microsoft’s 2012 Windows Phone roadmap. It offers an eyebrow-raising view of a company that is trying to invade the smartphone market from the bottom up (starting with low-end phones). Today we have a new report that further materializes Microsoft’s near-term plans for Windows Phone 7. The big news, [...]

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Windows Phone vs. iPhone 5: ‘Superphone’ or Smartphone for 2012?

Thursday 29 December 2011 @ 3:58 pm

Windows Phone "Apollo" is rumored to launch at the end of 2012, around the same time the iPhone 5 will supposedly be released. So are you on team "superphone" or smartphone?

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