During CES, Microsoft hosted a competition called ‘Smoked by Windows Phone’. In this contest, you would be issued a task on your smartphone, and evangelist Ben Rudolph of Microsoft would then wield a Windows Phone and try to perform that task quicker. If you lose, you would have to admit that you were ‘Smoked by [...]
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Windows Phone Redesigning Was Commenced In Response To Apple’s iPhone, Microsoft Executive
If you had an old Windows Phone smartphone, you must have noticed the complexity in its UI which was not so user-friendly but with the launch of the new Windows Phone 7 OS, the UI was completely redesigned which made it very easy to use and for that reason it also got the OS of the year [...]
iPhone 4 Vs iPhone 4S Vs Nokia Lumia 800 Browser Benchmarks Comparison
The benchmarks are in for Nokia’s Lumia 800 alongside iPhone 4 and iPhone 4 which shows performance comparsion for Browsing related stuff. The browser benchmarks showed the comparison of Windows Phone 4′s Internet Explorer with the iPhone’s Safari browser. The previous benchmarks for iPhone 4 vs with Windows Phone 7 made an impression of Internet Explorer being [...]
Download Microsoft’s SkyDrive iOS App For iPhone and Windows Phone
Today, Microsoft has released its cloud storage app “SkyDrive” for both Windows Phone and iPhone which is available for free download. The app allows uploads of videos and photos to SkyDrive, as well as opening and managing files, bringing iCloud and Dropbox like file management and syncing features. Skydrive :- SkyDrive is your [...]
Mobile OS Windows Phone 7 Receives ” Operating System Of The Year” Award, KnowYourMobile
Microsoft’s Mobile OS ” Windows Phone 7 ” has won the KnowYourMobile award for Operating System Of The year 2011. Expecting something else ? , well even though Windows Phone 7 has failed to gain the market influence when compared with Android or iOS but when it comes to features and ease of use, Windows Phone 7 has captured [...]
Confirmed: First Nokia Windows Phones To Have Qualcomm Chips
It has now been confirmed that Nokia is going to use Qualcomm chips in its first round of Windows Phone devices. The first Nokia Windows Phone devices are said to release later this year.
New Nokia Windows Phones With Dual Core ST-Ericsson Chips Being Built
It has been learnt that Nokia is building new Windows Phone devices which shall tout dual-core ST-Ericsson Chips. These dual core ST-Ericsson chips will be the powerhouse in the new Nokia Windows Phones.
Fix Walshed WP7 Update Error Code 80180048 Permanently With Walshed Phone Support Tool
Windows Phone 7 7392 update was a pretty big one for all WP7 users. However, carrier related issues delayed NoDo release for many Windows Phone 7 users which was bringing a security patch for those who resorted to using a hack created by Chris Walsh to unofficially update WP7 devices to firmware 7390. Microsoft warned [...]
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 7392 Firmware Update Rolling Out Today
Microsoft has today started rolling out a security update for all Windows Phone 7 devices. This update, which brings the firmware version up to 7392, is primarily a security update for Windows Phone 7. We had previously reported that Microsoft was going to roll out a Windows Phone 7 security update to fortify its devices [...]
New Windows Phone API Mapping Tool Released To Entice iPhone App Developers?
There is one sure shot advantage that Apple enjoys over all its competitors in the market, be it the tablet form factor or the smartphones, and that is the phenomenal amount of apps in the App Store. Now it looks like Microsoft may be willing to entice the large amount of iPhone app developers by [...]
Windows Phone 7 Security Update To Be Delivered By Zune
Yesterday we reported that Microsoft is going to roll out a mitigation update to secure Windows Phone 7 users against potential risks sparked by fake SSL certificates on the internet. Till then, it was not yet confirmed whether Microsoft was going to use Zune to deliver this update or were they going to use the [...]
12 New Nokia Windows Phone 7 Devices Coming In 2012?
Earlier last month, Nokia CEO had confirmed that Nokia has begun work on Windows Phone 7 devices. Following the billion dollar partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, the former is now going to include Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform across all its future devices and we’ve yet to see at least one such [...]
Windows Phone 7 Security Update To Be Rolled Out On 3rd May
It has been learnt that Microsoft is all set to push out a security update for Windows Phone 7 on May 3. Basically, this security update for Windows Phone 7 is to block certain fake SSL certificates that were issed by Comodo which claims that the incident was a politically motivated attack. Whereas Comodo revoked [...]
Microsoft Says NoDo for AT&T Ready, Adds WISPr and Address Book Support
A couple of days earlier it was confirmed that AT&T will be rolling out Windows Phone 7 NoDo update for some of its devices. In light of that, Microsoft has confirmed that AT&T NoDo update is ready and has even updated the where’s my phone update? page to let us know that delivery is on schedule [...]
Confirmed: AT&T Windows Phone 7 NoDo Update Release On April 19
It appears that AT&T has finally completed its carrier testing of Windows Phone 7 NoDo update, and is probably going to roll out the update to a few devices starting from April 19.
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