RIM has been having its worst year since it started in the handset biz, with tons of bad stuff happening to them. The latest was a people trampling in Indonesia, caused by a just launched BlackBerry, followed by the stolen PlayBook units in the USA worth over $1 million… Not to mention the drunk RIM employees arrested on a plane. And all of that...
Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer accidentally mentioned something about “bringing Windows 8 down to the phone” recently, making us believe in the future unification of the platforms from MS. We’ve previously heard rumors that Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 will be united into Windows 9 a couple of years from now. This is a move...
Microsoft has got a big event scheduled for tomorrow in New York and it’s all about Windows Phone this time. They’re teasing the event with a 40 ft Windows Phone panel that you can see below being placed in the Herald Square of the Big Apple. Among the people present we’ll see Joe Belfiore and Andy Less from Microsoft, taking part...
Microsoft has just started sending out invitations to a Windows Phone event in New York taking place on November 7th. The Windows Phone team will be present including Andy Lees and Joe Belfiore, plus other partners of MS. This is considered a backstage event and it may be meant to officially showcase in the USA both the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 models...
If you ever envisioned the world as your interface with everything digital, the following video will confirm that this is where we’re headed. Microsoft Office has a nifty vision of the future, that shows us in permanent connection with cloud services, computers and sharing systems. Tablets and smartphones will be able to share info via touch...
During today’s Nokia World 2011 event, the Finns unveiled not only two interesting Windows Phone Mango devices, but also feature phones that pack the high end functions of smartphones, or at least part of them. I’m talking about the brand new Asha series that includes the models Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha...
If you fear that Windows Phone will leave you in the dark ages of the single core 1GHz processor, rest assured that Microsoft is working on its development for future hardware as well… An inside source is claiming that the future releases of Windows Phone will also bring new formats of devices. For example, WP7 had the Chassis 1 available, with...
In spite of the analysts predicting that in the next 3 years Windows Phone will take over the market share from Android, it seems that right now Microsoft is disappointed with the evolution of Windows Phone 7. MS reported earlier this month that it has experience lower than estimated sales for WP7 units. And now the software giant from Redmond seems...
Microsoft Canada must have been distracted by the moves in the Android camp, since it leaked quite a bunch of devices, interesting ones too. I’m talking about some models with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango on board, such as Samsung Yukon, Samsung Wembley and most importantly Nokia Searay and Nokia Sabre. While the first two Samsung units might be rebranded...
This week’s BUILD 2011 event is more important than one may think, especially since Microsoft showed the world its plans for the proximal future and they very much involve Windows 8. There was also a Samsung tablet present for the demo at BUILD, showcasing the abilities of the new OS, that draws its inspiration heavily from WP7. While Microsoft...
