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The Road To Nokia World 2011 Part 3: How Windows Phone Can Change The Tide

Nokia World 2011 is scheduled for next week in London and it is undoubtedly the most hyped and the most important event in recent Nokia history. Throughout this week, FoneArena will take a look at expectations, realities and myths related to this particular year, in preparation for the big reveals that will come on October 26th and 27th. Join us in this journey, comment, share your thoughts, and feel with us the excitement as the big days approach!


In yesterday’s post, we discussed the need for Symbian and Meego to remain available in the near future in order to cater to long-time Nokia fans. However, we stopped short of explaining Windows Phone’s place in the battle, moving forward. This is what we will do today. Continue reading “The Road To Nokia World 2011 Part 3: How Windows Phone Can Change The Tide”

Nokia 603 with Symbian Belle Leaked

Nokia is all set to announce the first Windows Phone devices at Nokia World. But it seems that they will also be releasing a Symbian handset. The phone in the picture above is the Nokia 603 which runs on Symbian Belle.

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Sony Ericsson CEO Prefers Android Over Windows Phone

For quite a while it had been rumored that Sony Ericsson is getting ready to use the Windows Phone platform for its mobile phones.

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Microsoft Canada mentions Nokia Sabre , 2nd Nokia Windows Phone device ?

Over at the Microsoft Canada page under the Windows Phone Mango app challenge , MS seems to have accidentally posted the name and some details of Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phone devices.

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HTC Arrive gets updated to Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

HTC Arrive which was launched in March this year, with a sliding qwerty keyboard and a 1GHz processor running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, has received a Windows Phone 7.5 update which can be seen on Sprint’s site which was just updated.

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WhatsApp coming to Windows Phone 7

One of the most popular cross platform messaging services ie WhatsApp is finally making its way over to Windows Phone 7.5 which is also known as Mango. WhatsApp sent across a cryptic message via its official Twitter channel which indicated that it was working on an app for Mango.

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HTC coming up with it’s own OS?

HTC has been experimenting with the O.S used in it’s devices from a long time, it was the first company to adopt Android O.S, it also came out with devices running Qualcomm’s BREW  and has been running Windows 6.5 from long back, recently they  have also introduced devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. Now we are hearing that HTC is looking to develop it’s own O.S, is this HTC’s reply to Google buying Motorola  or is HTC worried about future Android upgrades and it’s relation with Google? Reason could also be the recent lawsuit against HTC by Apple on HTC’s  Android devices.

MetroPack homebrew directory comes to WP7

The Windows Phone 7 homebrew scene is in its nascent stages. Jailbreaking is not easy and the benefits few. All this could soon change as developer ZeBond unveils his MetroPack application.

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Samsung Might Announce Quad-Core Windows 8 Tablet Next Week

Microsoft is teaming up with Samsung to showcase their new Windows 8 OS on a Samsung tablet. The unveiling is said to be scheduled for Tuesday, 13th September.

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Windows Phone ‘Tango’ to bring the OS to the masses

When Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership both the companies promised to out WP devices at all price points including the budget segment. If rumors are to be believed , the Tango update will do just that by bringing the same Windoes Phone experience at a lower than ever price point.

This latest comes from Marey Jo Foley who states that the update might mostly or exclusively target the Asian markets. The Tango update is expected to be available sometime early next year. What is your opinion of Windows Phone 7 ? Are you excited about the Nokia – Microsoft partnership ? Sound off in the comments below !

[Via-Engadget]

 

Windows Phone Home Server Connector Released For WP7

Microsoft recently launched the Windows Phone Home Server (WHS) Connector for handsets running on its Windows Phone 7 OS. The connector allows users to extend their Home Server to the handset. The application allows you to stream data from WHS to your handset over the internet.

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Samsung upcoming WP7 Mango device revealed by Microsoft

A few days ago, we reported that Samsung will be launching the WP7 version of Galaxy S II and it will be Samsung’s first ever Mango device and guess what? Microsoft officially unveiled the Samsung upcoming device during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner conference this Tuesday and the device looks a lot like the SGS2. As you can in the image above, it features three traditional WP7 buttons (Home, Back, Search) and you can see it’s running on WP7. Continue reading “Samsung upcoming WP7 Mango device revealed by Microsoft”

Nokia to Spend $127 Million to Promote Windows 7

Nokia is ready to invest heavily in the promotion of their upcoming Windows 7 phones. They are reportedly spending a sum of 127 Million US Dollars (80 Million GBP).

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MSN India app now available for Windows Phone 7

MSN is Microsoft’s one of the leading services which provides a lot of things to their customers like MSN Messenger and MSN news site. MSN India is one of the famous news portals in India and it reports people about news about politics, entertainment, sports and a lot of other things related to your life. Now MSN India has officially launched their application for WP7 powered devices. There was already an unofficial app but original is always better. Continue reading “MSN India app now available for Windows Phone 7”