Samsung announced the Samsung Omnia M GT-I8350 smartphone today. It’s yet another mid-range Windows Phone with a 1GHz single-core processor, 4-inch WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED display, 5 megapixel rear camera with flash, VGA front-facing camera, 4GB of internal storage, and 1500mAh battery. It’s also 10.5mm thick, weighs 119g, and runs Windows Phone 7.5. Look...
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Back in January, it was reported that the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone would hit AT&T retail stores on March 18 for $99.99. While the affordable pricing is still a go, it’s now rumored that AT&T has decided to delay the Lumia 900 launch by a month – to April 22. We won’t know...
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The LG Miracle Windows Phone, also known as the Fantasy, has been caught in the wild in a pair of photos and a demo video. The Miracle sports a 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 8GB of internal storage, Near Field Communication (NFC), 5 megapixel rear camera, and Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Look...
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A segment of AT&T’s 2012 Q1 roadmap has leaked out, pegging the upcoming Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone with a March 18th release date and $99.99 price tag. This news, of course, hasn’t been announced by AT&T just yet, but has been confirmed by a trusted BGR source. If the $100 price point is...
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Nokia will hold a press conference on January 9th at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. While they haven’t mentioned what they’ll be announcing/demoing, it’s quite obvious that it will be Windows Phone related – the Metro-themed invite says that much. Hopefully Nokia will show some love for more US carriers with their Lumia series....
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Today, T-Mobile announced that they will release the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone on January 11th for $49.99 (after mail-in rebate and two year agreement). It’s the first Nokia-branded Windows Phone to land in the US and it’s coming at a very affordable price. The Nokia Lumia 710 features a 3.7-inch ClearBlack WVGA display,...
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T-Mobile and Nokia are currently sending out invitations for a media event on December 14th. They apparently have “something exciting in the works,” and we assume it has to do with Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The event invite certainly looks Metro-ish with the variously sized and colored tiles present. Could T-Mobile be the first...
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Verizon’s recent Android smartphones are all packed with 4G LTE firepower, and now Big Red wants to expand that lighting-fast data access to Windows Phones. Unfortunately, Microsoft is moving at a slower pace than Big Red would like when it comes to integrating LTE and the Windows Phone 7 platform. Microsoft has already said...
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The Samsung Focus Flash Windows Phone, available now from AT&T, seems to be getting all the marketing love lately. First, the “Banter” commercial, which featured two men sitting on a couch threatening to expose their embarrassing moments on Facebook/Twitter. Now, the new “Fashion Advice” TV ad shows off the Groups feature with another comedy...
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If you’re seeking a serviceable Android app for viewing, creating and editing office documents, you may want to head to the Amazon Appstore to download a free copy of Quickoffice Pro. The app normally costs $14.99 on the Android Market where it has received high marks through 3,000 ratings. The promotion ends on 11/15...
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Here’s an in-depth 8-minute video documentary on the creation of the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone. Video Description: We go behind the scenes at Nokia’s London design studio with Stefan Pannenbecker, VP of Industrial Design at Nokia, Chris Linnett, Head of Lumia UX design and Kate Freebairn, Creative Director for Lumia UX design to...
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ChevronWP7 Labs has finally been released for all of your Windows Phone unlocking and resulting Homebrew needs. ChevronWP7 Labs was designed to allow hobbyist developers to install, run, and debug unsigned applications on their personal Windows Phone. For $9, you can get your Windows Phone developer unlocked through Microsoft-approved methods. Still, we warn any...
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Nokia Drive Product Manager, Adrien, took a few moments with Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph at Nokia World 2011 to demo the new voice-guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation app that’s preloaded on the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 Windows Phones. Check out Nokia Drive in action on the Lumia 800 in the video above. Nokia Drive: Changing...
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone division takes a look at Nokia Music and Mix Radio on the newly announced Lumia 800 smartphone. According to Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph, “it takes the things that you already love about Zune – millions of tracks to download, personalization, and great audio quality – and extends it to make your music...
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Today, at Nokia World 2011, Microsoft gave a quick demo of Kinectimals on a Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone. The app isn’t available just yet, although it’s mentioned to be coming very soon, but the demo shows how you can transfer your game from smartphone to Xbox 360, or the other way around, using...
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