Citing its usual “industry sources,” Digitimes is reporting that handset manufacturers are urging Microsoft to loosen its design rules for the upcoming Windows Phone 8 release. They are looking for more flexibility in modifying applications and the user interface to create greater differentiation between devices. This lack of differentiation has apparently made it more difficult to market devices. The report […]
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Microsoft testing dual-core Snapdragon Windows Phone 8 device?
With rumours already suggesting that Windows Phone 8 will support multi-core processors, it should not come as a surprise that Microsoft has begun testing the 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset. According to The Verge, Microsoft is working on getting at least one Windows Phone 8 device ready for release by the end of the year. The report adds that Sprint […]
PC vendors to reenter smartphone market with Windows Phone 8?
PC vendors may be Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone ally. According to a Digitimes report, companies including Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Dell could return to the smartphone market with the next major version of Windows Phone (codenamed Apollo). The close relationship between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 (details leaked this week about a number of common elements) could make it easier […]
Rumour: Windows Phone 8 details revealed
Two separate reports today appear to have shed quite a bit of light on Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo), the next major release of Windows Phone. PocketNow claims to have obtained a video in which senior vice president and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore reveals a number of new features in Windows 8. WinSuperSite‘s Paul Thurrott followed that with a […]
Rumour: Windows Phone 2012 roadmap leaked
A leaked Windows Phone roadmap obtained by WMPowerUser reveals what Microsoft could have in store for its mobile operating system in 2012. Two releases are planned based on the document which dates back to October. Tango will arrive sometime in Q2 with Apollo to follow in Q4. The timelines align fairly well with an earlier roadmap leak. Tango will focus […]
Microsoft Windows Phone Tango to be for entry-level smartphones?
There have been hints in the past about an upcoming Windows Phone release called Tango. New details emerged today to confirm that such a release does exist and will precede the release of Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo) which is apparently scheduled for a late 2012 release. Windows Phone Tango will follow the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and is […]