Microsoft was not joking when it said that the Windows Phone Mango update was coming in “the next week or two.” Some internal emails obtained by WPCentral.com suggest that AT&T will begin pushing it out to its customers as early as next week. The roll-out schedule depends on the device though. First up will be the HTC Surround and the […]
Windows Phone 7.5
AT&T announces three Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones
AT&T today announced that it will launch three new Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones, two from Samsung and one from HTC, in the fourth quarter. It also announced plans to update all existing Windows Phones. “Our customers love Windows Phones which is why we’ve sold more of them than anyone else,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and […]
Windows Phone 7.5 HTC Titan and HTC Radar unveiled
HTC today held an event in London where it unveiled the Windows Phone 7.5 HTC Titan (haven’t we already seen a device with such a name?) and HTC Radar. The unveiling also confirms that Windows Phone 7.5 will support front facing cameras. HTC Titan specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Operating system: Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Cellular connectivity: Quad-band […]
Latest Windows Phone 7 Samsung smartphone to sport 1.4Ghz processor and NFC?
Samsung will be among the manufacturers to offer Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones in the imminent future. One of these could sport a 1.4Ghz processor and NFC capabilities according to a tweet from a “good source” (according to PocketNow). PocketNow adds that this could be the Samsung Omnia W, perhaps the successor to the Samsung Focus, one of the original Windows […]
Forward-facing cameras confirmed for Windows Phone Mango
When Microsoft teased us with four new Windows Phone Mango devices back in July, one of the devices (the Samsung SGH-i937?) appeared to sport a front-facing camera despite there not being any confirmed support for such a feature in the latest Windows Phone specification. It is now confirmed that Mango will support forward-facing cameras: Nice, they just confirmed at TechEd […]
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 […]
Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T first Windows Phone Mango phone to be announced
Now that Windows Phone Mango has been sent to manufacturers, we can expect to hear more about devices. The first to be announced is the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T (first spotted at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this month). Here is what we know about the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T so far: Processor: Qualcomm MSM8655 (speed not specified) Operating system: Microsoft […]
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices to launch in September?
Microsoft may have inadvertently revealed that the first Windows Phone Mango devices (perhaps the four spotted yesterday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference?) would launch in September. Speaking at Imagine Cup competition earlier this week, Ballmer indicated that the next generation of Windows Phone devices would be out in time for the holidays. An Imagine Cup tweet today suggests that […]