The first official press shots for the Nokia 800 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone has leaked. The device has long been rumored with the codename "Sea Ray" and looks near identical to the Meego-powered Nokia N9, which was released in very limited markets. The device is expected to be unveiled at next week's Nokia World conference and we'll be there to bring you all the details.
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Nokia 800 Windows Phone first press shots leak
Microsoft launches Windows Phone devices in India
Microsoft held an event in India recently where it launched Windows Phone 7.5 Mango in the country. The first device that will come to India is said to be the HTC Radar. The Radar is a flagship Mango device and will hit Indian stores as early as next week. Other Mango devices including the Samsung Omnia W and Acer Allegro will come to the carrier in November according to reports.
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HTC Titan Review
Rarely does a gadget’s name quite so well describe its nature, as is the case with the HTC Titan. A huge 4.7-inch display packed into a battleship-strong metal chassis, the TItan is an unapologetic slab of Windows Phone 7. Question is, can Mango provide sufficient sweetness to balance the Titan’s brutal charms, or are HTC’s big ambitions in for an equally big fall? Check out the full SlashGear review to find out.
Navigon GPS app hits Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Navigon launched today its mobile turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform. Similar to the way it functions on iOS and Android, the app stores maps on your phone so that it can work even when you lose data connection or cell coverage.
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Nokia 800 Windows Phone adverts leak
Promotional material for one of Nokia's first Windows Phone handsets has leaked, suggesting the smartphone currently known as the "Searay" will launch as the Nokia 800. According to the advert, leaked to Pocketnow, the Nokia N9 lookalike will have an 8-megapixel camera and is being billed as a speedy, everyday companion device.
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Microsoft digs into Samsung and HTC wallets for WP7 promotion
Microsoft has pressured Windows Phone manufacturers to boost their marketing spend promoting the platform, coaxing more ad cash out of Samsung and HTC despite having handed over millions of dollars to Nokia to push its handsets. Although it will be up to individual manufacturers to decide exactly how the freshly-pledged money will be spent, Windows Phone chief Andy Lees told Bloomberg, some of it is likely to go on encouraging retail staff to push the platform to potential buyers.
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Windows Phone LTE and dual-core models in pipeline
Windows Phone handsets running dual-core processors and packing 4G LTE are in the pipeline, Microsoft's smartphone chief has confirmed, but none will arrive until software, chipsets and batteries are up to the challenge. Currently the Windows Phone platform isn't set up to capitalize on multi-core chipsets, Andy Lees told AllThingsD, while Microsoft and its partners took a conscious decision to hold off on 4G until the power/performance balance was addressed. Until then, though, Lees is confident that even single-core devices can hold their own against rival dual-cores.
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Dell cancels device for Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Dell has canceled its plans to launch any Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices and may completely bail out of the Windows Phone market for now. Although a leaked roadmap back in February indicated that Dell would be coming out with an updated Venue Pro codenamed "Wrigley," the company was noticeably absent from the list when Microsoft unveiled its new Windows Phone partners in May.
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Microsoft Skype buy approved by EU
It appears that last May's Microsoft acquisition of Skype has finally been approved by the EU. This Friday Microsoft can officially say that, at least in Europe, it'll be able to purchase Skype for $8.5 billion. The European Commission noted that it found both firms activities "overlapped for video communications, where Microsoft is active through its Windows Live Messenger." This of course is noted in regards to competition and whether or not there are "competition concerns" in the deal.
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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Review [Video]
It’s time for the second coming of Windows Phone 7, a mobile OS that by all means deserves a fair shot at the global market share, but hasn’t quite risen to the ranks of iPhone or Android glory – at least not yet. What we’re going to do in this post is give the first really big refresh of Microsoft’s current mobile OS, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, a good rundown and review. Because the vast majority of our readers are not yet Windows Phone users, I’ll be padding the review with some features that’ve already been in place for some time – but the focus will, indeed, be on the new list of upgrades as presented in this newest, tastiest flavoring of Windows Phone.
Nokia Ace 4.3-inch Windows Phone rumored [Update]
Details purportedly concerning a third Nokia Windows Phone set for release later this month, the Nokia Ace, have leaked, suggesting a 4.3-inch AMOLED device packing HSPA+ connectivity. According to The Nokia Blog's source, the Ace will be headed to AT&T in Q1 2012, with an 8-megapixel autofocus camera using Carl Zeiss optics. The rumor fits with information previously passed to SlashGear that Nokia would initially reveal three Windows Phone handsets at Nokia World 2011 in late October, though our source declined to detail the devices.
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Samsung Focus Hands-on and Unboxing with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango [Video]
Welcome to the next generation of Windows Phone 7 devices with Mango – you’re looking straight at it through a Samsung Focus lens, complete with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a .39-inch thin chassis, and 4.1 ounces of weightlessness. Inside you’ll find a single core 1GHz, QSD8250, Qualcomm processor, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and the ability to shoot some fancy photos with your 5 megapixel camera on the back. What we’ve got here is an everyman’s introductory phone for Mango made simple for each and every customer to get an experience that’s both full and controlled right out of the box. Those of you that’ve seen this device before, you’ll have to wait until the review to see Mango in its entirety. For now we’re just giving this device another glimpse.
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