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Windows Phone evangelist admits Apollo upgrade blunder

Chris Davies, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Backtrack time: the Microsoft Windows Phone evangelist who promised Apollo WP8 updates for all existing users has retracted his statements, claiming to have "confused app compatibility with phone updateability." Nuno Silva prompted headlines after telling a Portugese site that all existing Windows Phone handsets would be compatible with Microsoft's next-gen version of the platform, something he now says Microsoft is not commenting on. Read The Full Story

No Windows Phone 8 upgrade for current handsets tip insiders

Chris Davies, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

None of the currently available Windows Phone devices – including Nokia’s new Lumia 900 flagship – will get an upgrade to Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” insiders have warned, the next tough-to-swallow hurdle for Microsoft’s platform. Despite comments earlier by one Microsoft evangelist suggesting all Windows Phone 7 devices would get an upgrade to the incoming major refresh of the mobile OS, other sources say that’s definitely not the case.

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Samsung confirms Windows Phone 8 for October

Rue Liu, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung was recently rumored to be preparing three new Windows Phone handsets this year, with two of them likely to run the Windows Phone 8 Apollo update. Now Samsung's Taiwan division has confirmed that the company plans to release at least one Windows Phone 8 handset as soon as October, the earliest that Microsoft might release the next-gen platform. Read The Full Story

Nokia WP8 Prodigy and AC/DC leaked

Chris Burns, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Nokia have had a couple of new devices leaked it seems, both of them smartphones running what will be the next generation of Microsoft mobile operating systems: Windows Phone 8. These devices are called Nokia Prodigy and Nokia AC/DC presumably nick-named after whoever's job it is to name device's favorite bands, with the Prodigy set as a high-end device and the AC/DC set as a mid-range device, both of them coming out with a set of colors that's not to be missed. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 3, 2012

Chris Burns, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [1]

The Super Bowl is drawing nearer and nearer by the day, just one week left until the biggest American Football game of the year, and the apps are pouring in: the Official NFL Guide, Verizon's own official stream, and PlayUp with real NFL stars chatting amongst them. There's a bit of a tip on the iPhone 5 in that it'll be revealed at WWDC in June. And perhaps of some slightly larger importance, an Earth twin has been discovered a mere 22 light-years away. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone Skype app tipped for late-Feb launch

Chris Davies, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [6]

Microsoft is dogfooding its Windows Phone Skype app, it's suggested, with employees supposedly able to download a test version of the VoIP software to their smartphones ahead of a potential MWC 2012 debut. The much-anticipated app has been brought up to speed with Windows Phone's Metro UI, insiders tell The Verge, with a dual-column contacts grid, though no integration with the platform's People hub. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8: Win8 Kernel and deep-hook Skype confirmed

Chris Davies, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [12]

Spilled details on Windows Phone 8 "Apollo" have opened the floodgates on Microsoft's next significant update to its smartphone software, with more tidbits on the Windows 8 kernel based platform slipping out. Paul Thurrott confirms the shared kernel, along with the multi-core processor support, sensor fusion, security model, network, and video and graphics technologies from Windows 8, though says Skype will remain a separate app rather than baked in at the OS level. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8 Apollo detailed by SVP

Chris Burns, Feb 2nd 2012 Discuss [11]

A video appears to have been leaked which depicts none other than Windows Phone manager and senior vice president Joe Blfiore, this video intended for Nokia’s eyes only and to show off Windows Phone 8. This newest update is what we’ve been calling Windows Phone Apollo thus far as a code-name, it coming after the Tango update which will still be working under Windows Phone 7. This video was uncovered by Evan Blass of PocketNow and the details are juicy!