Seven XBOX games have been discounted to make your Easter Sunday extra special. The games have been priced equivalent to iOS/Android prices, yes that’s $0.99 for each one. The games are popular titles like Angry Birds, Max and the Magic Marker, followed by Burn the Rope, Doodle God, Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp, IonBallEX and De Blob. So what are you waiting for, head on over to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Although we don’t yet have a “definite” launch date for Windows Phone 7 Mango, but Microsoft has signed off on the Retlease To Manufacturing (RTM) build of their latest OS update. This just leaves the handset manufacturers and carriers to implement the new update. Keep reading for more and a video of Microsoft’s ad campaign for Windows Phone 7 Mango.
Well well, what do we have here. Its Mr. Stephen Elop asking everyone to switch off their cameras and other recording devices to show a brand new device. This is how he began and of course nobody was going to listen and here we are with the first pics of a working Nokia Windows Phone and a video as well. At present its “super confidential” and codenamed “Sea Ray”. Hit the story after the break for more pics the complete video showing the delicious Mango filling inside.
Nokia is all set to get into a new gear with their Nokia Connection event to be held on June 21st in conjunction with CommunicAsia ’2011. The event generally highlights Nokia’s current strategy , new devices and things to come. So what are we expecting ? A new Windows Phone 7 handset, of course. We don’t have any confirmation on that, but sources tell us that we might expect the first Nokia WP7 handset at this event.
The event is aptly titled “Unveiling The Next Chapter”. Let’s keep our fingers and toes crossed !
First of all, this is a rumor. There has been no official statement from either party. But there seems to be some shred of truth to this news if we look at the source, Eldar Murtazin, who has shown a knack of finding all things Nokia in the past. It was him who had brought to the forefront Nokia’s departure from Symbian and collaboration with Microsoft over Windows Phone 7, at a point when all this seemed impossible. Nevertheless, this seems a bit too far fetched. Dive in after the break for Eldar’s own words on the subject.
With Research In Motion(RIM)’s failed attempt at a tablet with the Playbook and dipping sales all over the table, speculations have begun that RIM might be looking towards a buyout. What fueled the speculation that Microsoft may be rooting for some Blackberry pie was the presence of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at the Blackberry World conference which was recently concluded. More on this after the break.
Microsoft’s plan to bring Windows Phone 7 upto par with its competitors has received a great impetus. The much anticipated “Mango” update will bring multitasking, better app load times among other nic nacs to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Keep reading about the details and a demo video with Joe Belfiore, which shows how Windows Phone 7 thrashes both iPhone 4 and Google Nexus S in terms of hardware acceleration.
Its become the in-thing in the Mobile industry right now. What are we talking about? Its Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which enables payments and also lets consumers use a handset for other tasks, such as redeeming coupons and loyalty points at local merchants.
