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by Michael Fisher | June 21, 2012 12:13 PMRead OnFor Windows Phone users, the world is a different place today. Microsoft's announcements at yesterday's Windows Phone Summit brought some welcome news to some current and prospective users of the platform: Windows Phone 8 will arrive in time for the holiday season, and it's bringing with it the sort of improvements you'd expect from a major point upgrade. The new version appears poised to correct many of the weaknesses of its predecessor, and it'll be bringing some fun and useful new capabilities to boot. While the Microsoft announcement was going on, I was fully immersed in the US ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 20, 2012 1:31 PMRead OnMicrosoft is still in the process of launching Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco, and we've already confirmed some bad news, that just got solved by some good news. The rumors were strong regarding the fact that Windows Phone 8 won't be supporting current Windows Phone 7 devices, which was a direct stab in the back for actual owners of new devices like the Lumia 900. Now that we read all the features that will be included on Windows Phone 8 devices, it makes sense for the new platform to not support legacy hardware since there aren't any NFC chips or multi-core processors on current ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 7, 2012 7:38 AMRead OnWindows Phone Tango is Microsoft's effort to lower the price point of devices and enter emerging markets as well as compete with low-end/budget Android devices. They manage that in partnership with OEMs by lowering the specifications of their phones. In this video we're going to take a look at Windows Phone Mango vs. Windows Phone Tango, and we're going to use a wave-one device, the LG Optimus 7, which we're going to put up against the Nokia Lumia 610, a legacy Tango phone. We're comparing day-to-day/real-life/application launch times, Internet Browsing as well as gaming, to find out ...
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by Brandon Miniman | May 25, 2012 10:30 PMRead OnAfter having announced the (then-named) Windows Phone 7 Series platform at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft planned a flashy New York City event in the fall of that same year to show off the first devices that would be bestowed with the Windows ecosystem's answer to Apple and Google's foray into mobile. There were a handful of devices, though one stood out to us in particular: the Samsung Focus, which seemed to have the best screen, the snappiest performance, and the most impressive thin-and-light form factor. The Focus went on to be one of the best-selling early Windows Phone 7 ...
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by Adam Z. Lein | May 20, 2012 8:04 PMRead OnThose who know my work know that I've been a big fan of Windows Phones since I first got my hands on a Samsung Taylor developer prototype. There are a lot of reasons to love Windows Phone, but as you might expect with any technology there can also be some frustrations. In this article we'll talk about a few annoyances about Windows Phone that I personally have been frustrated with, however if you're also a Windows Phone user, we'd love to hear about a few of your frustrations in the comments at the bottom of the page. The first big thing about Windows Phone that frustrates me every day ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 19, 2012 9:36 AMRead OnNokia appears to be truly committed to Windows Phones and while the hardware capabilities are standardized over OEMs, the Finnish manufacturer is further differentiating itself from the others with the help of dedicated applications, like the Creative Studio from the end of March. Furthermore, a "Camera Extension" will be launched for the Lumia line-up which will integrate with the Camera application of Windows Phone, but with added features. These features will bring no less than four camera modes: Smart Group Shot, Action Shot (burst mode with about eight shots), Panoramic (stitching ...
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by Adam Z. Lein | May 18, 2012 8:14 AMRead OnChris McDermott, Ben Darvill and Russell Hepton created this concept design artwork and video for a product that works with the Windows Phone system as well as Metro-style tablets to easily link devices to a TV, Projector, etc. and then control the remote display with a phone or tablet. The design was nominated for a D&AD digital design award. Of course these images are just design concepts and explorations that aren't really part of any type of product currently in development however it's still an interesting project and it's certainly good to see skilled designers taking a ...
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