Health | Science | Technology | Space | Sports | Entertainment | Mobile | Games | Economy | Politics | Movies | Music | [Top News]

Posts tagged: windows

ARM-powered Windows 8 devices will likely support desktop apps

February 8, 2012
Contrary to a number of reports that have suggested otherwise, ARM-powered Windows 8 devices will likely be able to run full desktop applications. Microsoft had failed for some time to provide a straight answer as to whether or not ARM-powered devices would be limited to simply running Metro-style applications. However, ...

LG Miracle Windows Phone Unit Leaks

February 8, 2012
PocketNow has just got their hands on a brand new LG Windows Phone unit, dubbed Miracle. All they have right now is the picture below and some specs, but this is a more familiar model than you think, since some of you may know it as the LG Fantasy, first ...

LG ‘Miracle’ Windows Phone details leak ahead of announcement

February 8, 2012
LG is preparing to unveil a mid-range Windows Phone code-named “Miracle” at this year’s Mobile World Congress trade show, according to PocketNow. The Mango-powered handset will feature a 4-inch WVGA display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8GB of storage, a 5-megapixel rear camera capable of shooting 720p video and a VGA ...

Windows Phone-Based LG Miracle Leaks

February 8, 2012
South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is expected to bring to the market a new handset running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, one that will arrive on shelves under the name of LG Miracle.The handset will be based on the newer flavors of Microsoft’s mobile OS, ...

White Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone to launch later this month

February 7, 2012
Nokia on Monday officially took the wraps off a white version of its Lumia 800 Windows Phone.  Nokia originally launched the device in black and cyan, and the white version adopts a gloss finish instead of the matte coloring of the other models. Nokia says the device will be made ...

Windows Phone 8 to Allow More Handset Designs

February 7, 2012
With Windows Phone 7, things were pretty straightforward, as most devices packed only candybar form factors and were only touch-enabled, except for very few of them (such as the Dell Venue Pro, or HTC 7 Pro).Apparently, new Windows Phone form factors are in the works, and Microsoft will ...

Nokia Lumia Tablet Concept Runs Windows 8

February 6, 2012
Nokia is the most important Microsoft partner when it comes to Windows Phone. In fact, it is so important that it previously hinted that it might extend the partnership to cover tablet PCs as well. No official info on a possible near device has emerged for the time ...

Windows Phone 8 to Appeal More to PC Vendors

February 4, 2012
Later this year, Microsoft is expected to bring to the market the next version of its mobile operating system, namely Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo).The platform is expected to bring along a wide range of improvements when compared to the current flavor of the OS, such as support for ...

Windows Phone Marketplace Arrives in Five New Countries

February 4, 2012
Microsoft has expanded the availability of its Windows Phone Marketplace to a number of five new countries, namely Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines.All Windows Phone users in these countries can now benefit from access to appealing applications and games straight from their devices.If ... (read ...

Windows Phone 8 with Multicore Support, Better Cameras

February 3, 2012
Later this year, Microsoft is expected to bring to the market a new flavor of its mobile operating system, one that would arrive on shelves under the name of Windows Phone 8. Rumors on what the platform could bring to devices have been around for some time ...

Android and iOS see continued growth in Q4 as BlackBerry, Windows and Symbian slide

February 3, 2012
ComScore released its most recent U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share report for the three-month period ending in December, 2011. The research firm found that Samsung remained the top mobile phone vendor in the fourth quarter with a 25.3% market share — the same share as it held in the third quarter. ...

Purported Windows Phone 8 details leak: NFC, native Skype support and more

February 2, 2012
We’re still waiting for Microsoft to launch Windows Phone “Tango,” but supposed details have already emerged surrounding the next major Windows Phone release code-named “Apollo.” According to Pocketnow, which claims to have obtained a video of Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore that was intended to be viewed only by Nokia ...