“We’d heard November 8th was AT&T’s Windows Phone 7 launch date, but this makes it real — Microsoft advertisements on Microsoft’s page, pointing to a brand-new Windows Phone website. And unless we’re completely mistaken, the Samsung Cetus finally has a name — it’ll be called the Focus when it comes to AT&T on the specified date.”
Today’s official release of Windows Phone 7 included a little pre-event discovery by Engadget of a nice phone from Samsung as well as a new AT&T website for the new platform. Hit the Read link for more information.
“We’d heard November 8th was AT&T’s Windows Phone 7 launch date, but this makes it real — Microsoft advertisements on Microsoft’s page, pointing to a brand-new Windows Phone website. And unless we’re completely mistaken, the Samsung Cetus finally has a name — it’ll be called the Focus when it comes to AT&T on the specified date.”
Today’s official release of Windows Phone 7 included a little pre-event discovery by Engadget of a nice phone from Samsung as well as a new AT&T website for the new platform. Hit the Read link for more information.
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st – a week on Thursday. There’s some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 applications will be available at launch. That, I have to say, is pretty respectable.
This device looks to be a Samsung phone, but the lack of a name even in these internal slides perhaps shows how Microsoft are trying to keep control of leaks. A 4″ Super AMOLED capacitive screen and a 5 megapixel camera are also listed.
Not long now guys… check in on Monday for more details on Windows Phone 7.
Link – Engadget
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The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st – a week on Thursday. There’s some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 applications will be available at launch. That, I have to say, is pretty respectable.
This device looks to be a Samsung phone, but the lack of a name even in these internal slides perhaps shows how Microsoft are trying to keep control of leaks. A 4″ Super AMOLED capacitive screen and a 5 megapixel camera are also listed.
Not long now guys… check in on Monday for more details on Windows Phone 7.
Link – Engadget
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st – a week on Thursday. There’s some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 applications will be available at launch. That, I have to say, is pretty respectable.
This device looks to be a Samsung phone, but the lack of a name even in these internal slides perhaps shows how Microsoft are trying to keep control of leaks. A 4″ Super AMOLED capacitive screen and a 5 megapixel camera are also listed.
Not long now guys… check in on Monday for more details on Windows Phone 7.
Link – Engadget
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st – a week on Thursday. There’s some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 applications will be available at launch. That, I have to say, is pretty respectable.
This device looks to be a Samsung phone, but the lack of a name even in these internal slides perhaps shows how Microsoft are trying to keep control of leaks. A 4″ Super AMOLED capacitive screen and a 5 megapixel camera are also listed.
Not long now guys… check in on Monday for more details on Windows Phone 7.
Link – Engadget
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
The Windows Phone 7 launch is now getting extremely close. Engadget have picked out some slides from Three UK showing an availability / launch date of October 21st – a week on Thursday. There’s some other juicy details, including the fact that 2,000 applications will be available at launch. That, I have to say, is pretty respectable.
This device looks to be a Samsung phone, but the lack of a name even in these internal slides perhaps shows how Microsoft are trying to keep control of leaks. A 4″ Super AMOLED capacitive screen and a 5 megapixel camera are also listed.
Not long now guys… check in on Monday for more details on Windows Phone 7.
Link – Engadget
Read on and add your comments. Follow us on twitter too.
Sneaky shots from the internal Phones 4U system have appeared over on engadget. This will be the “only Windows Phone 7 device” on Phones 4U this year and the specs show a 3.7″ screen, 8 megapixel camera (with flash and HD video recording) and 1 GHz CPU.
Other details show a sturdy 1300mAh battery, 8GB of memory (on board, we presume there’s still no microSD action), 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.1, aGPS, WiFi and the usual sensors.
Are you getting ready for Windows Phone 7? Will you be buying one? Let us know!
Link – engadget
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by dave on April 13th, 2010 /
Category: News
Engadget has posted a funny little commercial that mocks the Kin commercials that have been floating around the web already. Pretty funny.
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by dave on April 11th, 2010 /
Category: News
Engadget has put a nice little chart together that compares key features of iPhone 3 and 4 to Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7. Funny, it almost makes Windows Mobile 6.5.3 look like the most capable OS of them all!
| |
iPhone
OS 4
|
iPhone
OS 3.1.3
|
Windows
Phone 7
|
Windows
Mobile 6.5.3
|
| Kernel Type |
OS X |
OS X |
Windows CE 6 |
Windows CE 5 |
| Platform Adaptability |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
| Platform Age |
Adolescent |
Adolescent |
Young |
Mature |
| First-party Enterprise Support |
Exchange |
Exchange |
Exchange |
Exchange |
| Wireless Tech |
GSM, WiFi |
GSM, WiFi |
GSM, CDMA, WiFi |
GSM, CDMA, WiFi |
| Screen Gestures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
| Screen Tech |
Capacitive |
Capacitive |
Capacitive |
Capacitive / Resistive |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| UI skinning |
Limited |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Input methods |
Virtual / external keyboards |
Virtual keyboard only |
Virtual / physical keyboards |
Virtual / physical keyboards, T9 / triple tap, character recognition |
| Notification style |
Modal pop-up, icon badge |
Modal pop-up, icon badge |
Unobtrusive banner / pop-up |
Modal pop-up |
| Contact integration / management |
Exchange ActiveSync, Mac OS Address Book, Google Sync |
Exchange ActiveSync, Mac OS Address Book, Google Sync |
Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync |
Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync, Domino, BlackBerry |
| Multitasking |
Limited / managed |
No |
Limited / managed |
Yes |
| Copy / paste |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Media support / ecosystem |
iTunes |
iTunes |
Zune |
None |
| Global search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Firmware updates |
Tethered |
Tethered |
Tethered, OTA |
Tethered, limited OTA |
| Browser Engine |
WebKit |
WebKit |
Trident (IE) |
Trident (IE) |
| Tethering |
Yes (varies by carrier) |
Yes (varies by carrier) |
Unknown |
Yes |
| Stereo Blutooth |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| SDK Availability / Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Official App Store |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| App Availability |
High |
High |
Low (unreleased) |
Medium |
| Native Applications |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Unsigned Applications |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| On-Device App Management |
Excellent |
Good
(no folders) |
Good
(no folders) |
Good |
This chart is straight from the Endgadget article. Like I said, I count 6 green boxes under Windows Mobile 6.5.3… more than any other. What do you guys think? Is Microsoft moving in the wrong direction with Windows Phone 7? Losing multitasking, copy/paste and native apps – three things that made 6.x stand out over the years…
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