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Rumor: W7 & W8 to be Nokia’s First WP7 Devices

April 14, 2011 No Comments

The word on the street (online) is that Nokia already has their first to Windows Phone devices built, named and using them as prototypes. The first one dubbed W7 as it is built on a  Nokia X7hardware base. The W8 as created as a variant of the Nokia N8 (concept image below) . The W7 is […]

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New Nokia Phone Concepts

April 6, 2011 No Comments

With the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft in full swing we are left wondering what the Nokia Windows Phone 7’s will look like. Since we won’t have an answer to that question for quite some time, we have to satisfy our curiousity with phone concepts instead. Here is a list of five Nokia phone concepts from […]

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Nokia Astound Run Over By Huge Van 2x & Lives – WP7 ‘s Future Shines Bright

April 4, 2011 No Comments

Anyone questioning how the Nokia deal will drastically change WP7? Just take a look at this video showing the Nokia Astound getting run over by a huge van twice and still looking brand new afterwords (and still working). The video was also shot with the same type of phone. Very excited about the future of […]

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Stephen Elop Presentation and Interview

April 4, 2011 No Comments

 Nokia CEO Stephen Elop held a presentation at McMaster University on April 1st. For those interested in what he said the video is below. While there the Financial Post was granted an interview with Mr. Elop, I inserted the Q&A’s that I thought would most appeal to our readers. Financial Post has the full transcripted […]

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IDC Says Windows Phone will be the No. 2 Mobile OS by 2015

March 29, 2011 No Comments

Today IDC Released their Worldwide Forecasts for the Smartphone Market. They see some huge changes in the mobile front for the next few years. They say the iPhone will keep pretty much the same market share they have now and that Android will capture a bit more to keep it the top OS worldwide with 45% […]

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Nokia is on the Road to Re-branding – Creates New Typeface (Font)

March 28, 2011 No Comments

Nokia has taken many steps lately to re-create itself. The partnership with Microsoft has definitely been the biggest change for the company so far. In a move to try to set itself apart from other companies they have created a new typeface for digital use and future phones called Nokia Pure. This might seem as […]

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WP7 Predicted to be in Top 3 Smartphone OS’s By 2016

March 25, 2011 No Comments

While it is expected that smartphones are the phones of the future, research firm Ovum expects “significant growth of smartphones over the next five years”. By 2016, Android is expected to be the leader in smartphone os’s with Apple taking second and Windows Phone 7 just behind Apple. Ovum principal analyst Adam Leach said “For […]

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Nokia Won’t Be Making Any Symbian CDMA Devices

March 23, 2011 No Comments

Nokia doesn’t make phones for CDMA carriers, they are strictly GSM. Verizon and Sprint customers will finally see Nokia devices on their networks but they will have to wait until the Nokia Windows Phone 7’s. Stephen Elop announced at the Mobile World Congress that Nokia would manufacture CDMA devices however it was not specified that […]

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Rumor: Nokia Developing Exclusive Features for WP7

March 21, 2011 No Comments

Everyone has had their eyes on Microsoft and Nokia ever since Nokia announced that they will be abandoning their Symbian OS in order to fully support Windows Phone 7. To add a nice little twist to that partnership there is a rumor that Nokia WP7 devices will have capabilities that the other OEM’s will not […]

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Will Nokia be Bringing Symbian Apps to WP7?

March 15, 2011 No Comments

Many are left wondering what is to happen to the Ovi store once Nokia’s transition to Microsoft is complete. Will it be it’s own section in the Marketplace, much like each of the other phone manufacturers has its’ own Marketplace area? Will they completely abandon Symbian apps and continue with the apps developed soley for Windows Phone […]

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New HTC Radar Ad For UK Has The Right Idea (video)

I have not been a very big fan of how Microsoft has advertised the Windows Phone. It sure beats...

Leaked: Prices for Samsung Focus S, Focus Flash and Omnia W (updated)

A pretty reliable source from the WPXAP forums, has just leaked the pricing for the 3 newly announced Samsung Windows...