Rumors
WP7 Coming in October?
on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 site states that the release date of WP7 is “Holiday 2010.” I just want to clarify what that likely means. When Windows 7 (desktop) was pre-announced they had a goal of 2009 Holiday. The actual public release occurred on October 22, 2009. Presumably, when MS uses the phrase ‘holiday’ this [...]
Abandon All Cabs and Existing Phones Ye Who Enters WP7
Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business Director Aaron Woodman, when asked by CNET if people with phones running WM6.5 would be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 7 without buying a new device, said no: “I don’t know if any Windows Mobile 6.5 Device today meets those specifications.” He went on to discuss new hardware plans which [...]
MS Docs On App Dev And Multitasking For WP7 Leaked (?)
Check the category- yup, rumor is checked. From Mamaich of XDA come a series of documents which may show how to develop apps for WP7. They claim to be new (from 2010). We don’t know if they are authentic, or anything solid about its source, but here they are:
Windows Mobile 6.6 or 7 Announcement Coming To MWC?
There have been tons of rumors floating around about the release of Windows Mobile 7, and even a bunch of screen shots. We chase rumors here as much as anyone, but I have been hesitant to write about any Windows Mobile 7 rumors because of the continued delays, disappointments, and updates released to Windows Mobile [...]
Omnia 2 For AT&T – The Plot Thickens
We initially showed a photo taken in an AT&T store of what we believed to be an Omnia 2 with AT&T branding. Now Engadget has revealed pictures of the Omnia 2 with Verizon branding and now that it’s branded it looks a lot more like the AT&T pic we had. Just take a look [...]
TouchPro2 Available Tomorrow?
Put this right into the doubtful pile but website SMGGMS has the unlocked TouchPro2 labeled with a due in stock date of May 12, 2009. It’s listed for $800. The company is in California and has photos of just about every speculative HTC phone (the others lack release dates which may actually add a [...]
Touch Pro 2, Meet Your Competition – The Omnia Pro
What if you took an Omnia and added a slide out keyboard? We’ll you’d have an Omnia Pro which is a yet be officially announced. It’s rumored to be sporting a 624mhz CPU and have a 5mp camera (yup both specs beat the Touch Pro 2 with the processor about 20% faster) as well [...]
Sprint’s TP2 to Be Both CDMA and GSM?
Take a look at this screen shot being floated by unwiredview. It shows the Sprint version of the TP2 coming out third quarter this year (so far so good) and also states that it will have both CDMA and GSM bands. In ‘Reason for Development" it reads "Offer customers an international business tool to [...]
Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
Microsoft is expected to start delivering its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (operating system) to handset makers in mid-2009 following the expected debut of the new mobile OS in the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to sources at Taiwan handset makers.
Although a number of Windows Mobile 6.5-based mobile devices are expected to [...]
Motorola Drops Word of Windows Mobile 6.5
In an earnings call reported on by PC Magazine, Motorola’s Sanjay Jha announced Motorola’s plans to push forward in the Windows Mobile and Android arenas including a Windows Mobile 6.5 handset in Mid-2009.
The big questions this begs are: 1) what does this do to the Windows Mobile 7 release that was supposed to be [...]
