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Nokia finally reveals their Windows Phone 7 flagship called Lumia 800. Is this the long awaited comeback?
You might say that Nokia is a little bit late to the party (more like a few years late), but at least they decided to ditch Symbian as OS for flagship devices and teamed up with Microsoft in order to make a comeback. Nokias marketshare was steadily declining in the past years and it seemed like nothing can stop the momentum of iOS and Android. Microsoft released Windows Phone 7 which is a unique and...
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is rolled out now
Microsoft announced yesterday that the roll out of the latest Windows Phone update has begun. After many positive previews of the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update in the recent months, all customers will soon be able to try out all new Mango features first hand.
At this point it seems that there are only a few additional bugfixes and changes compared to the latest Mango beta. You can find a complete...
Windows Phone 7.5 – Mango has been released to manufacturing
Microsoft just announced on the official WP7 blog, that the Mango update has archieved RTM status.
So Windows Phone 7 users should see the first devices updated by fall. This is great news because the mango update is introducing about 500 new features and tweaks including Multitasking, Bing turn-by-turn navigation, tight social media integration and much more.
Check out my in-depth Mango review for...
Mobile World Congress 2010 (MWC) – A tech bloggers recap
The Mobile World Congress 2010 closed its gates recently, and we got plenty of interesting stuff to see. Android gained a lot of speed due to many new device announcements, Nokia suprised most people with the decision to fuse their Meamo OS with Intels mobile OS, but Microsoft actually had the biggest news day with their new Windows Phone 7 Series overhaul. Let’s take a look at the most interesting...
Opera Mobile 9.7 beta for Windows Mobile is out
The public beta of Opera Mobile 9.7 for windows mobile has been released. Check out the official Opera Mobile page for the download.
Opera Mobile 9.7 - Image courtesy of Opera Software
I already installed the app the the first impression is not bad at all. Stay tuned for my full opera 9.7 beta review coming soon.
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Which Opera Mobile 9 build for Windows Mobile is the best?
After reviewing some browsers recently, i came across the Opera Mobile page a few times coincidently while surfing the net. My review of Opera Mobile 9.5 was based on an older extracted cab-file from a rom, so i thought that there must have some enhancements taken place in the meantime. Hoping that the build Opera is providing on their homepage is the best and most stable one, i decided to give the...
Windows Mobile 6.5 preview
Today i’d like to share my impressions about the upcoming release of windows mobile 6.5. The first devices with wm 6.5 preinstalled should be available by the end of this year. OSNN.NET posted an interesting hands-on preview for windows mobile 6.5, where you can check out the new features and first impressions based on a leaked beta rom.
Windows Mobile 6.5 start menu
While the author of the article...
Pros&cons of the Windows Mobile platform
Currently there are a lot of smartphones on the market which all have their pros and cons. Since i’m searching for a follow-up device to my current XDA Orbit2 for many months now, i think it’s time to make a little round-up of what i found out so far.
Starting with windows mobile, i have to say that one of the biggest assets of the wm platform is still the customization and the huge app...

