By Brandon Russell |
The still-young Lumia 900 — only just released back in April — is going to get a fresh new coat of paint in early 2013, according to Microsoft. The company finally announced on Wednesday that Windows Phone 7.8 will arrive to existing Windows Phone 7.5…
By Todd Haselton |
Zynga’s hit titles Draw Something and Words With Friends are now available for Windows Phone. Microsoft promised the titles several months ago and both are free for owners of Nokia’s Lumia-branded Windows Phone handsets for the next two months. Unfortunately, early downloaders are already calling for…
By Killian Bell |
Nokia has unveiled the latest addition to its Lumia family this morning, and it’s sure to please the budget-conscious smartphone shopper. Called the Lumia 510, the device is powered by the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, and like its siblings, it’ll be available in a…
By Killian Bell |
After suspending Windows Phone app uploads on Wednesday due to a glitch with its digital certificates, Microsoft has now begun publishing new apps and updates to the Windows Phone Marketplace again. The company announced in a post on its Windows Phone Developer Blog that it…
By Killian Bell |
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phone app uploads have been suspended following an issue that was preventing some users from installing new apps and updates. The issue only affected a small number of apps, according to Microsoft, but some of those were incredibly popular ones…
By Brandon Russell |
The Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 can officially tango with Windows 7.5, Nokia announced on Wednesday. Among the updates: Internet sharing (Wi-Fi tethering) with up to five other devices and a flip-to-silence mode. Essentially, setting your phone face down will silence all incoming phone calls…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft already offers speech recognition, but the company is taking it a step further by letting users essentially have a “conversation” with their favorite apps — and it will be available to Windows Phone 7.5 owners later today. Developed in partnership with Audible, the speech…
By Killian Bell |
If you’re a Windows Phone user and you’re yet to upgrade your device to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, then you’ll no longer be able to access the Windows Phone Marketplace. Microsoft had warned Windows Phone users back in April that it would be making fundamental…
By Killian Bell |
Samsung has announced its latest Windows Phone 7.5 handset this morning called the Omnia M. The handset features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz single-core processor, and “top-notch media capabilities.” It will make its debut in Europe before rolling out to other regions later.…
By Killian Bell |
The official Skype application for Windows Phone has finally dropped its beta tag today, nearly a full 12 months after the service was acquired by Microsoft. Version 1.0 of the application delivers a number of new features, but still leaves a lot to be desired.…
By Killian Bell |
Nokia has confirmed today that its most affordable Windows Phone handset, the Lumia 610, will make its debut in Asia later this month. It will touch down in the Philippines first during the final week of April, bringing with it the Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Tango’…
By Killian Bell |
If you’re currently rocking a Windows Phone handset, no matter how new it is, you won’t receive the upcoming Windows Phone 8 Apollo upgrade. That’s according to a “trusted source” for The Verge, who insists there will be no upgrade path from Windows Phone 7.5 Mango to…
By Brandon Russell |
There have been murmurs on the Web that suggest Samsung may be preparing two Windows Phone 8 Apollo devices for this year, and it sounds like at least one of them has been confirmed. According to ePrice, the handset will be out no earlier than…
By Brandon Russell |
Research In Motion has always had the reputation for providing the most secure platform on the market, which is why the OS has been so widely adopted by business users. Even with competing OSes making moves in the enterprise setting, it sounds like none can…
By Killian Bell |
Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is yet to touch down on Chinese soil, but recent reports have claimed that the first Windows Phone devices will arrive in the country this month. The first of those will come from HTC, which has already begun accepting pre-orders…
By Brandon Russell |
Product reveals came fast and furious at CES 2012, but about the only thing missing from these announcements were proper release date details. Most companies gave the vague “upcoming months” statement, leaving tech geeks like us a bit high and dry. Luckily there’s this thing…
By Noah Kravitz |
Nokia’s first Windows Phone device to land in the United States is here. Actually the Lumia 710 for T-Mobile won’t really be here until it hits online and in stores January 11, but T-Mo’s PR team sent a slew of early review units out for…
By Adriana Lee |
With 2011 now in the rearview mirror, let’s take a quick look at the bevy of goodness heading our way this year. There are many devices on the menu for 2012, but it is the prospect of seeing these six hit the market that really…
By Adriana Lee |
T-Mobile has not only announced the Lumia 710 — a 1.4 Ghz single-core Snapdragon device with 512 MB RAM, 5 MP camera and 8GB of storage — but the carrier even threw a party in New York City in its honor. That’s where I got…
By Dave Cryer |
Back in the day I used to love Nokia phones, mainly for their superior hardware but never for the operating system. When the likes of the iPhone came onto the scene, my relationship with Nokia went a little sour – using Symbian became very stale…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve been anticipating the release of the HTC Titan for quite some time, and at long last it’s in the TechnoBuffalo office. It wasn’t just the massive 4.7-inch screen, beautiful build quality or 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor that attracted us to the device; it’s…
By Jon Rettinger |
Nokia is putting a lot on the line with the release of the Lumia 800. Running Windows Phone 7.5, the device is something Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop hopes will revive the company’s reputation as one of the top phone manufacturers in the world. Now that…
By Brandon Russell |
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop promised we’d see a Windows Phone before year’s end, and he’s kept his end of the bargain; the Mango equipped device has arrived at the TechnoBuffalo office and, as big fans of Windows Phone, we’re excited to see what Nokia has concocted.…
By Brandon Russell |
They’re here, officially, ready to hit stores November 6 on AT&T. Yes, I’m talking about the Samsung Focus S and Samsung Focus Flash, devices that Windows Phone President Andy Lees teased just last week. With the two handsets, AT&T will add to its already robust…
