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WIND and Mobilicity to Carry the Nokia Lumia 710

Once thought to be exclusive to Rogers, WIND and Mobilicity will soon be offering the Nokia Lumia 710. WIND customers can buy the Mango-powered smartphone on May 3rd for $259 contract-free. The phone will also be available for $99 on a WINDtab with the WIND25 monthly plan or can be had for free with WINDtab plan

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New Report Corroborates April 8 Release of AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900

The Nokia Lumia 900′s supposed April 8 release date on AT&T is sounding a little more concrete, according to a new report. WPCentral claims the device is set to be available online Sunday, April 8 – just as we heard last week – with retail availability the following day. There have been a number of

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LG Miracle Coming at MWC Later This Month?

It looks like LG has another Windows Phone in the works. Pocketnow has gotten some info on a new LG Windows Phone handset codenamed the LG Miracle. If the rumors are true, the phone will have a 4-inch LG Nova WVGA 800 x 480 display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p video recording

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Nokia Announces White Lumia 800 Will Hit Europe This Month

If you thought Nokia’s Lumia 800 couldn’t possibly get any prettier, then check this beauty out! The Finnish company has announced a new white version of its popular handset that will arrive in Europe by the end of February. The Windows Phone-powered device will join its black, cyan, and magenta siblings — which first arrived back in

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Nokia Lumia 710 Will Arrive In U.K. On February 1

The Nokia Lumia 800 has been a huge success for the Finnish company since it debuted in Europe back in November. Not only has it been incredibly popular with Windows Phone users, but it has also enjoyed a wealth of glowing reviews labeling it one of the best Windows Phone devices currently available. But unfortunately

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iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S Beat the Nokia Lumia 800 in Browser Benchmark Tests [Video]

Microsoft claimed earlier this year that devices running Windows Phone Mango and its IE9 web browser would beat those running Apple’s iOS platform and mobile Safari when it comes to browsing the web in the palm of your hand. It seems, however, that that’s not quite the case with the Nokia Lumia 800. 359gsm uploaded

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Images of Upcoming LG Fantasy Running Windows Phone Mango Are Leaked

A number of leaked images posted online have uncovered a new Windows Phone handset from LG which is expected to launch during the first quarter of 2012. The device is being dubbed the LG Fantasy, and it features an 8-megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage, and a “second-generation” 1GHz processor that makes it faster than

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I’m Switching to Windows Phone (video)

We often get caught up in the hype of what the next flagship smartphone will be, whether its an Apple or Android device. I’m guilty, I’ll admit. Often it’s specs this, screen that, camera, resolution, etc. Working at TechnoBuffalo, I’ve been fortunate enough to test and play with almost all of the top smartphones, past

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Lumia 900 to Hit at the End of February? (UPDATED)

While we haven’t received any concrete evidence to suggest when we might expect the Lumia 900, its release date could be much closer than originally thought. Per an innocuous conversation on Twitter, Swisscom, a Swiss-based carrier, seems to have accidentally shared information that wasn’t meant to be divulged. According to the carrier representative, the Lumia

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Windows Phone Messaging Flaw Allows Attackers To Disable Features On Your Device With A Simple SMS

A flaw has been discovered within Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system that allows hackers to completely disable your device’s messaging hub using nothing more than a simple text message. Once your device receives the message, either via SMS, Facebook, or Windows Messenger, it will automatically reboot and you will be denied access to the messaging

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Microsoft: Windows Phone Already Supports NFC, But Manufacturers Haven’t Enabled It Yet

Have your Android friends been mocking you because your Windows Phone device doesn’t support NFC technology? Well, that’s about to end, because Microsoft has revealed today that its latest Windows Phone Mango operating does support NFC technology, it’s just manufacturers haven’t enabled it yet. Will Coleman, developer evangelist and product manager at Microsoft UK, disclosed Windows Phone’s little

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Nokia Lumia 710 to Launch in U.K. On January 6?

While we’ve all been drooling over the Nokia Lumia 800 since its release, it’s easy to forget that Nokia also announced another Windows Phone device earlier this year. The Nokia Lumia 710 is — at this point —  the company’s entry-level Windows Phone handset, and it’s great for the budget conscious who want to get

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Why I Ditched My iPhone for Windows Phone 7

The Latest and Greatest and Doomed to 3rd Place Another day, another pocket-altering mobile platform that’s more likely to wither on the vine than ever see its true potential. No, Meg Whitman, I’m not talking to you (cf, Carly Simon to James Taylor). webOS‘ time has come and gone; Windows Phone 7 is the new

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Nokia Lumia 900 to Arrive in the U.S. in Early 2012

Those in the U.K. have been enjoying the Nokia Lumia 800 for a few weeks now, but it seems the Finnish phone maker may have something even better up its sleeve for those in the U.S. According to one source, the Lumia 900 — said to be Nokia’s high-end Windows Phone device — will launch

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HTC Titan Unboxing (video)

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 Windows Phone that really made it stand out. Although the

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Windows Phone Marketplace Now Home to 40,000 Apps

Following the launch of Nokia’s debut Windows Phone devices and the release of the company’s Windows Phone Mango update, Microsoft has more good news to celebrate: Its Windows Phone Marketplace is now home to over 40,000 applications. While it still has a lot of catching up to do before it matches the half a million

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Nokia Lumia 800 Review – A Beautiful Start for Nokia and Microsoft (video)

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 it’s here, is it a step in the right direction?

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Samsung Focus S vs. Samsung Focus Flash (Video)

In New York we were given the opportunity to play with four new Samsung phones and two of them happened to be the Samsung Focus S and Samsung Focus Flash. Both Windows Phone Mango devices feature 1.4GHz processors and Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating systems, but the Focus S has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen

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Nokia Lumia 800: 48 Hours as my Daily Driver

The folks at Nokia were kind enough to send me a Lumia 800 for a few weeks even though Jon had already gotten his hands on a review unit. Okay, it wasn’t so much that they’re kind (though they are) as that I badgered them until they said, “Fine! But only for two weeks.” I’ve

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Tango Video Calling Comes to Windows Phone Mango

Although Skype was recently purchased by Microsoft, it won’t be the first video calling service to land on the company’s Windows Phone Mango mobile operating system. That award goes to Tango, a third-party cross-platform messenger that made its Windows Phone debut on the HTC Titan back in September. You no longer have to buy a new

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Spotify Launches New Windows Phone 7.5 App [Video]

At a Windows Phone event in New York today, Spotify announced the launch of a new Spotify application for Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Just like the company’s mobile applications for the likes of Android and iOS devices, Spotify for Windows Phone provides premium subscribers with over 15 million songs on-demand and some awesome features. The

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Samsung Focus S Hands-On (Video)

Samsung has refocused some of its efforts into the Windows Phone realm with the Samsung Focus S for AT&T. Upgrades from last year’s focus include a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen, thinner profile, 1080p HD video capture, and 1.4GHz processor. Oh, and it’s got juicy Windows Phone Mango 7.5 built in. The intriguing thing about the

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Call it a Comeback: Nokia Now Makes the Coolest Phone

Emily brought you the news from earlier this week that Nokia officially launched the first two devices of the “Espoo Comeback Tour 2011, Sponsored by Microsoft.” The Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phone handsets mark the global mobile giant’s official entree into the brave new version of a world they once dominated: Smartphone sales. We

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Microsoft Spending $44M to “Kick the Hell out of Android”

Get ready for Redmond’s re-entry into the smartphone wars this holiday season. At least if you’re in the U.K. MobileToday is reporting that Microsoft has donated some £28 million, or roughly $44 million USD, to Windows Phone partners Nokia and Samsung to bolster their seasonal ad campaigns in the United Kingdom. The publication’s sources also said that the

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Microsoft Launches First Windows Phone Devices in India

At an event in New Delhi’s Taj Mahal hotel today, Microsoft finally announced that it is launching its smartphone operating system in India, with a number of devices running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Bhaskar Pramanik, the company’s Indian chairman, announced that the first device to arrive in India will be the HTC Radar. The HTC

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