For the past few months I’ve been using Windows Phone devices on a daily basis. This marks a switch from my years-long stint as a faithful iPhone user. While my work dictates that I try other smartphones on a regular basis, and I’m always on the lookout for an even better phone to use, nothing has appealed to me more than iPhone over the past several years. Until Windows Phone 7.5...
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 has us chomping at the bit. So join us in rubbing our hands together as we take a quick look at some of the choice items coming up. Nokia Lumia 800 Some...
Not so long ago I could be found singing a sad song about the newfound trend towards enormous cell phone screens. "Why a 4.3-inch display? How could that make a better day?" I'd croon. "A 4.5-inch screen? That's just crazy, you know what I mean?" I'd harmonize. I couldn't for the life of me understand why anyone in their right mind would want such an obscenely large phone! And then the...
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...
Expectations were always high for Nokia’s next round of handsets. Ever since the company partnered with Microsoft, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop promised great things were ahead for the Finnish-based company, and we enthusiastically agreed in our early review. Unfortunately, not everyone is as optimistic about the company’s future. According to the New York Times, James Faucette, an analyst...
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 been using the 800 as my daily driver since it arrived Monday afternoon, and so far I really like it. A few key...
We’ve heard the rumors, seen the leaks, and now it’s official – Nokia’s ‘Sea Ray’ handset is finally a reality. Officially called the Nokia Lumia 800, the handset shares the same form-factor as the oh-so-sexy Nokia N9, while adding Windows Phone under the hood. Spec-wise the Lumia 800 has a 3.7” AMOLED screen, 1.4GHz processor, and an 8-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture (which...
Back in the day, all manufacturers had to do was slap some candy-colored paint on a middling device, and boom — they had a female-friendly gadget — that is, if “back in the day” means last summer. That’s when Nokia released a pink N8, complete with an ELLE fashion app, the ability to install a “Little Pink Diva” theme (for colorizing menus) and pink neon-flavored clock. Oh boy, can’t...
HTC just unveiled the new HTC Radar at an event here in London. This is one of the company’s first devices to be powered by the new Windows Phone 7 Mango platform, and although this isn’t as ‘high-end’ as the HTC TITAN — which was also unveiled at the event — it’s still a beauty. I know what you’re thinking. Looks familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because a press image for the device was...
HTC just unveiled the HTC TITAN smartphone at an event here in London, along with the HTC Radar. These are the company’s first Windows Phone 7 Mango devices, and out of the two, the TITAN is by far the most impressive. Don’t get my wrong, the Radar is pretty darn awesome, but the TITAN is just fantastic. If you’re a Windows Phone user and you’re eager to get your hands on the best...