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Contrary to yesterday’s bogus specifications T-mobile has now officially confirmed that the T-mobile G2 aka HTC Desire Z features the new Qualcomm MSM7×30 chipset clocked at 800Mhz (with the new Adreno 205 GPU inside). As I said a few days ago, it will be intesrting to see if HTC uses this SoC or if it will stick with the more convetional QSD8×50 (or even jumped directly to the QSD8×50A) for it’s first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices.
Something the majority doesn’t really know is that Windows Phone 7’s voice recognition features are currenly only available if you live in an English speaking country.If you device is located in Germany, France, Spain etc the feature will automatically be disable by the OS without any user interaction. But the semi-good news is that this may be fixed in Spring 2011. According to eurogamer the Kinect’s Voice Recognition, which is AFAIK also based on the Tellme infrastructure like WP7, will be enabled in non-english countries in Spring 2011.Sso I’m assuming that Windows Phone 7 will receive the same treatment. WP7 also only natively supports 5 languages and the lastest we heard on that matter was that additional countries should be addded around spring 2011 too.
One more Windows Phone 7 HTC handset has been partially revealed after its certification. This time it’s the HTC 7 Trophy which was certified yesterday. The fact that it has a 7 in its name makes yesterday’s HTC HD7 rumor a bit more believable. What’s interesting here is that the original HTC Trophy was a blackberry like candybar smartphone so this mysterious HTC handset is probably HTC’s first WP7 featuring a hardware keyboard. Continue reading HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone 7 handset approved →
All the pieces are falling in place and ready for the Windows Phone 7 launch in a few weeks. The last WP7 phone to hit the FCC is the LG E900 aka Optimus 7 which we have seen several times since last week. The device is apparently AT&T bound and should find itself in the carriers retail stores next to the LG C900 and other WP7 handsets like the HTC T8788. The LG E720 Android handset has also passed the certification today. Continue reading The LG E900 has passed the FCC certification →
The day has finally come and Windows Phone 7 is now officially Gold and RTM. Microsoft Terry Myerson has just announced that Microsoft’s next generation mobile platform is a go and shipping to partners and mobile operators Microsoft has also tweaked the Facebook integration so users can have better filtering control of the feed in the People hub (this is something Josh from Engadget asked for IIRC):
Continue reading Windows Phone 7 is Gold! RTM shipped to launch partners →
Looks like we are about to get hit by a truckload of funky rumors (similar to the LG Appolo and HTC Obsession stuff…)before the official launch of Windows Phone 7 in October. The latest apparently appears in an O2 internal document (which is rather super easy to fake…maybe I should make vodafone one with an HTC TP7 listed in there…hmm) listing an HTC HD7 device as launching on October 18th (maybe this is the mysterious HTC NM8PC40100 or HTC T8788 device with the sliding speaker, remember that the HD2 is the T8585..). There’s isn’t much else to say here folks.
Ilomilo is probably one of the most anticipated Windows Phone 7 and XBLA game coming out this fall so I decided to ask Southend Interactive a couple questions about the development process and Xbox Live features of the game. Ilomilo first started as an XBLA project and was later ported to Android to showcase Qualcomm’s MSM7X30 platform (and the Adreno 205 GPU) and is now a Windows Phone 7 launch title published by Microsoft Game Studios. Want to learn more about it? Check out the full interview with Ilomilo Associate Producer, Malte Olson: Continue reading Ilomilo Interview with Southend Interactive →
It looks like the official press shots of the HTC Desire Z / T-Mobile G2 have leaked alongside a weird specs sheet that doesn’t seem to match the info that is present in the current leaked ROM:
Remember that the ROM reveales that the Chipset powering the device is an MSM7×30 and there’s no Sense UI at all on the G2. The 5MP camera is surprising given that HTC’s high-end devices now pack an 8MP sensor… What’s posted above is nothing more than the specs of the HTC Desire with an added keyboard…sounds kinda bogus to me. More at the September 15th event I guess.. Continue reading T-Mobile G2 / HTC Desire Z specifications ? →
Android.com.pl is on a roll today after posting the LG E900 pictures and videos this morning they have now posted some new pictures of the EU LG C900 Windows Phone 7 device which looks indentical to the US AT&T version and 2 videos of the device. unfortunately there isn’t much to see in the blurry videos that you can check out below:
Remember a few days ago I posted about the possibility of seeing Augmented Reality applications on Windows Phone 7 before the end of the year. If you have taken a close attention at all the LG E900media you may have noticed that a particular application seems to be pre-installed on LG’s WP7 handset. The first video was super blurry but the ones posted today reveal that the name of this application is actually ScanSearch:
ScanSearchis an augmented reality application developed by Korean Software Company OlaWorks (whos CEO was previously Managing Director, Online Services Group and GM, Consumer and Online Business at Microsoft) and currently available on the iPhone. I’m guessing that LG has some sort of partnership with Olaworks to develop the Windows Phone 7 version (Olaworks already supplies LG with a Face detection Suite ). As you probably already know there’s no digital Compass API currently available for third-party developers in the SDK but it apparently isn’t the case for OEMs. Check out a video of the iPhone after the break: Continue reading ScanSearch Augmented Reality Application coming to Windows Phone 7 →
SimplySim has just released a teaser video for their 3D software solution that enables users to export their 3D scenes directly to Windows Phone 7 (and other devices). It is basically comparable to the Nova4Phone application we saw a couple of days before. The teaser video looks really cool but it would be interesting to see how it actually performs on a real device. SimplySim also developed the 3D assembly application I posted about not long ago. Check out the video below: Continue reading SimplyCube 3D exporter for Windows Phone 7 →
Here are more pictures a two blurry videos of the upcoming LG E900 Windows Phone 7 handset. The polish site who is publishing them initially claimed (or had a dodgy translation..) that the device was powered by a QSD8650A (the new version clocked at 1.3Ghz and with the Adreno 205 GPU) but has since corrected it back to QSD8650 so we still aren’t 100% of the internals of the device. Remember that the only other device that was rumored to have the new chipset was/is the HTC Mondrian. Other than that the E900 features a 3.7″ screen and all the usual stuff that come with such a device (they claim that it has a mini-usb connector which isn’t the case because it’s micro-usb like all other handsets shipping this year..). Check out the gallery and videos after the break:
Here’s a quick follow up to the 2.5 months old post about Exchange ActiveSync support in Hotmail. Microsoft is announcing today that EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) is fully functional and up and running in Hotmail as promised earlier this year:
Continue reading Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail officially up and running →
Business Insider has been running a series of “linkbait” articles lately about Windows Phone 7 and Android. The first one titled “Microsoft’s mobile business is now little more than a fantasy” was followed today by an other one titled “Hey, Android People, Is It True That The All-In Cost Of Android Is Much Higher Than $15 Per Unit?”. You see this is how things work: first you trash a product then post a follow up defending it to please both sides and generate maximum traffic. The second one is rather interesting because Henri Blognet has supposedly a close Microsoft source parroting what I, others and Microsoft Execs have been saying all along: Android isn’t free. Continue reading Android isn’t Free ? Anything new we didn’t already know ? →
Samsung has apparently leaked an Android 2.2 Froyo Firmware or the Samsung Galaxy S via the Kies desktop software updater. This I9000XXJPC update only works on Unlocked devices and seems to be filled with little bugs so I wouldn’t recommend flashing it. This is probably an error on Samsung part who may have upload a Beta ROM on the servers. (similar to what happened to HTC withe EVO 4G Froyo update). Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update “Officially” leaks →
Here’s a short teaser video of the MobileTechWorld Windows Phone 7 Application I’ve been working on (you can vote for it >>HERE<< by Liking the video after Liking the MS Developeurs account (icon top left of the video) or you won’t be able to vote). I have never coded anything in my life before so this is actually my very first application. I still have a couple of things that I have to implement before launching it in October. As you can see I tried to stay true to the Metro UI and used Panorama and Pivot Controls. I also had to build a video player (using MediaElement) to stream my videos directly to the handset etc.. Check it out after the break: Continue reading MobileTechWorld Windows Phone 7 Application Teaser →
Here’s a new Mobile Ad Control If you are planning to monetize your free Windows Phone 7 this fall. Contrary to the first one that was made available on codeplex a few weeks ago this new one is more Blend friendly and feature three different template. You can also use Advertising networks other than AdMob by easily editing the code. Continue reading Custom Windows Phone 7 Mobile Ad Control: AdMob and others →
The hotly anticipated Samsung Epic 4G is about to hit retail in a few days (August 31th) and as it’s frequently the case the device’s user manual is already up on Samsung’s servers. You can grab it right now if you are planning to get the device next week and be familiar with the product. I just took a quick glance at the pdf and can already tell you that it doesn’t deffer much from the other Galaxy S user manuals. Continue reading Samsung Epic 4G user manual available for download →
It now looks like Verizon may be getting its own version of the HTC EVO 4G pretty soon based on a couple leaked pictures. The device definitely looks like it belongs to the 4.3″ family which was introduced to the world nearly a year ago with the HTC HD2. The design seems to be a mix between the EVO 4G (kickstand) and the upcoming HTC Desire HD. Continue reading Verizon’s HTC EVO / Desire HD emerges in the wild → |
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