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Sony Ericsson Windows Phone 7 prototype caught in the wild?
Sony Ericsson was named a Windows Phone 7 partner a year ago, but — like another we could name — seemingly scrapped plans to produce a device and chose another OS instead. Or did it? Pictures of what looks to be a Sony Ericsson prototype running Windows Phone 7 recently surfaced at Lizhecomb, and it [...]
Reports: Nokia gung ho for Windows Phone
It looks increasingly likely that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 will get a starring role in Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop’s attempt to turn around the ailing phone giant. Reports from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal indicate Nokia’s turnaround plan will involve phones using Microsoft’s new and still immature mobile operating system. Elop plans to [...]
Windows Phone 7 Is the Real Facebook Phone
When Microsoft and Facebook announced that they were partnering to integrate Facebook and Bing for social network–powered search, it confirmed something I thought Monday: Windows Phone 7 is the real Facebook phone. I don’t know whether Facebook has a secret team working on a phone where they control the OS. But the company don’t need [...]
Sony Ericsson confirms Windows Phone 7 plans for 2011
In a conference call with investors, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg said the company will focus on bringing out Windows Phone 7 devices to its range starting in 2011. This confirms that the company will move away from the Symbian OS it had relied on for some of its smartphones. The company will continue to [...]
Hands on: Windows Phone 7 review
Microsoft might have been working on Windows Phone 7 for a year and a half or so, but only now is it getting to the point where it can be considered ready for market. We bagged some hands on time with a near-final version of the software and gave it a thorough test ahead of [...]
Windows Phone 7 to make October 11 debut in New York, London
Next Monday, the 11th, Microsoft is hosting a bunch of launch events for Windows Phone 7, in London and New York. Ars will be reporting live from both. The New York event kicks off at 9:30ET with a press conference with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, followed by [...]
Microsoft touts speech innovations in Windows Phone 7
Microsoft gave a keynote speech today at SpeechTek 2010, and there touted the integration of their speech recognition in their new ventures, including Windows Phone 7. Claiming the speech user interface is elegant and accessible, they claim Microsoft is raising the bar for mobile device interactions, with speech seamlessly integrated into the phone experience, for [...]
Microsoft Doles Out Windows Phone 7 Smartphones to Interns
It looks like Microsoft is making a huge push behind its upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system release, which is due to hit devices and launch by this coming holiday season. After the company has sent out a large number of test hardware to developers and promised that employees worldwide will be getting the [...]
Samsung Windows Phone 7 prototype hands-on
It’s been a bit of a unicorn since making a quick appearance at MIX, but we just got the chance to go hands-on with Samsung’s Omnia i8910-based Windows Phone 7 prototype phone. Interestingly, we were told that this hardware will never be released to market — it’s just for testing purposes right now. That testing [...]