Nokia to undercut Android prices to gain U.S. market share
Nokia’s head of North American sales Chris Weber sat down in an interview Business Insider recently and explained how the Finnish company will regain its …
Windows Phone
Microsoft adding speech recognition tech to Windows 8, next generation products [video]
Microsoft’s internal Tellme team is working on implementing speech recognition software into the Redmond-based firm’s portfolio of software and hardware products. Microsoft will build the …
Nokia N9 will not launch in the United States
Nokia confirmed on Tuesday that its flagship MeeGo-powered N9 smartphone will not launch in the United States. Nokia reached out to Engadget with the official …
Windows Phone Tango could power low-end handsets
We have heard mumblings that Windows Phone “Tango” and Windows Phone “Apollo” will eventually follow the release of Mango, which will launch on a number …
Motorola is open to building Windows Phones, CEO says
Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha on Tuesday said that his company is open to building smartphones powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. The Motorola …
Nokia to abandon feature phone, Symbian businesses in U.S. and Canada
Nokia plans to exit its low-end feature phone and Symbian smartphone businesses in North America following the launch of its first round of Windows Phones, …
Microsoft's Windows Phone GM quits to launch own company
Microsoft’s General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Experience on Monday announced that he is leaving Microsoft to launch a start up. Kindel did not …
HTC reports record sales for fourth straight month in July
HTC on Friday reported record sales for the fourth consecutive month, though the Taiwan-based smartphone vendor’s growth did slow significantly in July. Following revenues of …
HTC to launch as many as eight new smartphones in Q3
HTC chief executive Peter Chou on Tuesday said that the Taiwan-based smartphone vendor is scheduled to launch between six and eight new smartphone models this …
Nokia may unveil first Windows Phone this month
Nokia may be planning to unveil its first Windows Phone later this month, the unwired reports. The site claims to have obtained an invitation to …
HTC, Samsung and LG prepping Windows Phone Mango devices for September
HTC, Samsung and LG are poised to launch new Windows Phone Mango devices in September, DigiTimes reported on Friday. HTC’s handsets will be equipped with …
Samsung profit falls 18% in Q2; company to stop reporting smartphone, tablet shipments
Samsung on Friday reported earnings for the second quarter of 2011 that showed a significant decline in profit despite modest revenue gains. Samsung’s revenue ticked …
HTC Prime and Ignite Windows Phones leaked by retailer
We haven’t seen the HTC Ignite or Prime since March, but a new leak from cell phone retailer The Phone House suggests that HTC is …
Nielsen: Apple top U.S. smartphone vendor, Android top OS in Q2
Android continued on its warpath this past quarter, once again showing gains as it retained its position as top smartphone platform in the United States. …
Toshiba-Fujitsu announces world’s first ‘Mango’ phone in Japan
Immediately following news that Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” has been released to manufacturers, Toshiba-Fujitsu became the first vendor in the world to announce a Mango …
35% of U.S. consumers will buy iPhone 5, study finds
A surprisingly large number of consumers in the United States plan to purchase Apple’s next-generation iPhone according to a new survey. Shopping assistant site PriceGrabber …
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ released to vendors
Microsoft confirmed on its Windows Team Blog on Monday that it has released the RTM build of Windows Phone “Mango” to manufacturing partners. “This marks the …
Final Windows Phone Mango build released to manufacturers and carriers [updated]
Microsoft’s final build of Windows Phone Mango has been rubber stamped and released to manufacturers and wireless carriers according to Windows Phone Dev Podcast. The …
LG’s 2011 lineup leaked, includes Fantasy, Victor, Gelato, more
LG has struggled to grab consumer interest the way Samsung has with its Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones, and it doesn’t look like …
Apple passes Nokia to become world’s top smartphone vendor
Continued strong sales of Apple’s blockbuster smartphone have propelled the Cupertino-based company into the No. 1 spot globally. As noted by the Financial Times, Apple …
Nokia profit dives 44% in ‘clearly disappointing’ Q2
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop on Thursday best summarized Nokia’s second quarter earnings: “our Q2 results were clearly disappointing.” The Finnish phone vendor saw operating profit slide a …
Google+ for Windows Phone could launch this week
Have a Windows Phone? Want in on the Google+ fun? Your wait may soon be over. In a post published on July 14th, Google listed …
Microsoft shows off Windows Phone Mango People Hub [video]
Microsoft has released a new video that shows off several of the People Hub enhancements in Windows Phone Mango. The video walks viewers through a …
Nokia ‘Sea Ray’ Windows Phone spotted in video leak [video]
A second video of Nokia’s “Sea Ray” Windows Phone has been leaked online. We first saw the Sea Ray during a company presentation by Nokia …
U.S. Army testing smartphones and tablets for combat
The U.S. Army has started a pilot program on June 6th to test the effectiveness of equipping troops with tablets and phones in combat, CNN …
Nokia may slash prices across entire cell phone line this fall
Nokia plans to drop prices across its entire product line this September in an attempt to bolster sales, industry insider Eldar Murtazin claimed on Friday. The …
Microsoft spills beans on new ‘Tulalip’ social network
Microsoft accidentally spilled the beans on a new social network it has been working on called “Tulalip.” According to VentureBeat, a splash page for the …
Millennial: Android tops mobile OS usage for 7th straight month, iPhone still top device
Millennial issued its June Mobile Mix report Friday morning, and it paints a picture that is very similar to May. Android was once again the most popular …
Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Windows Phone ‘Really’ ads
A company called Cellrderm has taken Microsoft to court over its Windows Phone “Really” advertisements, according to Adweek. Cellrderm, a gag company that creates commercials …
Microsoft thinks Nokia deal could push annual Windows Phone sales past 100M units
As a result of the newly inked deal between Microsoft and Nokia, the Redmond-based software giant hopes to eventually sell 100 million Windows Phone devices …
