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  UPDATE: LG has released an official statement to Pocket-Lint. The company has come down strongly on Korea Herald saying they’re showing their “speculative side again.” None of it is true and will focus on Android because “that’s where the demand is.” Seems like trouble in Windows Phone land. An LG Electronics official confirmed to [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed that they’ve started pushing a new Skype update for Windows Phone users. The Skype v1.0 is now available in the Marketplace and brings some features like search and add contacts, landline call support and some other improvements. Interestingly, the app does not support background functionality, which means receiving calls while doing [...]

  Nokia unwrapped the first NFC-equipped Lumia device yesterday in the form of Lumia 610. Nokia says the most affordable Lumia will be able to take advantage of the budding short-range communication technology with Nokia NFC accessories, NFC tags and is certified for contactless payments for MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave technology. Rest of the [...]

  Nokia today announced their Windows Phones for Chinese market. Powered by Windows Phone 7.5, the 800C is the first CDMA-based WP device that will be available on China Telecom. Nokia 800C is similar to Lumia 800 but comes with Chinese language support and apps tailored for the world’s biggest telecom market. The Nokia 800C [...]

  Microsoft’s Windows Phone is now available in the world’s biggest telecom market. HTC today announced the sales of their Eternity handset in China that comes with a 4.7-inch display and dual cameras. Furthermore, the handset will also be pre-loaded with few Chinese apps and support for Chinese language. [Via Windows Team Blog]

  HTC has announced a new Windows Phone that blows every other phone available in the market, at least in terms of camera. Dubbed as Titan II, the phone will arrive on AT&T supporting its 4G LTE network. In addition to the fast speeds, the Titan II comes with a whopping 16 megapixel camera sensor [...]

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Windows phones. The update apparently irons out bugs and brings in some improvements to the phone. The first one to receive the update build number 8107 is the LG Optimus 7 on the Vodafone network. This update fixes the disappearing keyboard issue and the location privacy bug. [...]

  HTC Radar that was unveiled last month has now been announced for the Indian market. This is HTC’s first Windows Phone 7.5-running device and will join Samsung’s Omnia W in the current Windows Phone lineup. Radar’s USP is its camera that can capture images at up to 5 megapixel and features a f/2.2 aperture [...]

  Samsung announced three new phones, all on different platform for the Indian consumers. The three phones are powered by bada, Android and Windows Phone 7. First up is the bada flagship Wave 3 that is powered by the latest bada 2.0 OS and is priced at Rs.19,600. Running on a meaty 1.4GHz processor, Wave [...]

  The best-selling bird slinging game has finally arrived on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. Rovio’s Angry Birds is now available in the Marketplace which consumers can buy for $2.99 or try for free. The game supports Xbox LIVE, which means a user can unlock achievements by clearing all 165 levels. You can try Angry Birds [...]

  Microsoft today previewed the next major update that will be available to all Windows Phone 7 users in coming weeks. Codenamed as “Mango,” the update features more than 500 additions and improvements that will take the Windows Phone to a whole new level. Some of the new features that you’ll see in the update [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed to add enterprise-centric features to the upcoming update of its Windows Phone platform. At the annual TechEd conference, Microsoft’s executive showcased some of the new features that will make business users happy. To start with, the Mango update will now have something called as pinnable email folders. This means you can [...]

  Mark your calendars as Microsoft has prepared an exclusive event to unravel the next chapter in the Windows Phone history. At a VIP preview on May 24, Microsoft will unveil the “next major release of Windows Phone” and to be honest, we don’t have any idea what to expect. Will it be the christening [...]

  Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 maybe aesthetically pleasing but it lacks on many fronts when you compare it head-to-head with other competitive operating systems. Good thing now is that Microsoft is ready to address those concerns and have confirmed some new features expected in Windows Phone 7. The update that will come next month will [...]

  HTC has managed to launch India’s first Windows Phone 7 device with the introduction of HD7. HTC has a long term association with Airtel and have teamed up with them again to launch the phone. HD7 is a movie watcher’s treat, thanks to its 4.3-inch display and an integrated kickstand. It is powered by [...]