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Wednesday 22 August 2012
Nokia accounts for 59% of global Windows Phone market in July, says Localytics
Nokia has cemented itself as the world's largest Windows Phone manufacturer, accounting for 59% of all Windows Phone devices seen in July, according to mobile application research...
Monday 13 August 2012
Nokia, HTC to unveil Windows Phone 8 smartphones in September, say sources
Nokia and HTC have been accelerating development of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones in a bid to halt their declining market shares by launching new models ahead of the release of...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Second- and third-tier handset makers in China may not adopt Windows Phone 8 platform
Microsoft has been eager to promote Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT. Despite having partners such as Nokia, Samsung, and HTC for Windows Phone 8, severe price competition...
Friday 22 June 2012
WP7.5 to be maintained following launch of WP8
Microsoft is expected to maintain Windows Phone 7.5 for use in smartphones after the launch of Windows Phone 8 in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Taiwan-based handset supply...
Friday 22 June 2012
Microsoft to push Windows Phone 8 smartphone launch to 4Q12
Microsoft will push the launch of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones to the fourth quarter of 2012 with Nokia, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Device being in the first wave of...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Microsoft to release Windows Phone 8 on June 20
Microsoft plans to release its new platform for smartphones, Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo), on June 20, but most branded smartphone vendors, with the exception of Nokia, will...
Monday 21 May 2012
China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
Nokia's Lumia smartphones are currently enjoying booming sales in China, but some industry sources fear the brisk sales could be short-lived.
Thursday 10 May 2012
Mobile telecom carriers tend to support WP8, say Taiwan makers
The support for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8) by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel is likely to spread to other mobile telecom carriers due to concerns over the growing dominance...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Microsoft urged to give more design flexibility on Windows Phone 8
Handset makers in Taiwan have urged Microsoft to provide more flexibility to enable smartphone makers to modify applications and the user interface on Window Phone 8 so that smartphone...
Saturday 4 February 2012
Smartphone and PC vendors to treat WP8 differently, say sources
Although information indicates that Microsoft's next-generation handset platform, Windows Phone 8 (WP8), will support an array of technologies and functionalities, including dual-core...