Jun 25

Nokia’s Stephen Elop is still over MeeGo, even if the N9 is a hit

Posted in: Linux, meego, Microsoft, nokia, Today's Chili, Windows, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

An awful lot has been happening in Nokialand over the past week. A few days ago, we spent our first real quality moments with the much discussed N9, and we were pretty blown away by the MeeGo smartphone. Fast forward a mere two days, and we catch wind of a pretty suspicious looking leak of “Sea Ray,” the company’s first Windows Phone handset where else but sitting firmly in the hand of CEO Stephen Elop. Just in case that brand of corporate subtlety didn’t quite drive the point home, the executive gave an interview with Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat this week, confirming the nearly universal suspicion that it will abandon the Linux-based OS. Elop told the paper that, even if the N9 proves a massive hit, Nokia is going to turn its attention to other, more Windows Mobiley things.

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Nokia’s Stephen Elop is still over MeeGo, even if the N9 is a hit originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 23

Microsoft details the new Games Hub for Windows Phone Mango

Posted in: Games, gaming, mango, Microsoft, Today's Chili, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, xbox, xbox live, XboxLive

Still not clear on what your gaming options will be like with Windows Phone Mango? Then Microsoft’s now got you covered with a fairly extensive overview of its new Games Hub, which has actually been tweaked a bit further from earlier previews it’s offered. One of the biggest changes is that the Hub now includes features previously relegated to the separate Xbox Live Extras app, including improved Xbox Live messaging, integrated achievements (complete with comparison views with your friends), and the ability to edit your Xbox Live profile — not to mention fully animated 3D avatars. The Hub also boasts a new Collection view that promises to let you more easily manage your installed Windows Phone games, and it’s literally been brightened up a bit across the board. Check out the gallery below for a closer look, and hit the source link for some more details.

Gallery: Windows Phone ‘Mango’ Games Hub

Microsoft details the new Games Hub for Windows Phone Mango originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 23

Leaked: Nokia’s First Windows Phone Looks Just Like N9

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Coming from Hungarian blog Technet via BlurryCam™ are these leaked shots of Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 phone. If it looks like the just-announced MeeGo-based N9, that’s because it pretty much is. It has the same slim, iPod Nano like body, the same Gorilla Glass screen and the same 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens. Don’t believe that’s these are the real deal? Take a look at this video:

That’s Nokia CEO Stephen Elop asking press attendees to shut off their cameras, before naively pulling out the new handset, codenamed Sea Ray. Obviously not everyone complied, and we have the images to prove it. (It could also be that Elop played the audience to get the images leaked deliberately).

There are a few hardware differences — the flash and the button arrangements are slightly changed — and this is a prototype likely subject to change, but if this runs Windows Phone 7 as well as other handsets, and looks as good as the N9, then Nokia might just have a hit on its hands. In fact, the only thing hampering its success is that fact that the OS is called Windows, which can really only confuse people.

Nokia: the leader introduced the first machine WinPho [TechNet via Engadget

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Jun 23

This Is Nokia’s First Windows Phone

Posted in: mango, nokia, Today's Chili, top, windows phone 7

We didn’t have to wait for some factory spy or corporate tipster to leak images of Nokia’s first ever Windows Phone 7 handset. Instead, CEO Stephen Elop naïvely asked a crowd not to take pictures of it. They did anyway. More »

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Jun 23

Nokia’s first Windows Phone: images and video, codenamed ‘Sea Ray’

Posted in: breaking news, engadget, leak, mango, Microsoft, nokia, Today's Chili, video, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

Ok, this one’s odd. In fact, we didn’t believe the images until a video just surfaced showing Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, foolishly asking a crowd of people to “put away their cameras” for the unveiling of something “super confidential,” codenamed “Sea Ray.” Naturally, a few people ignored the plea for “no pictures please” and, indeed, someone leaked what appears to be a Nokia-produced video of the unveiling to the blogosphere. What is it? Why, it’s Nokia’s first Windows Phone. While it looks nearly identical to the just announced N9, the different LED placement on the back (in line with the same 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens) confirms it’s a new device as does the additional hardware button (for shutter release, we presume) along the side. And the fact that it’s running Windows Phone 7 Mango seals the deal. See a few more shots and the full uncut video (and relevant snippet) after the break.

[Thanks, Advil and Zeban]

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Nokia’s first Windows Phone: images and video, codenamed ‘Sea Ray’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 21

Sliding Keyboard: it’s like Swype, but for Windows Phone 7

Posted in: Android, keyboard, phone, smartphone, Today's Chili, ui, Windows, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone7

In the Android realm, Swype has been life-changing for many; of course, reverting back to the messaging ways of old has been a must when jumping ship to WP7. Now, gesture tracing crosses the aisle, and it’s hopping over to Microsoft’s turf courtesy of Invoke IT’s Sliding Keyboard. With the look of the regular ol’ WP7 keyboard, this set of arm floaties records the user tracing out text, just like ex-Android fans are accustomed to. The company goes a bit further by offering a pair of goggles — in the form of Bing search, text messaging and email options along the bottom of the app. Sure, it’s seeing its fair share of first-revision bugs (word recognition seems a bit poor based on early reviews), but at a cool $1.29 (and a free trial preceding that), it’s a good bit cheaper than a therapy session. Right?

Sliding Keyboard: it’s like Swype, but for Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 20

The Next Windows Phone: It’s Pretty Great

Posted in: cellphones, mango, Microsoft, Phones, Smartphones, Today's Chili, top, windows phone, windows phone 7, Wp7

Pleasant. That doesn’t sound like much of an accomplishment, or a benchmark or like, impressive. But the truth is, most technology isn’t pleasant. The new Windows Phone is. Very much so. More »

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Jun 20

Is this Nokia’s Lankku?

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Well, hello there… beautiful? It’s a bit hard to tell, you know, given that shroud of mystery that’s veiling what appears to be Nokia’s heretofore elusive Lankku. If you’ll recall, the outfit’s first consumer MeeGo handset (N9-00) was purportedly axed back in February, and now it seems that the successor is finally getting its time in the sun. We’re told by an insider that the object shown here may or may not keep the N9-01 moniker when it ships to consumers. Moreover, it’ll run MeeGo Harmattan, ship in Q3 to folks in Europe, boast a 960 x 540 screen resolution, include an 8 megapixel AF (read: not EDoF) shooter and sport a frame that’s just marginally thicker than the iPhone 4 — reportedly, anyway. We’d obviously take all of this with a grain of salt for now, but with Elop himself set to speak this week in Singapore at CommuicAsia, hopefully the outfit’s CEO will be the one shedding more light on the situation. Needless to say, we’ll keep you abreast of any related developments.

Update: Oh, and these certainly look an awful lot like the first leaked press shots of this thing.

Update 2: Looks like she was it! This, folks, did indeed turn out to be the N9!

Gallery: Nokia’s Lankku (N9-01) leaked photos?

Is this Nokia’s Lankku? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 18

ChevronWP7 Labs will jailbreak your Windows Phone with Microsoft’s approval

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Microsoft just earned itself a boatload of geek-cred and made Apple and Sony look pretty bad in the process. We knew the Windows Phone team was playing nice with the jailbreakers from ChevronWP7, but we didn’t realize just how cozy the two were going to get. Today the devs announced that ChevronWP7 Labs would open up soon, with the approval of Redmond, allowing users to load homebrew apps on their handsets. Unlike tools from the iPhone Dev Team, this service won’t be free. Instead, customers will have to cough up a small fee via PayPal — but we’re sure many of you are more than willing to pay a reasonable price to avoid the sort of cat and mouse game Apple has been playing with hackers since 2007.

ChevronWP7 Labs will jailbreak your Windows Phone with Microsoft’s approval originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 15

Windows Phone beta app plays nice with WHS 2011, streams media from your network

Posted in: Microsoft, Today's Chili, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

Fancy accessing your Windows Home Server directly from your Windows Phone? Then you might want to experiment with the Phone Connector add-in for WHS 2011 beta (aka Vail). This lets you connect you to core network functions and settings via an app on your handset, including alerts, user accounts and connected devices. Crucially, it also streams all your lovely media, so long as it’s in WP-supported codecs. And if you pin the app to your home screen, you’ll get a nifty live tile with your network’s name, free disk space and a breakdown of network health alerts. Sure, you might have a bit of fuss to get this RC working, but then that’s half the fun.

Windows Phone beta app plays nice with WHS 2011, streams media from your network originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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