Chevron WP7 Homebrew Program Ends, Microsoft Offering Consolation
ChevronWP7 homebrew development experiment comes to an end with no real results
Nokia Offering Additional $100 Instant Rebate to All Lumia 900 Owners Until April 21st
After botched Easter Sunday launch overshadowed by AT&T iPhone unlocking, Nokia offering additional rebate to Lumia 900 owners to make up for post-launch software issues related to memory management and data connection issues.
Deal / PSA: Free Smoked by Windows Phone Trade-in Deal Ends Tomorrow
Have an old smartphone that powers up, and can get on the web? Hurry, you can trade it for a Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone through tomorrow…
Sahas Katta Smoked Windows Phone, Microsoft Tells Him to Go Home
Microsoft owes Mr. Katta, and possibly many other people, a $1,000 HP laptop.
Nokia Appears to be Forking MeeGo for the Next Billion
While Nokia has kept its promise to actively develop for MeeGo, nobody else did. Intel, AMD, and other companies outright abandoned both developers and startups that were embracing MeeGo, and dumped it in-favor of the non-realtime Tizen. This week, Nokia quietly released MeeGo 1.2 for the Nokia N9. MeeGo 1.2 “Harmattan” was the final official [...]
Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview
As expected on this Leap Day, Microsoft has gone ahead and released the next milestone version of Windows 8 in the Consumer Preview version for free on its website with a few key differences.
Microsoft (Illegally?) Demanding ARM OEMs to Block Linux on Windows 8 Hardware
Microsoft has been discovered to have changed its requirements for the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. The change essentially will prohibit ARM devices, including PCs, from running operating systems other than Windows 8 after they ship to customers. Specifically, Microsoft recently amended its requirements for ARM Windows 8 System Builders. Unlike Windows 8 for [...]
AT&T Lumia 900 Release Date Confirmed (Again)
Not long after all of the pomp and fanfare surrounding the long awaited announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 earlier this week, the mailing list for Windows Phone developers has confirmed that AT&T’s flagship Nokia Windows Phone smartphone will be launching in March, sooner than originally expected taking into account AT&T’s own vague Spring timeline. [...]
CES 2012: Microsoft’s Final CES Keynote
To end the day’s CES on floor coverage, we now turn to both the last keynote of the evening and Microsoft’s last CES keynote after participating at the event for nearly 17 years. The keynote is expected to feature announcements regarding Windows 8 and Windows Phone as well as additional announcements related to the rest [...]
Lenovo Revives Hybrid Notebook with IdeaPad YOGA
Lenovo announces their first PC designed for Windows 8. The ultrabook, called the IdeaPad YOGA, will ship alongside Windows 8, featuring the ability to change between four discreet modes of form-factor. The device will use an unspecified processor (ARM or x86 wasn’t specified), but judging by its design and “ultrabook” phrasing, the device is likely [...]
