Friday 24 September 2010

HD7 Specs Sheet Leaks Out    [ 24-09-2010 17:54 ]

Author: Ivanov Konstantin   Source: IntoMobile     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Well it was only yesterday that we were posting up that leaked image of the HD3/7 and commenting on how even though there was a nice picture of it there was no specs list. Fear not gentle reader for the specs list has now also leaked out! Most of the specs you could probably have geussed to be fair, but it's still nice to see them in black and white.

The noticeable thing here is that the HD7 is similar to the HD2, both running with 1 GHz processors, 4.3" touchscreens and 576 MB of RAM. Both handsets also sport 5 MP cameras. So far the expected launch date is sometime in October, presumably after the 11th when Windows Phone 7 itself officially launches.

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Win Phone 7 To Have Native Tethering    [ 24-09-2010 17:02 ]

Author: Ivanov Konstantin   Source: WM Experts     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Good news everyone! (How many of you read that in a Prof. farnsworth voice?) Microsoft have made data tethering a native function of Windows Phone 7. That's the good news. Now for the bad. It's up to individual mobile networks to decide whether they want to allow it or not and if so how much it will cost.

Of course data tethering isn't anything new, both Android and iOS support the feature, but at least Win Phone 7 will have parity, assuming networks allow it. In addition to being able to use the handset as a 3G modem there are strong suspicions that Win Phone 7 will follow Android's lead and allow for the handset to act as a WiFi hotspot. Hopefully most networks around the world get onboard and enable the feature for their users (and hopefully don't charge through the nose for it!).

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Nokia Considering Win Phone 7?    [ 24-09-2010 16:50 ]

Author: Ivanov Konstantin   Source: VentureBeat     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Rumours are par for the course when you cover the tech industry and every once in a while you come across a real humdinger that you just have to report on. This is just such a rumour. Basically the story goes that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, has been given permisison by Nokia's board to explore every option in his attempt to roll back the years of decline. Part of 'exploring all options' is apparently considering using Windows Phone 7.  All of this comes from VentureBeat by the way, who are citing an undisclosed source.

It's certainly conceivable that Elop could be exploring a range of options, indeed that would be a highly sensible move, but could this really mean Nokia finally shifting its software strategy? At the time of writing this is highly doubtful, not least of all because of the massive amount of resources Nokia have invested in Symbian and MeeGo. Hell it was just the other day that the outgoing CEO was saying that using Android would be akin to Nokia peeing itself to keep warm!

Some might argue that Elop's background at Microsoft makes using Windows Phone 7 a no brainer, but it just doesn't stack up. Take Nokia's Ovi Maps, for example, which they've recently been using to bash Google. Would they really give that up to use the default mapping services installed on Windows Phone 7 handsets? What about theOvi Store? It looks like too much for Nokia to give up.

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