Tag: Windows Phone 7
BBC iPlayer *finally* coming to Windows Phone 8 and 7.5
The BBC iPlayer app will soon be available to Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 users. The app will act as shortcut application available through the Windows Phone Store, making iPlayer available as a Live Tile, wrapping both the…
Google preventing a decent YouTube app from hitting Windows Phone 8?
Microsoft are claiming that Google are preventing YouTube from putting together a fully-fledged Windows Phone YouTube app. Currently, users of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS have a limited YouTube app that is little better than the lowly mobile web service that…
TECH PENTATHLON: How to work from home during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Forget the naysayers; the London 2012 Olympic Games are going to be great. Sure, it's been expensive, and some of the organisational stuff has been fluffed slightly, but it's gonna be a hell of a show, with the world's greatest…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Plus processors to power Windows Phone 8
Qualcomm look set to extend their partnership with Microsoft today, with their Snapdragon S4 Plus processors said to be the guts of next-gen Windows Phone 8 handsets. Following the launch of tiers for the Snapdragon platform, the S4 Plus has…
Facebook App Center launches: New social store-front for apps
Facebook are preparing to launch App Center, their new app store-front that will deliver apps to the social network's users no matter whether or not they are iOS or Android device owners. The App Center will be used primarily to…
Apple old guard Wozniak calls Windows Phone most beautiful mobile OS
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has professed his love for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS. Stating that he believes apps for Windows Phones now look more beautiful than comparative ones for Android and iOS, Wozniak hailed Windows phone as the most…
Nokia Play To beta app brings DLNA capabilities to WP7 Lumia range, select Symbian handsets
Nokia have just lifted the lid on a new beta app that lets you use their Windows Phone 7 Lumia range and other Symbian handsets to beam videos, music and pictures wirelessly to your web-connected smart TV. "Nokia Play…
LG Miracle Windows Phone 7 handset leaks online
A new Windows Phone 7 handset from LG has been leaked ahead of MWC 2012. The LG Miracle (noted elsewhere as the LG Fantasy E740) is a mid-level Windows Phone 7 handset. It's looking set to be the first…
Nokia Lumia 800 now comes in white
Just in time to meet the UK's snowfall, Nokia have just announced that their Lumia 800 handset will be hitting Blighty's shores in a new white shade. "The story of the Nokia Lumia is one of reduction and purity,"…
Sony smartphone leaks pour in ahead of MWC 2012
It's raining Sony smartphone leaks on the net today, as a trio of handsets from the tech giant have broke cover ahead of their big MWC 2012 reveal. The leak reveals that at least two Android phones and maybe even…