Camera is now optional for Windows PhoneMoneycontrol.com - 7 Nov, 2011In tech terrain, some changes are made with hushed tones. One such is the changes that were made to the Windows Phone hardware requirements. In late September, Microsoft conveniently put camera into the 'optional hardware' category. ... |
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Microsoft puts up big Windows Phone display in New York CityThe Seattle Times - 7 Nov, 2011For weeks, Microsoft has been touting some "big" events in New York City happening Monday. The invitation, sent to press, includes a "backstage" event featuring Windows Phone President Andy Lees and Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president for Windows ... |
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Microsoft Quietly Changes WP7 Specs to Allow Phones without CamerasPCWorld (blog) - 7 Nov, 2011Microsoft quietly downgraded the hardware requirements for its Windows Phone 7 operating system in late September to make optional the inclusion of cameras in mobiles using the operating system. ... |
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Microsoft Downgrades Windows Phone Hardware Requirements, Targets Enterprise ...Gotta Be Mobile - 7 Nov, 2011In an effort to target the enterprise market, which has stringent hardware requirements on what a phone or device can or cannot have on-board, as well as the low-end entry level smartphone market, Microsoft is relaxing some of its hardware requirements ... |
Windows Phone will support native code, but only when Windows Phone 8 is releasedPocket Gamer.Biz - 7 Nov, 2011Ever since Windows Phone was announced - back when it was still Windows Phone 7 - game developers have been moaning they have to use the C# programming language. The reason is that Microsoft restricts developers to using its XNA Game ... |
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Some Windows Phone Handsets May Not Have CamerasITProPortal - 7 Nov, 2011Microsoft has quietly removed the obligation to have onboard cameras on Windows Phone powered handsets according to a report published by John P. Mello Jr from PCWorld. The software company is usually very strict when it comes to hardware ... |
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WP7.5 minimum hardware requirement specs change hints at cheaper smartphonesBGR India - 7 Nov, 2011When Microsoft first introduced Windows Phone OS last year, one of the key things it did was to enforce a minimum hardware specification to ensure uniform user experience across devices from different manufacturers. At that time, specifications were ... |
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Microsoft courts smartphone newbies with $50 Windows PhoneGeekWire - 7 Nov, 2011A new Windows Phone that debuts Monday isn't really an attempt to get existing iPhone or Android users to switch. Instead, it's an effort to get users of standard cell phones to jump up to the Microsoft platform as a way of entering the world of ... |
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5 Best Windows 7 SmartphonesSiliconindia.com - 7 Nov, 2011By SiliconIndia, Monday, 07 November 2011, 07:56 IST Bangalore: There was a time when buying a smartphone was easy. You had a couple of platforms and a handful of models to choose from. Things have changed a lot today with the launch of latest ... |
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AT&T is prepping for HTC Eternity, a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphoneHTCPedia.com - 7 Nov, 2011According to this leaked accessory document AT&T is preparing to release another HTC Smartphone, the HTC Eternity. From this document we can see that a battery, a dock, and bunch of HTC cases are going to accompany HTC Eternity. ... |
AT&T Samsung Focus S Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone available nowMobile Burn - 7 Nov, 2011AT&T is now offering the Samsung Focus S smartphone for purchase. The new device offers the Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" operating system as well as some impressive features like a large 4.3-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display, ... |
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Microsoft Builds World's Largest SmartphoneGizmodo Australia - 7 Nov, 2011Sure, it's easy to build the thinnest or lightest. But largest? This isn'ta phone you can fit into your pocket â€" unless you happen to be Lard Lad. Microsoft's built a massive Windows Phone 7 smartphone in New York to promote the upcoming US launch of ... |
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Android, iPhone, And Windows Phone Users Unite: We Have The Smartphone Manifesto!FleshEatingZipper - 7 Nov, 2011We, the users of smartphones of all walks of life, hereby propose a unifying document to bring about positive, productive change in the wonderful toys and tools that we use on a regular basis. For all the cool, revolutionary stuff going on out there, ... |
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HTC Radar Is First US Mango Windows 7.5 Phone and packs some awesome featuresMobile bloom News - 7 Nov, 2011The HTC Radar is the first United States Mango Windows 7.5 phone, and arrived on November 2 in the US exclusively on the T-Mobile mobile broadband network. Aside from the uniqueness of using a Windows operating system in a world full of Android phones, ... |
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Why is Verizon unwilling to support Windows Phone?PhoneDog - Nov 5, 2011So we've passed the one year mark for Windows Phone. We've hit that huge bump in the road, so to speak, where people are looking at the mobile platform and evaluating its position in the market. Now, after we've seen it out in the wild for over a year, ... |
MS Changes WP7 Hardware Rules, RadicallyThe Next Web - Nov 5, 2011Microsoft quietly changed the rules for Windows Phone hardware built by its partner OEMs in late September, we have learned, and a key feature has been moved to the 'optional' column. For a yet unknown reason, and we do have a request for comment in ... |
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