We were a bit surprised to find LG’s prototype Windows Phone 7 device for developers, soon to be unveiled officially as the Optimus 7 in its production form , hanging out in the wilds of IFA. Nevertheless, there it was, streaming DLNA content to a WiFi enabled TV. LG worked with Microsoft to develop a custom DLNA media sharing capability for its GW910 handset. Just one of the ways hardware partners are able to differentiate themselves on the otherwise locked down Windows Phone 7 platform. It certainly makes sense that LG would play to its strengths in the television industry as it moves to market with the device as early as next month according to our sources. Watch the trick flip-to-TV photo sharing interface in action after the break. Continue reading LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone 7 prototype flicks photos to TVs, launches October LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone 7 prototype flicks photos to TVs, launches October originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone 7 prototype flicks photos to TVs, launches October
September 4th, 2010 
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No Comments »MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ‘em for a spin and you can too (video)
May 3rd, 2010 jedwan Hey, remember how Microsoft released a very limited version of the Windows Phone 7 binaries for developers, and then it took about 34 seconds for someone to unlock them to open up all their hidden goodness? Well, MS has just the delivered an updated set of tools for developers to help them get a little closer to making millions on the Maketplace, and yet again it took no time at all for that release to be unlocked This time there are a few new goodies to take a look at and if you’d like to take a peek, and learn how to try them out for yourself, click on through. Continue reading MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ‘em for a spin and you can too (video) Filed under: Cellphones MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ‘em for a spin and you can too (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: cellphones, delivered, developer, engadget, entry, feature, featured, making-millions, then-it-took, video, windows phone 7 series, windows-phone No Comments »Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out
April 22nd, 2010 jedwan Hot damn , people. The mother of all Dell leaks just dropped into our laps, and the absolute highlight has to be the Lightning, a Windows Phone 7 portrait slider. That’s right — a portrait slider. The renders on these slides look slick as hell, but they’re no match for the spec sheet, which looks even better: 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor, WVGA 4.1-inch OLED display, AT&T and T-Mobile 3G, five megapixel autofocus camera, 1GB of flash with 512MB RAM plus 8GB of storage on a MicroSD card (non-user-replaceable, we’re assuming), GPS, accelerometer, compass, FM radio, and full Flash support including video playback. Release date is pegged at Q4, so this is obviously a WP7 launch device, but here’s the real kicker — other slides in the deck indicate this thing is getting an upgrade to LTE in Q4 of 2011. Are we stoked? Yes, you might say that. Check out all the slides in the gallery below, and stay tuned — this storm of leaks isn’t nearly over. Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: breaking-news, dell, dell mobile leak, flash, other-slides, phone, rumor, slider, windows phone 7 series, windowsphone, windowsphone7 No Comments »Microsoft seeking patent for Windows Phone 7 Series panoramic GUI
April 3rd, 2010 jedwan The US Patents and Trademark Office has today made public a Microsoft patent application (serial no. 240,729) related to the graphical user interface found on the hotly anticipated Windows Phone 7 Series mobile OS. Filed in September 2008, this application describes a “contiguous background” that extends beyond the dimensions of the screen (either vertically or horizontally, but not both) with anchored “mixed-media” elements being littered atop it — all of which is to be served on a “media-playing device.” That should sound pretty familiar, given that it’s the central navigational concept of both Windows Phone 7 and the Zune HD , and as such it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft to seek to legally protect its uniqueness. Before you start wondering about potential conflicts with other UIs , take note that this requires a continuous graphical background rather than a tiled or repeating image, plus space-orientating graphical elements, which should make it sufficiently nuanced to avoid any more patently unnecessary squabbles should Microsoft’s claims be validated by the USPTO. Microsoft seeking patent for Windows Phone 7 Series panoramic GUI originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
HTC HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 OS port, could be released before official devices (updated: videos!)
March 29th, 2010 admin Don’t look surprised. With the Windows Phone 7 Series dev tools now out in the open the pent up demand for that elusive HD2 upgrade was bound to be a priority for some well-meaning developers, somewhere… namely, Russia. Now we’ve got what looks to be the first screenies of the WP7S OS running on an HD2. Better yet, htcpedia claims that almost everything is working including WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. However, the graphics driver is still showing problems and there is noticeable device lag. Nevertheless, the team is planning a beta release soon. Imagine it, an HD2 WP7S ROM available before Microsoft and its partners can even launch an official device, with its 5 buttons or not — now that would be something. One more grab after the break, the rest at the source below. Update : Video evidence after the break. For what it’s worth, the folks at XDA also think it’s legit. Update 2 : Yet another video has surfaced… beta please. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading HTC HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 OS port, could be released before official devices (updated: videos!) HTC HD2 gets early Windows Phone 7 OS port, could be released before official devices (updated: videos!) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, htc Tags: after-the-break, Break, breakingnews, cooked rom, cookedrom, engadget, htc, phone, russia, sdk, video, windows phone 7 series, windows-phone, windowsphone7 No Comments »Word, Excel and OneNote for Windows Phone 7 Series revealed
March 19th, 2010 jedwan We actually haven’t seen any official shots of the Office apps for Windows Phone 7 Series , but now that Microsoft’s emulator has been hacked and unlocked , we’ve got a glimpse of what creating a Word doc in OneNote looks like — and while there’s a high probability that this a super-early version of the app, it’s still revealing in how drastically minimal it is. Microsoft says most people just want to make minor edits and leave comments to Office docs while on the go, not make large edits with copy and paste , so we’d expect to see track changes in the final version, but something tells us the main interface isn’t going to look tremendously different than this. One more shot and the video with Word after the break — hit the source for the second vid with Excel. Continue reading Word, Excel and OneNote for Windows Phone 7 Series revealed Word, Excel and OneNote for Windows Phone 7 Series revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: entry, hack, interface-isn, leak, microsoft word, office-mobile, officemobile, phone, windows phone 7 series, windows-phone, word No Comments »Windows Phone 7 Series gaming, all up in the club (video!)
March 18th, 2010 admin So… look. Sometimes you find yourself in a Vegas club at 3AM, holding a Windows Phone 7 Series testing device loaded up with a working copy of The Harvest, and you shoot what might be world’s shakiest video of the gameplay using a nearby Nexus One. It’s practically a rite of passage in this town, right? Video after the break. Update: Also, sometimes you find yourself in a Vegas hotel the day after the Vegas club, nursing your brutal headache and desperately seeking a second opportunity to film that hot unreleased game with a better camera. Video of that is after the break, too. Continue reading Windows Phone 7 Series gaming, all up in the club (video!) Windows Phone 7 Series gaming, all up in the club (video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: 7 series, after-the-break, entry, gameplay, harvest, live, microsoft, phone, testing-device, theharvest, windows, windows phone 7 series, windowsphone, windowsphone7series, xboxlive No Comments »Yes, Windows Phone 7 Series can make a phone call
March 17th, 2010 jedwan Sure, we’ve been pushing Microsoft hard for Windows Phone 7 Series details like copy and paste (no) and multitasking (no), but we just realized that we’ve never actually seen a 7 Series device… make a phone call. A little running around later and we’ve got two demo handsets calling each other. We’re told that the little white arrow on the call panel will eventually bring up options like conference calling, speakerphone, and mute, but it’s not working yet — and one of the phones seems to think it’s running on Cingular, so either time travel is an unannounced feature of the OS or Microsoft still has some work to do. Video after the break. P.S. They’re just demo SIMs, but we’re sure the poor PR folks babysitting the devices would appreciate it if you didn’t call the numbers, okay? Be nice. Continue reading Yes, Windows Phone 7 Series can make a phone call Yes, Windows Phone 7 Series can make a phone call originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: devices, entry, microsoft, mix 10, phone, video, windows, windows phone 7 series, windows-phone, windowsphone7 No Comments »Windows Phone 7 Series device from Samsung is just a hacked i8910 HD
March 17th, 2010 jedwan We couldn’t shake the feeling that the mysterious Samsung-branded Windows Phone 7 Series device being passed around at MIX10 this week was just a warmed-over i8910 HD , and it turns out there’s a very good reason for that: Samsung says it is a warmed-over i8910 HD. Even crazier, TechRadar writes that its contact at Samsung basically pegged the stunt entirely on Microsoft, simply saying “they used the i8910 HD to demo Windows 7″ and that “this demo was a one-off.” The whole thing reeks of the original Zune, which began life as a Frankenstein’d Toshiba Gigabeat — but we don’t think this new trick is going to make it all the way to retail since the i8910 HD clocks in with 640 x 360 resolution (WP7S requires 800 x 480) and a processor that falls well short of the standard-issue 1GHz Snapdragon. At any rate, we’re trying to get the straight dope on this from Microsoft now that Samsung’s washed its hands of it and we’ll update you when we’ve got more. Windows Phone 7 Series device from Samsung is just a hacked i8910 HD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: demo, entry, frankenstein, omnia hd, the-mysterious, used-the-i8910, windows phone 7 series, windowsphone7series No Comments »Windows Phone 7 Series will have themes… sort of
March 17th, 2010 jedwan It’s no TouchFLO or SPB Mobile Shell, but it turns out you will be able theme Windows Phone 7 Series … a little. Although we’ve only ever seen the classy “dark” theme with the black background, Microsoft just demoed a “light” theme with dark text on a white background. Earth-shattering, we know. Both themes also have selectable accent colors, but don’t expect to go crazy here: your choices are red, orange, green and blue. We’re hoping all of these options will be expanded over time, but for now it’s not looking like a customizer’s dream come true. Windows Phone 7 Series will have themes… sort of originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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