Just when we thought RIM had showed all their cards early yesterday with the announcements of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, facebook for PlayBook, and the PlayBook update for BBM and Video chat; they come out of left field with this douzer: a new, full integration of Bing search and maps into the forthcoming BlackBerry 7 OS [...]

Remember when news broke that Nokia confirmed they would start developing devices with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS? Well, I do, and since then have wondered when I could get my hands on one of these lil’ wonders. To my luck, according to a report filed by Daily News & Analysis, Nokia will bring its first [...]

According to Business Insider’s source at Microsoft, the next iteration of Windows - Windows 8 - should be ready enough to be shown off in its tablet optimized format at the end of the fiscal year, in June. The source went on to say that this time around Microsoft is designing the user interface much [...]

It seems as though Windows Phone 7 users really, really have something to smile about now — you are gettin’ Angry Birds April 6th, 2011. This means no more living vicariously through iPhone, Android, and Symbian users enjoying the good graces of this very viral and highly addictive game. But wait, that’s not all, guess [...]

It turns out another primarily Android-based device maker has decided to hop the WP7-bandwagon. The announcement was made at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) that Acer will launch devices with the Windows Phone 7 OS loaded in them beginning as early as this year. Currently, Acer has two Android smartphones being being showcased at MWC [...]

Coming via IntoMobile andEngadget are reports that Windows Phone 7 users are experiencing a lot more mobile data usage on their phones than expected. It seems the phones are consuming up to 2MB of data per hour even when not in use. That 2MB per hour quickly adds up to almost 1.5 GB PER MONTH - [...]

On December 20th we reported in this space that there were rumblings and rumors circulating around about a possible partnership between Nokia and Microsoft resulting in Nokia manufacturing Windows Phone 7 devices. Today, that rumor has been refuted somewhat. A soon to be former Nokia employee (he got laid off and his last day is [...]

On Microsoft’s News Center site this morning they released information that a lot of people have been waiting for and wondering about, Windows Phone 7 sales numbers. The sales figures were released by Microsoft via a Q&A with their VP of Sales and Marketing for Windows Phones, Achim Berg. According to VP Berg, the Windows [...]

This is only a rumor as of yet but it is being picked up across the internet. However if this is true it could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship and business relationship…it could also signify the end of the Symbian operating system for cell phones. The report is sourced from the Russian Mobile-Review [...]

It has been about a week now that I have been using Windows Phone 7 as my primary daily driver. Yes, it has definitely been an adjustment over my standard iPhone, but for the most part I am happy with it now. Of the more notable shortcomings of WP7 is the lack of downloadable apps to choose [...]