Surfcube usage statistics
Twitter user @vbandi (András Velvárt) the developer of Surfcube, tweeted us recently with some usage statistics from his third party browser app. The usage stats show the Finnish giant Nokia topping the charts, with their Lumia 800 leading the way, with a total of 13.9% of all sessions on Windows Phone 7 between 02/02/12 and 02/09/12.
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comScore mobile analysis
comScore has released data from the comScore MobiLens service, which reports a three month period ending December 2011.
The study of over 30,000 U.S. mobile phone subscribers indicating market share for OEM manufacturers and platform.
Samsung was listed top OEM manufacturer with 25.3% market share and Google’s Android as dominant platform with a massive 47.3% share.
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Image: Nokia Lumia 800 in white
Nokia have released the following press release to officially announce the Nokia Lumia 800 in gloss white, available within the next few weeks.
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Big Box of Awesome 2
By now most of you will know the drill if there is a Microsoft contest, skip to the next post if you are a non US reader. But if you are a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, and are 18 years of age or older .. read on and good luck.
This Sweepstakes started at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on October 3, 2011 and will close accepting entries at 9:00 p.m. PT on October 31, 2011. Enter the Sweepstakes by accessing http://www.facebook.com/Microsoft and if you are already a fan of “Microsoft on Facebook”, click on the tab labeled “Big Box of Awesome 2” to access the Sweepstakes Application (“Application”). If you are not already a fan, then become a fan by clicking on the “Like” button. After you access the Application, complete all of the registration requirements to be entered to win. Once registered, you will have the opportunity to share the Sweepstakes site with a friend. If the friend registers for the Sweepstakes via the link provided in your message, you will receive an additional Sweepstakes entry. ( limited to 100 additional entries per person )
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JDB Pocketware
JDB Pocketware is having a 2nd Year Anniversary Sale for is products you can grab
PocketShield for $5.99 and
Volumex for 3.99 . more info
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Thanks for the tip JD
Microsoft academic Switzerland is offering 75 Windows Phone 7 to students who submit apps to the marketplace! Can you develop in .NET or XNA? Are you a student* in a Swiss University or Vocational School? This year, for the “You Make IT Smart” campaign, you can win one of 75 new Windows Phones + 200 Microsoft LifeCam Cinema devices provided by Microsoft and the YMITS sponsor LG!
You Make IT Smart 2010-2011 – the Rules
This year the competition with 2 rounds starts on 11 October, 2010. The 2 rounds are independent and you can participate in Round 1 or Round 2 or in both rounds.
SPB-Mobile-Shell-5
Unlike all the previous versions of SPB Mobile Shell available exclusively for Windows Mobile smartphones with touchscreens, version 5.0 is to be released for Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian. SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 – Key Features:
- The first complete 3D mobile phone interface, offering an extremely fast and natural user experience. User interactions become much more intuitive in a real 3D environment.
- Single place to access all smartphone features: combining traditional widget based homescreen and application launcher via stunning 3D homescreen.
- Fast switching between screens with a single gesture.
- Supports almost any mobile operating system by means of a platform adaption layer. It currently offers support for Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile and is porting for more.
- The first mobile UI where widgets have been implemented correctly, enabling users to convert any icon to a widget in just one click.
The app planned to be released to OEMs and carriers, SPB have not announced a consumer purchasable version of the app yet. SPB will be hosting a SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 Roadshow to launch the product, which starts today in San Francisco and will include cities such as London, Tokyo, Taipei, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Cape Town, Berlin, amongst others. Please contact partners@spb.com if you are interested in arranging a product demo and executive meeting.
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Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has announced in a press release that all five major mobile network operators in the UK – Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Three will carry Windows Phone 7 when it launches later this year.The press release does not give an exact date of the release but just mentions it as “later this year” . If you would rather get the device from retailers in the UK the Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U will be your best bet according to Microsoft.
See the Full Press Release