There have been several countries that have been left behind when it comes to second generation Windows Phones. Canada is now confirmed to get 2nd generation support from Microsoft, by receiving the HTC Radar, Nokia 710 and 800. That left Australia as one of the larger countries still remaining without any 2nd gen. devices. With device marketshare dropping as well as a slip in mobile browser marketshare, Australia will be getting the shot in the arm they so desperately need to positively reflect the currently small and slow international growth trend of WP. Fortunately for WP and Australia, the arrival of the 2nd generation devices has marked an immediate increase in both statistical markers across Europe. With an Australian market hungry to be unpdated to 2nd gen. devices, WP should see an improvement in sales with 2 new models on the way. Read on past the break to find out which models, where, and when…
Nokia have released the Lumia 710 in the U.K., with the handset going free on contracts of £20.50 per month on a 24 month agreement with Vodafone, see links below for Nokia Lumia 710 on each carrier in the U.K.
Vodafone are the cheapest carrier by far for the Lumia 710, however you only get 100 cross network minutes included in the tariff which works out at around 3 minutes a day.
Vodafone have started running this TV Advert in the UK, I have yet to see it on TV, but as many of you may (or may not) know, I hardly watch TV, I tend to watch archived tv shows and use my 360 as my media center.
The short advert is a funny take on needing to spend hours swapping contact details from one handset to another, and with Vodafone Red Box, you have your contact details swapped for you in-store.
Rumors are that Vodafone will be starting to push Mango tomorrow and word on the streets is that Canadian wireless provider Telus may be ready to roll out Mango to one of its two Windows Phones as well. Telus offers the HTC Surround and the LG Optimus 7 and the Optimus 7 page now has a How-to section and check under “update your smartphone“ !
Today, whilst wondering around town, I decided to go into the Vodafone shop (Vodafone is the network I’m on) & ask them when they would be getting any Windows Phone 7 devices in.
They told me that it just so happened that they had a WP7 representative in-store just earlier today, showing them about it. The guy I talked to said that when someone comes in to show them a phone like that, they tend to get the phone/s arriving within a month, which in this case coincides with the rumored October release date of WP7.
I then also went into an Orange & a T-Mobile store.
Orange said they were getting in some devices next
month & had seen the same representative earlier,
but T-Mobile hadn’t heard anything.
No one seemed to know anything specific about which devices would be appearing,
but one guy did mention that something to do with Acer. Ive not heard anything about any Acer WP7 devices yet, but it looks like they are still in the game!
October cant come too soon.
Plus it’s my birthday on the 18th… ;)
If you are a HTC Touch Diamond user on the UK Vodafone network you can get the all new 1.97 ROM update. What are the new updates in this is not specified yet but if you try it and find something good or bad with this new update, give us a shout :)
SAHITYA KUMAR: Is dis app available in indian market place..? [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
PADDY: Thank NOOK for something this cool and slip looking. I was losing hope for Windows developers :S [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
schlubadub: Yawn, they should think about extending Nook to other countries first. I can’t get any of this in Australia (even via web). [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Nick: Nice work, cool ideas. Now, let’s hope MS has something to say in the joint-venture since B&N is not paying any attention to designers. In some ways, MS Reader was ten times better...
fatfingur: I’m not saying this mockup is legit or real. My only point is that using comic sans does not make you unprofessional. Balsamiq is a professional wireframing tool used by pros....
simphf: One paragraph reads ‘NOOK for Android’. Ha [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Hog: Almost forgot, are you going to enter the Nokia X Challenge for over 2 million in prize money? The info.is at Nokia Conversations and with your IT background. Lots of ideas swirl around in my...
Hog: Very nice. I’m not familiar with the Nook at all for content but I really like your design. I hope the Barnes app is made available for all windows phones also. [Posted from the...
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