Review: HTC Titan (Mango Windows Phone, 4.7 inch display)
Some years ago mobile phone manufacturers competed in creating the smallest device not much larger than a credit card when it comes to lenght and width. Nowadays the race has changed, as it seems like smartphones are getting bigger year-over-year especially due to the display size. HTCs Titan is a prime example of the current trend. Sporting a huge 4.7 inch screen, most people will wonder if this is...
Nokia finally reveals their Windows Phone 7 flagship called Lumia 800. Is this the long awaited comeback?
You might say that Nokia is a little bit late to the party (more like a few years late), but at least they decided to ditch Symbian as OS for flagship devices and teamed up with Microsoft in order to make a comeback. Nokias marketshare was steadily declining in the past years and it seemed like nothing can stop the momentum of iOS and Android. Microsoft released Windows Phone 7 which is a unique and...
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is rolled out now
Microsoft announced yesterday that the roll out of the latest Windows Phone update has begun. After many positive previews of the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update in the recent months, all customers will soon be able to try out all new Mango features first hand. At this point it seems that there are only a few additional bugfixes and changes compared to the latest Mango beta. You can find a complete...
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Beta 2 – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Integration
On my Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review i mentioned how social media services will be integrated tightly into the peoples hub. The first Mango beta already provided the Facebook sync but Twitter and LinkedIn were not yet available. Recently Microsoft pushed out a Mango beta 2 update which activates the complete social media sync including Twitter and LinkedIn. I’m using both new services so...
Android marketshare in US reaches 39%
The latest data from Nielsen indicates that Android currently takes the crown regarding mobile OS market share with 39%. Apple and RIM follow with 28% and 20% respectively. Windows Phone 7 has about 9%, while webOS and Symbian basically have no marketshare with only 2% each. I think that RIM will continue to lose ground and Windows Phone 7 should be able to surpass Blackberry devices in the coming...
Review: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Beta – Microsoft strikes back
Microsoft got a lot of praise for their new Windows Phone operating system, and rightfully so because WP7 represents a fresh, innovative and unique mobile OS approach that is easy to understand while still being effective. Most people didn’t expect such a major reboot after so many years of Windows Mobile stagnation. But like all new concepts Windows Phone 7 also has it’s share of setbacks,...
Review: Windows Phone 7 OS (LG Optimus 7) from an Android users perspective
Similar to the Palm Pre and WebOS combination, it isn’t especially the hardware of the LG Optimus 7 which is the interesting subject, but the mobile OS it’s running on. Windows Phone 7 marks a complete reboot for Microsoft’s approach to mobile operating systems. A long time ago i wrote a short article about Windows Mobile 6.5, were i was disappointed to see that even after a decade...
Review: LG E900 Optimus 7 (Windows Phone 7) Hardware Impressions
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS went gold recently and LG was among the first manufacturers to launch a Windows Phone 7 device. Since the first time Microsoft showed off their new smartphone OS i was really eager to get my hands on a Windows Phone 7 testdevice, because the revamped mobile OS looked like a very innovative approach which had a unique look and feel philosophy. It’s great to...
Review: HTC Sense for Windows Mobile (HTC HD2)
One of the main reasons for me try out Android, after being an Windows Mobile user for many years, was HTC Sense. I never really liked the pure Android experience, as it was a little bit too bland for me. Only after HTC presented the HTC Hero as their Android flagship last year, and introduced HTC Sense, i could see Android becoming a real contender. In my opinion it was the first time that the Android...
Review: HTC HD2 Hardware Impressions
I was really impressed by a smartphone for the first time, when i got an MDA Compact (aka HTC Magician) many years ago. Back then the HTC Magician represented the high-end mobile experience for tech-savvy users, as you had a big Windows Mobile app catalogue, great hardware specs and a huge amount of customizing possibilities starting from today plugins to registry tweaks. To me no other device could...
